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Afraid not - haven't quite decided what to do with the 924S yet - whether to keep it as a bit of a project (like your VX220 - amazing car and build btw, something to aspire to) or just to let it go to focus on the next beast (likely a 370z). Would love to get into something like VX220 ownership (been daydreaming about an elise/exige/evora for years now), but think it'll have to come about somewhere down the line - ie when I have at least one practical/reliable car to live with daily! Plus on the VX220/elise front - I think it could be an MX5 Noddy moment all over again when i try to squeeze myself into one of those! Cheers

Bit of an update - have been doing a bit more research on options, I have definitively ruled out the main competitor to my 370Z decision: I managed to sit in an MX5 RF (ND1, given budget constraints) earlier in the week, and at 6'2/6'3 my head was buckled under the roof. Even in a soft top I was more than brushing it. The cabin also felt tiny compared to my frame - comparisons to Noddy were pretty much on the money. So, that was the more B-road focused alternative I was toying with crossed off the list. The only other on the list was the BRZ/GT86, but I'm almost certain that that just isn't what I'm looking for either. So I'm highly likely to be pulling the trigger on a 370Z in the coming weeks. Given what you all mentioned about ideally needing to stretch the budget if going for 370Z rather than 350Z, I think I could reasonably stretch to around £15k. Unfortunately not enough to touch nismo territory. But what would you be going for/looking for with that in mind? Something newer, closer to £15k but hopefully 30-40k miles instead? Or sticking around the 10-12 mark with an older car but relatively low miles still? With that in mind, I'm just trying to get a good idea on value really. For example, do you guys think these few are reasonably priced? Anything you'd be wanting to know in particular about either/both if you were looking to purchase? They all feel like they are prob a little over-priced from the sentiments I see on forums like these, but just really checking on what the things I should really be looking for are, and if I'm missing anything that might not appear obvious when it comes to 370Zs: https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11139770 - ~£12k, 2009, ~69k miles https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102169128552 - ~£13k, 2009, ~46k miles https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202102129004036 - ~£14k, 2010, 44k miles Any thoughts at all very welcome! cheers

That's a really kind offer, thanks a lot! Will definitely take you up on it post-lockdown (definitely too far away to do it during), would be great for any pointers you have about key things/places to be aware of. And I've not seen a nismo in the flesh, so will just be a nice chance to tick that box too. I'll drop you a message as & when things start easing and see if we can find a time that works. In the meantime, sounds like I need to start saving!

Thanks all for the warm welcome and suggestions. Been sitting on it a bit and digging a little more - think I may try to push my budget a little to get a more recent 370z. I have reflected on the good point that @coldel mentions that they are different from B-road focused nimble cars (the 924S is great for B roads), but think at this point in time the 370 GT focus probably suits me more - I'm intending to do some big trips (scotland + europe) in the coming years with my next car. But I'll try to get some test drives in with dealers to confirm, once lockdown ends. Other than Evo motors mentioned earlier, does anyone else have any recommendations (or warnings) for specific dealers, ideally in the South East? Also, I note from some people online that there were some issues in early 370s that were ironed out in post 2013 models - is there anything to watch out for in particular, and are all 2013 models themselves sorted, or is it a subset?

Hi all I'm considering moving to a 350Z from a Porsche 924S. Am just looking for something that goes a fair way to retaining the "old school" great driving feel & charm of the 924S (ie something quite mechanical in feedback, and not too "artificially" light on feet), but that is a little more modern in terms of power and ability, is a bit more of a daily driver type (ie fewer things likely to go wrong), and I've also got one eye on the fact that the ULEZ zone will be covering my south London location from October. From research, the 350Z seems to fit the bill nicely. Has anyone driven both the 350Z and the 924S (or any of its bigger brothers - 944/968/928 etc) and have thoughts? I'd quite like to pick up a relatively low mileage & unmolested one (ideally not much more than 30-40,000 miles on the clock), but I realise that's getting less and less likely as father time continues his relentless forward march. The 350Zs I've seen in dealers with this type of low mileage tend to be pushing toward the 370Z in price (~30-40,000mile 350Zs currently seem to be priced around £9-10k, while roughly equivalent 370Zs seem to be around the £13k mark – please let me know if you think that valuation is off – am just going from mental averages of what I’ve seen the past few weeks, so I realise these could be inflated/misprices). I'd say my upper budget would be approx £10k – therefore I probably wouldn’t be able to push toward a 370Z with low mileage. But with the above in mind, do you think a 370Z with say 80,000 miles is a better value proposition compared to a 350z with 30-40,000 miles - if they're priced the same? Any significant reliability issues popping up at that higher mileage point? I'm not likely to pull the trigger until late March or so, so I’m very happy to hear opinions in the meantime. If you were in my shoes, what would you go for? Final point, if it matters for your recommendations - it'll be street parked - a relatively quiet and safe street, but not garaged any time soon. And with that, I’m unlikely to do any significant modifications in the near term… but then a lot of people say that when they first get one of these don’t they… Thanks in advance for any advice!