rivas83

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Yeah the air bags were all replaced, including the modules that go along with it so that the sensors wont flash on the dashboard.....I will definitely post pics of the interior and let you guys check it out......seats were damaged but got them replaced as well.

rivas83

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True completely agree with you but I first wanted to restore the life of the Roadster and save money by buying used parts online....some parts were obviously hard to find which had to be ordered through the dealership which as you all know is a rip off....I am thinking of modifying it little by little...but first objection are wheels and tires, than exhaust (nismo), CAI, Headers (nismo). Body kits in NJ are rough, too many potholes, so I don't want to go in that area.

rivas83

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well the car actually costs only $8,100!!! Yeah mad cheap, but with parts that most of the time were hard to find at a good price, the dealership was the only way out. So unfortunately it was more like $2-3k more than the budget I had planned....but if you really break it down and think about the cost of Financing with interest rates, taxes, and titles I really did save a good amount of money and the car is mine to keep with a clear title ......I've done this before other cars......I do have plans in purchasing another vehicle perhaps in a year or so and do the same.

rivas83

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Thanks man, I appreciate...just wanted to share this story with everybody and get some feedback.

rivas83

iTrader: (3)

Thanks man, it was a pain dealing with it but it worked out

ZenDragon

I bought my 05 roadster with 44k miles on it for only 20,668. Didnt have to repair a thing. lol

one1pitchblackz

^ i bought my 04 with 47k miles for 20,500 but hey i got a good deal. Yer car looks exactly like mine now so good job. but i dont like wreaked cars they never come out the same i got rid of my first civic was just a headache after the accident. but gj none the less

k1653d

iTrader: (4)

I got my 04 with 12K for $19,650. Clear title and smelled like new car still.

marques1

iTrader: (5)

yeah i agree you could have gotten a roadster if you looked around that has never been recked for that amount of money. anyhow the repairs came out very nice.

rivas83

iTrader: (3)

made a mistake on my part about the costs of my roadster....i went through all the receipts and calculated the overall cost of my roadster last night and I spent a total of $15k

Donsred350Z

From what I've priced you saved $5,000 big ones so that wasn't a bad deal some 05 Roadsters pending how clean and what trim go $28K.

Your restore looks like it worked out great for ya and I don't think you could have bought a 05 coupe for $20k unless it was high mileage. IF the engine and tranny is good you made out like a fox in a hen how after 1:00am.

Swifty

iTrader: (6)

looks clean. I had a salvaged civic that i rebuilt to a fully custom show stopper before my Z and i had a difficult time selling it because of the salvaged title. Banks won't finance it. If you ever plan on selling it in the future, good luck. Nice work though.

aznmojo

350z logo on the wrong side

sluggoZ

iTrader: (129)

Nahhhh...I think he wanted to be unique.

BTW nice job.... but I would of gone with the '06 LED tails, can be bought very reasonable...the headlights are very expensive

Also when you guys start comparing prices...the orange/black seats cost over a grand extra.....& they are much more comfortable too!

CaliBoy

iTrader: (4)

looks like you got the car from IAA, i think 20k for a salvage title is bit to much....is it clean title? but the work looks sharp! i just got a stripped roadster im working on.

rivas83

iTrader: (3)

i made an error on my part, it was actually 15K

nadeemp8

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When I bought my roadster picked it up with a few mods in perfect condition with about 22K for 20K plus tax, honestly I would say you paid too much for this, especially knowing your resale value will be next to nothing. Also it looks like the passenger side of the softtop isn't latched properly...

rivas83

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Well I guess I learned from my mistakes....thats how life is. I will get the latch for the softtop fixed....i noticed it myself. Its really annoying me and Im getting rid of those crapy rims....can't stand it. Thanks for the lookout.

AML225

Well it sounds like a good deal to me (resale aside). I love projects, you end up knowing whatever it is that you're buying better and you can feel accomplished.

All that being said when it came to my Z I bought brand new. (Pick it up tomorrow!!) I just don't have the brass to take on such a huge project at this point in my life.

Kudos to you. Pat yourself on the back and if we ever bump into each other I'll buy you a beer.

chickenputo

A steal? of your money perhaps. I paid for my '04 roadster with 30K miles on it $21K... and thats not severely depreciated from the body work of a crash like that.