Nissan 300zx

FearDark

Hey, my friend offered me his old Nissan 300zx today, its a 1990 3.0 RWD with a bit of a dent in the wing, thats all the damage i can see. Its jet black colour, think its an ok looking car, certainly not the best looking sports car arount at the time. The one thing im leaning towards is the auto box which is fantastic, im a big fan of automatics because of the mileage i do. Hes asking 1000 euro for it. What should i do? Is this cheap? I drove it a few times and think its absolutely fantastic to go, great fun but on the other hand drives beautifully. Are the running costs of this car gonna kill me? What kind of mpg should i expect??

Thanks

thesoulfulldude

i dont know much about this car but i'll try answer, cause nobody has posted a reply yet :rolleyes: the 300zx is a sports car so usually you would get a manual gear box but this one is auto, just means it has a lower re-sale value and could mabe be a little more tempermental, i think automatic gear boxes can be difficult and cause problems. if its the twin turbo model it'll drink like crazy, if its not you should be ok, even though its a 3L, but dont expect great mpg. other than that i recon check the clutch breaks give it a service NCT batt and you should be ok. mmm also check the milage, its a big engine so dont worry if its around the 100k mark im sure it can do plenty over that but if it is around there get a mechanic to have a look just to be safe

colm_mcm

check the clutch? :eek:

thesoulfulldude

colm_mcm wrote: »

check the clutch? :eek:

emmm yeah?? he's paying 1k for the car, the clutch could easily cost half that! or more!!!!!

stecleary

its a fricken auto

thesoulfulldude

stecleary wrote: »

its a fricken auto

ahh ha i was just thinking of everything id do if i was buying a car haha forgot :rolleyes:

woop

hahah

dmaprelude

check out www.300zx.co.uk for all your answers

S.I.R

you wanna do high milage on a old auto , someone give this guy the darwin award because the carbs left open ( though that engine could be EFI) but still , high miles = manual.

but sure its heart over fist really , id just pay the 1000 which is ultra cheap , invert the chamber , 1.5 diff it and see how long it takes to kill myself sideways....

classic car none the less

FearDark

thesoulfulldude wrote: »

i dont know much about this car but i'll try answer, cause nobody has posted a reply yet :rolleyes: the 300zx is a sports car so usually you would get a manual gear box but this one is auto, just means it has a lower re-sale value and could mabe be a little more tempermental, i think automatic gear boxes can be difficult and cause problems. if its the twin turbo model it'll drink like crazy, if its not you should be ok, even though its a 3L, but dont expect great mpg. other than that i recon check the clutch breaks give it a service NCT batt and you should be ok. mmm also check the milage, its a big engine so dont worry if its around the 100k mark im sure it can do plenty over that but if it is around there get a mechanic to have a look just to be safe

Thanks for the replies, im gonna take photos tomorrow and whack em up here for ye. Its the 3 litre non turbo version with the T-Bar roof, only 100k on it, low mileage for a car that old imo, alloys are stock, the car is pretty much stock except for a new dvd player stereo. I have til' next week to decide what im gonna do.

Is the auto box that much of an issue, drives lovely, seems to have some extra settings on it like a power setting which makes the thing crazy and a hold button which as far as i can make out keeps you in one gear. I also prefer auto's, my left knee is crippled!

colm_mcm

I'd buy it. tax it 3 months at a time and if it breaks, unless it's cheap to fix, then cut your losses and get rid.

thesoulfulldude

no i dont really think its that big an issue, but i know if something did go wrong with the gear box it can be very costly, also automatic gear boxes are a specialest thing... spelt wong i think (dyslexic):o

colm_mcm

I meant the car in general breaking!

thesoulfulldude

i know i was replying to

Is the auto box that much of an issue, drives lovely, seems to have some extra settings on it like a power setting which makes the thing crazy and a hold button which as far as i can make out keeps you in one gear. I also prefer auto's, my left knee is crippled!

stecleary

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'd buy it. tax it 3 months at a time and if it breaks, unless it's cheap to fix, then cut your losses and get rid.

best advice if seen on this site yet, and at 1k its dirt cheap comared to wat is on carzone at the mo!

FearDark

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'd buy it. tax it 3 months at a time and if it breaks, unless it's cheap to fix, then cut your losses and get rid.

When you put it like that

Photos to follow tommorow!

Notch000

DO IT
Enought of your jib jabber
BUY IT NOW

Deadpool

I have 3 300 zx.Its a great car,if it blows up i might take it off you for parts,If you drive it on you will drink petrol.50 euro is a half tank.auto is a classic as well as the manual.Love this car.AT least its not a bitch car civic

Atomic Pineapple

Please read the charter

1. Dont bump up old threads

2. dont post crap like "AT least its not a bitch car civic "