The Z4 is by no means a quick car.

A work colleague of mine had the 2.5l model. He had it chipped and still he couldn't get away from my Civic Type R, which is by no means any threat to a Coupe.

Great post.

I love my 997. Sure it doesn't have the push in the back like the Coupe had but everything else about the driving experience is superior. The driving position is fantastic, you sit low, everything is within reach, centered steering wheel, rev counter in middle of instrument cluster, just makes you want to drive it.

The throttle response is instant and linear, the brakes only need a slight amount of travel to start working and again are linear, not over servoed. It's also easy to drive, I'm using it as a daily driver.

The handling is worlds apart from a Coupe, no drama it just squats and gets on with it. No torque steer, no jumping front wheels, fantastic feel through steering wheel and very stable at speed. Just don't lift mid corner!!!

My friend hates Porsches, only gay guys drive them, would disown me as a friend blah blah blah. I let him sit in it one day, I don't like him enough to let him drive it! He was blown away, finally he could understand what I had been raving about. A true sports car not a family car made sporty.

Not everyone likes the shape or image though. I can understand that but I've wanted once since I was at school.

I still love my Coupe. I enjoyed modifying it and it's far more than a car to me. It gets a huge amount of attention in Canada and I'm proud that most of the work done is mine. However I'm finding it difficult to imagine wanting to drive it over the 997.

At some point you have to accept that dumping more money into the car is simply not worth it. I should have cut my losses a long time ago and bought the car I always wanted.

Well I can`t agree , I got 280hp coop and when I tested 360 spider, ferrari realy impressed me with the performance. It has torque all the way on all gears. and keeps accelerating strong after 120mph.

Well he did say "Unless you spend a hell of alot of money" and your talking about a Ferrari, so.......

I have driven Shabba's Z4 and in comparison to my old coupe it feels very different.

The coupe gives a nice sharp kick when the turbo spools up, the bigger the turbo the more the kick and the more the the thrill. And that is something you can do on a long straight bit of road.

Saying that having a big turbo is not always a good thing especially when it comes in mid corner and shunts you into the nearest field. Its not particularly great for commuting either.

The Z4 was a lot different, all very linear and unless going seriously fast it felt a bit boring. But it is better put together and does have the panache of RWD. Its just a shame they didn't put the M3 V8 into it.

That is my personal opinion, and not long after that I had a go in a Lotus S2 around the Hethel track and that was a world of difference as well. Each to their own.