I use my Z as a daily driver and love it. Seats are comfortable (leather, heated) and quiet (<-- this will change once I get my HFC+CBE though) for every day driving, and the stock tuned suspensions that come with the sport package are a very good compromise between sporty feeling and comfort.
I'm European so I've always driven manual but I have to say that the only real problem with the Z is the horrible clutch pedal. I test-drove the Golf R and it's not even comparable how smooth the R's clutch/gears feel compared to the Z. I hated the clutch feeling from the first time, but there's a solution for that (in my signature). Other than that, Z FOREVER!
