I recently bought a 350z,I'm a young guy and it's my first car that I ever own and I want to take care of it. It has over 200k miles but it drives smooth. Does anyone have any tips ? Will I need to replace the engine any time soon? Oil changes ?

 

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an 08 with 200k miles, they drove the **** out of that car. gotta love 16 year olds getting Z's

 

Welcome, the sticky threads in Maintenance and repair would be a good place to start. The VQ was designed for 200K Mi not to say it can't last longer if well maintained but don't expect much more life out of it. Unless the body and interior of the car is in great shape it probably isn't worth replacing the engine when it dies unless you really want a learning experience and can do it yourself.

 

What does a 200k mileage 350z go for anyways?

 

Less than a honda civic....

Haha probably around 3-4k

 

I payed 5500 for one with 180k, but the exterior was almost perfect when i got it. That all changed about 3 months in to driving in Houston. Welcome the door dings and giant dents.

 

lol, that's crazy.i got my 04 about a year ago and it's at 99k

 

Jesus! 200k miles.


I would def check if not change the oil, brake pads, belts, timing chain/belt, and if you really care about it and wanna get dirty get under and check all of the bushings and mounts.

 

I wouldn't spend over 1 grand for any car with over 200k miles.

Honestly with that many miles and not knowing about the maintenance history, I would do a full tune-up. Change all the fluids, spark plugs, belts, and then check everything else. Check the brakes, the suspension, bushings. Replace anything that needs to be changed, and then just save some money for when the next thing to break.

These cars are great and very reliable, but at that age stuff breaks on all cars. Just make sure you have the cash to fix it.

Post pics.

 

With that type of money it's not much risk if something goes wrong, not bad...

 

We sure got great resale value on this car lol...

 

2 things I may suggest,
1. Don't drive like an A$$hole.
2. Don't try and boost it.

 

Haha oh god that would be a disaster.

 

perfect candidate for a rb 2jz ls or a coyote motor

 

My vote is coyote, mildly built, boosted twin 62s ..... Would be awesome and the first...

 

Bruh... Do you even EcoBoost.

 

this is from his other post....

 

Oh Jesus! He bought it... Best of luck to you OP.. Your going to need it.

 

I've got 153,000 on my '03 and other than burning a little oil, it has had almost no issues since Day 1. Since you don't seem to know the history, change all fluids and spark plugs. Have a trusted mechanic look at suspension parts including all bushings. Other than that keep your wallet handy - at 200k things are going to need replaced sooner rather than later.