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Old 02-01-2008, 09:40 AM   #21
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Depends on your circumstances. If one parent is dropping off kids at day care in the morning and the other parent is picking them up, you sort of do.
You don't really don't want to open up the daycare question, do you?
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Old 02-01-2008, 09:41 AM   #22
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Do NOT try to replace the zhp that you know & have owned from new with a 996. Back in my pre-'mudgeon/waffling days, I had an audi a4 2.8q. It was nice and I had it for 4.5 years, I got tired of it and bought a 996. While the speed & handling were nice, the loss of practicality/comfort was immense. I did not miss the 911 (too much) when I got my - new to me - zhp coupe. One could also argue that the 911 intimidated me and I decided to work my way up the hp ladder slowly. You will regret it badly if you go from your zhp to a 996.

It is very hard to beat the zhp's fun factor with 4 decent seats. (e36m3 but those are beat up by now)

Keep zhp. Get a used boxster S (01's are in the low-20's).
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Old 02-01-2008, 09:41 AM   #23
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Used Boxster S.
I'm leaning that way vs S2000, or Miata.

JV, your car still for sale?
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Old 02-01-2008, 09:56 AM   #24
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Personally, if I were facing your constraints, I would get a 335i 4-door and a Mini Cooper S.
Except that zhp > 335i in the fun department, imho. I shopped for it intensely and test drove twice at the time.
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:02 AM   #25
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I'm leaning that way vs S2000, or Miata.

JV, your car still for sale?
That depends on the timeframe.
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:04 AM   #26
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Except that zhp > 335i in the fun department, imho. I shopped for it intensely and test drove twice at the time.
Meh. I've had both. The ZHP is nice enough, but the shitty clutch/throttle action reduces the level of fun, and at the end of the day the ZHP just isn't fast enough to satisfy. Moreover, the E90 is usefully larger than the E46 where it counts; it's easier to carry 4 adults + baby seat in the E90 than in the E46.

That's not to say that if I were *buying* a car to keep for a long time I'd get a 335 over a ZHP.
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:05 AM   #27
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You don't really don't want to open up the daycare question, do you?
Dunno. Do I?
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Old 02-01-2008, 10:06 AM   #28
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Meh. I've had both. The ZHP is nice enough, but the shitty clutch/throttle action reduces the level of fun, and at the end of the day the ZHP just isn't fast enough to satisfy. Moreover, the E90 is usefully larger than the E46 where it counts; it's easier to carry 4 adults + baby seat in the E90 than in the E46.

That's not to say that if I were *buying* a car to keep for a long time I'd get a 335 over a ZHP.
Well, in my case there is also the added factor of it having been mine since new (not to mention it was my first new car, did ED, sentimental attachment, my wife really would miss it etc).
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The ZHP is nice enough, but the shitty clutch/throttle action reduces the level of fun, and at the end of the day the ZHP just isn't fast enough to satisfy.
Highly disagree. The e90 clutch/shift/throttle is no porsche/honda either. The zhp was almost at that level with a clutch stop & cdv (the former more important than the latter).

Fast enough? For how many seconds can you keep your foot planted on the 335i? We (FC, you & I) all live in the NE urban/suburban areas. There is fun in the zhp sound, lively chassis and wringing it out in the gears. The 335i is quiet & capable, audi-like.
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Maybe I'm missing something here. Are you contemplating getting rid of the ZHP? If so, why?
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