Thanks for the PM, will be interesting to read a few of the links you gave me. Amazing how the RTO I am going to work for thinks the white board is an awesome delivery aid. I will be working on a number of animated power point templates to use during delivery. I want to get to the point I have a preformatted delivery aids for each unit to take the drudge out of teaching. Interesting times....
The day you teach without a single slide, and saying very little from the front, is the day youve arrived
So FINALLY after jumping through the required amount of hoops (IE: pouring money in to the appropriate pockets) this little gem is all road legal & on the market I'm going to post the link to the advert for it - not to try & sell the car to anyone here as that is simply NOT economically viable or sensible, it's posted simply for those who are interested to see how she looks now, more or less completed. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=715914112 I've taken her for enough of a drive to confirm everything is working & to be fair she goes pretty well & if I didn't already have a toy car sitting in the garage I would be inclined to keep this one - but do something with the ugly back end LOL!
You sir are AWESOME! :zlove: And I say that because of THIS in the ad: "Freshly re complied with repair cert after very minor damage & repossession, (repair was bolt in parts & VERY minor damage (dent) behind left front wheel, Brand new OEM front left panel & liners fitted, new lower suspension arms). All paperwork available for re compliance & repair cert etc, extremely tough inspection process so no hidden surprises with this car! " You're a rare breed with that level of honesty and I salute you! I hope everyone selling a used car learns from people like yourself.
As they say "no good deed goes unpunished" We will see how we go with selling it, not expecting crowds of people looking as most people carefully neglect to mention any flaws when selling cars. I tend to point them out to avoid wasting time with people looking & being disappointed, would rather hear "not as bad as you suggested" rather than "a lot worse than I thought" EDIT: but thanks anyway :zlove:
Well I hope it DOES bring you a buyer. I've done the same every time I've sold a car, and you're right, it does make it harder BUT it means I sleep at night, and as you say, the owner goes away thinking "it's MUCH better than it sounded". Complete transparent sales I've made: Hyundai Excel.... was a hard sell despite just having replaced all belts and water pump 180SX ....had a buyer lined up even with me saying "Currently having the head done" and "no test drives until I've run in the new head for 1000K's" AND pointing out that the headlights didn't quite match, and the rear tyres rubbed because too wide 300ZX TT which I openly told the buyer EVERYTHING I wasn't happy with and the fact that it needed the rear turbo seals (probably) replacing, and making sure he was aware of the smoking, and the slight tyre rub on the front (because too wide) 350Z had buyer lined up and waiting even when it was sitting in my garage undrivable due to ****ed clutch SC, and making him fully aware of tear in soft top. ....and yet this guy still tried to come back and say "the headlights leaked and I blew the HID...will you pay to replace?" lol....erm....no. So there was no sarcasm intended in my other post. I really do hope you get a good buyer. PS: THe only time I've "offloaded" a lemon was to a car yard...because they do it to us and they dont give a shit.
So this little car proved to be a bit tricky to sell, flooded market & people who seemed to be to fussy for their own good. Then I accidentally painted her & gave her some new shoes: The paint is actually a green colour called "is it green" it changes from green to blue depending on the light & where you are standing, it's bold but I think it separates her from the rest of the (comparatively) boring crowd 8)
I just like it in that blue colour lol. Looks pretty cool. Closed door job or all the trimmings were painted?
I did inside the doors and boot but only on the actual body not the doors, grey kind of blends in with interior trim anyway.
Ok cool cool. Finish came up great. Once again another top job performed. Hopefully it moves on soon for you. Fund the next enterprise
If you ever had any doubt that the 300ZX is a BETTER car than the 350Z take this as an example: I've rebuilt/ repaired and sold many many cars NONE have been as impossible to move as this pile of poo, that would not be so bad if it was actually fun to drive but it simply isn't, it's a boring sack of crap that tootles down the road fairly quickly but with zero fun. After mths and mths of trying to move it on at well below market value I'm still stuck with a car that simply doesn't want to leave the comfort of my workshop. SO on to the next plan - time to part the sack of shit out Brakes and gearbox will find their way in to my next project, the rest can go to the crusher for all I care lol!!!
Looks like a nice car. The type of person who buys a 350z (manual NA) in NZ must be buying something else at the moment. Just need a fwd person to feel the difference of a nice RWD, some don't know.
Have you considered taking it to an auction? Even if you just break even & get your money back that you've out laid on it and if that doesn't happen then part it out. You have put such a lot of time money & labour into it that it would be a shame to see you part out such a nice car as that. I'm amazed that a P plater hasn't snapped this up it would be an ideal first car. Best of luck whatever you decide.
