OP I personally DD my Z all year long due to living in Gods Sauna, Florida. I dont have any issues with it personally but to each is own of course. There are a few things I cant use it for but when it comes to that my ladies corolla gets the job done for the most part. If you do DD it you'll have to get use to the road noise if you dont want to Dyno-mat the car. Mine has been 100% reliable to me since ive owned it (knock on wood)
. And myself like others also have low mileage as well. I have a 2011 and bought it with 8,000 miles. It currently has 12,4xx but thats also due to my choice. When taking long trips up and down florida we take the corolla for more room and being able to recline seats back for naps. So my Z pretty much sees miles to and from work and then of course locally to stores and families houses etc. I think the Z is a great car and i love mine (maybe a little too much
) lol. Hope you make a choice that youre happy with man.