What car are you getting instead of the Z?

[therumblewagon]

couldn't pass up on this supercharged trd 86 w/ only 1,923 miles..

Congrats, man! I bet it's a blast to drive.

 

[Orion]

Hopefully all those that brought something else will still come back and check in once in a while.

Trust me....I truly want the Z. I'm hoping I can get one.

 

[jdm-rhd]

Aww we loss another one lol

Congrats on the new ride ?

thanks man.
not a total loss...the wife loves the blue z w/blue interior...

all the OGs will be moving on to something else because Nissan took their sweet time lol. ?

it was gonna be too long but the z is still in the cards for now...

i am glad i bought the 86 though...it's really a great car...drives and handles just as the experts say. people's only complaint was being underpowered, but that supercharger fixes that.

Hopefully all those that brought something else will still come back and check in once in a while.

i plan on staying a while to see how the launch turns out. also i got a good deal and still have a lot of money left.

i have been saving since toyota anounnced the new supra and they rolled out ft-1 concept. when bmw got involved and turned into a zupr4, i held off waiting for the new sti & z.

 

[ZZ2022]

couldn't pass up on this supercharged trd 86 w/ only 1,923 miles..

Great pick up! What power does it make?

 

[jdm-rhd]

Great pick up! What power does it make?

haven't got a chance to dyno it yet. still putting it through it's paces so i can re-tune it for texas altitude and conditions. forgot to include them earlier, but here are the mod highlights...

authentic rocket bunny kit - v1 front v2 rears

forgedstar f-14 wheels wrapped in hankook ventus v12 tires

hks v3 supercharger kit (ecutek tune and software)

ryadium dual catch cans

arc intake

d-2 coil overs

oem trd valances

oem trd quad tip exhaust (paired with aftermarket unequal exhaust manifold)

 

[Eric48]

@jdm-rhd Nice pick-up! That's a nicely build '86.

I just got here so I'm late to the conversation, but outside of the New Z, probly a lightly used M2C, but I really prefer to stay with a Japanese manufacturer. The Integra teaser last month had me excited for a second, but I have a feeling it's going to fall way short of expectations.

 

[jdm-rhd]

@jdm-rhd Nice pick-up! That's a nicely build '86.

I just got here so I'm late to the conversation, but outside of the New Z, probly a lightly used M2C, but I really prefer to stay with a Japanese manufacturer. The Integra teaser last month had me excited for a second, but I have a feeling it's going to fall way short of expectations.

thank you sir...and welcome to the forum.

i need to find the yt vid but, i lol'd at the title...

new integra - zupr4 & nissan z killer

 

[bboypuertoroc]

integra - zupr4 & nissan z killer

That's right up there with "VTEC kicked in, yo" and "RSX is faster"...

 

[jdm-rhd]

so i did a bad thing...

my wife says i need to stop looking at cars on ebay ...ive already bought 4 off there over the years.

a great deal came up on a mkiv supra and i could not resist bidding lol...

 

[West Aussie]

so i did a bad thing...

my wife says i need to stop looking at cars on ebay ...ive already bought 4 off there over the years.

a great deal came up on a mkiv supra and i could resist bidding lol...

Your in trouuuble. ?

 

[trackratZ]

If the Z turns out just ho-hum after test reviews, my first alternate.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a37578989/bmw-m2-cs-review/

The CS, the most stripped-out M2, is a Rolls by comparison. The thick-rimmed steering wheel is covered in Alcantara. The seats are comfortable, supportive, and mounted impossibly low. There’s no center armrest, an odd concession to save weight, but it does have BMW’s now-excellent and easy to use iDrive infotainment system.

 

[Captain Drew]

Being someone who wants Car Play, RWD, and Manual in my next car, if the performance trim ends up not being worth it for me I will probably just get the GR86. Maybe the BRZ so I can vape with all the Subie boys.

 

[Haste]

If the Z turns out just ho-hum after test reviews, my first alternate.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/reviews/a37578989/bmw-m2-cs-review/

The CS, the most stripped-out M2, is a Rolls by comparison. The thick-rimmed steering wheel is covered in Alcantara. The seats are comfortable, supportive, and mounted impossibly low. There’s no center armrest, an odd concession to save weight, but it does have BMW’s now-excellent and easy to use iDrive infotainment system.

I would have got what I could for my car and bought a CS had I been able to justify it. Absolutely epic car, but is it really worth $90k? Not to me right now. I'm still slightly hesitant to own any S55 powered car. I am however a believer that a CS is a smart long term buy and, much like the 1M, with time we'll see them maintain value or appreciate quite nicely.

MSRP was around $84k for the CS but I saw/heard most moving closer to $100k+. Used they are anywhere from $90k-120k atm.

 

[Y_PLZ]

 

[Haste]

As badly as I want an FD, there's no way in hell I'm choosing a 20+ year old car with ~50k+ miles on it already for the same amount or even more $ than a brand new Z. If I already had the Z then I'd go for it, a R33, or perhaps a few other older cars, but never in place of.