Originally Posted by sp911

I have a 2012 370z and the car before that was a bmw 330xi. for the most part I like the z more. what I liked more on the bimmer was all wheel drive for the winter months which might not be important to you. and of course it's more practical. the bimmer was expensive to fix and that was why I sold it. fun-wise the z has it all over the bmw. what I do recommend is considering a sport instead of base z. I had the choice of either and spent a little more for sport, touring, nav and i'm very glad I did. it sounds small but having the touch screen nav instead of a vertical glove box was a great decision for me. good luck.