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Originally Posted by tennisfreak
I almost did pick one up. Got an internet quote and went to the dealership to pick up a bad ace used Porsche Cayman S. They sold it less than 30 minutes before I arrived. Ahole salesman that quoted me did not reserve the car for me even though he knew I was on my way to the dealer.
I arrived at the dealer and saw it all detailed and ready to go. Started looking at it and fell in love when some guy that worked at the dealer came up and took it to the garage for prepping.
I would have impulse bought that thing on the spot.
But since that happened I have had time to sleep on it and decided I dont want to pay $40k for a used exotic vehicle which would cost to much money to really be a good daily driver.
Now I have a deposit down on an FR-S and playing the waiting game.
After test driving the 370z this past weekend now I am considering if I should just go ahead and get the Z.
But I do love the FR-S and see it as more of a car I can play with/upgrade/tune/tweak myself. I am new to sports cars and this seems like a great beginners car to get me into the world of customizing.
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If you can't get the Cayman then I would go for the FR-S. I am not a fan of the Z and there has been a lot of criticize by auto journalist regarding the handling, steering feel and etc... Yes I admit it is a much faster car than the FR-S but if I am not mistaken the reason why you thought it was a "BLAST" was mainly due to the rush in acceleration from the 3xx hp engine. I recommend you to go test drive the mustang 5.0 GT which can be had for similar or less than the 370Z and at 4xx hp it will definitely give you more adrenaline rush.
I was also in your shoes when buying a car and I test drove a lot of cars such as EVO, S4, C63, M6, ISF, Mustang 5.0, I was set on buying a C63 AMG with performance pack because the acceleration from 2nd gear was BRUTAL. But when I cooled down I realize my selection of cars was solely based on how hard a car "pushes my back to the seat", I figured I would probably lose my license going WOT in 2nd gear if I bought my car based on the amount of adrenaline rush...
In the end I settled for the FR-S because the FR-S is a sports car with a soul, it lets you push itself to the limit without punishing you. You feel the car is there to work with you instead of trying to break lose and kill you (C63 for example)