Originally Posted by dwrecckk

I was shopping for an s2000 first but I'm moving down to socal soon and wouldn't be able to bring all I needed. Then I was shopping for an e36 M3. I figured it'd be the next best car I could buy at that price point with enough practicality, but I couldn't find any impecibly clean ones. Tons were overpriced and almost all would need suspension rehauls til I'd be happy with them. I wasn't about to spend 10k on a car with 100k miles. Ended up with the G35 for a very good price, bought at a private dealer auction, but I know the E36 or s2k would have been much more fun. I think a Miata can outhandle pretty much anything. I've ridden in many highly modded, and I think it even outdoes its older brother the rx7. I also rode in my friend's stock s2000 and it kept up reasonably well on Laguna Seca following our friends modded RHD GC8 STi, no small achievement. All are great cars, most definately.

Originally Posted by DillersG

exactly!!! Junior High School girls dont say anything when they see my car...they just make sexy noises

Originally Posted by 07PEARL6MT

Not saying they arnt fun to drive. Just when I think sports car verts dont fall under that idea. If I were to think roadster then yea s2k would be a great car (besides the lack of power)

Those cars are also well known for handling just because its fairly easy to drive them at the limit. Especially the miata, if you have ever gone for a canyon run and see the miata guys they fly through that thing at like 90% of what they can do. Most other drivers I see only push it to about 65 70% of the limit.

Im not a big fan of honda either. I respect them for what they are. Hell my girls civic ran low 10's lol and that was with her driving it!

Keep in mind when you compare the E36 to a s2k your comparing a car made in 1992 to a car made after 2000.

oh and just for fun.

Originally Posted by athens

Bought an identical (to that in the Poster) M3 Euro Delivery just a few months before the Car and Driver comparo with the F355, Viper, Vette, 911, Boxster, NSX, and Supra Turbo, which was the basis for that poster.

Bone stock out of the box the E36 M3 was an incredible car. Many of my younger clients who sport E46 M3s actually prefer the E36 M3 setup. Gotta keep in mind this chassis was designed in 1991.

My G35, bone stock, is a fine grand tourer. But it's no M3. And I'm A-OK with that.