rusanchez69

Hey whats going on everybody. I'm a community college student who just recently purchased a Z with 131,xxx miles on it for about $5k. It seems to be in pretty decent condition, I even got a pre-purchase inspection on it, so I think I got a good deal. I'm pretty new to the Z and car enthusiast scene in general. I came from an 03 eclipse gts so I'm still getting to know the car. I lack car knowledge (still trying to master standard transmission lol) so I'm eager to learn as much as I can and enjoy this beauty. So please feel free to help teach/guide me in any way. I guess some questions are:

1.Was it a good deal/decision? I'm a little concerned about it being high mileage and how costly it will be to maintain it. I've always loved and wanted this car for years, I finally went for it. I got it as my college car.

2.Driving tips? I can drive stick, I just don't think its the prettiest lol. I want to learn the right shift points for slow/normal/fast acceleration etc. Then I'd like to move on to learning how to downshift/rev-match, then after that maybe learn heal-toe etc.

Sorry for the long post, I'm just new and pretty stoked about it. Thanks in advance everyone.

dboyzalter

iTrader: (3)

Once you drive it for a few weeks you wont even be thinking about shifting and it will all be a non issue. Like anything else practice makes perfect.

If you think you got a good deal then you got a good deal, dont worry about it at this point because the seller isn't going to give you any refunds... Honestly $5000 is cheap for anything you can drive in... I wouldn't worry about the miles all that much... All cars need maintenance, the Z is a lot cheaper to maintain then others in their performance catigory...

Good luck, hope the college ladies love it.

P.S. this is the ghost town 370z section of the forum.

gotrice?

eyyyy wats good homie Im from Raleigh as well small world you go to Wake Tech??

jhc

Welcome and congratz! Good luck with your Z, keep your fluids changed and post up pics!