[twiceasfastasyou]

Some time back, I found a great 300ZX with decent miles, and it was the following:

-Missouri Car
-150-some miles
-5 speed manual
-2door coupe, 2seater
-naturally aspirated V6 3.0L VG30E
-electronic dash
-t-tops were in good condition
-no rust! even underside!
-dark blue paintjob, looks new
-ebrake cable snapped, needs replacement
-leather seats have some tears
-steering wheel has lots of chip marks on the wheel itself
-radio scan feature doesnt really work when operating from steering wheel
-stock air filter, exhaust, wiring, tubes, etc. (maybe a new battery?)
-some minor chips around the black paint surrounding the windows
-stock rims, maybe stock wheels
-HAD REAR DAMAGE, THUS BUMPER REPLACED, this is probably why the car
may have a new paintjob, they decided to re-paint everything
-exhaust pipe is rusting over
-some of the rubber hosing material around the air box location is cracking
-hydraulics to keep the hood up when opened are loosely screwed to hood assembly, thus hood wont stay open without assistance (easy fix)

The dealership was advertising for $4900.00 back in the day, then moved the price down to $4650.00. the dealership said they might be able to go down to 4000.00 when i asked him about it. I failed to mention all the negatives about the car that i listed above, plus that n/a z31's dont go for much, even in good condition. So, i started thinking to myself, after returning home to wait for my parents to see my report card, and hopefully convincing them that I could trade or sell the avenger to get the z31; how would I go about convincing the dealership that these cars don't go for 4650.00, thats outrageous!

1) Perhaps take a mechanic along who has worked with Z's? But I don't think their are any in Iowa, lol.

2) Print off the KBB value of the car, and show it to them at the return.

3) Show other sales of the car, at various dealerships across Iowa, and the price, year, miles, etc., on the car.

4) Bring a Z specialist with me! (In Iowa?! Jeezz)

5) Get all your people's feedback and print them off, explaining the average costs of the Z31, non-turbo, non-anniversary edition!

6) Get Nissan to make a recommendation??

IDK, help me out! I've wished to own a Z for the longest time, and I am now in grasp! What really got me going was today one of my female friends got a 1990 240SX for $850!! Yes, it has some rust, but otherwise is running in perfect condition. It had a magnaflow exhaust installed, which made me laugh when she drove it off.

Thanks for your guy's input, I am now going to research some more over the local dealerships for signs of any more Z's.

...My hunt has begun.