Pontiac GTO 03-04 came with LS1 + 6 speed

 

When i was shopping, like a lot of people mentioned......S2000, STi, and the Z. My first choice was STi but due to high insurance cost, I shy away from it. Also, i'm single with no family so what the heck, I can get a sport saloon down the road, but for now i'm enjoying the Z.

 

When I was on the car hunt I looked at several different cars

Test drove an RX-8, 2 S2000, looked at 2 GTO so ragged out I left w/out driving them, previously had driven MazdaSpeed Miata, and M3 Roadster, and also considered Cooper S, WRX, EVO, Mustang Cobra, and Camaro SS.

I really like my Z and will most likely have it for a long time, but if I wasn't so impatient I would've waited for an '02-4 Z06 or another Camaro SS whichever I found first (impatience again)

 

There were no other options. I was getting a Z.

 

I thought I was going to buy an RX-8 we had and then we got the 350 traded in and I just decided to buy it, other than that wasn't really looking.

 

thats my e46 325ci, and I just bought a 350z track

 

All the cars I looked at were used and were all around the same price

s2000 -- kinda small for me and convertible was too much on insurance.

Evo/STI -- only problem was insurance,it was ridiculous what they wanted.

RX8 --just didn't like the looks of it as much as the Z and hated the way the console/radio is laid out.

E46 M3 -- maintenance and insurance would've raped me.

In the end the Z was the best choice and I love it but I would still kill for the M3

 

^ so the insurance on the Z isnt killing you?

 

+1 lol

 

for me personally, the Z actually costs less to insure than the rx-8, mustang, WRX or EVO... those are the only ones I looked up the quotes on, but I imagine it's also less than the convertibles.

not sure why its so low, maybe the crash test/safety ratings?

 

I pay low due to owning a shop i dont have things like collision cause i would fix out of pocket at the shop. No need for my insurance to pay for that.

TG for me the GF has the EVO...so i get all the benefits of driving it with out paying for it.

 

Forget about the BMW 1 series?

 

When cross shopping should it be catagorized by price points?

 

no girl cars allowed.....

 

hahaha

 

Z4, M3, S2000, RX8, STi, EVO, used GTR R32, NSX, Supra etc...

 

when i was looking i thought of the following:

1. 350Z
2. E36 M3
3. S2000
4. 99' 911 carrera

I thought about getting an STI or EVO VIII but didn't want 4 doors.

 

I've actually looked at s2k, evo, sti, and 740i before i purchased the Z.

 

thought about the s2000, evo, sti and 04 is300. Almost bought the is300 until the owner backed out. so i got my Z. i guess god does love me. im so glad i didnt get the is300.

 

same here. i wanted a z for years, and this is the way it was meant to be