Its a boy, slap slap, ten fingers,....wait! what's that?!
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I would just check to make sure everything works, including all the lights. Drive with the radio off and listen for unusual noises. Also pull the dipstick and check to see if the oil looks clean. Other than that there's not much you can do without a lift and special equipment. I would never buy a used car [out of warranty] without taking it to a qualifed mechanic first.
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Originally Posted by Silverstone-Z
I still don't get the thread title...
Reading it makes me not like you.
Reading it makes me not like you.
Get it?? I thought everyone would. Must be the quality herbs in Malaysia.
Originally Posted by stud_daddy
Its an analogy of me taking delivery of a newborn baby.....I look for the obvious signs first to see if everything is OK..........like if its a boy or girl (my 350Z is a Siamese hermaphrodite)...... I slap-slap its butt to make sure it cries (start the engine and hear it roar), I'll check if it has all 10 fingers (check if it has all four wheels).........but wait???! By golly.....what is that??!!!
Get it?? I thought everyone would. Must be the quality herbs in Malaysia.
Get it?? I thought everyone would. Must be the quality herbs in Malaysia.
I'll be sure to laugh at and punch anyone that says this in the future.
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Originally Posted by Silverstone-Z
What a horrible analogy...
I'll be sure to laugh at and punch anyone that says this in the future.
I'll be sure to laugh at and punch anyone that says this in the future.
Well lets see if you get the analogy from this picture.
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Originally Posted by konaforever
I think the OP is just being weird for the sake of being weird.
And by the way you think what's I've described in my posts is weird,....bro you haven't seen anything yet. come to my neck of the woods ....... to my reality.
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Originally Posted by stud_daddy
So just please answer the questions I raised about the 350Z and I'll be content.
This question?
Originally Posted by stud_daddy
what are the top few things I could check on my own (when taking delivery) to ensure that there aren't any impending catastrophic failures lurking in my Z's near future.
Done, done and done.
Originally Posted by WTX350Z
check all the fluids would be the first and foremost. change oil. check wheel torque (even though its pretty uncommon for lug nuts to come completely off...contrary to popular belief)
Originally Posted by Jun
Catastrophic failure? Not much.
Things that might fail eventually but you probably can't tell?
- window motor (there is a TSB for it)
- tire-feathering (some have it, some don't, there is a TSB for it if you do).
- rear-axle clicking (there is a TSB for it)
Nothing else "major" i would say.
Things that might fail eventually but you probably can't tell?
- window motor (there is a TSB for it)
- tire-feathering (some have it, some don't, there is a TSB for it if you do).
- rear-axle clicking (there is a TSB for it)
Nothing else "major" i would say.
Originally Posted by Zultimate
I would just check to make sure everything works, including all the lights. Drive with the radio off and listen for unusual noises. Also pull the dipstick and check to see if the oil looks clean. Other than that there's not much you can do without a lift and special equipment.
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Originally Posted by Silverstone-Z
How about a pic of your mom.
She's a delicacy here.
She's a delicacy here.
