02-07-2007, 01:15 PM
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does your bruder in law have any idea what he is talking about?
seriously, is he at involved any form of car clubs, autocross/DE's,
...video gamer? read allot of magazines at least?
(he probably thinks the Miata is just a chick car too).
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02-07-2007, 03:55 PM
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I am in the market for a roadster and have been lurking here and in the BMW forums doing my research. Check out these two threads about the a very large number of Z3 differential and subframe welds separating. It seems most of the Z3s are effected and it costs about $3000 to get it fixed. Seems like a bad enough problem to scare me off.
Repair strategy
Subframe and differential mount lawsuit
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02-07-2007, 06:32 PM
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What happened to the days when people would look at the chassis, engine, suspension and drivetrain of a car and appreciate it for what it's really worth?
Looks are so secondary...
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02-07-2007, 06:44 PM
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@BM,
Amen, could not have said it better...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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02-07-2007, 09:02 PM
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i think the problem is that you first see what the car looks like before you see chassis, engine, suspension and drivetrain....
same with girls, you get to see the chasis and suspension later on after the testdrive  <---- did i just say that?
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02-07-2007, 10:15 PM
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I test drove a 02 M roadster and the engine was definately the star of the show. Too bad the rest of the car didn't match the excellence of that engine. The Z4 3.0 on the other hand felt better everywhere, but the engine power was lacking. As far as the Coup goes it looks like a two seat station wagaon 
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02-07-2007, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bavarian Motorist
Looks are so secondary...
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easy to say by a guy who owns a boxster 
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02-07-2007, 10:35 PM
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a picture was posted of that blue M on bimmerforums, and everyone was freaking out/drooling over that car. i dunno, i personallyl ove the looks of that car, it just looks mean
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02-08-2007, 04:56 AM
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I have a z3 and a boxster and hands down the Box is by far my favorite!
The Z3 is unbelievable reliable as I've owned two of them and the only problems with it are stupid little things like the door pull coming off now and then or the gas guage bouncing around on occasion. It is a fun car to drive, but no comparison to the Z3.
I test drove the Z4 a number of times. Once all day test drive. The 3.0 S is the way to go if your gonna drive a Z4. The 2.5 is peppy (I guess) but the 3.0 S is easily as fun to drive as the Box. However, I chose the Box, b/c they are about equal in driving experience and the porsche is just simply better looking...bottom line!
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02-08-2007, 06:50 AM
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From an original price perspective, it is probably not fair to compare a Boxster to a base Z3 or a Honda 2000 for that matter.
If you are going on price, I think an M Roadster is a better comparo to a used Boxster.
Having said that, they are simply very different cars.
I like them both for different reasons.
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