I can't imagine getting in one and not being charmed, even if you don't fall in love. Clarkson is a tit, 'nuff said. I watched the one where he aquaplaned it in an M135i last night and then he spat the dummy, and droned on about the Golf mk 753.
Yeah, the clutch is heavy, the plastics are questionable, some bits rattle or squeak, the rear visibility sucks and the OEM aerial is off a dodgem, but apart from other Z cars, nothing else looks so sexy out of the box and delivers so much bang for so little buck (perhaps GT86). Men want one, women want one in one.
I can't imagine having another car that so consistently people ask me about, particularly non-car people who don't nomally rubber neck motors (several cougars I might add). Has anyone ever been asked, "Is that a Zonda mate?" as they climb out of a Chrysler Crossfire or BMW Z4??? Have you seen that look on someone's face when they ask how much you paid for it, then they find out it cost less to buy than thier brand new Kia?
When I got chatting to a couple on a track day and I did a bit of drooling over the chap's Caymen build quality and cabin materials, it was very difficuly to stiffle my boner when his fit Mrs said she much preferred the look of the 350