Really bad day zed viewing today , traveled 8 bloody hours in all to see a bloody rot box...... peeedd right off :( I Will find a good one soon !!

Sorry to hear that mate....

 

.....TBH there does not seem to be many 300zxs for sale out there at the mo. This 99-spec looks lovey though.....

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?167777-Nice-99-spec

 

Richard:cool3:

Sorry to hear that mate....

 

.....TBH there does not seem to be many 300zxs for sale out there at the mo. This 99-spec looks lovey though.....

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?167777-Nice-99-spec

 

Richard:cool3:

 

 

thats life init mate, :( was mor gutted i didnt by a return ticket on the train lol £120 were they get of charging them sort of prices i will never know :) that 99 is way way out of my budget lol nice though :)

hopefully though knowone will be buying that car on this forum anyway :)

Really bad day zed viewing today , traveled 8 bloody hours in all to see a bloody rot box...... peeedd right off :( I Will find a good one soon !!

 

Feel for yer mate, got a guy local to me serious about a decent Zed, hardest part is cost of flying over, pre book a car on the return ferry just in case, then travel to the car and if no good, postpone ferry booking and buy last minute plane ticket home, serious waste of money and time.

Here, autotrader or piston heads there just ain't as many as there used to be, between those 3 areas think i counted about 25 odd actual Zeds, yikes!

 

Smithy

I flew over to England to buy the red swb I have now. I rang him several times and asked for extra pics before flying over with a one way ticket. The zed was as described so bought it and drove it to the ferry (slight detour to zedworld for a one piece prop) the rest is history as they say.

 

If you are going to travel far to see a car then get as much info as you can plus pics of the areas he has not put up and tell him of the expense you are going to just to see it so you want an honest report and you wont go far wrong.

 

Good luck on the next one mate.

I had the same prob, asked him loads of questions, which lets say he was very economical about the truth !

 

So after 3 1/2 hr drive I turned away and drove back, then 4 days later drove 30 mins past where the wreck was to Baz's and bought his !! Lol

Once traveled a touch over 200 miles to collect a car from a dealer we had left a deposit on over the phone, so trade plates at the ready off to the bank to pull the cash out and set off, drove through some of the worst rain I can remember to be told when we got there some one had just bought it... what the!! transpires the salesmen were not talking to each other and both had sales on the same car...was not happy at all cheeky sods then tried to sell me an alternative.......deposit returned and that was me away, fuming all of the way home...

 

Jeff TT

traveled 677miles to go get my first ever 300zx including a ferry trip to the isle of Uist in the outer Hebrides, blew the engine on the way home. lol

I did 1000 miles to collect the shell for my slicktop project. Took 30 hours there and back.

 

Madness !

 

 

For my first Z I scheduled a trip to see 6 different Z's from different sellers all on the same day. Was a nightmare getting sorted. I purchased the 5th one, the rest were junk.

Edited February 16, 201312 yr by Yowser

I did 1000 miles to collect the shell for my slicktop project. Took 30 hours there and back.

 

Madness !

 

 

For my first Z I scheduled a trip to see 6 different Z's from different sellers all on the same day. Was a nightmare getting sorted. I purchased the 5th one, the rest were junk.

 

Aye..."petrolhead" i think his name was iff ime right

I flew over to England to buy the red swb I have now. I rang him several times and asked for extra pics before flying over with a one way ticket. The zed was as described so bought it and drove it to the ferry (slight detour to zedworld for a one piece prop) the rest is history as they say.

 

If you are going to travel far to see a car then get as much info as you can plus pics of the areas he has not put up and tell him of the expense you are going to just to see it so you want an honest report and you wont go far wrong.

 

Good luck on the next one mate.

 

Yup - I remember that Gary....

 

...And I did a similar thing with my blue ZX!! I remembered PhilP's for sale post from a year earlier - so when he put the car up for sale again some time later, and this time I was in the market to replace my red one, I remembered his old ad!! Phil answered all my questions accurately and provided tons of photos to prepare me for what I could expect - so I took the 200 mile or so train journey to Phil's full of confidence. And I was not disappointed - we went for a nice long test drive, I examined the car etc and Phil could not have been more helpful at every stage.

 

So one bank transfer later - followed a long (and wet) drive back down South - I now have a very tidy late UK spec 300zx that I am more than happy with; and Phil was a pleasure to deal with!!

 

Good luck with your search Ken; I hope you find a good one as there are still some out there!

