Hi ..

Its not often a good 300zx turns up on my doorstep for sale, so i may pop along and have a look at this car ... just curious as to what some of you think of the price tag ? ...

I know its worth what im prepared to pay and all that but i just want to double check that its not grossly over priced .... although it is a low mileage .... the garage says it has fully documented history from Japan ...

 

It is a manaul box and aswell as the tracker it has a CAT1 alarm, the guy says it has traction control but i was'nt aware that any model 300zx had traction control ??? ...

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/645355.htm

 

 

Much appriciated ... ;)

Some good points above!

 

Teh specs where reduced and the cloth seat if it has 300zx embroidered in the middle is a latter spec thing.

 

Stones in the windows has happened to me, only needs a little bit of grit. Things to look at aswell are the gear knob and steering leather.

 

It's good advice to go and look at it a number of times, follow the basics and look in all the seams and behind doors etc for spray marks etc.

 

Personally i like the horse shoe spoiler the 95-98 cars came with!!

Thanks for your previous help before all on this Zed ..

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/645355.htm

 

On my way back home from work i very quickly nipped in by just as the place was closing and had a shifty round the car ...

The seat look like zed seats but they are neither tweed nor velour, they are a black fabric with 300zx stitched into the backreast .. is this the seats that went into the late zed's ? ..

The unit where the digital display for the climate control is just seems to have a heater switch that turns from settings 1 to 4 .... im assuming this model does not have climate control then ?? ..

It seems the later these cars were made the less mod cons they got, no boost gauge for the turbo, seats look pretty basic.

 

Also, im not to sure this has only done 40K !! .. the drivers seat bolster is not worn through as such but it just looks like its seen more than 40k of wear .. are the seats known for getting abit ragged quickly and maybe its fine ??

The drivers window has deep scratches on the outside running from top to bottom, you know the kind of scratches from when a window has been going up and down but normally you see them on really old cars !! .. if i bought the car the window would need to be replaced ...

 

Also im a great believer in 1st impressions, and when you walk up to it and some of its tyres are flat kinda starts ruining it for me straight away !!

 

 

Anyways, be interested to read your thoughts on what iv wrote, you think im being abit to catious and thats just the way these cars are or should i just keep away ?? ..

 

Thanks

;)

 

First impressions are very important in my opinion. Walk away, sounds like a dog and it does seem like the dealer has not been able to shift it for a year at least. I was never taken by it when I first looked at the thread. For that money I would be looking for a modified and loved version.

I don't think the car is wrong, it sounds more like the garage. If they cannot be bothered to present it right, what sort of warranty after service will they give. They sound apathetic, which is a shame as these late model Zeds are still quite rare.

Rear wheel looks a bit funny? too much negative camber and pushed far in?

 

Well i drove through today and had a proper look over the 300, the rear left does look to have abit too much negative camber as you spotted ;) .. the guy could not say what was the reason, is this what happens when the bushes are needing replaced ? ... the other side was fine.

 

It is the 300 that was at Dicksons of Perth, this place now has had it in twice on trade ins, this being the 2nd time, some old guy was its last owner.

 

The body work seemed ok, needs a good polish and hoover inside but looks like it will come up ok, the door cards are pretty grubby mind !!! (why present a car your trying to sell this way ??? )

The guy had to jump start it as it had not been started in over a month, intitally it was abit tappy but it did quietin down, she was'nt smoking and sounded fine.

The idle was low though, tickin over at just above the 5k mark, and when sitting inside the car on idle it felt as though the car was shaking a wee abit, it certainly was'nt smooth as the buyers guides say it should be, although the engine seemed to be ticking over without any uneveness ?? .. could be down to the idle being too low !!!

Im assuming the injectors are meant to be heard ?? ...

 

I could'nt get a test drive as he said i need to book it, plus the car was at the back of the lot and had others cars blocking its way out.

He did give me a strange look when i told him if i booked a test drive i would want at least 30 mins in it, i think he thought i was being necky .. lol ... (the last zed i went to see the guy only let me drive it for 5 mins and that was it !!! lol ) ...

 

Anyways, this car has absolutly no mod cons apart from air con, no climate control, no cruise control, no boost gauge and no leccy seats, so that along with that rear wheel being suspect might just make me look elsewhere im afraid.

 

 

 

Big thanks guys for you advice and help, very much appriciated ;)

my '92 has every extra you could possibly get for a zed and as comfortable as it is - all those extras add lots of weight - especially the leccy seats! I would much rather have a late low mileage example with no extras (light weight)... that is probably as close to a slicktop as you will get for driver experience.