Hi all,

 

I want to buy my first 300ZX and wanted some advice. I used to have a 200sx Turbo some years ago, but with the 300zx its totally differnent. Firstly, whats the right price to pay? I'd like to pay around £5000 max, and theres plenty of examples out there, although there do appear to be Twin Turbo Z's with say 60k for £2000 in AutoTrader. What kind of things should I look for when buying a 300ZX? What do they suffer from?

 

Also I wondered whether its advisable to buy pre modded 300ZX's?? I saw a nice one with tuning gear taking it to an apparent 390BHP for £5k, which I thought was brilliant, but can the stock lump take that upgrade? (turbos, injectors etc etc).

 

Any advice at all would be great, I'm a bit green! :bow:

 

Many thanks

 

Jon

check out our buyers guide:

 

http://300zx.co.uk/tech/BuyingZ.htm

 

then have a look in our for sale section, id always advise buying from a member as the cars will be looked after by enthusiasts!

 

there are cheaper ways to mod upto around 400fwhp!!

Hey Paul. thanks for that, I'll have a look now!

where abouts are you from jono,,, most of us will gladly go with you to help you buy one or give advice , as we know the pitfalls, of zed ownership,

Hi Paul, well Ive just moved to brighton from Bournemouth, so slowly getting settled. I think its always best to try and find out the "worst" about your potential car lol, saves money in the long run. I think the 300zx is such a car though, rarer than Supra's, and they remind me a lot of the Bugatti EB110 (just about £130k cheaper!) How come your popping a new engine in?

its a long story,, , as your in brighton if you pop up the road a bit you will see us ,, we have a meet in your town this sunday,, , look in south east section, boxhill to brighton run , come along and meet us, ill tell you why im putting a working engine in me zed, you can get a closer look at all the zeds there, just remember to introduce yourself first , lol , , fingers crossed mine will be there too,