Searching for the right Z

Discussion in 'Non Technical' started by ZX_ME, Mar 5, 2017.

  1. stumagoo

    stumagoo Active Member

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    having owned a few older cars that needed plenty of love. The Z is by far the most dificult car to work on, wait until you start doing something and ask the forum and the answer is "engine out" - and that seems to be for almost everything lol..... or its Dash out......

    Yes owning a car like this requires an amount of dedication for sure but I believe the Z is something more than dedication.
     
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    Currently a 1991 2 Seater, Automatic, slick-top, TT on eBay listed for $8,000 in Sydney
     
  3. CARZ

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    That one could be a winner, doesn't look like it's been dicked around with & if it doesn't need a full respray - it's worth $8k right there! Just do a manual conversion whenever you're ready.
    If the description is accurate & there's no money needed to be spent on it straight away, you've got to ask yourself just how much cheaper do you think you could buy a nice, clean one for?
     
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  5. Gunwarm

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    :rolleyes2: Nice 93 :br:
     
  6. ZX_ME

    ZX_ME New Member

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    Yeah seen those cars. The grey one is pretty much what im looking for except manual, and that yellow one I actually got my wifes cousin to go have a look at it and It has been resprayed a non factory colour with with the door jams and engine bay still original. So respray and then the other issues it has..

    I am planning on trying to make a deal on another car next week, so will see how it goes.:br:
     
  7. rollin

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    Even in Japan. No reasonable sensible person would believe that 45k Odo is correct.

    Just like every person on this forum has a z with 120k lol
     
  8. CARZ

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    Mostly, couldn't agree more, but some people do store them. My 25th Anniversary model wouldn't have driven 500kms in the 7yrs it's been in my garage (nothing wrong with it - in fact I needlessly bought from Coz a brand new manual transmission & then got $10k worth of OEM maintenance parts fitted all to let her sit in my garage). And the 12/97 I imported 6yrs ago got complied but haven't bothered registering it - so it's done maybe 200kms in the past 6yrs (on a dealer plate).
    Gunwarm posted the other day a '96 model in the US that's listed on eBay with 2,000miles on it - but study the condition of particularly the interior shots - yep, someone has stored that one virtually undriven since new.
    Sure, most are dirty whores but there are the exceptions ***128512;
     
  9. ROYSZX

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    theres a few on line in unique cars mines in there as well.
     
  10. Raheen

    Raheen Active Member

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    Niall you for real?

    A car that age can easily have 45,000 km on it.. speed limits so low there, cities are so congested, roads are narrow, parking is a real pain in the arse, basically cars are not a day to day necessity and driving a long way isn't practical or cost effective. When roadworthys are done the odo is recorded, you can get these reading at over a long time span and see how kms were accumulated over time. My 2006 v35 I've have for under 2 years had 24,000km... did 24,000 km in 9 years (got all the readings to prove it, original docs from land transport minstry) so a zed with 45,000 km completely plausible to me... most Japanese cars are out of circulation after 7-8 years, a car that is still in japan long after that, there are two reasons, one it's a special car (has some sentimentality to it) and two it's condition must be high as they don't accept second best there in terms of quality. I have seen barnfind zeds there go for 50 bucks at auction for compete cars
     
  11. scottyoz1962

    scottyoz1962 Active Member

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    Toby are you calling my " Vertie " a dirty whore ? :-O she's gonna run over your toes next time i'm over your place, and she might even spray some mud onto those trash buckets of yours :p
     
  12. CARZ

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    Lol, no Steve, but I'd love to treat her like one :) finish her off with some good bukkake :rofl: ...how soon can you come over? :br:
     
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