truth is i am doing BOTH asking and researching . . . to many of us, age has thought us to be responsible (it has to me) . . . i would venture to guess the average age of 350Z owners vs. Z3 M roadster, RIGHT now will be much younger . . . i have learned quite a bit in your forum . . . now that i am equipped with both opinions (slightly skewed ) and facts . . . that we concluded a 350Z as stated earlier is the BETTER fit . . . due to budgetary reasons factored in, it is NOT the BEST fit . . . Thank you all for your help!

 

gotta find one first . . .

 

good luck with the find and good choice

 

I just traded my pretty 01 Daktar Yellow 2.5 Z3 in on a 07 Silver 350Z and I am very happy. The z3 got many compliments and it was fun to drive for a while. Then I started having reoccuring problems that the specialist couldn't nail down. I couldn't rely on the car even though it was only an occasionaL driver. I then began to realize it wasn't as fun to drive as I thought. The cockpit is cramped, stark, basic controls and the top is a pure pia. If it starts to rain, you must remove the boot, partilly raise the top, remove the window protector then put the top up. The car alsao has a very stiff ride and was difficult to achieve a smooth shift through all gears. Mine wasn't the big engine and although I like power I don't need or use it. My 350Z is an automatic and I am extremely happy and much prefer the car over the BMW. The BMW z's have really dropped in value and you can get them cheap although the m commands a much better price many of them have been driven hard and the engine can be problematic. Now the Z4 is much closer to the 350Z but I don't like the handling or ride of them. I think the 350Z or 370Z is the ideal, reasonably priced roadster.