I did the same thing last summer, parted out and sold my boosted 2010 due to a career change. Now I have been shopping for a sub 40k sports car new or used, stangs, vettes, caymans etc, you name it, for all its short comings and small issues, the Z is still IMO the best bang for the buck when bought used and low mileage, I have seen some 11-13 base sports for 23-26k with 10-15k on autotrader lately...basic bolt ons and a tune you have a sub 30k car that is a lot of fun, sure you can buy a base gt and have v8 power for cheap, but go spend some time on that forum and see some of the issues they are having, made me laugh after all the stuff we complain about with the Z. While the "experts" shun the Z basically because of the brakes, its still a great fun well rounded street car. If you go back and read a lot of the old tests, if the brakes did no fail on several tests they openly admit it would be a top pick in many comparisons...I am strongly considering getting back into one as well, it will just be the issue of the last one being boosted, a BOV is quite intoxicating... Where I am at now geographically I would probably go NA with all the money in suspension/handling, SE Ohio has some great driving roads. I was almost in tears when I took my Z to be sold, it was far too soon to part with it. Now due to societal norms, I feel pressured to get something "newer" or "better". The new m2 will probably be good, but will be more than I want to spend and they cost too much when they break...and I am going crazy without a sports car haha. I hate taking the depreciation hit on a new car, I replaced it with the aftermarket parts depreciation hit which was still far less, so that is my justification for buying used. I do not have any addictions or other expensive hobbies, so ya know what, it I want to blow money modding a car,dang it I will.
do it.
Last edited by Joepro; 02-15-2015 at 04:12 PM.
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