wanting to own a z should not be a practical decision, it should be a dream a passion, i just got mine 6 weeks ago, i had always had performance cars inc a 2.2vtecbut all the time waiting for the z, as you can see i live in ireland wehere there were only 15 300zx cars sold in the country from new, it took me 6 months to get the one i wanted, manual, tt, 2+2 red, i bought it over the phone from the u.k. sight unseen and shipped it over it is a babe, if i thought about costs of maintenence etc. i would have never done it . p.s. not that it matters i am a woman the wrong side of 40. youve tried the rest now drive the best.