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171 messages, Last post on Sep 22, 2009 at 11:44 AM
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Replying to: willynale16 (Sep 14, 2009 7:27 pm) Anyway, congratulations on your purchase. I've owned a '88 300 ZX for a number of years. From my experience, and mine has 183,000 miles on it, these are very well made, quite low maintenance cars. Good luck with yours. |
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Replying to: willynale16 (Sep 14, 2009 7:27 pm) Iffy brakes are not good, so check the pad thicknesses and the condition of the rotors. Again, if you see funky brake fluid in there, flush it out and bleed the system. Check the condition of the brake hoses at the calipers. Soft hoses will bulge when braking, causing a loss of brake pressure. Also look for cracks in the hoses---that's dangerous. So keep the "pre-emptive" to the simple but important parts of the car---the hoses, belts, brake pads---and a general tightening up. You can also check the water pump for looseness and leaks, and give the battery a good look, for corroded cables or low electrolyte levels.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 15, 2009 7:16 am)
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Replying to: willynale16 (Sep 15, 2009 1:35 pm) The burning smell is probably a small oil leak dripping onto a hot exhaust pipe. As for the rotors, they should be smooth as glass (don't touch them while they are hot!!!). If you see ridges, like corduroy pants, they're toast and need to be either turned by machine or replaced.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 15, 2009 2:14 pm) |
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| well it turns out I do have the ridges on my rear rotors... bummer. so im resurfacing them tomorrow along with new pads. looks like someone maybe drove with the e brake on before i bought it. But its alright i didn't expect the car to be perfect, so im just gonna try and stay as positive as i can about it. | |
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Sep 03, 2009 1:49 pm) thanks
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Replying to: donnalynn210 (Sep 21, 2009 9:38 pm) If this description is accurate, I'd say it would be reasonable to ask $5,900, and adjust the selling price (or not, if you're lucky), based on how much interest develops from prospective buyers. Incidentally, by the 1988 model year these cars were no longer Datsuns, but Nissans. Therefore, I'd advertise it as a 1988 Nissan 300ZX turbo, because the Datsun brand applied to Z cars from the '70s and early '80s. Shifty, your opinion is always useful. Please let us know what happens.
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Sep 22, 2009 5:16 am) The Z32 model is a lot stronger in the marketplace. The difference between a Z31 and the next year's Z32 can be double the value! Why? Probably because of styling. The Z 32 is considered by most to be more attractive. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 22, 2009 8:10 am) Styling is a very personal matter, of course.
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