You are definately in my prayers. Things always turn out for the better. I know what is like to lose a beautiful Z, and it's painful. If I could make a suggestion, try looking for an M3. Despite what everyone says about the cars being for yuppies and all that, they are beauitul cars. I almost bought one myself, and a used one (95+) are easy to afford nowadays (around 20k-25k) since they have come out with the new M3. They are hard to find but they are worth it. They make my head turn every time i see one.