Ben M

Not quick or easy

Will be locked away in the garage most of the time. It does make sense. Would home insurance cover it?

Thanks

I may attend as a visitor without my z

After failing to sell the car due to so many messers I decided to buy a place with a garage. The z has been parked up since November to make way for the daily. Once the z is in the garage and I am settled in to my new place work and saving will recommence and hopefully I will be an active member once again. For future reference though who do you guys get your cars insured with when it's only for the summer months and not as a daily?

I will put it in my calendar as a maybe but don't add me to the list as my z will not be there

I would. E interested if the cars on the road. If not I am still interested as a non stand attendee

lol thanks, I think I am away that weekend sadly plus as a mobile meet my z would not be ready

Thanks. Will be in the garage for a while to start as have no money after buying a house. I will be doing work as and when too dependant on funds and times. Dates of meet? How's you your car coming along? I will probably start a new thread so if a clean slate without all the extras on

Hi guys, It's been a long time since I have been on here. I aimed to sell the z back in November to make way for a daily and to buy a place. I will confess however my transaction for a house is almost complete and rather than get rid of the z I have bought a house with a garage. I will try to build the car by doing bits myself and over a period of time. At least now she'll be out of the weather and proper work can go ahead; when money's tight she will no longer be on the drive rotting away. Just a question though are meets happening at all after I left l? Or any guys local to sidcup?

Glad someone was haha. I really don't wanna sell haha. But with the cost of parts, fuel and insurance. It's all got too much. This definitely isn't a daily driver haha which it has become. Good shout Ritchie thanks. I will ask him soon. What made me write this thread is someone has been asking for my car for 2 years but won't pay anything sensible. But recently offered to swap his 5 series for it. I left him my number to contact me and discuss but he hasn't yet.so was weighing up options for it there's something wrong with his or it falls through. The reason if the car is in reasonable order is it is much easier to sell than the z and may be able to ask for a higher price; which in turn would pay for a good condition daily. Thanks and will try that avenue as I know he will look after it

Ok thanks. eBay was one place I didn't think to look

Thanks been trying to find some online for an idea and I actually haven't seen them

In addition to that the only suspension issues it has had were bushes and also brakes was old fluid and bad seals. All things to expect on a 18 year old car

Honestly drove well and looked a bit tatty when I got it thought, few maintenance bits and bodywork I'd be on my way and it surprised me a couple of months later. What isn't the cheapest away around things either is I don't go cheap on parts. If there is not a quality aftermarket part I want I will buy oem and the bolts that mount it will all be oem etc. So what I have done has been to the highest quality I could. But the end game is it costs twice as much. I will say a lemon is a strong name for this car considering if the only reason more isn't done is the cost of parts and there was nothing catastrophically wrong with it. Just lots of little bits due to it being parked up for 5 or more years before I bought it. This car has never had engine problems or driveline problems and the only problems it had had were from neglect until I came along and picked up all the pieces

I know I have. I know I am never making my money back and that was never the idea. I just didn't plan on things getting so tight with money. I used to be able to do overtime etc but that's hard with 2 jobs and the second job is voluntary, but has a chance of turning into my future career. I am happy in spending that money in the sense I have saved it from the scrap heap in the sky. When I got it drove then died was unreliable etc, over 2 years I have now got it driving reliably and nicely. Just run out of time and funds and don't have the luxury of having a second car or even a garage

I haven't got to the rust yet. Not got the money which is why it needs to go. The rust is there but not rotten. Yeah there's a few body faults and most of that stuff the previous owner put on is gone. That just needs cleaning up. I have done 4K worth of repairs to the car. Battery relocation, clutch, timing belt, gates power steering belt, water pump, Powersteering pump, brake calipers have been overhauled, front droplinks, targa seals. Bonnet supports, door catch and lock repairs, polybushed front anti roll bar and steering rack, front strut mounts changed. Z1 fucas changed but due to polybush defect they supplied bearing bushes to replace- although they are not fitted yet. I have various parts that will be supplied with the car, Everything that has been done since I owned the car is documented with receipts and there is some paperwork from before the clock says 56800 miles too

It's a manual. I don't wanna part with it but it has become a daily driver, money's tight, wanna eventually save for a place too. My insurance has gon up too due to second job. Of ideal and will keep it if all I get is 1k

My car has become a daily driver and I need something that does better mpg and something newer and cheaper to maintain. Anybody that has read my cars thread or has sold an an 300ZX- How much do you reckon I could get?

Yeah I have. With a mechanic I trust too. I also sent the videos to z1. Thanks Alic. I literally don't have a problem my so will have. To wait though

So do you recommend I get them to send me replacements and not my money back? If they actually decide to get back to me

That's last year. Stuff has been done and had lots of mechanicals to do like some maintenance and big repairs such as 3 of 4 calipers siezed etc. They missed the arm last year. I was knocking like mad and the bushes were totally shot. This year they were book up for play yet were fitted 4 days previous

I had the z1 arms fitted with new oem bolts and nuts and restored brackets. 4 days and 60 miles the bushes are knackered not impressed at all

Put car in 4 mot the Monday after; so 4 days and 60 miles later my arms have booked up an advisory as the bushes have already failed. How does this happen? I sent a message to z1 and they responded asking for a video of the problem and age now chosen to ignore my emails. Grrr On the upside it passed its mot with less advisories than the year before (other than arms) so I am heading in the right direction

Looking at the above picture the arm was fitted wrong. Looking at the car this must have been corrected before it was returned to me as the z1 symbols are right way up.