Yes!! Everybody!!! Please read the stats on the Z06, with their amazing slalom times! I would encourage you to read the "tests that the Z06 has been run on". You should read the stats in R&T where the $18,000 Mini Cooper(product of BMW) has a better slalom time than the $49,505 Z06 and the same as the $67,900 Porsche Carrera. WOW! It seems like the Mini Cooper slaloms better than the McLaren F1 and the Lamborghini Diablo and Murcielago. Considering these tests and stat times, I guess everybody should just give up their dreams and hopes of buying nice expensive sports cars such as Porsches, BMWs, Lamborghinis, Ferraris and just stick to the Mini and the Z06 since they have better 'stats'.
Actaully, I would take the Mini over the Z06, since it has seating for 4, and its stereo system is different than the ones found in the Chevy Suburban, it handles better because of its better slalom time, for its size it's much safer than a car that has to be made out of fiberglass to reduce its weight. When you take all these facts into consideration, it seems as if the M3 would also be an option over the Z06. Seating for 4, luxury, style, and it's in the same class as the Z06 while having an I-6 and 333hp. So basically, BMW doesn't have to brag and boast about a V8 400+hp car to be put in a higher class of cars.
Quote:
|
but I as ford owner and Cobra owner/lover------will say-----that our aftermarket allows us to build a car that can eat you up------and out handle you
|
Surprising that only Ford has this amazing aftermarket scene. Speaking of aftermarket, I know that the Subaru WRX with about $10,000 in mods can "eat up and out handle" any Z06/Cobra, while still being in a lower price range, while still being able to handle 'unsafe' road conditions. By spending about $25k on a WRX you'll have monster that no Z06/Cobra/Focus/Taurus/Impala or whatever other american car you want to throw at it can touch, in both straight races and on a track, while being a 4 cylinder AWD car. My point isn't to illustrate the superior powers of the WRX, but to show that your idea of throwing mods and comparing a car based on the extent it can be modified makes no sense. If you want to talk about modding a car, I can easily show you, as I just did how a H4 can devour any of your V8s and such. But even with $100k invested in any of these cars, it still won't match what you get when you buy an M3.
When comparing cars, the M3 has it all, and the Z06 barely has it. A car strictly built on performance and its aftermarket products do seem appealing. But most people like to be able to drive around in more than performance, and they also like to feel comfortable in their cars while enjoying their ride and not having to worry about the maintenance of their cars every year. Oh...and FYI, putting money and mods aside, it's pretty amazing to discover what the M3 is capable of when BMW does put a V8 in there.