Hello, well to start off I'm new to this forum and new to nissan's altogether. I've always wanted a 240sx but decided on a 350z instead. I am 18 years old, I've owned two cars of my own so far which I have sold, a 1998 Prelude SH, and a 1997 Eclipse GS-Turbo pushing 400hp.

Anyway I'm in the market for a track or enthusiast model since those are the ones I can find here mainly because it has the lsd. I know these are reliable cars but is this a decent price?

It has had 1 owner.

http://www.autobase.com/cgi/info.exe...s&ini=hendniss

Any tips on buying these is appreciated.

 

First of all - that car is a base model. not an enthusiast. No cruise control buttons on the steering wheel is the easiest way to tell. It also won't have the Homelink self-dimming rearview mirror, and will have plastic brake, clutch, and acclerator pedals.

Second, nothing wrong with a base. When I bought my '08, I specifically looked for a base model, because I didn't want the TCS, VDC, VLSD, and cruise control features. From a base, it's easy to add the features you want yourself. Such as a better (i.e. Quaife LSD), better sound system, metal pedals, Homelink mirror, etc.

Finally, $15K seems high for an '07 with that mileage.

 

Thanks for the info sir! I've generally been looking for the best bang for my buck. All the z's in the vegas area are between 50-70k miles and are priced at the 14-16 thousand dollar margin. I don't know if its just my area but cars seem to be a bit pricier around these parts. I will look for another.

 

I don't think it's a bad price at all. It's the HR motor and miles are not bad.

 

Yeah, different parts of the country will have different price ranges, and the same goes for mileage. In the Vegas area, I'd guess average yearly mileage might be more than in my part of Florida, because the Vegas area is more spread out.

If you can afford an HR, I'd agree it's the way to go, and stay away from modded cars. An original, well-maintained car is always the best starting point.

 

The price doesn't seem too bad. You should be able to get them down in the 14k range

 

I'm going to go check it out today and give it a thorough inspection, I'm mechanically inclined and do all my work myself but not really experienced with nissans. I like the fact that it was a one owner vehicle. Carfax is available for the gray one.

http://www.chapmanchryslerjeep.com/L...50Z-P2775A.htm

There is also that car, doesn't appear to be a basemodel because it has the buttons on the steering wheel like someone said above. Seems cheaper and more reasonable but I believe it has a different engine from the 07/08 models from what I've read. Comes with a carfax as well. Clean 2 owner.

 

The blue '06 is an Enthusiast model, but only the '07 and '08 (and '09 roadsters) have the better HR engine. If you can spend ~$15K, an HR is the way to go.

 

i'll check out the HR, just a drag that it doesn't come stock with an lsd.

 

You can easily find a used VLSD pumpkin for a few hundred $ and swap it out in a few hours with just basic hand tools. Regardless of what some here will say, it's a nice upgrade from the open diff for a street car.

A quality aftermarket LSD might run $1000 to $1300, plus another few hundred $ to get it setup properly inside the pumpkin, which requires specialty tools.

 

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/3715226696.html

Hows this one? I know its an early model but it only has 57k miles.

dealers are killing me on their prices. They don't negotiate and that one enthusiast model is just an overpriced base.

 

I have a 07 Enth. for 11.5k with 88k with g3 intakes and uprev software on it. But it is an auto lol

 

Maybe you should go test drive a few of these cars and see what you think about the early versus late cars. The HR have some nice upgrades and refinements over the others, aside from just the engine.