Well after a difficult decision I decided to let the 300 go this sat….

 

I spent the day at Redline Imports near Southend getting the Zed checked over by a Scott & Graham.

 

Basically the car needed a total of about £3,500 worth of work done to pass its MOT

 

So anyways rather than forking out that on top of the initial purchase cost I chose to call it quits.

 

Instead I drove out it a lovely low mileage Toyota Celica ST202!!!!

 

I was tempted by a Black SWB manual TT but practically speaking the Celica would suit me better..

 

I WILL be back in a 300zx in the future but for now i want to sort my finances out first.

 

Thanks to you guys for the advice & help, a big thanks to Jason Farrow & karl300zx.

 

Also thanks to Royal (i will pop round sooon mate)

 

so long (and thanks for all the fish)

 

J

Mate that's an awful shock to hear and i wish you all the best for the future. It's crap when you get to that point where its more than the car's worth to repair it and it sounds like you made the right decision.

 

Nick

Sorry to hear about the state of your Zed. :( Hope you enjoy your new motor and some time soon you return with a nice healthy Zed :)

christ - £3500 just to get through mot? what on?

sounds like you were scammed mate, if the car needed that much it would be undrivable wouldn't it.

sounds like you were scammed mate, if the car needed that much it would be undrivable wouldn't it.

 

am i right in asuming that they sold you a new car?? AND took the knackered 300 in part ex??

 

scammed mate, probably needed a few hundred quid spending on it and will be on the forecourt in a few weeks for £4k!!

 

could be wrong though :o ;)

To be fair guys i knew the 300 needed work done when i bought it - but it was like women & shoes - i had to have it....

 

if it were anyone else who had said that i would have re-thought giving them the zed. but the reviews on this forum of Scott & redline were good plus people had reccomended taking the car to him from other sources.

 

THe car needed the engine removed to fix the exhaust manifold, Cam seal change, cam belt change. HICAS failed, Front brakes were fractured. the list goes on lol.

 

J