Hi guys ..

 

Im hopefully going to look a 300tt on Saturday, its a garage sale.

 

The car is nearly the exact spec and colour i have been waiting for. Its a 1996 model, appears to be totally standard, i have read the buyers guide's and tips but i was just wondering if there is any tips you guys would like to give me for when i go to look at it ??

 

 

Cheers

Roddy ;)

damn posted the buyers guide... but you have read it...

 

 

errrr tips - no idea :D

 

Good luck though

Cheers 300zx_girl .... printing off as we speak .. ;)

According to one of the lists, the 1996 twin turbo model did'nt get a boost gauge !!! .. or am i just reading it wrong ??

everything you need to know will be on there, just make sure you give it a good thrash WHEN HOT and make sure it boosts properly, oh and check for any kind of smoke coming from the exhausts.

Well i went and had a look and test drive of the car and was'nt overly impressed tbh.

Its a 1996 series 2 and the garage is wanting £4995 which i think at that price it needs to be top end of the scale in condition, which it was'nt. Dont get me wrong the car is generally ok and im keeping in mind its 13 years old but the condition did'nt reflect the price in my opinion and the salesman just was'nt gonna budge.

Its not got cruise control and it did'nt have the boost gauge built in to the speedo, the short test drive i got it on (no way he was gonna let me drive it for 60 minutes) i discovered the rear end is making a noise as if a rear wheel bearing has gone, over 60mph there is a slight wheel wobble, and in 2nd gear only it made a very slight what i can only discribe as a "dry" noise ... as if something needed oiling ... but not in the other gears. It seemed to pick up fine, i mean i got to 80mph in the blink of an eye but without a boost gauge its hard for me to tell if it was boosting properly as im led to believe that even in safety mode they are quick.

The front brake discs and pads need renewing along with the rear pads aswell, and it looked like it aint been waxed in a long time, i know that this is only cosmetic but 1st impression's and all that .......

 

I came away thinking that i could tell i had been driving a 13 year old, although im thinking that had more to do with the fact that its not had any tlc for a while and that i need to go in one thats been cared for by a loving member and see the difference.

 

One lesson i have learnt today is that no matter how many buyers guides and reviews i have read this past while, i was still out my depth today and decided that you really do need one of you guys there for your invaluable experiance and knowledge in these cars, i lost count of the amount of times i was asking myself .. "do they all do that ??? " .. and its just to big a gamble if i get it wrong.

 

One thing that made me laugh though, was it was last owned by a vicor and its number plate was J33SUS .. giggle giggle.

worth it for the plate lol

was it a manual as Cruise seems to be on only some and not all of them. but it sound you should not have bought it anyway not at that price. The 80mph wobble may have been down to the brakes needing doing and the noise from the rear could be anything.

was it a manual as Cruise seems to be on only some and not all of them. but it sound you should not have bought it anyway not at that price. The 80mph wobble may have been down to the brakes needing doing and the noise from the rear could be anything.

 

Yeah mate, it was a manual.

A J plate on a '96 car, series II, not everything is adding up here ? Although going by the no boost gauge then I guess it is a late model car with a private plate. Could be a bargaining point with a dumb salesman though ....

Id be tempted to buy it and flog the plate, could be worth a bit.

 

I was given a good tip when i first came on here and that was;

 

1. Open the bonnet

2. Write every part number down you can see.

 

....cos sooner or later youll need to buy them all!!!!

A J plate on a '96 car, series II, not everything is adding up here ? Although going by the no boost gauge then I guess it is a late model car with a private plate. ..

 

Yeah its was a private plate, its an N reg. Unfortunatly the vicor has kept the private plate and its now back on its normal reggy .. haha