Sagaris...or Sensible.......SAGARIS!!!!!!

[kevin lampe]

I guess the title speaks for itself!...........

[900T-R]

Woo and hoo! Enjoy!

Edited by 900T-R on Sunday 9th August 13:07

[D14 AYS]

Good man.

Edited by D14 AYS on Sunday 9th August 17:49

[triac]

oooh, vicious colour

[RobboC]

Were you on the M1/M25 today?

I'm sure I saw a yellow Sag heading north as I was going the other way in the Elise.

[SpeedBuzz]

Superb
And your opinion so far?

[kevin lampe]

My opinion so far............

I LOVE IT!!!!

Dont want to jinx myself, but so far its been faultless, I was expecting it
to be stuck together with selotape and things falling off after every corner.

It dosnt rattle, everything works as it should, it starts immediately, and it even goes over my local speed bumps without scrapeing!

Performance -

Different than I imagined, the engine is more raw and throaty than my prevoius M3 and Z4M which were more instant and snappy in feeling. That
said She is no snail, and easily saw off my friend in a SMG E46 M3 on sunday on a two mile straight the sag just pulled away from it (much to the
dissapointment of my friend)

Looks -

OH MY GOD - how much attention!!!???!!! had it two days and no joke had two people stop and take pictures ,every car that passes has a passenger stuck to the window and through town and parked at the pub it literally draws crowds!... definately not a car if you want to blend in...especially in yellow!. lol

Its been de'catted so sounds amazing especially at low speeds when it drops under 3000rpm and pops and bangs!

Hopefully all will stay good with my 1st "TVR" experiance, but for now im
a very very happy man!

[Don1]

Good work fella.

[KillerJim]

Even after 18 months of ownership I still experience what your saying every tmie I get into the Sag.. the experience never goes away

[ben d]

Nice one Kevin! Knew you'd give in in the end

[JonRB]

kevin lampe said:

That said She is no snail, and easily saw off my friend in a SMG E46 M3 on sunday on a two mile straight the sag just pulled away from it

I'd kinda hope that would be the case. The Sagaris really is on another performance level to the M3.

[Englishman]

Welcome. Enjoy the unique experience while its still legal!

Edited by Englishman on Monday 10th August 19:16

[Trixman]

Have to say, after Kevin coming by and taking me for a 'spirited' run (albeit sensibly, he's only had it for a day) I'm a complete convert. It really is such a raw experience. I was perfectly in love with my current car until experiencing that. Thanks Kevin, your going to cost me a fortune now.

Unfortunately I can't stretch to a Sag, so I've been scanning the classifieds looking for a decent T350... when the right one comes up I might be tempted!

[kevin lampe]

Trixman

Theres nothing wrong with your "family car" ;-)

[Trixman]

Cheeky get Make it sound like a bloody people carrier!

[Druid]

Trixman said:

a 'spirited' run

It certainly does that well. I still find myself hoping for the lights to turn red and the pedestrian crossing to have a queue of people though

[kevin lampe]

Go on Paul get a T350....Think of the fun we can have!!...but if the thought of all that power and excitement scares you ill understand!

P.s - I would'nt call your 335i a people carrier...with all those mods and near on 400 horses its anything but!! (mind you the bady seat did let it down!)

T350 is a MUST...com'on be a Man!...if your gunna be a Bear ..BE A GRIZZLY BEAR!!!

[Trixman]

I'll put it out to the masses....

Choice 1: Keep the current car, which is a nice 07 BMW 335i coupe tuned to 390hp. Does everything extremely well.

Choice 2: Sell it and get a T350. Could only get something around 20k as I would have to 'upgrade' the family car to something more suitable (the BM double's up sometimes for the longer haul journeys).

Could I really get a decent T350 for 20k that's going to be reliable? I work from home, do around 50 miles a week just to the gym and a few random trips out.

[900T-R]

Um, according to your profile you've got two near-identical cars, surely you can lose one of both 3-series Beemers without having to 'upgrade' the other?

[Trixman]

900T-R said:

Um, according to your profile you've got two near-identical cars, surely you can lose one of both 3-series Beemers without having to 'upgrade' the other?

Oops, forgot to take off the 320, was my old company car but just moved location and don't have it. The family run about is an old clio but use my 335 for longer trips. Would need to upgrade the clio I think.

I do see the attraction, would love to have something that feels really special everytime I get in and always loved the T350, but from the looks of it I'll need to spend at least 23-24k to get a good low mileage one with decent upgrades already done.