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Hi I’m in the market for a new car and am considering a 350z. I have a budget of 15k and am looking for a used 350z. I would prefer it to be under 75k miles and to be a manual transmition. I believe that I am in the correct price range but I would also like to leave some of my budget to increase the power of the vehicle. I am hoping to be in the 400-500 WHP range. Has anyone bought and built a 350z with a similar budget range in Southern California or am I off in my price range (too high or too low)? I would really appreciate feedback thanks.
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Hi I’m in the market for a new car and am considering a 350z. I have a budget of 15k and am looking for a used 350z. I would prefer it to be under 75k miles and to be a manual transmition. I believe that I am in the correct price range but I would also like to leave some of my budget to increase the power of the vehicle. I am hoping to be in the 400-500 WHP range. Has anyone bought and built a 350z with a similar budget range in Southern California or am I off in my price range (too high or too low)? I would really appreciate feedback thanks.
Oh wait, that's for the car too?
Ummmm, no, a decent car with those mileage specs will run $10k +/- $2k (at least where I am). 400-500 WHEEL HORSEPOWER? Like I said in the first sentence...
And no, I'm not kidding.
If it was me ... I would be patient and consider broadening your search for a nice aesthetic (whatever that means to you) z with a blown engine. Get it for a good price (I'm gonna say $5k to $8k) and rebuild (or have the engine rebuilt/buy a built block) the engine from square one. From there give yourself time and money to research a turbo/supercharger kit, a tuning platform, supporting mods, etc.
You can probably find a 400whp to 500whp car for $15k to $20k but it's a risk - it could give in and leave you with a $10k repair bill just to get it going again.
You can probably find a 400whp to 500whp car for $15k to $20k but it's a risk - it could give in and leave you with a $10k repair bill just to get it going again.
First thought just find a oem car already rated at 400-500 whp and purchase that probably not going to be a 350Z but save yourself the agony and frustration from trying to build one with that kind of speed will be more dependable and stress free but you'll probably need to kick in about 8-10k more with your 17k I'm being serious!!
Last edited by bad boyz; Aug 14, 2018 at 11:12 PM.
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