Jeff Strickland said

I've pretty much decided on a Z4.

I've been a GM customer for years but their quality is just too low and
their style is just too lacking. The last straw was when I was replacing
the intake manifold gasket (MonteCarlo, GM 3100, req'd at ~36K+) and
observed the numerous angles between the intake-to-block, intake-to-head,
rocker-to-head surfaces.... and realized this poor design was being
propagated numerous years after it's undeniable discovery. I'd had
enough.

Another Monte will cost me $25k. A '05 Z4 with 15k miles will cost ~
$30k. Not an apples to apples comparison - but these are my chosen
alternatives.

I also drove a Miata, Solstice, and soon a Honda 2000. This was just a
formality of course.

Best Regards,

"Data Processing Careers, Inc." <Jobs (AT) DPCareers (DOT) com> wrote

Eh? Remember that the Z4 is much bigger than the Z3.

A powertop is much, much better than a manual one. It's warmer, quicker when
it's raining and looks cool when you come to using it. You don't have to
fiddle with it and it's less likely to leak.

Besides - you will really struggle to find a Z4 with a manual top.