Hi, my name is Chris and I am (I hope) about to become a 300ZX... or a Fairlady Z as I still prefer to think of them. I was first introduced to the car during my first ever trip to Japan back in 1989. I don't think I have any photographs of the car from that trip - but I do from my next trip the following year, when the family I was staying with took me to a showroom so that I could not only look at one, but also sit in one (photos attached). Despite always hoping that I would get a chance to own one, that never happened in the 1990s, and I've still not sat in one since May 1990!
Now things may be about to change. I have been keeping an eye on prices of second-hand ones and having just returned from another trip to Japan (where for better or for worse I kept away from second-hand dealers and the temptation to get a 300ZX there and ship it back), and have found one at a price that seems fair for the quality of the car. I hope to collect it on Monday. Then the adventure begins. Will I be disappointed? The chances, I guess, are high. This has been my dream car for so long - can it possibly live up to the expectations? Also, I'm not technically minded, so if things go wrong (something I accept is likely to happen on a car of this age (the one I'm hoping to get was made in 1990)), I'm not the sort of person who has any idea about how to fix things themselves. I know I may regret trying to make my dream a reality, and I still can't quite believe that I may soon have one of these beauties sitting outside my house, but when I look at videos of the car on YouTube (I've been looking at those that have various tips about buying one as well as a few others), I can't help but feel good and excited.
I have read a variety of posts here, and so now have some idea of basic do's and don't's when driving the car - but if anyone has any particular key suggestions (keeping in mind my lack of technical knowledge & that I've never driven a sports car of any kind, let alone one with turbos), then please do let me know.
Hi, my name is Chris and I am (I hope) about to become a 300ZX... or a Fairlady Z as I still prefer to think of them. I was first introduced to the car during my first ever trip to Japan back in 1989. I don't think I have any photographs of the car from that trip - but I do from my next trip the following year, when the family I was staying with took me to a showroom so that I could not only look at one, but also sit in one (photos attached). Despite always hoping that I would get a chance to own one, that never happened in the 1990s, and I've still not sat in one since May 1990!
Now things may be about to change. I have been keeping an eye on prices of second-hand ones and having just returned from another trip to Japan (where for better or for worse I kept away from second-hand dealers and the temptation to get a 300ZX there and ship it back), and have found one at a price that seems fair for the quality of the car. I hope to collect it on Monday. Then the adventure begins. Will I be disappointed? The chances, I guess, are high. This has been my dream car for so long - can it possibly live up to the expectations? Also, I'm not technically minded, so if things go wrong (something I accept is likely to happen on a car of this age (the one I'm hoping to get was made in 1990)), I'm not the sort of person who has any idea about how to fix things themselves. I know I may regret trying to make my dream a reality, and I still can't quite believe that I may soon have one of these beauties sitting outside my house, but when I look at videos of the car on YouTube (I've been looking at those that have various tips about buying one as well as a few others), I can't help but feel good and excited.
I have read a variety of posts here, and so now have some idea of basic do's and don't's when driving the car - but if anyone has any particular key suggestions (keeping in mind my lack of technical knowledge & that I've never driven a sports car of any kind, let alone one with turbos), then please do let me know.