Greg, I was out test-driving two seat roadsters (all the usual suspects) when considering my new investment in transportation, two things stuck out about the Z3 above everything else. One was the fact that upon my return from the drive, I had the biggest grin my S.O. had ever seen across my face. Two the round analog clock in the console. That was it for me. I ordered the 3.0 as soon as I was able to get some resemblance of a deal. I also am a worshipper of buttons and technology but there was something romantic in the simplicity of that analog clock. You ultimately will have to decide for yourself what is best for you. For me, I couldn’t see anything else in the place of that clock in such a classically styled machine. Just my opinion take it for whatever value you place on it.