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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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Hi i am planing to buy a 2003 350z touring with 70k miles in this weekend is there anything i need to be aware? also the car has install a turbo before and is now removed is there any way i can check is the engine still good? thanks
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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I'd say have a compression check done on her and a once over by a good mechanic. It will pay for itself in just piece of mind.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 12:20 AM
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how much they asking?
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 02:14 AM
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Imo (not saying you should) unless your prepared to cover whatever additional costs that a older highmilege, modded car may warrant. I would look elsewhere. Dont know what your budget is.. but there are tons of newer, better conditioned used Z's for sale everywhere.

Good luck
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 02:49 AM
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hmm, 1st year car + 70k miles + use to have a turbo = avoid this car. my reasoning is it is a 2003, that was the first year for the 350Z and had a ton of issues. second and third go together. it had a turbo and th ecar has 70K, how many miles did they drive the car with the turbo and how they drove the car with a turbo (which i am sure was not in granny mode) so i feel IMO that you should do some more shopping
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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u can buy mine. 03 track edition with 32k mileage. i bet youll like mine better than his... : ]
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 04:17 AM
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Pass on this one.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 03:59 PM
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Thanks everyone the car is selling at 10000
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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i wont buy it no matter how cheap it is.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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10000 wow there is definately something going on...
but 10000 is very low price for 03 Z.
regarding to condition and the model 03 Zs are price around $15000-$21000.
do your homework and buy it. if i were you i would definetly get that car checked by nissan dealer and buy it!! GL
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by krnzzang84
10000 wow there is definately something going on...
but 10000 is very low price for 03 Z.
regarding to condition and the model 03 Zs are price around $15000-$21000.
do your homework and buy it. if i were you i would definetly get that car checked by nissan dealer and buy it!! GL
Yea true, but I have to disagree, that car is suspisious to me. It had a turbo before? Why did it come off? Did the motor sieze? (they wont say yes) With a price of $10,000 its tempting but you're at risk.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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Listen to the people here and pass on this one. Spend the extra cash for a more worth while one, which is going to save you a lot of trouble. Z's are going for pretty cheap now so you can find a better deal elsewhere.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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i was thinking about picking up a G also, so y'all think 03's are a bad choice? should i look for an 04? I don't want to spend too much b/c i have a 07 G35 sedan already, i just want a project car for the weekends...
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Originally Posted by disgookonfiya
i was thinking about picking up a G also, so y'all think 03's are a bad choice? should i look for an 04? I don't want to spend too much b/c i have a 07 G35 sedan already, i just want a project car for the weekends...
03's are fine. Just beacuse its an older model. There are electrical problems espcialy the window. I have a 03 myself and im happy with my Z.
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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Thanks everyone so i just wonder how much does it cost to do the check up in the dealer also if the dealer do the check up and say that is fine then is it mean that the car at least had no big problem? thanks
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Originally Posted by Z04
hmm, 1st year car + 70k miles + use to have a turbo = avoid this car. my reasoning is it is a 2003, that was the first year for the 350Z and had a ton of issues. second and third go together. it had a turbo and th ecar has 70K, how many miles did they drive the car with the turbo and how they drove the car with a turbo (which i am sure was not in granny mode) so i feel IMO that you should do some more shopping
The seller goes into saying it never had a turbo on it just that they made room for one..... Something is fishy here....
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Old May 27, 2008 | 05:37 AM
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What did you get?
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 05:30 AM
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Outstanding.
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