M135i to go..

Dis86 · 22 Oct 2014 at 19:28

If it continues to look like it does in those photos i'm not overly enamored. Very bland looking. No nice lines. Just generally...boring.

DAIR · 23 Oct 2014 at 11:47

Dr House said:
I think the M2 will be something very special but I would still take a Cayman r/gts/gt4 over the M2.

I can't wait to drive one.

GT4?

You mean GT3?

olv · 23 Oct 2014 at 12:01

It's rumoured that the hardcore Cayman will probably be given then gt4 moniker.

antijoke · 23 Oct 2014 at 12:12

[TW]Fox;27092750 said:
The Gf's 12 plate Cooper has i drive and cruise, it's available if you pick the car with the options you want rather than the first one you see.

DAIR · 23 Oct 2014 at 13:09

anticonscience said:

Deserves a lash doesnt he!

lol

DAIR · 27 Oct 2014 at 16:31

One Week on....

At around 6am on Sunday morning I met a couple of friends (BMW 1M and E92 M3 Coupe) near Chelmsford to begin our journey to Norfolk for the Pistonheads Sunday Service. Little did I know that the journey would turn out to be the best driving experience I've had to date!

This Mini on B roads / Tight twisty roads is simply mazing. The handling is like nothing I've experienced so far. Moving from the 1 series was most definitely the right choice..... For me!

Couple pics I took earlier today.

And some from the Sunday Service -

Dr House · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:26

DAIR said:
GT4?

You mean GT3?

Nop, it looks like there will be a super hard core cayman coming out called a GT4
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/porsche/cayman/87009/porsche-cayman-gt4-spied

Bunka · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:30

GT4 seems to be an odd branding choice.

Using the 911 system:

GT1 = Insane track car
GT3 = Significantly improved / stripped out 911.

GT4, not quite as raw as a GT3?

Havana_UK · 27 Oct 2014 at 17:35

Bunka said:
GT4 seems to be an odd branding choice.

Using the 911 system:

GT1 = Insane track car
GT3 = Significantly improved / stripped out 911.

GT4, not quite as raw as a GT3?

It seems to be more indicative of performance actually...
GT2>GT3>GT4

Kenai · 27 Oct 2014 at 18:04

Maybe an indication that the 911 will be joined/replaced by a race spec Cayman in the GT4 race series?

http://gt4series.com/cars/

Bunka · 27 Oct 2014 at 18:42

It'll be interesting to see how this fairs compared to a 911 GT3 then.

Blackhawk47 · 27 Oct 2014 at 19:49

How was the sunday service at Zenos cars? I would have gone but when I looked it up it was well over 2.5 hours from the Midlands.

DAIR · 27 Oct 2014 at 20:19

It was great. Best part about it was the drive.

Took about 2.5 hours in total to get there in the end. Enjoyed every minute of it. As for Zenos. The experience was very interesting. One of the co owners gave a presentation and held Q&A session. Got to learn about the brand as a whole and their new E10

ChrisD. · 27 Oct 2014 at 20:20

I should really go to one.

sigma · 27 Oct 2014 at 20:24

Can't say I'm a fan of that MINI. It looks pretty tacky

Clarkey · 27 Oct 2014 at 20:40

Surprised how many don't know the GTx naming system is based around GT racing classes. Thought it was obvious?

DAIR · 22 Jun 2015 at 13:59

On Saturday I sold the my Mini GP2.

This has been the most enjoyable car I've owned to date. Yes it's appearance was rather loud and the ride was harsh. But when you hit a b road you forget about all of that.

Massive amounts of lateral grip, great overall handling. Loved every second of it

I've sold the car because my career situation has recently changed (thinking about taking on a new role). As a result the Mini had to be sacrificed for the greater good.

What's next. Probably the C63. But not for a while yet.

Regy53 · 22 Jun 2015 at 14:59

Edit,

oops i see the thread is old

alx · 22 Jun 2015 at 15:45

Have you got something else in the interim or are you able to go without a car for a bit?

DAIR · 22 Jun 2015 at 15:55

Have never needed a car. Everything I've had so far have been weekend / time off toys.

I commute to and from London via train