So like many other newbies I have been lurking in the forum and educating myself for a little while now. I came across what I thought was an excellent buy and jumped on her and bought the 2006 white 350z. It has only 6100 miles on it and of course, its 6spd. I paid 11,700 US including the required rear right suspension components and have all the parts required to fix it. (Parts bought for app. $2,500) I’ve imported a few cars from the US now and adding another one to my track record. I’m curious what you 350z enthusiasts think of this buy?!?!? Please feel free to share your opinion...

thanks,

-adam


NEW Pics on second page

 

o wow..

 

looks pretty f'ed....

 

Looks like the majority of the body is screwed.....

 

How much is it going to cost after all the body parts and suspension stuff is intalled, painted and everything?

 

Excluding the taxes and import fee's I dont think the cost of the car and repairs should exceed $18,000. I get quality work and fantastic prices for body work and paint. Basically the damage is all cosmetic and the airbags are all still in tact. Im looking at getting a 2006 with 6,100miles for under 20k bad deal?

 

Salvage Title?
For comparison I just got a 06 touring with 20k miles for 24k.

 

Theoretically you can get it fixed, but you could be facing many problems down the road and the car will basically never feel the same.

 

in general, a salvage title vehicle is only worth half its market value in running and completely repaired condition.

 

dag thats not good....

Good Luck on the repairs!

 

Good luck with the restoration. Post pics when your project is complete.

 

Yea I agree with this "in general" however some cars in Canada will still sell for twice as much as they are picked up for in the US despite a US salvage title. ( I use to buy Eclipse GST's & GSX's import and sell them here) In any case I plan on keeping the car for some time to come, not really looking to sell and make money off this one.

 

Fair amount of damage. Good luck with your project.

 

You're a brave soul. I admire your enthusiasm. Sounds like you left yourself enough slack to come out OK. There are always surprises though.
Good luck and welcome to the forum. You'll use the info you find here.

 

As long as the chassis isnt warped and it tracks, it could be ok...Good luck!

 

A little elbow grease can go a long way. Good luck & welcome.

 

Met the z at the border and than brought it to my mechanic. body man. Have all the parts now as well as a few after market parts and its just being properly assembled now. Car will be completed for next Monday where Ill post some finished shots of it.

 

more...

 

the body i am not worried about. its the rear suspension set-up that scares me.
what exactly is damaged? or needs to be fully replaced.

 

Im not exactly sure, im not a mechanic but I was told it was issues like the control arm, tied rod etc. However ALL the suspension components on the rear right and most of the front right are being replaced. In that picture I know not all the parts were swapped over yet.