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Originally Posted by Jsolo Who cares?? The person who has bought the used car and realized they need a new clutch or new rear end gears, or whatever else may

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Old 08-08-2012, 05:39 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Who cares?? The person who has bought the used car and realized they need a new clutch or new rear end gears, or whatever else may be failing/failed due to abuse.

Wow.

@shadoquad, exactly. The price differential for me was about $5K. Wanted a manual, but was worried about having to do a clutch job. Also, CSC failures seem to be common. I wanted a full warranty, no headaches for the foreseeable future. It made sense to just buy new.

Your the one that was saying if we don't drive the piss out of our cars we shouldn't have one. Now your changing your story? Try and keep up here.
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Your the one that was saying if we don't drive the piss out of our cars we shouldn't have one. Now your changing your story? Try and keep up here.
Ok son, this is my last reply, then it's time to go home.

What I originally said is below, verbatim.

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Do people actually buy a 370z to baby it? I'd hope the majority buy it to drive it like it was meant to be driven. Doesn't mean beating the crap out of it, but also not driving like ms daisy.
I have no idea how you concluded to "driving this piss out of it" from the above statement. Albeit, our fine educational system at work.
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Old 08-08-2012, 06:02 PM   #63 (permalink)
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I, personally, will get a brand new one.
Me too, that's what i did waited about 5 months for her to be built, but she was well worth it (also taking into consideration the devastation Japan suffered from the Tsunami). Knowing how a lot of sports car owners don't follow break in at all, i remember when i was in break in (about 1350 on her now) maybe went above 4K RPM 5 times, never exceeded 6K RPM (emergency situation only happened in one gear) of course i didn't hurt anything and know i did pretty good. For me, I will always buy sports cars new, and luxury cars right off of lease no older than 3 years old.
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Ok son, this is my last reply, then it's time to go home.

What I originally said is below, verbatim.



I have no idea how you concluded to "driving this piss out of it" from the above statement. Albeit, our fine educational system at work.
Your a funny little dude, you said people that don't drive hard shouldn't own a sports car. To be honest i drive pertty hard and have driven my Z and vette at the track a many times with a couple 1/4 passes in there. In the case of the people that don't go faster than 70 or get the rpm's over 3k, what does it matter to you? Does it affect you or hurt your feelings in anyway?
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Thank you for the messages. Can I get your all's opinion on this one? It's low mileage and appears to have the sport package on it. Not sure on whether it is a touring model however.

http://www.naplesdodgechrysler.com/u...6b4017320a.htm

Also - do you all have any input on reupholstering and the cost associated with that? That interior looks pretty fugly to me in spite of being leather, would probably want to get it re-done.

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It is a base with sport with aftermarket leather installed on it. I still think it is a good price though

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That's a base model with the sports package.
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Does not have touring. Not bad mileage but I think they are a little high on their price. Truecars has a few near me with a little higher mileage for around $25K

Defintely not a fan of that brown. You might get lucky and find someone that swapped out their seats for racing seats that will sell you a set on the cheap.
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It is a base with sport with aftermarket leather installed on it. I still think it is a good price though
Looks like someone swapped the base cloth seats for the leather ones. You can tell it's not touring because of the non-Bose stereo and there are no seat heaters.
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Looks like someone swapped the base cloth seats for the leather ones. You can tell it's not touring because of the non-Bose stereo and there are no seat heaters.
Yeah I said touring at first, I looked more closely and saw it was aftermarket leather. I don't think those are OEM leather seats, someone swapped it in. On the carfax report, that's what stated.

9000 miles is pretty low, that's why I don't think the price is outrageous
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Yeah I said touring at first, I looked more closely and saw it was aftermarket leather. I don't think those are OEM leather seats, someone swapped it in. On the carfax report, that's what stated.

9000 miles is pretty low, that's why I don't think the price is outrageous
I thought the same thing after seeing the seats, but had to look again more closely. The stereo looked weird to me, which is what tipped me off.
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I thought the same thing after seeing the seats, but had to look again more closely. The stereo looked weird to me, which is what tipped me off.

Plus no bose shark fin antenna on the roof so non touring.
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That doesn't have the sports package. Just the rims and spoiler added on. Look closely. There's no Synchro rev match button. Not a bad thing tho snoop!
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That doesn't have the sports package. Just the rims and spoiler added on. Look closely. There's no Synchro rev match button. Not a bad thing tho snoop!
If you look even closer you can tell it's an automatic--no SRM
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I am on the used bandwagon, just buy smart. Drive the car, see how it feels, look at the details and the nooks and crannies of the car, some abuse cannot be hidden. Only advantage to certified is the extended warranty, which 09 and 10 is not a bad idea with the oil consumption issues... 100k powertrain, sees worth it to me if you plan of beating the car, plus you can buy ans 09 and still have a warranty.

I bought my 350z used with 67k, and I know it was beat on, had been in 2 accidents, and rattled all over...I made the car my own, and got a killer deal on it. I will be trading it on a 370 very soon, and a used one to boot. low miles can be had from 25k-30k depending on features.
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