03-350z Coupe?
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Hey guys, im a noob here, so bare with me.
Im finally in the time of my life where im able to purchase my own car, and from day 1 i have fallen in love with a Z. im 19 and looking at several Z (Manual of course) i found 1 a 03 coupe with 75k Miles for $10k, any pros and cons i should know about, i really love this car(Type/Model) i dont see my self buying a honda, or acura, or bmw, or mercedes, so i cant be convinced on getting anything else. LMK what pros and cons that im getting my self into.
Im finally in the time of my life where im able to purchase my own car, and from day 1 i have fallen in love with a Z. im 19 and looking at several Z (Manual of course) i found 1 a 03 coupe with 75k Miles for $10k, any pros and cons i should know about, i really love this car(Type/Model) i dont see my self buying a honda, or acura, or bmw, or mercedes, so i cant be convinced on getting anything else. LMK what pros and cons that im getting my self into.
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For the price of HR's and buying a DE id rather save the thousands into a turbo for the DE. I got mine for a steal too. What you need to do is shift into every gear and try see if anything grinds, 03 is the year for the synchro issue.. 5th gear is the typical issue. Another is if it is a base 350z you wont have a limited slip differential. GL
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3rd gear is IMO the most common gear with problems.
Not biased on that just because I actually have that synchro problem right now. but yes, Id save up man, least get an 06 if possible. Get out of the first years of 350 = get out of first year problems etc....
coming from an 03 owner.
Not biased on that just because I actually have that synchro problem right now. but yes, Id save up man, least get an 06 if possible. Get out of the first years of 350 = get out of first year problems etc....
coming from an 03 owner.
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3rd gear is IMO the most common gear with problems.
Not biased on that just because I actually have that synchro problem right now. but yes, Id save up man, least get an 06 if possible. Get out of the first years of 350 = get out of first year problems etc....
coming from an 03 owner.
Not biased on that just because I actually have that synchro problem right now. but yes, Id save up man, least get an 06 if possible. Get out of the first years of 350 = get out of first year problems etc....
coming from an 03 owner.
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I'm a youngin' with a Z too.
I got my base 2005 Z for around 11k out the door at 79k-ish miles.
In my opinion, unless you have a burning desire to have something that the other trims have, base is fine. If you plan on tracking it or doing any performance driving, the stuff you get stock will be replaced sooner or later anyway. If you just want it as an A->B car, some of the luxuries you might end up "needing".
But as for '03s, you mainly want to be wary of the tranny problems. A new CD009 tranny might be expensive and a hard swap for a newbie to tackle. If you got time, do more research and find the right fit for you (color and trim wise).
I got my base 2005 Z for around 11k out the door at 79k-ish miles.
In my opinion, unless you have a burning desire to have something that the other trims have, base is fine. If you plan on tracking it or doing any performance driving, the stuff you get stock will be replaced sooner or later anyway. If you just want it as an A->B car, some of the luxuries you might end up "needing".
But as for '03s, you mainly want to be wary of the tranny problems. A new CD009 tranny might be expensive and a hard swap for a newbie to tackle. If you got time, do more research and find the right fit for you (color and trim wise).
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