Turbo Lexus owner... researching 370Z's for next car

[mixtnutz532]

Hey everybody. I am a possible future Z owner. My name is Eric, and I currently live in Maryland. I currently own a 2001 Solar Yellow Lexus IS300 with a stage 2.75 turbo kit. I am just doing the research right now to see if I want to move on to the 370. I have pretty much reached all of my goals with my current car. I got all of the mods I've always wanted to do out of my system, the height of which was the turbo kit. Now, I'm in the state where I'm tired of maintaining all of the after market items and all of the issues they bring with them. I'm ready for a new car and a clean slate. I want a car that has everything in it already as opposed to getting a base model and modifying it to reach my goals. I want it to have the agressive styling, the power, and all the interior bells and whistles already in it so everything works together and works properly. At least that's the idea. I originally wanted the newer E92 model BMW M3 but then I got realistic on my price range. The E46 M3 and 370Z were my next choices. I have always been a fan of Z's. My father owned a 280Z when I was a kid. The Z's have the looks, respectable power, and plenty of bells and whistles. Now I'm just trying to figure out what color I would want, pricing on used cars, and what might go wrong. I need to find out what kind of frequent problems owners are having so I'll have realistic expectations. Reliability is obviously important to me, because I'm tired of dealing with the issues on my current vehicle. The most common issue I've heard of so far is the oil temp problems, however, this seems easily remedied with an oil cooler. I've narrowed down my color choices to white and black, or possibly the graphite grey. Now I just need to decide if the price is right for me right now. That about sums up why I'm here.

Here is a little info on my current car. Like I said, its an '01 SY IS300. The major mods include a Swift Racing Tech stage 2.75 turbo kit, Tein Flex coilover w/ EDFC, JP Vizage front lip, C-West side skirts, Kaminari rear lip, TRD spoiler, VIS carbon fiber hood, ADR M-sport wheels, blah blah blah, etc., etc. Here's a few pics: