Revikan

I am a possible future 350z owner. I am going to go look at an 03 350z that has 70k miles for $10.9k and an 06 350z with 86k miles for $10.9k. Trim wise they are not listed but they both have leather seats, the 06 looks like some more hand controls on the steering wheel and it has the 5 spoke chrome wheels.

I am aware that 06's have oil consumption issues and when I go look at it, I'm going to check the oil, both of these cars are at car lots.

My price range is $10-12k and my requirements are manual with less than 100k miles. The boost in HP in the 06 does not sway me as I am not looking for power. I am just looking for a good looking rwd coupe that is fun to drive.

I am not set on these 2 cars, its just what I have found locally that match my requirements, with that said which would you go with and why? Thanks, this will also be a daily driver.

travlee

iTrader: (8)

do more research, and checking the oil at the lot is pointless...... they prob changed the oil and have been barely driven since the dealer had it

Revikan

Looking at the carfax, they have had the car since January. I figured checking the oil and seeing if its low or not would be beneficial, of course unless they changed it recently.

turboed350z

I say save for an 07/08. The oil consumption is a bad thing since most who bought these didnt know. Damage couldve been done.

03/04 tranny had problems, again damage couldve been done and a new teanny is 2k.

Dallasmavs92

iTrader: (1)

True but if he has OC issues, just keep an eye out and add oil accordingly. I have an 06 that burns a **** ton of oil and I just keep adding to and changing it all out every 3k and it runs great. Been doing this for 35k miles now, and now I am sitting at 163k.

Lets not forget if the 07/08 has slave issues (which is extremely common since they're plastic, that alone requires the tranny to be dropped.) So saying he might have to replace an 03/04 tranny is negligible because it will cost about the same (he can just buy a used one for 500-700..)

I'd get the 06 OP. OC was a hit or a miss anyway, not all manual transmissions had OC issues. If you do, just add oil every time it gets low and you'll be fine. The upgrades they did from 03-05 make the OC seem like not a big issue (headlights, taillights, bumper, interior, wheels, rev-up, etc etc..)

nizmo_0385

iTrader: (5)

Skip the 06.

travlee

iTrader: (8)

that is an easy fix, the trans isnt that hard to drop down

exactly