 

Richard:cool3:

I did 1000 miles to collect the shell for my slicktop project. Took 30 hours there and back.

 

Madness !

 

For my first Z I scheduled a trip to see 6 different Z's from different sellers all on the same day. Was a nightmare getting sorted. I purchased the 5th one, the rest were junk.

 

That must have been about 50,000hours ago now?

I guess I have to face facts and admit that mine is for sale ..... What should I be asking ?

I guess I have to face facts and admit that mine is for sale ..... What should I be asking ?

 

Ive got to remind you that you must be subscribed to sell:laugh:

I guess I have to face facts and admit that mine is for sale ..... What should I be asking ?

 

Still no garage space then Andy :sad: Never seen your zed so whats the details?

I guess I have to face facts and admit that mine is for sale ..... What should I be asking ?

 

Go to the bathroom and wash your mouth out.

Still no garage space then Andy :sad: Never seen your zed so whats the details?

 

It's all in my Rides section.

It's all in my Rides section.

 

There isn't any more rides is there mate and you not in the garage...

smithy

It's all in my Rides section.

when I came tho see you it was hidden away in the garage.

Whats wrong with it, if anything?

Is it drivable?

How much are you after for it?

There isn't any more rides is there mate and you not in the garage...

smithy

 

Go to Andys profile then "about me" and you will see it mate.

Hmmm, I'd forgotten about the old Rides going ...

 

1992 Nissan 300zx TT Import

 

 

Engine:

Boost upgrade to 13.5psi

ECU with dual switchable maps (SE and custom map)

Cat back Mongoose stainless steel exhaust system

Stainless steel de-cat pipes (with silencers)

SE Nissan Maxflow air intake with dual K&N filters

Samco Sport intake hoses

Uprated (Pace) intercoolers

UK spec. radiator

UK spec. oil cooler

Samco Sport radiator hoses

Braided stainless-steel fuel hoses

Supplementary Earthing kit

 

Brakes:

Front:

350Z gold Brembo calipers

350Z Brembo discs

Brembo pads

Rear:

350Z gold Brembo calipers

350Z Brembo discs

Brembo pads

Castrol Super Response DOT 4.1 hydraulic fluid

Braided stainless-steel hydraulic lines

Master cylinder brace from TokyoAuto

 

Transmission:

Manual conversion

Silkolene SYN 5 75w-90 gear oil in gearbox and differential

RPS "Street" clutch

Braided stainless-steel hydraulic line

Castrol Super Response DOT 4.1 hydraulic fluid

 

 

Suspension:

Tokico adjustable shocks

Suspension Techniques sway (anti-roll) bars

Suspension Techniques polyurethane bushes for the tension rods ( not yet fitted)

Front & rear strut braces from TokyoAuto

 

Skyline R33 17" wheels

 

 

Other Mods:

Uprated dipped beam (85w) and fog bulbs (55w)

Dismantled & internally cleaned headlights

Uprated reversing light bulbs (55w) and reflectors

Carbon fibre radiator air guide

1999 spec Z32 front bumper and lights modified with SE intercooler vents

Leather handbrake & gearlever boots

UK spec. speedo, tacho, boost & oil pressure gauges

Navan gear shift knob

Courtesy light delay

 

ICE:

Kenwood "Mask" CD/MP3 head unit

mStation MP3 player (with upgraded disk & EPROM)

Uprated speakers all round

 

 

Gadgets:

Blitz SBC-ID boost controller

Blitz electronic boost gauge

Racelogic Adjustable Traction Control

Cat 1 Alarm & Imobiliser

Techtom MDM-100

 

 

Original parts:

Titanium alloy ignition key

Complete lightweight aluminium toolkit & jack

Targa top sunshades

Targa top storage bags

Deep pile colour matched floor mats

 

 

Current problem is that it is SORN'd and no MOT. When last driven it had a misfire which I believe is a faulty coilpack, I have a spare.

Andy, with sorn and no mot you'll practically be giving it away. If you ask me, get the old girl road legal first and fix that misfire so you can get the best price for it.

Andy, with sorn and no mot you'll practically be giving it away. If you ask me, get the old girl road legal first and fix that misfire so you can get the best price for it.

 

Yeah, I know. Trouble is I don't really want to sell it ...

 

Yeah, I know. Trouble is I don't really want to sell it ...

 

Bring it round here, I'll help you not sell it by not selling both of ours.

Bring it round here, I'll help you not sell it by not selling both of ours.

 

If you had the spare garage space I'd be round there like a shot !