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Originally Posted by gbhrps
Zeebabar,
If you are tall like me (6'3") you just about made the biggest mistake of your life.
When I sold my 3 antique cars this September, I wanted to replace the three of them with a modern 2 seat convertible, one that not everybody drove. The candidates were the Bimmer Z4, the Porsche Boxster, the 2016 MX5 and the 370z Roadster.
My wife would not set foot in either the Z4 or theBoxster, because they just "reeked of snob appeal" and she wanted no part of the image. That left the other two.
After much research and test drives in each, we discovered that neither of us would fit the Miata for anything longer than a drive across town. I absolutely loved the looks of the car and how it drove (5.5 seconds to 60 mph versus the 370z's 5.1 is not a lot of difference), but my wife's short stature found the floor hump on the passenger side kept her left leg airborne, while I couldn't get the seat back far enough back, and I did not fit on the passenger side at all. The car is simply made for the standard sized person from Japan.
The 370z just had all kinds of room. Okay, so the gas mileage is dismal compared to the Miata's 41 mpg on hightest, but if you don't fit the car, .... what's the point in owning it?
Trust me, ... you made the right choice in keeping the 370z.
Gene
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Thanks. The Mazda dealership is next door and seeing those cute cars every day tempted me. I do fit in on the drivers side but not as comfortably as in the Z. The manual, the clutch are just as perfect as can be.
One major reason I considered trading for the Miata is that I seem to have a personality defect. In the 370z, I take it personal when their cars pull up next to me or overtake me on the highway. I drive fast and often rashly. I don't think I would take on the Mustangs and Camaros and other cars on the highway or stop lights. in a convertible with a little engine.
In any case, I am holding on to my Z.