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Originally Posted by equ
Maybe for a short commute? But unless the purse is severely constrained, none of those cars come close to a base boxster/cayman except on paper. I get tired fairly quickly on long drives and I love to nitpick on comfort and NVH, i.e., I'm spoiled somewhat. I had no troubles driving my 997 to Raleigh, NC in one shot and returning the next day in a 987. They are great highway and long trip cars. I have a feeling a miata or an s2000 (or an Evo) would have beat me up in a way only a 4-cyl can.
The z4 and the 350Z are going to be reasonably comfortable, but they are nowhere near as fun or even good cars that hold value. Especially the 350Z, with a coarse engine, not that comfy or ergonomic interior. But again, I'm comparing to luxo cars. Remember he's coming from a nice Boxster!
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I wasn't meaning to compare any to the Boxster/Cayman, only that the Miata/FRS are the options I can attain right now. I know they are not on the same level. I know JV is not going to get an 86/FRS/BRZ and probably not a Miata.
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Originally Posted by John V
Chris, you should definitely drive a Z4 and see if you like it, but holy crap I hate the way those cars drive. They are even worse than the E46 M3 when it comes to ride/handling balance. Truly bizarre handling cars.
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I rode in Kam's Z4M once and liked its power delivery a lot, but it seemed pretty weird on corner entry (though could have been driving style, setup, etc). They would have to drop a bit more in price, but I tend to like the ugly duckling type cars.