Ok been thinking about selling the zed, but the price's are so low.

i paid 4k last march and now it's only worth 3k if i'm lucky.

could it be that as fuel goes up the price wll come down.

there is NO WAY i am going to sell a car like this for that sort of price.

Can some tell me why there so cheap at the moment.

i cant think of what i could get for that money thats half as good as my zed.

well there are that many being shipped over from Japan

 

Also they are getting older now and as cars get older the depreciate, if you had bought a new car last year, you would have lost a lot more!!

 

Thing is they are not yet a classics so prices will hit rock bottom before they stand a chance of going up!!

 

well thats they way i interpret the prices anyway

It's cos they cost so much to run.

 

Someone buys it for £7,000 and runs it for a year but the bills are too much, so to get shot he sells it for £6,000 and so on and so on.

 

They are now £3000 so everyone can buy these 300bhp "Supercars" and think they dont need looing after cos they are a cheap Jap reliable car. But thats not the case to they get shot of it for £2000, and thats where we are right now.

 

They will not go up in price for another ten years, once 80% have bitten the dust and only the well looked after classics are left.

:xxx:

Ok been thinking about selling the zed, but the price's are so low.

i paid 4k last march and now it's only worth 3k if i'm lucky.

could it be that as fuel goes up the price wll come down.

there is NO WAY i am going to sell a car like this for that sort of price.

Can some tell me why there so cheap at the moment.

i cant think of what i could get for that money thats half as good as my zed.

 

the cars are comparatively cheap as:

1. the market is flooded with cheap jap imports which cost peanuts in the land of the rising sun

2. lots of very poor examples out there with rust, engine/gearbox problems

3. Lot's of :xxx: have bought the car as it is cheap, not understanding that these are powerful and well balanced cars that need a lot of care and attention and are expensive to run.

4. furthermore, said :xxx: have stuck on cheap bits (cheap spoilers, interior mods, alloys, tyres, gauges, etc) that let anyone in the know understand that these cars have likely been running on higher boost without the necessary care having been taken to ensure the other parts of the engine/exhaust system/etc are up to the job of withstanding the increased strain on the whole system. The probability that these idiots have raped their cars mechanical parts through further cheap power enhancing mods without creating balanced thought out work is high. These people are rats. Barbarians burning books. Most cars on the market are from them or jap import traders who must make 1-2k profit per car sold to stay in business. This is why when I was looking to buy a car I was looking for a stock jap import or a purist enthusiast maintained car. These cars unfortunately do sell at a premium.

5. Although I always loved the look of the zed both interior and exterior, it is a question of taste and prices are falling as sharp fronted coupes are out of fashion in a big way. In my experiance the majority of people under age 25 when asked what they think of the car have immediately responded with one word - "old". Fashion is instant... You have a great car. Why sell?

6. Sure petrol prices play a role, but it is not the main contributing factor to the low prices in cars. Consider annual 5000 mile petrol consumption on the zed vs a 2litre "standard" car or even a diesel - the difference is nowhere near the difference you will spend in servicing and general upkeep. and then on top of that there are all the small things that you want to get just right, you know?

 

 

here are some reasons why you cannot think of any car half as good as your zed

1. there is nothing you can buy for your money that is as good as a well maintained zed

2. do not sell your zed unless it is breaking down on you all the time

3. if you sell your zed you will be disappointed as no car will measure up and doubly so for the money

4. if you want a nice drivers car and you like the way a zed feels then the only other car that I can personally recommend would be a celica gt4 and then only if you drive more in town as opposed to proper roads. It's cheaper to run, more dependable, great town handling due to the 4wd. only recommended if you had no car at all however... Problem is today it costs the same as 300zx and I cannot recommend you swap a 300zx for it. It is also less powerful if you currently have a TT and has a much cheaper feel interior. It is also much much slower and less comfortable on the motorway.

5. If you have a TT buy a SWB NA as another car or an everyday car...

6. Do not sell your zed. Repeat. Do not sell your zed unless you are in debt so heavy it hurts you every time you floor the throttle...

3. Lot's of have bought the car as it is cheap, not understanding that these are powerful and well balanced cars that need a lot of care and attention and are expensive to run.

4. furthermore, said have stuck on cheap bits (cheap spoilers, interior mods, alloys, tyres, gauges, etc)

 

That will be me then lol.

bornrebel you are 100% right in what you say this car has cost me alot of money (about 3k) without fuel, ins, road tax etc. But i love it.

i do have a every day car and when i get in it to go to work and see the Zed i do think "i should be taking that" i would never buy a car like this for 2-3K. and i would not ever sell it to a BOY racer.

there are a lot of cars out there for 3k that are good buys, mine was 3k and has never let me down!! its a case of getting a good one i guess.

