The Life and Times of My 300ZX Turbo

gsxr750 · 03-05-2013, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by /Angelo350Z/

It's a difficult decision. I've been paying €80 a month in storage fees since Oct '11 and will continue to do so for another 9 years if I keep the car, unless I get stationed back in Europe.

On the other hand, it's a car with under 70K miles that I've spent over €5K just for the paint and numerous OEM seals and body pieces just to get it back to original. Factor in the purchase and shipping price, all of a sudden keeping the Z doesn't seem like a bad idea.

It was a foolish move dropping that much on it, specially since it doesn't have any real collector value. Euro prices for parts and labor are really off the chart, you should have sent the car to Poland for repair or restoration they are the China of Europe for cheap quality work.

Your basic decision is simple keep it and keep paying a fortune for it or abandon the money pit and cut your losses or have the car shipped to where you intent to live permamently and have a friend or relative store it for you.

/Angelo350Z/ · 03-05-2013, 07:06 PM

^^ Why would any of us spend thousands on our vehicles? Are turbos, wheels really necessary? I know I won't get my money back when I decided to fix it, I intended on keeping it regardless of the fact it's not exactly in high demand. The question is my willingness to keep on paying storage fees for 9 years. Hmmm ...

DEpointfive0 · 12-20-2013, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by /Angelo350Z/

^^ Why would any of us spend thousands on our vehicles? Are turbos, wheels really necessary? I know I won't get my money back when I decided to fix it, I intended on keeping it regardless of the fact it's not exactly in high demand. The question is my willingness to keep on paying storage fees for 9 years. Hmmm ...

Not worth it...

96 months at 80 euros... OVER 10,000 dolars in storage fees. And when you get it again, you'll put a few grand into checking everything. Sell it, make yourself a new one

/Angelo350Z/ · 12-20-2013, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Not worth it...

96 months at 80 euros... OVER 10,000 dolars in storage fees. And when you get it again, you'll put a few grand into checking everything. Sell it, make yourself a new one

You know, I thought about that. However, a German friend offered to keep it for free at their dealership, next to his dad's beloved 1974 Alfa Romeo (which hasn't moved in the 4 years that I've known him). I mean we kicked it and all, but to sign over my car completely? Not so sure I trust him enough. Either that or I sell it between $5K and $7K. Decisions, decisions.

DEpointfive0 · 12-20-2013, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by /Angelo350Z/

You know, I thought about that. However, a German friend offered to keep it for free at their dealership, next to his dad's beloved 1974 Alfa Romeo (which hasn't moved in the 4 years that I've known him). I mean we kicked it and all, but to sign over my car completely? Not so sure I trust him enough. Either that or I sell it between $5K and $7K. Decisions, decisions.

I saw that.
I can't believe you had it fixed there for what I think as cheap. If that can be done here or there for less... Sell it and invest your money elsewhere

dtul · 12-20-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by /Angelo350Z/

You know, I thought about that. However, a German friend offered to keep it for free at their dealership, next to his dad's beloved 1974 Alfa Romeo (which hasn't moved in the 4 years that I've known him). I mean we kicked it and all, but to sign over my car completely? Not so sure I trust him enough. Either that or I sell it between $5K and $7K. Decisions, decisions.

Why would he require you to sign the car over to you just to store it there? Just seems kinda sketchy to me, granted I don't know how it works over there or your relationship with him.

/Angelo350Z/ · 12-21-2013, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dtul

Why would he require you to sign the car over to you just to store it there? Just seems kinda sketchy to me, granted I don't know how it works over there or your relationship with him.

I don't have to sign it over to him, but if the car is be registered on the German system, it has to be signed over to a local national. It's currently on the US system so I still pay insurance, registration, etc. If the car was moved over, I won't have to pay a dime until I decide to move it. Insurance isn't expensive anyways so I can keep it in the US system, but a military member can only have so many cars. The current owner already has 4, including the Z32, and he can only have 2, maybe 3, technically.

dtul · 12-21-2013, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by /Angelo350Z/

I don't have to sign it over to him, but if the car is be registered on the German system, it has to be signed over to a local national. It's currently on the US system so I still pay insurance, registration, etc. If the car was moved over, I won't have to pay a dime until I decide to move it. Insurance isn't expensive anyways so I can keep it in the US system, but a military member can only have so many cars. The current owner already has 4, including the Z32, and he can only have 2, maybe 3, technically.

Oh ok, I guess that makes more sense now. Maybe you could create a contract of some sort? Like sign it over to him for x years, but then after that time (once the 25 years is up) ownership would revert back to you? No idea whether or not that is possible though.

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