I dunno where you get that it handles better than the Z. I haven't seen the general populai drive the mr2 correctly. The mr2 is not an easy car to drive to the extreme. I also think that anything is almost as fast as the other. I can say my Ztt is almost as fast as a viper cause I'm 4 lenghts behind. I personally would get the Z. I think there's more potential there. I also think the Z has unsurpassed heritage. Don't get me wrong the mr2 has that mini NSX with more potential going for it, plus its cheaper and it has ok build quality. I wouldn't say that's toyota's glory, but its good. Expect some synchro problems on the mr2's, just like the Z's. Good luck man.