You are here: Forums Classic Cars Nissan 300ZX, all models

Nissan 300ZX, all models

171 messages,  Last post on Sep 22, 2009 at 11:44 AM

You are in the Classic Cars Forum. Your Host is mr_shiftright

What is this discussion about? Nissan 300ZX, Hatchback

Messages Page 3 of 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 18 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

#14 of 171 by verozahl Aug 07, 2002 (9:43 pm)
Shifty, the chance of me finding a nice, clean one here in the Detroit area is approximately   ZILCH   as you might have realized.
#15 of 171 Newer ZXs by pap5 Aug 08, 2002 (4:56 am)
I've yet to see a twin turbo priced below 5 figures, and even the non-turbos in decent shape seem to go no lower than about $10,000, at least here in the D.C. market. Not that I've looked extensively as a potential buyer would.
#16 of 171 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 08, 2002 (7:44 am)
Well, pap5, people can ask whatever they want, but if you try to sell a daily driver out here for $10K, well, you might, but you'll wait a long long time. I tried to come up with a price where the car would actively sell, and where I think the majority of them do trade hands.   It's one thing for an owner to ask $10K, but it's another when you wave $8,000 in cash under his nose and his phone hasn't rung in two weeks.
#17 of 171 by verozahl Aug 11, 2002 (7:22 pm)
There was a red late-1980s 300ZX parked in front of Ann Arbor Nissan today, not for sale, must have been in for service?
#18 of 171 locating 90-96 300ZX by cevans2 Aug 12, 2002 (1:05 pm)
Shifty,      Maybe you aren't supposed to do this, but can you recommend the best methods/locations to find a nice, good condition Z in NYC area? I'll travel to find something, but I hesitate to drop 8Gs to a private seller. Maybe that's my only option, though. Maybe you could drop me a private e-mail, if it's against the rules? (check my profile)
#19 of 171 Is there a site.... by sebringjxi Aug 12, 2002 (1:38 pm)
That chronicles the history of the Z car, noting changes in models? Like, when did the Z finally get a 5 speed? I'd like to trace the changes from model to model, body, trim, mechanicals, etc.   Thanks!   Hal
#20 of 171 1991 300zx by dokich Aug 12, 2002 (1:57 pm)
I'm glad I stumbled on this conversation. I just had a 1991 300zx for sale on ebay, asking $7700. I received no takers! I've taken good care of it, always doing the scheduled maintenance. I'm now thinking of holding onto it, hoping I can go from my current 120,000 miles to 180,000. I've been trying to locate other owner's war stories, hoping to establish how likely it is I'll get to 180,000 without major $$ repairs. So far the money I've had to put into repairs are: fuel leak, fixed by replacing various hoses & the fuel cap. Broken clutch slave cylinder & failed clutch "pivot" at the throwout bearing fork (separate incidents).   Also, I had to laugh at the remark above about finding a clean one in Detroit. I was living in Plymouth, MIchigan when I decided I wanted to buy a used one, black leather on black, non-turbo. I was using cars.com, looking all over the US, wondering how much chance I was willing to take by flying out to a potential car and driving it home, when I found one on cars.com with 78,000 miles from a little old lady in Westland, MI, who only drove it in the summer! It had new tires and a new clutch and new timing belt. Lucked out that time.   Would like to hear others' high mileage stories, hopefully tales of victory with little repair costs. Are there any other 300zx enthusiast sites that might help me find out this type of info?   Andy
#21 of 171 Z site by jaserb Aug 12, 2002 (2:27 pm)
www.zhome.com is a good site for the older Z's - I got a lot of good info there when I owned my 260. Hal, the Z got a 5-speed option starting with the '77 280Z. I debated putting one in my 260 (a bolt in swap) but never bothered. Both the 4 and 5 speeds from the early Z's were pretty notchy but very durable. By '84 when the 300ZX came out I think the 5 speed was standard.   -Jason
#22 of 171 cevans by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 13, 2002 (9:22 am)
Yeah, the internet sites are the way to go to search for a Z because you can dial in geogrpahy and price into your search.   There's also www.traderonline.com, and use the "collector car" option as well as the normal "used car" option. Sometimes you get different listings that way.
#23 of 171 by sebringjxi Aug 13, 2002 (1:39 pm)
Thanks! That site is VERY helpful!   Hal

Messages Page 3 of 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 18 Prev Next Last

Go To Msg # Search This Discussion

You are here: Forums Classic Cars Nissan 300ZX, all models