I think im falling in love with them hey. The more i look, the more I admire the stylish classic lines of the late 70's sports car. Damn it they're friggin hot. What are they like to look after? Performance? Number of seats lol Ill do some googling and theres a woman at work with a 240, 260, and 300, so ill chat to her too. Pricey though from my initial searches Anyone on here got one/had one and want to comment?
a woman you say there was a mint yellow 260z for sale few weeks back in perth on autotrader.com i think... trying to get the missus's little bro to buy it for 8k i think... but he bought a 4 door fagliner instead...
$8K????? u seriouse. Nice..... the one i saw was $18K Was a show car though in "un tainted factory condition"
That's the thing though, a Datsun Z in that condition you wouldn't even want to drive around really! You almost want one that needs a little bit of work, aslong as it's not rusted from the inside out of course. Then do what the yanks do, drop in a big honkin V8 and go run 11s all day! lol One in 100% original condition I would leave completely as is though...
WTF is a 280Z? lol Same look though... and nice price too http://www.autotrader.com.au/iteminfo/adnumber_WM2443071043_loc_locRZSQregtAVSCdistRZSQAVSCstateRZSQ9AVSCregRZSQ_off_6_sect_Automotive_sort_otRZSQ1BJDZfdRZSQSearchDisplayPriorityIndAVSCotRZSQ1BJDZfdRZSQFirstPublished_sqt_0_srchby_mmbsRZSQMakeAVSCsrchbyRZSQmkmdlAVSCmkdlsRZSQDatsunMRFX240ZMRFX260ZMRFX280ZX_stpg_1_subs_Used+Cars_
Wow do you really know that little about our cars? lol Common swap in the states is the L28ET from the 280ZX into the 240z, makes for one very badass machine whilst still keeping it "sorta" original! EFI turbo for the win!
Damn it. Im gonna stop looking before I run out and buy something and then get told by the wife to choose between it and the 300ZX game over
About our cars? Thought this was Aus300zx.com ? I tried www.aus240_260_280_300_350zx.com but nothing came up
I got a couple 280zx's One is purely for bits and to help patch up the other one. A lot more common so cheaper to get my hands on. I wanted a 240/260 with stuffed motor but good body since mine require more work then Im willing to put in atm but even then they fetch a premium. With what I want to do I'd hate to turn one more origanal into a transplant patient.
*argues with self "unless........ i sell the 300ZX and buy a mint looking 240/60/80 AND a work bunky with the money....." NO NO!!! STOP.... im logging off
Z cars are Z cars man! You gotta know where it all started! Half of the people around here probably didn't even know the Z31 existed. The Z32 just came out of thin air magically one late afternoon in the mid 90's! LOL The 280ZX has a love/hate relationship with some of the old school datsun guys. It has alot of fluff that the earlier models didn't have and it was pretty much the beginning of the Z car evolving from a bare bones sports car into a GT car. Love them or hate them, it's a Z car none the less! My dream Datsun would be as I mentioned above, a 240Z with an L28ET. Sex!
hehe just playing with ya. Know "about" the 240 and 260, but in my head it then jumped to the Z31. Never heard of the 280 lol. So for a PURE sports car, im looking at 240 and 260 then? WAIT.... IM NOT FRIGGIN GETTING ONE lol
I know how you feel ATM I got 3 z's (of various descriptions) a sherpa, silvia, datsun 1600 (sr20de) on my property, only thing holding me back getting a few more bargains is space and MY Mrs o and a 750iL BMW ....and her lancer cant forget her awsome lancer now
whats the cheepest u reakon id find a RUNNING RELIABLE (but can be bare boned and beat up looking) 280ZX? If it falls into my "work bunky budget" i may think about it. Easy to work on?
To be perfectly honest with you, when I first got a Z I was the same and I hadn't heard of the 280ZX either! lol The older Z cars, Z31's and earlier are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Sometimes you just come across one you simply MUST have! Got no room? Park it on the grass! lol Got no money? Get a loan! There will come a time in the future where you simply will not find them period!
shame theres no pics http://www.autotrader.com.au/iteminfo/adnumber_6806270_loc_locRZSQregtAVSCdistRZSQAVSCstateRZSQ9AVSCregRZSQ_off_1_sect_Automotive_sort_otRZSQ1BJDZfdRZSQSearchDisplayPriorityIndAVSCotRZSQ1BJDZfdRZSQFirstPublished_sqt_0_srchby_mmbsRZSQMakeAVSCsrchbyRZSQmkmdlAVSCmkdlsRZSQDatsunMRFX240ZMRFX260ZMRFX280ZX_stpg_1_subs_Used+Cars_
I got my 2 in 24hrs for under $500 Day one found one for $300 with 3 months rego but didnt seem to run right invested in plugs and leads and presto, next day my mate told me about one being offered as a bush bomb so i said offer the guy $100 so he atleast got something for it, the other guy looking to destroy it didnt feel like matching the offer
