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If it's your wife's favorite car, do it.
To be very honest, the performance differences will be very minimal in stock condition. I have long contemplated doing a 350Z as a open track day car since they're so stinking cheap...but I couldn't pass on a 135i due to it's tunability.
You will find the interior to be not as nice and will develop more rattles/squeaks than the 1er interior might, but stock for stock they're about the same in terms of aesthetically pleasing if you get the higher trim model in the 370Z. From being around BMW's for most of my life the interior quality of the 135i felt like a little step down from a real BMW....I had to have M3 clusters, different gauge hood, etc to make it feel like a "real" BMW.
At the end of the day, it will probably be a pretty reliable vehicle if you choose to go with the VQ35 powered coupe and probably less of a hassle when it comes to maintenance from my experience with that powertrain. It's a wash. If your wife likes it, do it and be happy.
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