How much did you pay for your used Z?
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2003 MT Blue 49k miles clean title, $10k
I knew the car was in an accident 1.5 years ago from carfax, and apparently wasnt registered since then, but even prior to that it wasnt driven heavy. Had been on craigslist for 3-4 months for 14k before I looked at it.
I had a mechanic look at it, said the engine matched the vins, no obvious frame damage, car ran strong, no CEL or airbag lights (no airbag bypasses found yet). The stock bumper was repainted and is a tad darker than the rest of the car, some scratching on the drivers side headlight (only visible when hood is up), as well as very small scratches on the strut brace. Also it had a cheapo non-oem radiator, and battery. Interior was black, mint, leather seats (not heated), non brembo brakes, chrome 18" 6 spoke wheels that look similar to the stock ones. Body was mint, no dents or scratches, however was missing the 350z emblem on the rear and the z on the passenger side. Came with a injen air intake, aftermarket dual exhaust.
So far ive driven it 2k miles over 4 months, passed inspection/emissions, title changed no problem, very very pleased with the car so far.
I knew the car was in an accident 1.5 years ago from carfax, and apparently wasnt registered since then, but even prior to that it wasnt driven heavy. Had been on craigslist for 3-4 months for 14k before I looked at it.
I had a mechanic look at it, said the engine matched the vins, no obvious frame damage, car ran strong, no CEL or airbag lights (no airbag bypasses found yet). The stock bumper was repainted and is a tad darker than the rest of the car, some scratching on the drivers side headlight (only visible when hood is up), as well as very small scratches on the strut brace. Also it had a cheapo non-oem radiator, and battery. Interior was black, mint, leather seats (not heated), non brembo brakes, chrome 18" 6 spoke wheels that look similar to the stock ones. Body was mint, no dents or scratches, however was missing the 350z emblem on the rear and the z on the passenger side. Came with a injen air intake, aftermarket dual exhaust.
So far ive driven it 2k miles over 4 months, passed inspection/emissions, title changed no problem, very very pleased with the car so far.
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as stated in a previous thread, I parted ways with my Zee and went to a Frontier truck. Yes I miss the hell out of her but no regret's. Anyway, I found that someone bought her today from the dealer. So look out for someone driving a Zee that used to be mine. Here are shots from the dealer. They actually had it on the floor.
Maybe the new owner will show up at an upcoming meet -
Oh, and guess what, no more fear of driveways or speed bumps.....LOL
Maybe the new owner will show up at an upcoming meet -
Oh, and guess what, no more fear of driveways or speed bumps.....LOL
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as stated in a previous thread, I parted ways with my Zee and went to a Frontier truck. Yes I miss the hell out of her but no regret's. Anyway, I found that someone bought her today from the dealer. So look out for someone driving a Zee that used to be mine. Here are shots from the dealer. They actually had it on the floor.
Maybe the new owner will show up at an upcoming meet -
Oh, and guess what, no more fear of driveways or speed bumps.....LOL
Maybe the new owner will show up at an upcoming meet -
Oh, and guess what, no more fear of driveways or speed bumps.....LOL
I can't believe you sold it with all the mods
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Was the driver male or female? I hope whoever the owner is shows the same level of TLC. Let me know if you ever meet the individual. I may come by this weekend's get together with goodies to sell. Is that cool?
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03 Touring 6mt bought in 08 for $13,000 tax, tag and title, 36,405 miles with a Nismo CAI as the only mod. I'll probably never sell it but we'll see. Plus I got rear ended in November last year so my value dropped even more than it already has. Of course since I bought I've put on Eibach Springs, Tenzo R Gt6 staggered 19's ( in 08 ) 07 cats and y pipe, and brembo brakes. I had Nismo cams but I had to sell them cause $$ were tight before my first deployment.
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Sounds like the same deal with my 03 Touring with 65K. They had it up for sale in the Summer or 2011 for like 22K...I kept seeing it and looking around elsewhere, and every 2 months the price went down. Eventually in January, the price actually looked suitable, 11K, so I picked it up. The only things I hate about it are the color and the retarded replica HKS exhaust that was on it that someone decided to coat in silver paint....kinda stupid, but it sounds good I guess.
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Like I said, the money wasn't an issue at the time. Didn't think twice about it. Plus, I didn't really have the time to deal with installing my own mods and I don't take my car to shops unless I don't have the equipment to do it myself (changing tires) and even then I probably annoy them because I hover around the car while they work. OCD a little...
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I put a major deposit on my nismo in Feb but didn't pick it up til march. Once it got warmer a lot of people were interest in it. Trying to buy a car from afghanistan is pretty difficult. That dealership work with me though and picked me up from the airport in my car. It was pretty cool.