just thought i would do my introduction here. ( bare with me)

 

my names is mike most ppl call me macpherson i stay up in the highlands of scotland, (near loch ness monster) lol

 

so far ive had a rover 400 (first car) an xr3i which i did an engine rebuild on and then a pug 306 xsi.

 

im now after something faster and good looking and always like the looks of 300 zx. im wanting to buy my first one got a minimum of 1500 to spend. im not guna lie i dont no much at all about these cars but i do hope to learn :)

Hi and welcome! I'm in Motherwell.

Hello and welcome to the nut house.

 

You will find lots of advice on this site and there is a buyers guide kicking around somewhere, just do a search.

 

Good luck with your hunt for a ZX.

 

Darrell

£1500 will get you an ebay shitter, you may be lucky and score for a goodun, but in my honest opinion you are looking for trouble, you hav to bare in mind that these cars were nearly 40k new and they reflect that price in the second hand car parts market

 

they are not your run of your mill performace cars, i had a mk3 fiesta RS1800, then i had a modified mk2 golf with a modified 2.8 vr6 engine, i thought that they cost a packet in keeping them on the road

 

i realised i spend nearly as much in petrol a week as i did in maintenece for the previous cars ive had

£1500 will get you a reasonable NA Auto, maybe a manual if you look hard. I would personally avoid a TT at £1500 unless you have a couple of grand your willing to throw at it.

 

As already said, be very aware of what your buying, dont expect more than 15mpg out of it and they like to be pampered!

 

See the buying guide here to help you on your way. http://www.300zx.co.uk/tech/BuyingZ.htm

 

Oh and welcome!

Welcome bud. this is the obvious place to be if you get a 300ZX. I cant add much more to what has been said mate. They are high maintenence but what you get in return should out weigh that. Pounds for power dont come any cheaper I have had mine over 3 years now and hardly drive it but when I do.............:D some members use theirs daily without much bother.

 

Good luck with your search. :cool:

hello matey you will get used to this lot they will become your best friends LOL

welcome to the club mate. if you can, make sure you have a grand or so available on top for any work that may need doing, especially if you go for a TT. good luck in your search.

just thought i would do my introduction here. ( bare with me)

 

my names is mike most ppl call me macpherson i stay up in the highlands of scotland, (near loch ness monster) lol

 

so far ive had a rover 400 (first car) an xr3i which i did an engine rebuild on and then a pug 306 xsi.

 

im now after something faster and good looking and always like the looks of 300 zx. im wanting to buy my first one got a minimum of 1500 to spend. im not guna lie i dont no much at all about these cars but i do hope to learn :)

 

Is it just me that read his post correctly ;) :cool:

 

Oh and welcome to the club bud, what is your maximum you want to spend, are you after a TT or a N/A, a manual or an auto??? :)

hi thanks for the advice. ideally im looking for a manual twin turbo uk model, is there any difference between jap imports and uk models (excuse my ignorance.)

Hi Bud welcme to the nut house lol! If you hit the search button you should find what you need to know, also if you click this link http://www.300zx.org.uk you will find lots of invaluable info you may need.

 

Click this link http://www.300zx.org.uk/z32_info.htm and you will find a buyers guide and a link to explain the difference in uk/jap/us model z32' aswell....

 

Hth cheers Jay

hi thanks for the advice. ideally im looking for a manual twin turbo uk model, is there any difference between jap imports and uk models (excuse my ignorance.)

 

If you HAVE to go for a UK model, check, check and check again for rust! If you see it on the outside, it will be worse on the inside were you can't see. ;) :)