Well, I finally went to the dealership to take a test drive in a new 3.0 coupe. I currently own a Z3 1.9 and all I can say is these two cars are from different worlds. It was hard to say if the coupe was handling better than my 1.9 around the turns probably because I was taking them 20-30 mph faster in the coupe and didn't even realize it till I looked at the tach! What is that telling me? Well the Coupe is a fast, well handling car. The 3.0 engine sounds really sweet. I like being able to "hear" the engine. I did feel the suspension was a bit too soft for my liking though and the clutch seemed a bit touchy, probably because I wasn't used to it. Other than that what an awesome car and I am working on getting a deal! Thanks for all the help so far!