Test drove one. Pulled reasonably well, if not enthusiastically, all =
the way to red line. Felt slower than a Miata. When I asked the dealer =
how the acceleration performance compared to the Miata he changed the =
subject. Road feel was more like a small sedan than a sports car.
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From: GCScoop[SMTP:GCScoop@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, May 01, 1998 12:50 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net; Bill Goebner
Subject: Re: Roll Bar & Z3
Bill,
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Yes, that's me and that is a BMW Z3.
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It's the 1.9, (4 banger). It's a little under powered but handles =
great. A=20
stock Tiger Mk.I would be Challenged in a striate line, blown away in =
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corners. There is an induction kit that's legal that will bring it up =
to 190=20
hp, that would equal the 2.8 Z3 performance for substantially less =
cash.
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One drawback it has, is it sound like a sewing machine.
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> Gary
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> > Gary,
> > (At least I think you are Gary [Cooper]). =20
> > I assume that the Z3 is BMW. =20
> > Please give us a report on it compared to the Tiger.
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> > GCScoop wrote:
> >Does anyone on the list use Rick's (Sunbeam Specialties) seat belts=20
> >with shoulder harness attached to the roll bar. If so how did you do =
it.
> >Gary, ( No more Tiger, now Z3 )
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