Hi All,

 

This is my first post and looking for some advice on what to do with my 300zx. The car is a red 1990 (H Reg) UK targa top twin turbo. I've had the car for about 12 years but it has been sitting in my garage for about 6 years. Knowing nothing about cars/mechanics etc...it has not had any special storage treatment (i.e. blocks or anything else that you are meant to do when storing a car!).

 

The reason it has been sitting is that a few months before I lent it to a (sensible) friend so they could get to work one day. He was driving and it just cut out, originally we thought it had ran out of petrol but this was not the case. He said there was no noise or bangs and just cut out? We had the car towed back and its been sitting ever since. Over the years talking to people they said it could be this or that and I remember checking the belts shortly after which were all intact. Another possible explanation is that the immobilizer had kicked in but I have not had the time or knowledge to check this or anything else for that matter.

 

I now would like to do "something" with it and this is why I joined the forum hoping for some advice. I think the possibilities are:

 

Sell it - Sell it as it is for someone else to break it or take it on as a project.

Scrap it - Take it to the scrap yard which I imagine I would get maybe £100-£200 for.

Break it - Look at what parts people are requiring and break it, selling the parts on ebay.

Fix it - Get someone in to investigate the condition and let me know the cost in fixing up.

 

All these options require a certain amount of knowledge and time both of which I am lacking. I also have no idea if there is any value in doing any of the projects and was hoping someone could point me in the right direction?

 

Thanks

 

- Ian

Will do if there's a next time :)

Are you near by then stu?

 

took me 40 mins, im the other side of Brighton. If i head over that way again, i will let you know

That's z comitment!