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05 350z Enth @ 26k mil for $20k is that a good deal?

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Old May 4, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Default 05 350z Enth @ 26k mil for $20k is that a good deal?

I just came back from a test drive for this car. Here are the problems I found.

- The trunk hood does not stay in place when is open, probably something broken with the shocks. Also it does not align when is closed, there is about 2 cm offset between left and the right side.
- There are couple dents and scratches on the front bumper as well as scratches on the side of the door
- The lighter lid on the passenger side does not close
- Huge scrape marks on the right rear rim
- The car tend to drift slightly to the right on hard braking
- The tires seems to be worn out

Other then that the car runs great, didn't hear any strange sound, and is a clean title. So what do you guys think? Is 20k a reasonable price for this model? Thanks.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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where did u find this carmax? if its certified not bad but ask them to throw in new tires and give you an alignment
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Old May 4, 2007 | 03:23 PM
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oh and why did u post this on the g35 section? lol
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oh and why did u post this on the g35 section? lol

lol.. i was also wondering why it was posted in this section
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Old May 4, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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The car's from a used car dealership. They seem to have it in the lot for a while.

LOL This is my first posting in this forum please spare me the humiliation I've already copy and paste this posting in the 350z thread.
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Old May 4, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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Good luck on finding the perfect car bro.. I definitley took my time searching for my current car
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if the rear hatch is crooked and the car pulls to one side when braking, i would definately suspect a rear end collision. Especially with only 20,xxx miles. Pass on this one and look for another with none of the problems you describe. 350z resell values are low and you could get something close to perfect for around 20,000.
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Go to edmunds.com and run an appraisal. It's probably worth like 18,000 or less. Also try to get a carfax to see if it's been in any accidents. If it has then it's worth even less.
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Originally Posted by muffz
- The trunk hood does not stay in place when is open, probably something broken with the shocks. Also it does not align when is closed, there is about 2 cm offset between left and the right side.
- There are couple dents and scratches on the front bumper as well as scratches on the side of the door
- The lighter lid on the passenger side does not close
- Huge scrape marks on the right rear rim
- The car tend to drift slightly to the right on hard braking
- The tires seems to be worn out

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Why not pass on this one.
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Old May 12, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by muffz
I just came back from a test drive for this car. Here are the problems I found.

- The trunk hood does not stay in place when is open, probably something broken with the shocks. Also it does not align when is closed, there is about 2 cm offset between left and the right side.
- There are couple dents and scratches on the front bumper as well as scratches on the side of the door
- The lighter lid on the passenger side does not close
- Huge scrape marks on the right rear rim
- The car tend to drift slightly to the right on hard braking
- The tires seems to be worn out

Other then that the car runs great, didn't hear any strange sound, and is a clean title. So what do you guys think? Is 20k a reasonable price for this model? Thanks.


its gotta be one or the other, or maybe both?
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