Probably some luxury sedan. I like the Infiniti M56 but it would have been a little bit out of my price range.

I like the CTS-V, but only the new ones and again those are a little on the pricey side. A used M or AMG sedan is an option but after my experience with Mercedes I will never own a German car out of warranty.

g37 sedan gives you a lot of what your looking for. Sorry for your loss but at least you got a decent amount for your car.

I agree about the G37. You get the luxury with respectable speed and handling. No nosebleed performance but then again your nose won't bleed when you sign the check. :tiphat:

CTS-V with the supercharger is one bad *** machine...

and I am lmao at the import comments.. i give him credit for sticking around with the constant thrashings he takes...

I agree with that but the Z isn't a slow car. Sure, it depends on how far away the guy was when OP saw him but how long does it take the Z to go from 50 to 80 mph? What about 30 to 80? Lots of variables here but I would have down shifted into full throttle and got out of the way. Anyway, like I said, lots of variables. :|

That's the trouble... lots of variables. Plus if the guy is already at speed it still takes a bit of time to get up to his speed and accelerate away from danger. I'm sure in this case the closing vehicle was pretty close and the OP felt like the only way to avoid an impact with that car was just to get out of the lane.

Now if he was driving a five point o-- :p

Really, though, I think the OP made the best heat-of-the-moment decision he could and it looks like the situation has been resolved for the best with the car being totalled so he doesn't have to drive around in a Z that was pieced back together. So now the question is... what's next? Another Z or something else. :eekdance:

:iagree: what's next?

Just went car shopping all day and really didnt find anything attractive. a buddy of mine has used car lot and just got in a '10 Camaro SS fully loaded w/ aero package also. he'll give it to me for 32.5K but im not an American muscle car fan

camaro is gross in my opinion.... Z>camaro

If the Camaro had a nice interior and was at least 400 lbs lighter it would be badass.

well, yes...but then it would not be a camaro.

Back in the day they had some nice ones. Waaaaaay back in the day.

What about 135 M series?

I see you guys are talking about the new 2011 sti here.
why havent anyone mention the Lancer Evolution yet?
doesnt the evolution stomp on the sti? (sti understeers)
the evo x has an awesome S-AWC system.( super all wheel control)
sents diff amount of torque to wheels depending on which has the most grip. and its not just front and back, its separated to 4 diff wheels.

the evo x is really mod friendly. ( and cheaper)
a cobb accessport can already give you at least 30-50hp, after that exhaust.

the thing is, you have to get past the interior,
it has awesome recaros, but no height adjustment.

theres 2 transmissions,
a 5spd manual and 6 speed twin clutch automatic( super fast shifts, some say even faster than the m3 automatic)

yeah too bad no 6spd manual but the 5 speed is a lot stronger.

besides it space for 5 people!

YOU CAN PUT THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE IN IT, AND SCARE THE LIVING HELL OUT OF THEM WHILE YOU TAKE THOSE TIGHT CORNERS.

:iagree:

The would be my next choice an IS-F or M3.