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Old Jul 24, 2017 | 10:57 PM
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2018 SLC vs upcoming "Z5"

Though this forum is arguably biased, wondering if I could get some pro/cons for each. Doing some preliminary research for next car.

Also would appreciate feedback through the lens of a guy who's just looking for a car for ordinary driving use and not someone who's going to a racetrack or doing anything crazy or modifying etc. (so just for apples to apples comparisons, I want to compare the base engine models, but with most of the features).
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Old Dec 25, 2017 | 08:06 PM
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Not versed on the z5 but the "downgrading" to SLC and the new power trains don't exactly position the slc greatly in my opinion.
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Waiting on the Z5 specs
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