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Hello all, I drove around 12 hours this weekend but it was worth it, as I am now the proud owner of a 2003 350z with 57k miles on it.
The car was down in Portland which is about 200 miles and I didn't know how to drive manual. I went down and looked at it, ended up buying it. A friend from Portland drove it home for me and I ended up driving him back to Portland the next day... lot's of driving.
I got a third party warranty on it just in case I burn up the clutch but after driving the past 2 days I'm not worried so much any more, I'm still riding it a bit to get going from a stop and in reverse but everything is great, I also learned not to try and shift into first while going above 5mph in this car (it doesn't like it, feels grindy / have to force it). I'm already used to how gearing works as I ride motorcycles (rev matching and when to shift / when to get power), it's just hard to eliminate my clutch-riding habits I have from motorcycles.
I'm going to wait a little while and then do some mods. I'm thinking tint and wheels for looks, and then maybe intake, exhaust, and a tune for some more performance. I'm perfectly happy with it as is though, some more acceleration would be nice but I only really do street driving.
First thing's first, I'm going to entirely look it over with a family friend mechanic and learn to drive manual a bit better.
jwt clutch and flywheel is about $700 if you can do the labor yourself
Yeah, that's not too bad. I'm not even too worried about it anymore. I might wear the clutch sooner than most would, but I don't feel like I'm going to burn it out SUPER fast or anything instantly.
I'm new, just bought a 350z!
