You're a BMW enthusiast, though.. Of course you'd choose the Z3, haha. But they really aren't in the same class. Z3's are tourers, not sports cars per se'. But

You're a BMW enthusiast, though.. Of course you'd choose the Z3, haha. But they really aren't in the same class. Z3's are tourers, not sports cars per se'. But then again, MX-5's are roadsters, not sports cars in the practical sense. They don't exist in the same market bracket and fulfil entirely different ownership purposes :) My personal opinion however, after finally settling on a NA mx-5 for my weekend race car, is that the mx-5 is honestly one of the best bang-for-buck circuit cars you can get. With only ~$10k invested in mine, it happily outpaces cars 6-10x the value.