I understand what everyone is trying to tell me and I am considering all of the advice given to me along with my own personal opinion. I know that I also have to make a decision that is smart and hopefully something that I can be happy with too. I am not married, have no kids, no loans to pay off, free benefits through my job, I live a humble life, and do not have anything extravagant (don't care about them). I will be sharing other responsibilities with my parents such as mortgage and utilities among others depending on what they may need so it isn't just me spending on everything. I also comprehend that there are other expenses that I am going to have as well. I just want to thank everyone for their input. It is well received and no matter my decision, I will weigh in each perspective.
I will almost be taking in that amount of money (depending on what shift I work) pretax and I know it will shrink a lot before it comes for me to save/spend it. It is the ideal situation for me not to be upside down when it comes to owning and paying for a car. It would be financially responsible for me to be right side up also. But the Z and the M are the only cars that I have had a connection with as I had talked about in my earlier post. And right now the Z is hard to disconnect with.
In regards to asking about technical questions. I have been reading many different perspectives from magazine/online reviews and forum posters that the Z and the M (which is out of consideration as of now), possess a variety of aspects to which they excel at. They are quick, good-looking, and handle well. I have been following Travis's thread along with others as to what can be done to the Z and I know that it is very moddable as well. The only big differences b/n the two would be the practicality aspect and price. Practicality is something I can look past since I am not married nor have kids (and I don't plan to for a while). I see the Z as the jack of all trades performance wise and I would love to have a great balanced car such as this.