Hi all,

 

Just registered as I'm looking at getting myself a Z... (TT or an NA, with a Manual box).

My girlfriend had an accident in my old MX6 and spun her, So I'm looking at something new and improved, faster and much more fun, I aimed at keeping the MX6 for a very long time and spent allot of time and plenty of funds on it, So I would very much like to fun the new car at the same standerd but, I would really like to know about running costs and well known places to obtain spares? I would guess £3000, £4500 would get me something in reasonable condition?

 

Many thanks,

 

Adam

Hi Adam,

 

Welcome.... yeah, for that price I think you could pick up a good car... have you checked the cars for sale section on the forum?

 

best of luck with finding a new car... and a good idea is to read up in the FAQ's on buying a Zed..

Welcome to the forums Adam

welcome to the forum good luck on looking for a 300 the lads here will help you as much as they can, loads of help from the 1s i no and have seen and spoken to in person.

Welcome to the club Adam.

good start and yes with that sort of budjet you will find something in pretty reasonable order. a comprehensive and full history is mandatory really for a goodun. have a look around the forum there is a buyers guide hanging around that will help you.

welcome welcome and welcome again

Hello & Welcome and good look with the search :)

Welcome Adam :thumbup:

hi adam and welcome

should find a nice car for your budget

Welcome to the forum matey,my bro in law in Derbys selling his,black tt manual with a rebuilt engine,new turbos,555 injectors,clean car if your interested.

Thank you all!

 

As I expected, I'm not going to be getting as much as I thought for the old girl so my budget has had a small hit...

 

Jim, your Zed is lovely!! Slightly off topic... I've not owned a car with any mods and have always try'd to keep away from them to keep things standard, just because I've never been too sure how they affect insurance plus the hassle and if buying a car, mods have been fitted well by someone with good competence and not bodged on, not pointing any fingers chaps. I hope that few Zed's have not had this, but it looks like owners fork out to get things fitted properly, (hope I'm not sounding like a toff, haha)... Could any give me some advise on this? i.e. What are the mod's that greatly affect the premiums, I would assume that having a turbo mod that obviously has a direct effect on power output (and grins too) would have a big impact?.. But what about small things like upgrading to HID's?

 

Anyway, just looking for a Zed that as been loved...

 

Adam

Mines on 'normal ' ,ie not classic, insurance with admiral. Admitting to a few basic mods, exhaust, induction kit, chip, leather interior put my premium up about £100. Think it went from £700 to £800. Can't be exact off the top of my head as I've got a multi car policy

Mines a standard non turbo fully comp £180 for a 34 year old Footman James

Hi Adam,

 

welcome to the club mate - and good luck in your search for a 300zx!

 

Richard:cool3:

Thank you all!

 

As I expected, I'm not going to be getting as much as I thought for the old girl so my budget has had a small hit...

 

Jim, your Zed is lovely!! Slightly off topic... I've not owned a car with any mods and have always try'd to keep away from them to keep things standard, just because I've never been too sure how they affect insurance plus the hassle and if buying a car, mods have been fitted well by someone with good competence and not bodged on, not pointing any fingers chaps. I hope that few Zed's have not had this, but it looks like owners fork out to get things fitted properly, (hope I'm not sounding like a toff, haha)... Could any give me some advise on this? i.e. What are the mod's that greatly affect the premiums, I would assume that having a turbo mod that obviously has a direct effect on power output (and grins too) would have a big impact?.. But what about small things like upgrading to HID's?

 

Anyway, just looking for a Zed that as been loved...

 

Adam

 

Just to add here Adam if you trawl through old posts then the name "jimmer" and quality engine work and re-builds go hand in hand mate,he DOES know his stuff and if the car in question has had him near it then you can be rest assured it has not been bodged...Goodluck in your search:winkiss:

Just to add here Adam if you trawl through old posts then the name "jimmer" and quality engine work and re-builds go hand in hand mate,he DOES know his stuff and if the car in question has had him near it then you can be rest assured it has not been bodged...Goodluck in your search:winkiss:

 

Thank you Bri,i blushed when i read that :blushing:

Hi all,

Not used forums much so hope it ok to wake this post up.

Guessing that as it's been nearly nine years this would be appropriate?

(I’m also very dyslexic so if I come across as condescending or incompetent, please go easy on me. Grammarly for some reason won’t work in the forums text box so I’ll be using google doc’s to compose all my messages).

I managed to get myself a nice restoration project yesterday.

She’s a 1991 TT auto that has been sleeping in a garage for 18 years.
I’m really looking forward to sorting out the hopefully minor rust and dent issues in prep for a respray, making new or replacing worn-out parts. Dropping the engine for a rebuild.

(Dare I say I have a 2JZ-GE in bits that is getting rods and forged pistons etc, that could go in if the VG is really not salvageable)
Many also consider a manual conversion.

This is a lot to do and as they say, Rome was not built in a day so this will be a nice gradual development project as the years pass by.

I’m now a premium member and hope that as I go through this awesome journey I can contribute and feed of the knowledge to put a childhood dream back on the UK roads.

Cheers,

Adam.

Welcome back Adam and good luck with your new project Z. If you pm me the details in the ling below I can send you a membership pack.

 

 

Thanks for supporting the Club Adam and congratulations on your new Z32 adventure! Looking forward

to seeing some pictures.

Reading your post on seatbelts, is the car a UK spec?

Edited April 11, 20214 yr by AndrewG

On 11/04/2021 at 11:20, AndrewG said:

Thanks for supporting the Club Adam and congratulations on your new Z32 adventure! Looking forward

to seeing some pictures.

Reading your post on seatbelts, is the car a UK spec?

Thanks Andrew,
Where dose one start a new project on here? Would it be "Z or Club Pics/Video/Media"??

It's a 1991 TT Auto UK Spec.

As a subscribed member you can start your own project thread in "Premium Member Journals"

If you PM me the VIN (and reg) I will add your car to the UK specs database I'm building and let you have the

factory build date and spec.

Premium Member Journals - 300ZX Owners Club

Welcome back Adam - and thank you for subscribing to the club!

Good luck with your new toy mate....?

Thanks Richard,
This week has draged by, it's been collected tomorrow!