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Cool. Found a Nissan Press release with some good info.. If its a known source please delete! http://www.nissan-global.com/GCC/Japan/NEWS/257a.htm

Right, whats this "version S" stuff I keep seeing? Did they come with bucket seats as standard then ? Sorry for all the questions, but if anyone knows its gonna be you guys. Cheers.

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/NISSAN+300+ZX/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-4294966218-4294967243/advert.action?R=200826312998747&distance=189&postcode=DD1+2AF&channel=CARS&make=NISSAN&model=300+ZX&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage= Not sure on that tbh!

Let it go for less and let me sort it out! Not sure about the Ecu stuff and boost controllers etc etc. I'd prefer the engine to be standard. Dunno if you'd want to take stuff off that would be useful to you ? I know if I sold my coupe, I'd certainly return it to standard and sell the bits separately, if only to get a better return.

Dunno how I mangaged to mess the quote bit up! :rolleyes:

I must add:- I have a set of Gaz shocks on my Rover coupe 220 Turbo. They are the fully adjustable ones with the extra silver Nickel coating. I would recommend you go for this, as its much more corrosion resistant. I was actaully at the Gaz facotory recently, and met the owner and MD. The guy in charge came from LEDA, and they make 1000's of sets a month. Its a slick operation. The build quality is excellent, and previously I had a set of AVOs and they were utter rubbish. If you ever have any problems they are always willing to help. Its refreshing in this day and age of faceless companies.

Good info. Cheers for that. Im not one to mod the dash, like to keep things OE. If I could import a '98 unmolested model, roughly speaking would it cost a fair bit more than a car already here? I.e Assuming I had £5K to spend, would a mint jap import command more cash? Tbh Ive never really looked into the import thing. Ive heard lots of stories of cars getting damaged on the way over etc. Like I said earlier, I was ideally after a silver Slicktop TT SWB Manual, and Ive only ever seen ONE for sale in the last year. That was one on here which had Volk Bronze alloys. I really wanted that car, but it had been sold before I had time to blink ! Im sure it belonged/belongs to someone on here too.

What do you guys think of the milage? Seems less than "usual" to me. Still, usual is a big wing, skirts, and 120,000 in the UK!

Pissed off about the holes in the boot. Only because Im a serial perfectionist.. Car is here:- http://pistonheads.com/sales/567854.htm

Its put me off slightly I must say. At least it wasnt him. Its a 63,000m (101,000Km) Silver manual SWB Targatop for £5000. Wont take any less. Theres no dents, just the holes in the boot and a a coupe of stone chips on the front Z panel apparantly. Not sure about this one yet... Ive not seen a decent SWB for nearly 6 months....

So its true? Cool. Not sure about the holes in the boot... Its a Jap satnav, but who drills holes in the boot anyway? Crazy

Other thing is he says that in the boot there was a Jap Satnav in the boot which some holes were drilled for in the metal floor next to the wheel !! Is there an under layer or will these holes all the way through to the cars underside? Seems a silly thing to do.. anyone else had the same ?

The guy says the speedo has been changed to mph, but the odometer is in KM. Reading 101,198. Is this a lot of *****cks? Can the odometer NOT be changed to miles? Cheers.

Looking at this :- http://pistonheads.com/sales/largepic.asp?i=567854&noPics=4&make=NISSAN&model=300ZX&imgsrv=1&current=3 It looks like they changed the rear brakelight aswell as the spoiler.. Never knew that!

Well, I could do with a real expert to help. I have done around 1 years research, but theres nothing quite like having the hands on experience. With the Rover I know every nook and cranny, and could tell a good one from a bad one straight away. I can't say the same for the Z's. Theory is never as good as practice! One thing though... Since its a SWB its got to be an import, I need to check the BIMTA and also find out who did the clocks and when if not in KM ?

This ones in Wakefield. 600 mile round trip for me, so better be worth it!

Oh my word. That sure is a nice example.

Well... I found there wasnt a massive difference between the two at low speeds. The thing is that the Rover is quick, up to a point. Going up the gears the T25 runs out of puff a bit. The Z just keeps pulling and pulling. Im currently looking at a nice SWB.

Its a shame the later models had the revised spoiler. The older one looked much more imposing.

Well, If I buy this car I shall pay up. At the moment I own a Rover Coupe Turbo. Covered only 20K miles. Its a beauty.

Hang on... A) Why cant I edit posts ? B) Was anything different with the US models then ?

Errrr. Sorry, I must be crap! My research lead me to believe that the variable timing models were 280 and the previous years were 300. Theres a wikipedia article on the ZX, I think it must be wrong. The reason I ask, is that Ive seen a nice Z for sale which is a '96 model.

Oh dear. Whats the latest 300bhp version ? '94 ?

Did they or did they not have the Variable valve timing ? Did the power drop to 280 for the manual in the final years? Any help would be appreciated, would rather have the extra 20bhp.