(What Car?) Supercharged 350z vs £9k?
Discussion
Hi guys,
bit of a strange one.
I've had 4 350z so far - and think they are fantastic cars.
I had a supercharged 350z that blow its engine then caught fire on the ring.
I can salvage a few parts from the charger system. but the rest is toast.
to buy another 350z is about £5k - then to replace broken bits / dyno / mapping will be about £4kish.
that should see a bhp figure of 400+ aswell as 350+ torque. Which would be perfect.
I am thinking of having a change and moving to something else, just unsure what.
So with £9k approx. - what would you go for?
RWD. 350bhp+ NA or supercharged - not a fan of turbos.
Also would prefer a coupe.
something that can handle 4/5 trackdays a year as well as being a daily driver so must have reasonable comforts.
Not a fan of the E46 M3 which would be the obvious choice.
What would you recommend?
Cheers
bit of a strange one.
I've had 4 350z so far - and think they are fantastic cars.
I had a supercharged 350z that blow its engine then caught fire on the ring.
I can salvage a few parts from the charger system. but the rest is toast.
to buy another 350z is about £5k - then to replace broken bits / dyno / mapping will be about £4kish.
that should see a bhp figure of 400+ aswell as 350+ torque. Which would be perfect.
I am thinking of having a change and moving to something else, just unsure what.
So with £9k approx. - what would you go for?
RWD. 350bhp+ NA or supercharged - not a fan of turbos.
Also would prefer a coupe.
something that can handle 4/5 trackdays a year as well as being a daily driver so must have reasonable comforts.
Not a fan of the E46 M3 which would be the obvious choice.
What would you recommend?
Cheers
Not a huge fan of Monaro VXR - the looks just put me off really. Just looks like a Vectra on steroids.
And agreed - its a bit of a selective group of cars i'm looking for.
RX8 im just put off by the number of engine rebuilds that so many threads read about.
the supercharged s2000 would be amazing. But interior is severely lacking - need to look into supercharging costs etc.
And agreed - its a bit of a selective group of cars i'm looking for.
RX8 im just put off by the number of engine rebuilds that so many threads read about.
the supercharged s2000 would be amazing. But interior is severely lacking - need to look into supercharging costs etc.
300bhp/ton said:
The reality is, there just haven't been many UK market RWD coupes of that ilk in recent times.
You have the 350z as you know, the out of budget 370z.
BMW 3 and 1 Series, although only the M variants or turbo ones close to your power requirement.
The RX-8, which is cool in it's own way, but technically a saloon not a coupe and doesn't meet the power requirement.
They are the mainstream options really.
There are some big Mercs, but less suitable I'd have thought.
Porsche 996's might just be in budget. Don't think Cayman's are, although Boxsters would be.
Similar with Lotus, an Exige is out of budget or a Europa S. But you'd maybe get an Elise or a VX220 in budget. Quite a different kind of car however.
Then you are probably looking at older cars. Such as FD RX-7's, 300ZX, Supra, 200SX, MR2 MK2 Turbo. But most will be turbo.
Long shot the Jaguar XK8 and XK8. They are RWD coupes, n/a or supercharged. But a weight class up, so probably a better GT car, but a worse track one.
Your budget would allow things like a tidy GT-Four, Impreza or Evo. But AWD, turbo and some aren't coupes.
Really the only non turbo coupes are probably American if you want RWD and not as heavy as a Jag.
Mustangs. You'd get a Fox or a SN95 in budget, might even find something like a Mach 1 or a Cobra, although prices have been on the up.
Corvettes, the C4's are still in budget. Actually if you don't mind LHD these might be a great alternative.
Camaro's and Firebirds. 4th Gen would be the best bang per buck, although the 3rd Gens might be interesting too.
The only other option is maybe classic cars of some type, but these won't have the HP. Suspect a TVR Chim is at the higher end of your budget, but plenty of Wedge shapes attainable. Although these are more of the convertible drop head coupe, rather than a fixed head coupe.
Failing that I think you might be into a custom car of some kind.
I did look at the 135i - but the bland styling put me off - however a remap does see near 400bhp. and being twin turbo, there shouldn't be horrible lag.You have the 350z as you know, the out of budget 370z.
BMW 3 and 1 Series, although only the M variants or turbo ones close to your power requirement.
The RX-8, which is cool in it's own way, but technically a saloon not a coupe and doesn't meet the power requirement.
They are the mainstream options really.
There are some big Mercs, but less suitable I'd have thought.
Porsche 996's might just be in budget. Don't think Cayman's are, although Boxsters would be.
Similar with Lotus, an Exige is out of budget or a Europa S. But you'd maybe get an Elise or a VX220 in budget. Quite a different kind of car however.
Then you are probably looking at older cars. Such as FD RX-7's, 300ZX, Supra, 200SX, MR2 MK2 Turbo. But most will be turbo.
Long shot the Jaguar XK8 and XK8. They are RWD coupes, n/a or supercharged. But a weight class up, so probably a better GT car, but a worse track one.
Your budget would allow things like a tidy GT-Four, Impreza or Evo. But AWD, turbo and some aren't coupes.
Really the only non turbo coupes are probably American if you want RWD and not as heavy as a Jag.
Mustangs. You'd get a Fox or a SN95 in budget, might even find something like a Mach 1 or a Cobra, although prices have been on the up.
Corvettes, the C4's are still in budget. Actually if you don't mind LHD these might be a great alternative.
Camaro's and Firebirds. 4th Gen would be the best bang per buck, although the 3rd Gens might be interesting too.
The only other option is maybe classic cars of some type, but these won't have the HP. Suspect a TVR Chim is at the higher end of your budget, but plenty of Wedge shapes attainable. Although these are more of the convertible drop head coupe, rather than a fixed head coupe.
Failing that I think you might be into a custom car of some kind.
seen prices around £11k+
big mercs - I did look at the clk55 amg - but unsure if it will just feel like a boat?
unfortunately for the daily driver it kind of rules out a vx220/elise etc.
I haven't actually ever really looked at American stuff - I do like the new Camaro - but a bit too far out my price range!
need to do a bit more digging on the old mustangs. - need to put it on a diet and get suspension set up to eliminate the awful handling characteristic of them.
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