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Madison Motorsports
What to Buy Next? - Printable Version

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Re: What to Buy Next? - Apoc - 03-30-2016

What's your second car?

Re: What to Buy Next? - .RJ - 03-30-2016

TDI sportwagon

Re: What to Buy Next? - Apoc - 03-30-2016

Are you counting a car owned by someone you are dating? That's cheating.

Also, just buy a 911 already.

Re: What to Buy Next? - Jake - 03-31-2016

.RJ Wrote:
Jake Wrote:Boxsters

I really want one as a 3rd car. 1st gens can be had for dirt cheap, although they werent great when new and havent seemed to age well. The 2nd gen (2005-2012) seems like a much nicer car. $20k buys you a nice, lower mile S model.

Yeah, I've thought of one as a "someday" replacement for the 328IC, kindamaybe. Although the new(er) truck purchase likely put the kibosh on that for a long while. I really like the 2nd-gen a lot more than the 1st. Maybe give it a few more years and see where those are at price-wise.

And yes, I know my suggestions were out of left field, given our typical recommendations of E36, E46, Miata, S2000, 240, MR2, Corvette and F-Body had all been mentioned in one way or another.

Get weird, it's fun.

Re: What to Buy Next? - SlimKlim - 03-31-2016

.RJ Wrote:
Jake Wrote:Boxsters

I really want one as a 3rd car. 1st gens can be had for dirt cheap, although they werent great when new and havent seemed to age well. The 2nd gen (2005-2012) seems like a much nicer car. $20k buys you a nice, lower mile S model.

The 2nd gen is the only one worth having. The 1st gen S's are okay, but there is a very good reason that's the cheapest model of Porsche currently in the market, you can't even get a decent 914 as cheap as you can get one of those things.

Re: What to Buy Next? - CaptainHenreh - 03-31-2016

I think you'd really enjoy a Saab Sonett.

Re: What to Buy Next? - .RJ - 03-31-2016

CaptainHenreh Wrote:I think you'd really enjoy a Saab Sonett.

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Re: What to Buy Next? - .RJ - 03-31-2016

Apoc Wrote:Also, just buy a 911 already.

Fuck.

Re: What to Buy Next? - RawrImAMonster - 03-31-2016

There is a 99 Z3M roadster on BMW mid-atlantic classifieds with 93k miles for $15,000. It's also the best color, estoril blue. Don't know much about what they sell for normally, but I think they still have the s52 so the maintenance wouldn't be quite as bad as an e46m.

Re: What to Buy Next? - SlimKlim - 03-31-2016

That's not a terrible price for a dealer, I see them ranging from 10-12k+ with that mileage on the forums depending on colors and stuff.

Re: What to Buy Next? - D_Eclipse9916 - 03-31-2016

RawrImAMonster Wrote:There is a 99 Z3M roadster on BMW mid-atlantic classifieds with 93k miles for $15,000. It's also the best color, estoril blue. Don't know much about what they sell for normally, but I think they still have the s52 so the maintenance wouldn't be quite as bad as an e46m.


S52s are dead nuts reliable once you realize its a 17 year old vehicle and you should replace anything rubber/plastic in the cooling system and suspension.

Z3M roadsters have been haunting me lately and might be my next replacement from the C5Z. Some great suggestions here.

Re: What to Buy Next? - ViPER1313 - 03-31-2016

350/370z?

Re: What to Buy Next? - RawrImAMonster - 03-31-2016

D_Eclipse9916 Wrote:
RawrImAMonster Wrote:There is a 99 Z3M roadster on BMW mid-atlantic classifieds with 93k miles for $15,000. It's also the best color, estoril blue. Don't know much about what they sell for normally, but I think they still have the s52 so the maintenance wouldn't be quite as bad as an e46m.


S52s are dead nuts reliable once you realize its a 17 year old vehicle and you should replace anything rubber/plastic in the cooling system and suspension.

Z3M roadsters have been haunting me lately and might be my next replacement from the C5Z. Some great suggestions here.

I think I would probably even rather have the s52 over the s54 in a small roadster like that. The torqueyness of the s52 combined with the right suspension in a small roadster would be just like a bigger go-kart.

Re: What to Buy Next? - ScottyB - 03-31-2016

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toyota MR spyder with a 2ZZ/6spd swap (i should note this is a more common swap than you'd think because the stock engine is kinda lame)? pretty rare car for a mainstream car builder, but still attainable, reliable, and arguably better handling than a miata. you can get a hardtop and rollbar for them though they're hard to find. poor-man's lotus elise in a way. kinda ugly though and absolutely no practicality beyond being a toy with an engine in it.

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Jake Wrote:Get weird, it's fun.

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Re: What to Buy Next? - SlimKlim - 03-31-2016

ScottyB Wrote:[Image: DSC06660.jpg]

toyota MR spyder with a 2ZZ/6spd swap? pretty rare car for a mainstream car builder, but still attainable, reliable, and arguably better handling than a miata. you can get a hardtop and rollbar for them though they're hard to find. poor-man's lotus elise in a way. kinda ugly though and absolutely no practicality beyond being a toy with an engine in it.

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Jake Wrote:Get weird, it's fun.

:thumbup:

THE TRIBE HAS SPOKEN.

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Get buildin'

Re: What to Buy Next? - WRXtranceformed - 03-31-2016

What about a Saturn Sky Redline? I mean it's a Saturn, but those were cool and turbo'd

Re: What to Buy Next? - ScottyB - 03-31-2016

those skys/solstices are pretty cool too...the ecotec turbo engines are little beasts. they're more of a mini-corvette than a roadster though and have almost as little storage space as the MRS, so its hard not to just shop the vette instead. i think the prices are enticing though.

Re: What to Buy Next? - Senor_Taylor - 03-31-2016

Paging Mr. Fischer to the Sky phone.

Re: What to Buy Next? - *insertusernamehere* - 03-31-2016

E39 M5. Do it now.

Re: What to Buy Next? - Senor_Taylor - 03-31-2016

E28 M5. Do it now.