I never really considered a Z until I clicked a dealers link to see what other cars they had other than the vx220 I had initially clicked on, and there it was. 8 hours of research on this very forum and I was sold. The next day after a thorough inspection an 05 350z roadster was mine.
I've owned faster cars but as a lot of posts mention, it's the 'grin' factor. Best car I've owned? Definitely.
Arguably it looks a bit cack with the roof up but looks the dogs dangly bits with it down, which of course I haven't seen much so far this bloody summer. (march the roof went down 20+ times).
With my two audi tt ragtop owning mates down the pub...
mate1: I think the tt looks better than your Z with the roof down
me: Do people shout 'nice car' when you drive by?
mate2: Err, no
Enough said.