New & about to buy.

phrenetiK · 03-21-2011, 01:41 PM

I'm looking at getting a 370z to replace my rx8(pictured below).
I'm 20 yrs old and I live right outside of houston, TX.

I purchased my rx8 about 8 months ago fully stock from a used car dealership and wasted a bit of money. i paid 15.5k when 8's were selling on rx8club.com for 10-12grand.

So I decided to come do my research here before making a bad buying decision again. I'm about to start searching for threads and I'm sure I'll find answers to my questions but to help me keep track and for some opinions-

1.
I'm considering the sport package, i dislike leather seats in the touring model. though i have not been inside either model yet for a test drive, any recommendations on trim packages?

2.
for my rx8 I had to constantly observe oil levels and engine compression in later miles, as well as a semi weak cat and a few other things. what are some of the 370z's common quirky things that you have to check or be careful with specific to the car.

3.
new or used?
im guessing almost every used 370z for sale has been ragged on by previous owner and might have hidden problems that will pop up in year or two....what do you guys think, in terms of that?

any advice about anything i did not mention is appreciated....and now im off to start lurking and reading. thanks!

dixon cider · 03-31-2011, 02:33 AM

KaienZ34 · 04-09-2011, 04:46 PM

Ps Sick looking RX-8

03-21-2011, 01:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
phrenetiK Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Deer Park, TX Posts: 8 Drives: 07 RX8 Rep Power: 14	New & about to buy. I'm looking at getting a 370z to replace my rx8(pictured below). I'm 20 yrs old and I live right outside of houston, TX. I purchased my rx8 about 8 months ago fully stock from a used car dealership and wasted a bit of money. i paid 15.5k when 8's were selling on rx8club.com for 10-12grand. So I decided to come do my research here before making a bad buying decision again. I'm about to start searching for threads and I'm sure I'll find answers to my questions but to help me keep track and for some opinions- 1. I'm considering the sport package, i dislike leather seats in the touring model. though i have not been inside either model yet for a test drive, any recommendations on trim packages? 2. for my rx8 I had to constantly observe oil levels and engine compression in later miles, as well as a semi weak cat and a few other things. what are some of the 370z's common quirky things that you have to check or be careful with specific to the car. 3. new or used? im guessing almost every used 370z for sale has been ragged on by previous owner and might have hidden problems that will pop up in year or two....what do you guys think, in terms of that? any advice about anything i did not mention is appreciated....and now im off to start lurking and reading. thanks!

03-31-2011, 02:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
dixon cider A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: STL Posts: 6,034 Drives: ONE BAD AZZ VERT Rep Power: 30	__________________ GTM INVIDIA MRWorks (RIP) Snow Performance Giken KW Hotchkis SRP "Remember, when all else fails, don't forget to tongue punch the brown starfish"-dixon Dixon Cider's Roadster Build

04-09-2011, 04:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
KaienZ34 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: LA. not L.a. Posts: 21,652 Drives: Z34 Tour/Sport Rep Power: 178	Ps Sick looking RX-8 __________________ *"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends"* http://www.the370z.com/members/kaienz34-albums-z34.html