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19431 messages, Last post on Dec 08, 2009 at 3:40 PM
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 10, 2009 2:49 pm) The 2+2, which is the model I own, is really a luxury coupe, that happens to be a hatchback instead of a traditional three box design. It's not intended to be a sports car, and I was under no illusion that it was when I purchased it from the first owner. I'm also aware that it's less desirable than the two seater. However, I bought it because it's well appointed (mine has leather and all the options), it rides surprisingly well, and it cruises beautifully. It's also reliable and fairly low maintenance, and I happen to like the styling (personal taste). It clearly isn't a canyon carver, nor does it have blistering acceleration. However, it corners, handles and steers well enough for my needs, and its acceleration, while certainly not blistering, is very adequate. The fact that you can go days now before seeing this first generation 300 ZXs is a plus, in my book. I'm not in love with this car, but I enjoy driving and owning it. In the end, that's what matters. I also enjoy my E30, which serves a similar purpose as the 300 ZX, but the BMW has been higher maintenance. My wife would have traded both of my older cars for a new something or other long ago, but, fortunately, she's tolerant of my automotive eccentricities. One of the reasons I tend to like older cars more than new ones is that, strange as it this may sound, the new ones are too perfect. They may be fast, even very fast, but they tend to have little character. Many new cars are just too generic for my tastes, but it looks like we ain't seen nothin' yet. My problem is that I like many cars, but I guess I'm hardly unique on this among Edmunds forum participants.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 10, 2009 6:38 pm) I'm thinking you could do a lot of repairs and still come out more than $11K ahead before you threw it away. Surprisingly though I saw several VERY high mileage examples on eBay... one had 250k miles on it. Some people really are into
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Replying to: lokki (Jun 11, 2009 6:58 am) Buy an old Volvo, ,you betta off. |
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Jun 10, 2009 7:19 pm) You don't by any chance have a G35 and XC90 as your daily drivers, do you? ;b By the way, thanks everyone for the compliments on the Z! I should probably start reconsidering fixing the AC to make it more of a 3-seasons car so I can enjoy it even more.
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jun 11, 2009 7:54 am) |
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High mileage but looks respectable High mileage and a little less respectable It actually looks alot better than the pics New tranny + new breaks (sic) + new frame = Very reliable Looks decent but I know very little about these Are these decent?
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Replying to: gsemike (Jun 19, 2009 10:51 am) 91 Porsche 944 S2 -- fun car, great handler---if the car is truly *beautiful* he might get his price or close. I'd offer $12.5K in this market.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jun 19, 2009 11:14 am) |
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