I thought I’d make a topic today about something different, something that isn’t TOTALLY about tech, I mean it is in a way, but it’s a little less nerdy than my previous topics/discussions. I’m basically looking to purchase a new car within the foreseeable future, when I say new though, I mean new to me, it’ll probably still be second hand, cause screw buying a brand new one.
I was thinking of buying RWD car, something kinda quick, so I had a look and one that REALLY stands out to me is the BMW Z4 3.0l roadster, I used to dislike it, but for some reason it has grown on me. Any car fans or anyone who knows more about cars than me, please comment, make suggestions, etc.
I was previously looking at an MX5, but the sound of a BMW with that straight engine just sounds so sweet.
Although the MX5 is still a valid car for what I’m after, the BMW just looks nicer and has a bigger engine, all silly things that I don’t NEED by any means, but want… I just want something fairly small and light, but something that can shift like s$!t off a shovel too… It also has to be RWD because I do plan on taking it to a rare track day or two, and I’d like to learn how to drift, long story short…
OBVIOUSLY I don’t plan on being some idiot on the road who thinks they’re trying to star in Fast & Furious and drift on public roads. I’d rather I didn’t write off a BMW… Let alone hurt myself or anyone else… I thought on a track, it’s safer, easier, a lot more controlled, etc. I mean it’s also legal to do it on a track too, provided you have consent to drift on zed track, I mean I haven’t been to many track days before now, I don’t know if it’s a common rule to allow/disallow people to drift, I mean I can understand why they’d make it so you can and can’t… I just don’t know if that’s a common rule or not?
I’m not quite after what I’d call a drift slag, but just something that’s fast and fun. I’m also mostly looking at a Z4 with a 3.0 engine because it has all the top spec stuff, I’ve read that the 2.5 is still a 6 cylinder engine, I’ve also read that the performance is basically the same. Not to mention running costs, etc, they’re very much similar, but obviously, from a mechanical perspective, USUALLY a bigger engine is a better engine… At least as far as I’m aware…