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2ndChance · 04-06-2011, 01:23 PM

It's done! Click here to see the rebuild project

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First of all you are not expecting my new Z to come like this so you may LYAO when you see the pics, you can troll if you want to as well!

I live in Panama (the country, not the city) where the Nisan dealership only sells the 6spd, touring + sport japanese version of the Z (with rear windshield wiper). Since this is a quite exclusive model for a small country of only 3 million habitants, it sells for more than $60,000 USD.

And given that I'm just an average 22 year old folk who has worked hard and saved some bucks for the last 3 years, there is no way I could afford a $60,000 Z. The average yearly income per person in my country is about $10,000, mine wasn't much higher than that. So the only way to get it was to import one from the US that has been in an accident and given total loss.

I started bidding this Z in copart.com, the car was 2009, 4260 miles, rear collision, but no airbag deployed and the engine was 100% untouched. I paid $18,000 for it in the bid. Then $2,000 more for transportation, shipping, and about $5,000 in importing taxes. I ended up paying about $25,000 for a pretty damaged Z. I know it sounds ridiculous but this is the only way to buy a Z in my country, there are no used ones for sale because there are only about 7 o 8 370z in the whole country.

The good side of this? workmanship in cheap as hell in here, so it will take less than $1,000 to repair, fit, paint and install everything, of course i have to buy the parts which costs like $2,000 in total. If I were in the states I could get a brand new Z for just a few more thousand.

Here are some pics

In the port with 350z, civic si, galant, etc. Where is my Z?

Found it

Front end looking good

So dirty...

Mounted

Ta da!

In home with my current car, a scion tc also imported from the us. As u can see it is very dropped

04-06-2011, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
2ndChance Base Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Panama Posts: 240 Drives: like he stole it Rep Power: 199	My New Z From PANAMA It's done! Click here to see the rebuild project ********************************* First of all you are not expecting my new Z to come like this so you may LYAO when you see the pics, you can troll if you want to as well! I live in Panama (the country, not the city) where the Nisan dealership only sells the 6spd, touring + sport japanese version of the Z (with rear windshield wiper). Since this is a quite exclusive model for a small country of only 3 million habitants, it sells for more than $60,000 USD. And given that I'm just an average 22 year old folk who has worked hard and saved some bucks for the last 3 years, there is no way I could afford a $60,000 Z. The average yearly income per person in my country is about $10,000, mine wasn't much higher than that. So the only way to get it was to import one from the US that has been in an accident and given total loss. I started bidding this Z in copart.com, the car was 2009, 4260 miles, rear collision, but no airbag deployed and the engine was 100% untouched. I paid $18,000 for it in the bid. Then $2,000 more for transportation, shipping, and about $5,000 in importing taxes. I ended up paying about $25,000 for a pretty damaged Z. I know it sounds ridiculous but this is the only way to buy a Z in my country, there are no used ones for sale because there are only about 7 o 8 370z in the whole country.** The good side of this? workmanship in cheap as hell in here, so it will take less than $1,000 to repair, fit, paint and install everything, of course i have to buy the parts which costs like $2,000 in total. If I were in the states I could get a brand new Z for just a few more thousand. Here are some pics In the port with 350z, civic si, galant, etc. Where is my Z? Found it Front end looking good So dirty... Mounted Ta da! In home with my current car, a scion tc also imported from the us. As u can see it is very dropped Last edited by 2ndChance; 06-06-2011 at 01:58 PM.