Isn't this car the perfect entry into sports cars???

Desert Rat · 04-16-2018, 04:17 PM

I am on Z car #5. First one I bought back in 1996 was a '73 240Z that I really learned a lot by working on it. Converted to '70 carbs, electronic ignition and did lots of other interior work on it.

I have owned two '83 280ZXTs...one with a manual and one with an auto. An auto is a travesty in any sports car and it certainly was in that one.

Recently I had an '85 300ZX NA car that was beautifully preserved. I rebuilt everything underneath that car and got my fill chasing vacuum lines when I restored the HVAC system in it.

2 years ago I found a 10k mile 2014 base coupe with a manual private part for $23k. Paid cash. No sales tax, no doc fees, and had essentially a new car for a very good price. I'll have this one for a while. I was actually looking at FRS/BRZs at the time but the deal was too good to pass up on the Z and I'm better off for the extra 132 horses under the hood in a much better handling package.

Always loved the Z. Nissan's other lineup is mostly crap these days with CVTs and horrible customer service, but somehow the Z still lives on, albeit by a thread.

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04-16-2018, 04:17 PM	#31 (permalink)
Desert Rat Base Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 189 Drives: 2014 370Z M6 Base Rep Power: 3366	I am on Z car #5. First one I bought back in 1996 was a '73 240Z that I really learned a lot by working on it. Converted to '70 carbs, electronic ignition and did lots of other interior work on it. I have owned two '83 280ZXTs...one with a manual and one with an auto. An auto is a travesty in any sports car and it certainly was in that one. Recently I had an '85 300ZX NA car that was beautifully preserved. I rebuilt everything underneath that car and got my fill chasing vacuum lines when I restored the HVAC system in it. 2 years ago I found a 10k mile 2014 base coupe with a manual private part for $23k. Paid cash. No sales tax, no doc fees, and had essentially a new car for a very good price. I'll have this one for a while. I was actually looking at FRS/BRZs at the time but the deal was too good to pass up on the Z and I'm better off for the extra 132 horses under the hood in a much better handling package. Always loved the Z. Nissan's other lineup is mostly crap these days with CVTs and horrible customer service, but somehow the Z still lives on, albeit by a thread.