hopefully gettin my first zed in just over a week and was just wondering... is there are common faults when buying a zed that i should be looking for? I've heard that they are prone to overheating,, but are there any other major issues that should be checkd b4 purchace? (wasnt sure if this was the right section,, let me know )
hey dude, i have a zed for sale on the market at the moment. if your interested. its had all the maintenance done so shes a beast and all you need 2 do is drive. give us a pm if your interested. TT 2+2 auto pearl white
check out the tech section .... there is an article there on what to look for .... ..and welcome to the forum ... and good luck with your new zed ...
oh ok thx baz haha thanks for th offer waz but already pretty much got me one. goin to hopefully take it off their hands in just over a week,, just gonna have a quick look around and wanted some main things to check for.. its a TT man 2+2 red.. oh and btw,, how much are u selling your for?
Simmo, I was hoping to get some pics in Z for sale section. Or you have advertised somewhere else? Looking for a auto for my mate at work. Never mind. Found it. Seller is Simon. http://www.carpoint.com.au/used-car/NISSAN/300ZX/Western Australia/csn7410673.aspx?State=WA Cheers.
I think this is the one.. Looks very clean and maintained. http://www.carpoint.com.au/used-car/NISSAN/300ZX/Western Australia/csn7410673.aspx?State=WA
ohh ok . yeah i had a look at it, looks about th same cond as th one im hopfeully getting but "mines" manual has a few less Kms and seems like i got myself a verry good deal
gahh agreed!/ been lookign for around 6 months,, then this popped up. should post some picks up after i hopefully buy. just was interested in typical problems that i should look out for. (given that it was a relatively cheap car, and has no (apparant) overheating problems)
take your time when purchasing, due to imports we are plagued with absolute shit boxes in our market which has also brought the price down. yes the car may have shiny rims and dark tint, but when the motor fails you won't look so good on the side of the road. if you can buy a nice clean car up front, do a bit of maintenance, then you'll have the money to mod away knowing your car runs properly. also put it out there to see if anyone can do an inspection with you - i'd suggest someone who has owned one of these cars for at least a year and know's their way around them. Good luck!
A 19yr old sports car that gets very hot in the engine bay, has 90,000 perishable parts. Individually these aren't expensive, but sometimes getting to them is a drama....and drama's can be expensive. So look at wiring, connectors, hoses, leaks, etc. Have a look in the tech section for to learn how to use a paper clip to check the ECU for error codes. Look for exhaust smoke too. A leaking turbo seal is an expensive fix.. I'd get a pre-purchase inspection done by someone very familiar with 300zx.
learned lessons. at least check 1. Compression test 2. Ecutalk error check 3. idle 4. 2k service evidence with receipt 5. temperature if overheating 6. possible coolant and engine oil leak
thanks, so your saying not to even bother looking at imported zeds? or just stating that importing them is lowering the prices?
take each car on its own merit Plenty of good aus spec and j spec's around,you just have to inspect and choose wisely If buying one on here ,you can check all old posts out from the owner and get a good idea if he is a dickhead owner or an enthusiast owner,go the latter
that is true but mine was better then the one u linked to before as that one is 3k more expensive and mine had 30,000kms less and in even better condition
nice, the one im thinking about getting has a few small problems but nothing hard to fix. just hoping that th motor is in good cond .. done 110K's. which is why i mad ths thread , to find ne probs.
no - would still obviously be looking at imports as that's the only way your going to get a turbo zed. more so the fact that when they started importing, the market was flooded and while some good one's came through, so did a lot of crappy condition one's which had been thrashed and beaten - effectively becoming 'throw away' cars. with a flooded market the price comes down pretty quickly.
yeahh i would but unfortunetly not buying from this site,, or it would be alot easier to get info on the car.
