Posted November 17, 200717 yr Well I finally got my Zed. After about two weeks of searching and toing-and-throing between a Lexus GS300, BMW 7 Series, Mitsu FTO and the Zed. I sat down and made the decision. Took me a while to find a car I liked enough to buy but eventually got there. I now own a '90 TT in dark blue. It was owned since import by a guy named Paul in Aldershot before someone bought it and then couldn't afford to run it and so sold it within a couple of months. The car has done about 70,000 miles and (other than a mongoose exhaust (still catted surprisingly)) is pretty vanilla in terms of mods. However there are a few niggles that the seller didn't tell me about (even though he was asked!). On driving the car back from Reading (where it was) to Hailsham I had to stop for petrol just off the M25. Got the petrol but the car wouldn't start. All the lights were on but it just wouldn't do anything. I reckoned it was the immobiliser. Ended up calling the RAC who agreed and eventually got me home at turned 11pm. Next morning my mechanic confirmed it was the immobiliser and that it was likely that it was an established problem. So that needs ripping out and a new one fitting. Strong petrol smell, the owner warned me that there was a 'slight' petrol smell but it soon went. Not true. The petrol smell remains its just that you get used to it. The mechanic has told me that petrol is gathering in the V of the engine due to leaking pipes and could have been dangerous in the extreme! Third issue was that there was signs of an attempted break in on the passenger side which I couldn't see while inspecting the car due to it being so close to his house. Didn't see it until the next day when my mechanic pointed it out although I did notice some wind noise before it broke down. Fourth issue was the steering warning coming on after about twenty miles. Again, the mechanic had a look and says there is a small leak in a seal at the rear (I think). So, I've told the guy who sold me the car about the problems and I expect him to do something about them. Still, on the positive side, the car prior to the last owner had a great history (all documented) and it seems he was a member of a Z club (his name is Paul Tucker) - not sure if it was this one. Had the car serviced religiously. The car is great other than the problems indicated and a good project to develop. I had an earlier model 300zx about 8 years ago and loved it. Since then I've had a Lexus/Toyota Soarer Active, a Mitsu GTO TT (highly modded) and my wife drives a Soarer TT (modded). So I'm saying a hello and my membership will be forthcoming!!!
November 17, 200717 yr hi and welcome, your petrol leak is probably a small pipe under the throttle cover (easy fix), your steering (hicas light) probably just needs topping up using dexron 3 fluid (easy fix), you can get immobilisers cheap enough (easy fix) and the lock, if your into modding your motors just de-lock it and fill the hole and paint, hope this helps ya mate, Chris
