Which convertible - BMW M3 E46 vs BMW Z3M vs BMW Z4 3.0

[rottie102]

I want some "wind in my hair" motoring and shortlisted those 3 models at around 10k mark. All manual.

I love the idea of Z3M but the interior is so horribly dated now...
Then we have M3 E46 which looks great and has the right engine but it's not a roadster unfortunately...
And the last one - Z4 looks great IMO, has got nice interior and is the most modern of the lot. But unfortunately I can't afford the M version.

Which one would you go for? What are they like for sunday blast in the country side and traffic jams in London?

[pilchardthecat]

TVR Griffith
S2000


But out of those i'd have the Z3M

[rottie102]

Sorry, I don't like Hondas and small engines you have to rev their nuts off to make any progress in general.

I was looking at TVRs... Are Griffiths decently fast?

Another option would be this :

I always loved the look of them. Just don't know can I live with all the shortfalls

[pilchardthecat]

rottie102 said:

I was looking at TVRs... Are Griffiths decently fast?

Yes, properly, very fast indeed.

They weigh about 1050kg, so

4.0 = 240 bhp = 4.8s
4.3 = 285 bhp = 4.6s
5.0 = 340 bhp = 4.1s

Considerably faster than the other cars in your list

[rottie102]

It's just hurts me to pay 10k for sth like this

[pilchardthecat]

rottie102 said:

It's just hurts me to pay 10k for sth like this

Not sure that's a particularly good example, but yes i know what you mean. They are old cars now.