[quote=sdrealtor]Already had a 300Z back in 1985. I’m old now. I want fast, traction/turning and luxury. Price is whatever it takes to put that smile on my face. probably still a few months away from pulling the trigger. I’m not very good at spending money and even worse when it is on myself. I need to romance the idea for a few months.[/quote]
If you’re not married to the idea of a convertible, I highly recommend test driving the Infinity G37. Admittedly, I didn’t test drive the Z4 or the TT, but I did test drive cars from both BMW and Audi (and Lexus) in the ~40K range, and the G37 took the cake for me. It had speed (only the BMW with the 3.0 turbo and the 370Z would be faster), handling, luxury, and has been very easy to live with over the past 15 months. It will also spend less time in the shop than a german luxury car. As a bonus, you don’t have to spend an extra 5K+ to get the high performance engine like you do with the Audi or BMW. Out the door, my G37 cost about 10K less than a BMW 335i similarly equipped (~15K less than a Z4).
BTW, the 370Z is not the 300Z of old (which was, for a sports car, pretty slow). It won’t be quite as luxurious as the G37 (which it shares it’s powertrain with), but it will be the fastest, best handling car of any listed here, bar none. Want to surprise a 335i owner? Buy the Z and smoke him at the stoplight.
