Understand where you are coming from codegeek. Me and the missus really fancied a West Coast, even went donor hunting, but when all was said and done affording it would have been hard. (plus my wife was distressed at pulling apart a luxury vehicle anyway).
Then the 250 Cal came along and, as I have said before, it is (just about) hobby money, without having too much financial strain.....plus the Z3 is an ugly monkey....lovely mechanics, but not a very nice shape...I think dressing it up as a 250 Cal does it a favour.
Don't get me wrong, I would still love a West Coast, but this way I get the DNA experience without having to re-mortgage the house, and if all goes well I can have a West Coast later