:xxx:

 

the cars are comparatively cheap as:

1. the market is flooded with cheap jap imports which cost peanuts in the land of the rising sun

2. lots of very poor examples out there with rust, engine/gearbox problems

3. Lot's of :xxx: have bought the car as it is cheap, not understanding that these are powerful and well balanced cars that need a lot of care and attention and are expensive to run.

4. furthermore, said :xxx: have stuck on cheap bits (cheap spoilers, interior mods, alloys, tyres, gauges, etc) that let anyone in the know understand that these cars have likely been running on higher boost without the necessary care having been taken to ensure the other parts of the engine/exhaust system/etc are up to the job of withstanding the increased strain on the whole system. The probability that these idiots have raped their cars mechanical parts through further cheap power enhancing mods without creating balanced thought out work is high. These people are rats. Barbarians burning books. Most cars on the market are from them or jap import traders who must make 1-2k profit per car sold to stay in business. This is why when I was looking to buy a car I was looking for a stock jap import or a purist enthusiast maintained car. These cars unfortunately do sell at a premium.

5. Although I always loved the look of the zed both interior and exterior, it is a question of taste and prices are falling as sharp fronted coupes are out of fashion in a big way. In my experiance the majority of people under age 25 when asked what they think of the car have immediately responded with one word - "old". Fashion is instant... You have a great car. Why sell?

6. Sure petrol prices play a role, but it is not the main contributing factor to the low prices in cars. Consider annual 5000 mile petrol consumption on the zed vs a 2litre "standard" car or even a diesel - the difference is nowhere near the difference you will spend in servicing and general upkeep. and then on top of that there are all the small things that you want to get just right, you know?

 

 

here are some reasons why you cannot think of any car half as good as your zed

1. there is nothing you can buy for your money that is as good as a well maintained zed

2. do not sell your zed unless it is breaking down on you all the time

3. if you sell your zed you will be disappointed as no car will measure up and doubly so for the money

4. if you want a nice drivers car and you like the way a zed feels then the only other car that I can personally recommend would be a celica gt4 and then only if you drive more in town as opposed to proper roads. It's cheaper to run, more dependable, great town handling due to the 4wd. only recommended if you had no car at all however... Problem is today it costs the same as 300zx and I cannot recommend you swap a 300zx for it. It is also less powerful if you currently have a TT and has a much cheaper feel interior. It is also much much slower and less comfortable on the motorway.

5. If you have a TT buy a SWB NA as another car or an everyday car...

6. Do not sell your zed. Repeat. Do not sell your zed unless you are in debt so heavy it hurts you every time you floor the throttle...

 

 

dude, are you a typist or something? lol That would take me about a week to type your replies :rofl: Makes good reading though

Main reason for prices dropping I feel are that its so easy for almost anybody to walk into any dealership these days and get finance(and insurance thrown in)for a everyday car. The insurance is im sure the crippler as with any powerful car or its an import. Ive been trying to sell an FTO now for 8 months on a mates forecourt 1996 with 64000 miles have kept dropping the price its now £1500 and every time I think anyone is interested the insurance kills the deal.Im lucky with my age but it must be scary for the younger drivers getting insurance quotes

It's probably true that the under 25's think the car is "old," however I'm studying with a bunch of 18 year olds at the moment and they're always asking questions about the old zed. It may be old, but it's obviously still worth talking about!

It's probably true that the under 25's think the car is "old," however I'm studying with a bunch of 18 year olds at the moment and they're always asking questions about the old zed. It may be old, but it's obviously still worth talking about!

 

erm, any of those, erm, you know, erm 18 year old, erm, girlies, want to, maybe, you know, erm go for a ride in one, some time, you know, like, maybe? :smw:

dude, are you a typist or something? lol That would take me about a week to type your replies :rofl: Makes good reading though

 

Glad you like the show. Basically I have a pc in front of me 60% of every day and I am either working on it or on the phone. When I am on the phone I can type on its keyboard. Also I believe in making a point. The fellow asks a question I asked myself before I bought my trusty Zeed - I try to give a mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive answer. It means I don't have to return to it. ever. I set up the skeleton then add some meat and let others add more meat in the necessary places i overlooked due to my ignorance, lack of vision, etc etc you can also buy some excellent dictation software these days. I have it installed but hardly ever use it - but someday soon i'm go into overdrive! and i don't mean on my autobox. do a search for dragon wireless on http://www.dabs.com - for old people, lazy people and overly productive people. It'll make you into god damned multi-tasking tyrannosaurus - just like me! :hyper:

It's cos they cost so much to run.

 

Someone buys it for £7,000 and runs it for a year but the bills are too much, so to get shot he sells it for £6,000 and so on and so on.

 

They are now £3000 so everyone can buy these 300bhp "Supercars" and think they dont need looing after cos they are a cheap Jap reliable car. But thats not the case to they get shot of it for £2000, and thats where we are right now.

 

They will not go up in price for another ten years, once 80% have bitten the dust and only the well looked after classics are left.

 

Dito that bud.