I drove a 350z today and was impressed by the handling and power, but it just felt weird. The dash was sooooo ugly I couldn't get over it. It also had a lot of extra space.

2000yr S2000 has weak synchros, and a plastic top. They fixed the problem later that year, 2002 has the glass top but a thinner sway bar. The interior is a lot more like the cockpit of a jet.

I wouldn't race a Z anymore though....

There are mods to disengage the airbag but you need to have NHTSA approval before you can do that. Which apparently isn't hard to do.