buying a car is hard.
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buying a car is hard.
Not because I'm poor and cant afford it (that one kid that complained about how z/g are over priced.) Or that i have bad credit (same kid with shitty credit.)
But because i cant find the right car! Haha I'm looking for a 350z in silver or white with manual, clean title, and well taken care of. All the ones i see are autos and rebuilt title and bashed on. Same with the g. Just when i think i got one with the color i want, the tran i want. BAM rebuilt title. Haha car shopping is hard when youre picky.
But because i cant find the right car! Haha I'm looking for a 350z in silver or white with manual, clean title, and well taken care of. All the ones i see are autos and rebuilt title and bashed on. Same with the g. Just when i think i got one with the color i want, the tran i want. BAM rebuilt title. Haha car shopping is hard when youre picky.
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Car shopping IS hard when you can't afford the car you want. Bad credit is a double whammy, as insurance, repairs and other car related costs rise as well. While the Z33 is a great car, maybe you need to take a step back and pick another model while you boodt your earning potential. If you want to stay in the Nissan family, how about considering a good B13-15 Sentra SE-R or a late model Maxima that can be had with a manual tranny for way less?
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Just have patience. I rushed into my last car and immediately regretted it.
I really took my time to find the right Z. I even put a deposit down on a white 07 base when a buddy of mine was driving by another local dealership and saw them unloading 2 SMB Zs. Gave me a call, I drove right there and bought one that night. 08 mint with 2k miles. When you find the one it will be worth the wait trust me. 6 years later and it still puts a smile on my face.
Good luck! Don't settle, and whatever you do don't make the dealership think you are desperate. You need to be able to not create an attachment to a vehicle before you buy it. You have to walk away when you should, and only pull the trigger when it is right.
I really took my time to find the right Z. I even put a deposit down on a white 07 base when a buddy of mine was driving by another local dealership and saw them unloading 2 SMB Zs. Gave me a call, I drove right there and bought one that night. 08 mint with 2k miles. When you find the one it will be worth the wait trust me. 6 years later and it still puts a smile on my face.
Good luck! Don't settle, and whatever you do don't make the dealership think you are desperate. You need to be able to not create an attachment to a vehicle before you buy it. You have to walk away when you should, and only pull the trigger when it is right.
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I looked diligently, almost nightly, on Autotrader, Cars.com, Ebay, Craigslist, and SearchTempest, within a 500 mile radius for the right car (Between G37S coupe, HR 350, and AP2 S2000) and it still took over 3 months.
The right deal will come. Just be patient. You'll be short of breath rereading the ad and fumbling for your phone in no time.
The right deal will come. Just be patient. You'll be short of breath rereading the ad and fumbling for your phone in no time.
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I got lucky when I found my Z on craigslist. It's silver, manual, and is great shape. Also came with awesome aftermarket wheels, lowering springs, interior upgrades, and was taken care of extremely well always using full synthetic oil, power heated leather seats, very few minor scratches, LED lights, and blah blah blah. Bought my 03 Touring for 11k (negotiated) with 68,000 miles. And not to mention, the guy lived a few streets down from me. lol took me about an hour to decide that i want it and then i was sold the first visit of the car haha. Only thing I had to do was replace the trunk lift supports and get new tires. Other than, car was great and still is!!
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sometimes it can be a good thing... i was saving for a 370 but as i continue to not find the right one, now my savings are in vette range so now im looking at those.. if i dont find the right one, maybe soon i'll be in gtr range (preowned)... it just keeps getting better and i keep getting more excited..
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it's called patience.
i went from an 07 Si, looking for an AP2 s2k or an 07+ 350Z. It was about a year later that i found an 07 350Z manual with only 16k miles on it (this was in 2011) for only 19k. Then recently, 4 years later, i recently upgraded to an 09 370Z with only 50K miles for 20K and it took me 8 months to find. The 350Z had 81k miles on it and the dealership sold 2 weeks after i traded it in.
i went from an 07 Si, looking for an AP2 s2k or an 07+ 350Z. It was about a year later that i found an 07 350Z manual with only 16k miles on it (this was in 2011) for only 19k. Then recently, 4 years later, i recently upgraded to an 09 370Z with only 50K miles for 20K and it took me 8 months to find. The 350Z had 81k miles on it and the dealership sold 2 weeks after i traded it in.
