Thinking of pulling the trigger, thoughts?

FXwakeboard

I would greatly prefer the leather over factory seats. My main complaint so far is just how much money I have to dump into the car in order to get it to where I want it to be (nav, bluetooth, back up camera, etc...)

Srenity

Overall based on your responses to questions along with your OP it appears that the things that are important to you are not necessarily what the Z are good at. It does not seem as if you are a sports car enthusiast. I would hold on to the Lexus until the point that you can get sport turing model such as a M5. If you went with the Z you will have too many complaints.

UNKNOWN_370

Let me ask a few questions.

1. Aside from the Z being a nice car. Why do you want it?

2. How much money iis in your budget for a Z or vehicle? Monthly payment or total price.

3. Is the Z a status car for you or are you an enthusiast?

I will tell yyou right now that if you like it cuz its nice and are just trying to pile up as much luxury as possible just to stay feeling at home coming from a lex??? There are better cars out there for you.
If the Z is pricey? So is insurance.

If luxury is very important? The Z will wear out on you fast. I have a base and have driven a few tourings. I don't feel much of a difference feature wise. I'm so focused on driving that the little extras mean nothing. Z quality at its base point is high. But far from luxury high.
The more comments you make, the more I have to agree that this car doesn't seem ideal. Like I said before. Look at the G, look at some used bimmers. They will give you 90% of the sporting intention of the Z with more of what you like. A base Z and a journey G from 2009 run about the same. The difference is. In a G. You will get radio from bose, leather, moonroof and possibly a nav. Z, you get a shytty stereo and a great sports pkg. But you say you have little sporting intentions. So it doesn't matter. The EBC's will run on a G as well, you will have back seats and room. And at the pace you plan on driving. You won't feel much difference between the two in terms of performance.

You can always rim up and add akebonos later while getting more of what you want. The Z has nav but won't match up. And if you can get an 08 or 09 Z with that now defunct tech package paint? Your residual value will stay high for a long time if the paint still looks new? Tech package are highly sought after do to the self healing clearcoat.

You can get a Z if you really want it. I just don't see you being happy in the long term. You have lots of good advice here. I just hope whatever you decide? You really truly think it through... good luck man. Making these kinds of changes aren't easy.

Another option is wait for the next gen Z. I'm sure luxury standards will increase while reducing some weight for better performance.