Trading 09 370z for 05 STI
 

I'm driving down to vegas to take a look at a built 05 STI tomorrow. I've owned my 370z for 3 years now. I love it but I feel like it's becoming more and more impractical. The STI is heavily modded and I'm gonna be very cautious about that. The car has about 120k on it. The motor has about 14k. The 370z is stock except for the exhaust and only has 32k miles. I'm being very hesitant about this trade. It's gonna be a straight trade. I hope I don't regret it. Give me your guys opinion please. Am I making a mistake?

Here's my Z
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Here's some pics of the STI
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Modifications

Engine: The engine build/turbo modifications and tuning were done by Jay Meagher Real Street Performance in Longwood, FL
Real Street Performance (Longwood, FL) Built 2.5L Short Block
Wiseco Pistons
Manley Rods
ACL Bearings
2010 STi Crank
ARP Head Studs
ID 1000cc Injectors
Custom Air Oil Separator


Turbo / Exhaust Modifications:
ATP 3076
Tial External Wastegate
HKS Super Sequential BOV
Perrin Intake - Big MAF
Perrin Front Mount intercooler / piping
JIC Down Pipe
Greddy SP2 Exhaust
KoyoRad Radiator / Silicone Radiator Hoses
Perrin radiator catch can
Walbro 255 Fuel Pump

Driveline:
ACT Clutch SB4-HDSS
Kartboy Short Shifter
Kartboy Shifter Bushings
Whiteline Steering Rack Bushings

Suspension:
BC Racing Fully Adjustable Coilovers - Setup by Racecomp Engineering
Vorshlag Front Camber Plates
Group N - Rear Mounts
Whiteline Sway Bars Front / Rear
Whiteline Roll Center Kit
Whiteline - AntiLift Kit (Race)
Turnin Concepts Klunk Killer (Race):
TiC Klunk Killer - RACE
Wheels/Brakes:
Stock BBS STi Wheels Plasti Dipped (Neochrome Lug Nuts)
Custom painted WRB stripe
Continental ContiSport DWs 265/35/18
Hawk Street Brake Pads
DBA Slotted Front Rotors

Interior:
TWM Shifter Knob / Latheworks Black Copolymer Shift Knob
Tint 15% All around
Custom Trunk floor (raised floor to house full sized BBS wheel/tire as spare)

Electronics:
Kenwood 7100 Nav Unit / with Sirius/SM + Ipod connection
Gendex Rearview mirror - garage opener / autodimmer
Viper RS2.1Alarm with TurboTimer and Remote Start
JL Audio 4 channel amp (mounted behind rear seats)

Gauges:
ATI 60mm 3 gauge pod mount:
STRi Boost Gauge
STRi Oil Pressure
STRi Fuel Pressure
AEM AFR Gauge
MB 52mm single Gauge Pod

No to the trade imo, Z has only 32k and u going to a 120k second motor car����

Yes. Don't buy someone's project. Plus, a straight trade is a bad deal for you since mods don't add value. You're just buying a ten year old 120k mile car.

ekkkk i wouldt!

Please don't do that...

If you had to come here and ask about it, is it really a good trade?

I'd pass on that one

Wow, I'm glad I got other opinions except for my own. Sometimes the thought of a different car makes me blind to everything else. It didn't sound like a bad deal to me but obviously is to others.

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Big mistake. Getting rid of the Z because it's impractical is one thing. Trading it for a 10 year old car with that many mods and miles doesn't seem like a good move.

do what I did and get a 2015 5.slow. hahaha! yes I miss my Z and will bash on my new car, but it was becoming impractical for me as well. This was a happy change for me

First rule don't buy a modded car, who knows where the owner or installer cut corners to save time/money. Only exception if you know the car very well and it's history (like your neighbors car).
Second, someone else's mods really shouldn't be factored in to the price if anything deeply discounted as if you had to part them out and sell them fast.
Finally your trading a (1/4) lower mileage nearly half age car for an even swap. The engine may be newer but the rest of the car is old. 10+years of aging on all the plastic and rubber and paint.

No do not do it. You will regret it later when is to late.

here's an analogy question you should ask yourself.

chose 1:

a) 27 year old brunette with a juicy azz and some chesticles to boot

b) or 45 y/o middle aged hot-wife with 2 sets of twins, augmented teets and a bit of plastic surgery. well more than a bit.

That's a first. Lol. I'd rather sell the Z, and then find a car that suites my needs rather than buying a car that might blow the motor by the time you get home.

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That highly modded crap with high miles will be far more impractical than your Z. Even if it does have four doors. It will leave you by the side of the road busted down. Better to just buy a reasonable DD practical beater and

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keep the Z.

Definitely not a straight trade. If you have to have this car then negotiate what kind of money you'll need in the bank for if or when something breaks.

Im with the other guys. Don't buy someone else's project unless you have the money and will to fix anything that will pop up. Not saying that it will, just that it could. Also the car is older by a few years and almost 100K miles. No thanks.

You've already made a huge mistake by even considering this.

Thanks gents. Hahaha. You guys are awesome

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He can do what he wants. Let him learn the hard way, that you never ever take a car that has heavy mods on it. You are getting someone else's project i.e. "headache," money pit, etc.

But live and let be.

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I say just look for a reliable cheap beater like a civic and keep the Z, that's the route i took lol

I said... dont do it dude... look for better options... i dont know if you are still paying your Z but if you still paying them go and give it on trade-in for something better and newer ;) just my 2 cents...

Brutal idea, do not even think about it! Don't get stuck with someone else's lab rat.

Other side of the trade
 

Geez...If I was on the other side of this trade I'd be rubbing my hands.

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I don't owe anything on the Z. I don't need a beater. I actually have 3 cars now. I'm debating cutting it down to 2.

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Compared to the Z, its... pretty ugly. Old box look with no style. Do you really want to drive something called "STI"? It's like calling your child chlamydia.

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No thanks!!!

Wait....3 cars and you were debating on getting something more practical??

I think we have other issues here..

Hell. Yes.

what are the other 2 cars, are they more practical than a Z,
then again, I did not buy my Z because it was practical
I bought it because it was sexy, likes to run and be driven hard
and my gf likes to be seen in it...

Set your Z on fire and burn it to the ground, you'll lose less money that way.

"Horse Trading" never works out well. Just sayin.

pick up a little used civic for 3-5k gain that practicality back

I owned a 2015 stage 2 and after losing it and going to my z i wont look back. I miss the fact i built my sti to where it was but thats about it. The sti is built but its not as much of a sports car as the z. The stock setup on the z really has me wowed. I dont know what kind of driving you do but thr z takes the win in the fun category aswell imo.The huge inside alone will have you missing your z. The short gearing is also a turn off. 5 shifts to get to 120... the z does that in 4th. The list goes on. An 05 is also lacking the stiff chassy of newerish cars. I say no sir
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That trade will probably not work out well for you in the end. All you will be doing is trading for all of his problems that he is having now that you don't know about and it's mileage is already getting high.

^^ Let me also add that, STI's and EVO's have too much of that boy-racer, ricer'ish stigma from most average people..

I've always liked those cars alot, but would never own one. The Z is so much more of a true sportscar, and you end up looking way better in one.

Also, AWD is for amateurs who think they can drive = RWD is a proper setup.

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Three pages of negative response, I hope OP gets the point.

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