I get plenty of pure performance from my '04....just my $0.02 U.S. LOL...

 

LOL. Before you get your heart set on a MY03, go take the MY04 for spin. You never know, it may suprise you

 

I owned an S2000, Work for a BMW / MINI dealer have owned 2 RX7's. I think that the RX8 is nice looking from the front I do not like the bubble back window and it is not as fast as an S2000. The 350Z in OK but there is MILLIONS of them on the road so it is not unique. The MINI S is a fun car, you will add 5K (us) for the Cooper Works kit and you only get 2/10's of a second for 25% of the vehicle's value even though I have sold over 10 this year. The S2000 is not in the same class as the MINI either. The MINI is a sedan and has a very high roof where as the S2000 is a Roadster. The decision is yours but if you are looking at the S2000 you should drive the Z4 which is closer in class to the S2000. I would buy the S2000, as I did.