Hi!
Just wanted to share my purchase with you and start to use this forum!
Got a blue '05 350Z today. It's all stock except for the exhaust which makes a great noice. I'm the 4th owner and so far it looks in really good condition for a mileage of ~135 000 miles.
Have only owned 2 cars from '89 and a boring '03 Audi so really excited to have a car I feel that I can be proud of.
Will give it a proper clean tomorrow and really enjoy it.
Looking forward to using this forum for help and inspiration as well!

 

Welcome and I wonder if the USDM Daytona Blue metallic (paint code B17) was used on euro spec Zs like yours?

 

Forgot to say, it was imported in 2010 from the US so it's US spec. Got to learn to turn miles to km and Fahrenheit to Celsius now haha.

 

A very respectable looking Z. Welcome.

 

OK- then it's likely a Daytona Blue enthusiast USDM model (has TCS but no VDC). Might I ask what a used car like this sells for in Sweden? Is it expensive to license it there?

 

I think it's a Touring trim actually. Got VDC, heated leather seats and 18" rims. (The rims in the picture are for the winter tires and the owner managed to find original 17" wheels).
For the mileage it's a bit on the expensive side, but for the condition I think it's fair. Gave ~11600 USD. My insurance was lower than expected at ~860 USD / year. The fuel is ~7 USD / gallon for premium gas (98 octane).

 

From your description, your USDM Z33 is undoubtedly a Touring model. The other options to look for with a Touring model are a BOSE stereo system and you're right, the 17" wheels made me believe it was an Enthusiast model. Thanks for quoting some of the pricing in your part of the world- it's always eye-opening for Americans. I think the most likely way it was imported to Sweden was an American military officer probably brought it in and after driving it a few years, sold it locally. No idea how that works. Does it cost much to register and get plates for it?

Definitely a car to be proud of.