I want to buy this car. Update: Not going to go for it.

[RGN]

I'd keep looking... From the little I know about these cars, they are VERY VERY rust prone and once it starts it is a BIG BIG deal. The rusted frame head will make the car unsafe at some point. Then we have the screwed in fender flares. That takes the value of the car and bitch slaps it. I wouldn't be suprised if they are hiding rust or a poor quality rust repair job.

Someday when I grow up and have an even bigger garage, I want a 300ZX-TT. 5-speed, pearl white or black.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: Xanis
I'm not really feeling those rims, but otherwise that's a really nice car.

i think slightly larger and a brighter silver would go well. also, whats up with the lights facing the driver? that looks goofy as hell

wow.. just wow... go watch tokyo drift or something.. -_-;

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Nice car! I'm totally digging the minature chrome air cleaner cover on the carb.

The rims, fart-can muffler and fender flares have GOT TO go. Really ruins one of the best sports cars of it's time. The engine and suspension look solid enough.

I'd be worried that the shiny paintjob is hiding a lot of rust though. Notice the license plate on that car? Oregon: Snow-slush-salt city, USA! :Q

We don't use salt, so our cars last a LOT longer than in say, the NE.. even with the rain.

But yeah.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: MustangSVT

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon

Originally posted by: Xanis
I'm not really feeling those rims, but otherwise that's a really nice car.

i think slightly larger and a brighter silver would go well. also, whats up with the lights facing the driver? that looks goofy as hell

wow.. just wow... go watch tokyo drift or something.. -_-;

the wheels look small damnit.. i didn't read the entire description (and as i said before, i've never seen sideview mirrors mounted on the hood)

it would be nice if the ebay ad poster used some damn paragraphs. they make things *slightly* easier to read.

 

[mwmorph]

Beautiful car but how is reliability and matinence costs of a 2xx Z? I was thinking of a 240-280z someday as a weekend driver.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
Beautiful car but how is reliability and matinence costs of a 2xx Z? I was thinking of a 240-280z someday as a weekend driver.

AFAIK, they're fairly reliable overall, BUT.. you're dealing with a ~30 year old car, so..... it's all up in the air.

 

[bubbadu]

My friend is selling his (73 240z) but its in burlington vermont. Let me know if interested.

 

[timswim78]

This is a nice Z. It's my uncle's 1976 280. He did most of the restoration himself but had the paint done by a a pro (as you can tell in the photos).
http://picasaweb.google.com/biboadmin/280Z

 

[ballmode]

classic from japan

 

[timswim78]

wrong thread. oops

 

[shabby]

Go for it, love those old z cars.

 

[Eli]

Update:

Talked to someone that went to look at and drive the car. This is what they had to say about it.

I went to see and drive this car over the weekend near Portland, OR. It looks good on the surface & runs great, but I decided not to make an offer due to rust & bondo in the usual places and significant rust under the passenger side. I was too afraid of what was hidden underneath the body and inside the frame. If you can weld and do body work, this may be okay. It's a shame to see so much mechanical work done without proper rust repair.

Just as I feared. Oh well.

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: Eli
Update:

Talked to someone that went to look at and drive the car. This is what they had to say about it.

I went to see and drive this car over the weekend near Portland, OR. It looks good on the surface & runs great, but I decided not to make an offer due to rust & bondo in the usual places and significant rust under the passenger side. I was too afraid of what was hidden underneath the body and inside the frame. If you can weld and do body work, this may be okay. It's a shame to see so much mechanical work done without proper rust repair.

Just as I feared. Oh well.

Its not the rust that wuld bother me. floor pan repair is time consuming but not particularly hard.

Frame damage si where I would draw the line. Frame rail repair is easy and a decent welder and a couple hours can fix the biggest problems nicely but the car will never drive the same ever again. The frame dynamics will be forever skewed and youll be essentially be driving a second rate junker.

Seriously, I would never consider a car with frame damage.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: Eli
Update:

Talked to someone that went to look at and drive the car. This is what they had to say about it.

I went to see and drive this car over the weekend near Portland, OR. It looks good on the surface & runs great, but I decided not to make an offer due to rust & bondo in the usual places and significant rust under the passenger side. I was too afraid of what was hidden underneath the body and inside the frame. If you can weld and do body work, this may be okay. It's a shame to see so much mechanical work done without proper rust repair.

Just as I feared. Oh well.

Its not the rust that wuld bother me. floor pan repair is time consuming but not particularly hard.

Frame damage si where I would draw the line. Frame rail repair is easy and a decent welder and a couple hours can fix the biggest problems nicely but the car will never drive the same ever again. The frame dynamics will be forever skewed and youll be essentially be driving a second rate junker.

Seriously, I would never consider a car with frame damage.

This isn't universally true.

The car manufacturer sets up the "frame dynamics", there is no reason that an independant shop can't do the same thing. Hell, they could make it even better than it was before.

But it will cost a lot of money to have it done right like that.