i am looking into getting a z. i found a '05 touring and a '06 enthusiast. both are automatic with about 22k miles or so. both are sold through a dealership.

i've checked bluebook, both goes for roughly $19k more or less. what would be considered a good deal for either.

i'm going to test drive this weekend. any help on pricing would be great.

 

the 05 touring around 20k and the 06 enthus around 18.

 

My base 6MT 06 is worth about 18.9 maybe 19.5 on a good day with 26,000 miles.

 

With the 370 now on the market, I bet used prices are going down. I'd offer 16 Gs or so and see what happens. Time to be patient, imo.

 

i kinda feel the same way. i wonder what happen if i offer 15k-16k? think they'll tell me to go home?

 

btw, how is the maintenance on these? expensive?

 

$19,750.

 

19750 otd? that seems a bit high.

i was checking an '05 g35. the seller was asking 18k, got it pushed down to 17.5k, and even that i turned it down.

 

Maintenance costs on Z are not any higher than other cars. One exception: tires. A set of good tires installed will be at least $800. The tires will last 20,000 to 25,000 miles...or about half as long as tires on most vehicles.

 

I think you're overly optimistic. I paid $20k for an '06 GT with 21k miles a few months ago. I could probably do better now considering the time of year, the new model year, and the general economy. Granted, I paid cash to a private seller. What you could get for a base '06 with 26k miles would be quite a bit less. I'm guessing that private party value now would be about $17k for your car at the most. Trade-in would be several thousand less.

 

There was recently a 2006 enthusiast model w/ ~32k miles at a local Nissan dealer that was listed at $16.9k. Needless to say, it was gone before I could even check it out.

 

i offered 16k OTD for the '06 z today at the dealership. and the salesman pretty much told me to beat it.

he wanted 22k OTD for the car.