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it's called patience.
i went from an 07 Si, looking for an AP2 s2k or an 07+ 350Z. It was about a year later that i found an 07 350Z manual with only 16k miles on it (this was in 2011) for only 19k. Then recently, 4 years later, i recently upgraded to an 09 370Z with only 50K miles for 20K and it took me 8 months to find. The 350Z had 81k miles on it and the dealership sold 2 weeks after i traded it in.
i went from an 07 Si, looking for an AP2 s2k or an 07+ 350Z. It was about a year later that i found an 07 350Z manual with only 16k miles on it (this was in 2011) for only 19k. Then recently, 4 years later, i recently upgraded to an 09 370Z with only 50K miles for 20K and it took me 8 months to find. The 350Z had 81k miles on it and the dealership sold 2 weeks after i traded it in.
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Not because I'm poor and cant afford it (that one kid that complained about how z/g are over priced.) Or that i have bad credit (same kid with shitty credit.)
But because i cant find the right car! Haha I'm looking for a 350z in silver or white with manual, clean title, and well taken care of. All the ones i see are autos and rebuilt title and bashed on. Same with the g. Just when i think i got one with the color i want, the tran i want. BAM rebuilt title. Haha car shopping is hard when youre picky.
But because i cant find the right car! Haha I'm looking for a 350z in silver or white with manual, clean title, and well taken care of. All the ones i see are autos and rebuilt title and bashed on. Same with the g. Just when i think i got one with the color i want, the tran i want. BAM rebuilt title. Haha car shopping is hard when youre picky.
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I feel your pain OP. I've been looking at used Subaru wrx's for the past several months as a fun daily driver. My budget is in the $15,000 range which limits me to something older than a 2007 and with a fair amount of miles on it, at least 60k. On top of that it's getting frustrating weeding out all of the poorly and/or heavily modified ones. "Lightly modded' in the description, yet it has all the mods that suggest it was running very high boost at some point
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sometimes it can be a good thing... i was saving for a 370 but as i continue to not find the right one, now my savings are in vette range so now im looking at those.. if i dont find the right one, maybe soon i'll be in gtr range (preowned)... it just keeps getting better and i keep getting more excited..
If all else fails, donate some of the money to the "NoQuestionZ needs money for mods foundation"
Last year I picked up a 350z overnight...
I was driving a 66' BelAir that I restored. I drove it everyday to school and work but it wasn't so reliable.... I don't know what possessed me... But I really wanted a 350z. I ended spending 21k for an BASE 08' Z with 75k Miles.... I got extended warranty.
Payment is $400 a month.. Money I could be using on a BMW payment..
Let's not count insurance cost for an 18 year old male to drive a 350z.... Jesus Christ..
I really regret it.
I was driving a 66' BelAir that I restored. I drove it everyday to school and work but it wasn't so reliable.... I don't know what possessed me... But I really wanted a 350z. I ended spending 21k for an BASE 08' Z with 75k Miles.... I got extended warranty.
Payment is $400 a month.. Money I could be using on a BMW payment..
Let's not count insurance cost for an 18 year old male to drive a 350z.... Jesus Christ..
I really regret it.
Good Luck!
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Last year I picked up a 350z overnight...
I was driving a 66' BelAir that I restored. I drove it everyday to school and work but it wasn't so reliable.... I don't know what possessed me... But I really wanted a 350z. I ended spending 21k for an BASE 08' Z with 75k Miles.... I got extended warranty.
Payment is $400 a month.. Money I could be using on a BMW payment..
Let's not count insurance cost for an 18 year old male to drive a 350z.... Jesus Christ..
I really regret it.
I was driving a 66' BelAir that I restored. I drove it everyday to school and work but it wasn't so reliable.... I don't know what possessed me... But I really wanted a 350z. I ended spending 21k for an BASE 08' Z with 75k Miles.... I got extended warranty.
Payment is $400 a month.. Money I could be using on a BMW payment..
Let's not count insurance cost for an 18 year old male to drive a 350z.... Jesus Christ..
I really regret it.
it depends on if you look at the rear with and without the spoiler. without the spoiler, it does look out of proportion.