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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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If you were looking for a Z, would you consider one with 43,000 miles? I found one that is a 2004.5 Enthusiast but has the higher mileage and has 3 previous owners. Not sure IF I should go for it.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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No
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Price is 17,900 and it has a clean title.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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Nope. too many miles for me.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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Yeah, that's what I was thinking
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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I would only get a used sports car if it had under 30,000
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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one way to look at it......how many miles will YOU put on it? just b/c it's high now means little. Maybe mopst of the miles were highway? I've got 27k on mine and over 20k of them are highway cruising....
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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I wouldn't...you can find another Z with less miles for about the same amount, and there might be something said about having 3 different owners.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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my 05 has 30K miles on it now. It doesn't mean the car is bad. However, 3 owners???
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:39 PM
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Having 3 previous owners strikes me as unusual already.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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Yeah, the mileage doesn't bother me as much as the 3 owners. The car can't be more than 2½ years old. My guess is that there's something wrong with it but not something obvious.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:47 PM
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pre-owned 3 times is a red flag...lol
high mileage doesn't mean anything if the car is properly maintained from day one. You can't get high mileage in a short time unless you frequent the freeway on a regular basis..
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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I recently bought a 2004 White Roadster with 60,000 miles. It belonged to a female real estate agent who used it as a daily driver and also took it on quite a few long trips from Charleston SC to Mobile Al. She bought it new. The car had been very well maintained by the dealership and looked great. Car fax was clear. All the recall issues had been handled and it had a brand new set of tires. I paid 20,000 and I am very happy. I know a lot of you guys would run from this car but I believe it was a good deal. I plan to keep the car for many years and have no doubt that I will get many years of use from this car. The value seems to drop about $1,000 per 10,000 additional miles for the roadsters. Just one guys opinion.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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nissan v6 engines are known to last at least 200k miles on the average if well maintained.
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