Looking at a Z32 94 need some help on it.

[Hodo]

Need some help on making the choice. My current ride is a 2000 ZX2 Escort and I am looking at this 94 300ZX N/A. They are asking 8k for it and its sitting in a Nissan Dealership. Its a trade-in. I have already looked at insurance and I wont have a problem there but as for the reliability I was wondering about that. Not alot of experiance with 90+ Z cars. If I get it I will be trading the Escort in for it, so the 300ZX will become my daily driver.


Stats on car as far as I can remember.

117k miles, 1 owner, Red, 2+2 coupe, 5-speed manual. front bumper has been repainted but no signs of curb checking. Interiour in good condition. Thats all I can remember right now.

PLEAZE help me.

Thanx

[1viadrft]

Sounds like they want a lil' too much...

[Hodo]

Like I said its at a dealership, I can talk them down without a doubt. But I need to have a clue on where to start. I plan on test driving it tonight.

[ZedEx]

Talk it down to... (jump in here on this George) about $5,800-$6,200. Then it sounds like a deal.

But stay away from '90 Model Zed Cars, they were the problem year.

If you are mechanically or financially inclined... Go for a good '90. But if you are neither, dont.

But if you can talk them down... Welcome to the Zed club.

-Wes

[Hodo]

I guess I am mechanicaly inclined, but my speciality is Volvos and Fords, I am a service technician. But one engine isnt much different than another, unless its a Wankel. They all Suck, Squish, Bang, and Blow..... now I just need to get a girl to do that

[1viadrft]

HEY! I have a '90!!!!!


Yeah I agree... with 117K miles? I'd pay no more than $5K!!! What's the Bluebook?

[freakonaleash1187]

i bought mine with 129k miles for $6200, the bluebook was $7000. anyways, if you think all engines (piston) are the same, then you have not looked/worked on a vg. hope you have liquid hands to work on it. now, reliability, if you take care of it, the vg is good for 200k. but that is if you take care of it. just make sure you don't want any other car, once you have a z, you are hooked.

[ZedEx]

Yea I have a '90 too George... '90's suck unless they were taken care of, or unless your rebuilding them COMPLETELY.

Like in my case.

But stick with the higher years if you can afford to.

(Wankels rock man... Dont talk down to them )

-Wes

[Hodo]

Yeah thanks for the help but unfortantly that zed had some further deeper issues to work out. Like when you turned the wheel it made the whole car shudder when driving, almost to the point it was undrivable. and then it allso need a new cat, O2 sensor, and a PCV if it had one. It didnt pass the emissions test so they wouldnt even think about selling it to me unless I bought as is, and I aint doing that, yet.

But on the plus side I found a '95 300ZX 2+2 N/A w/ 137k miles on it auto, with only 1 major problem so far, dead alternator and battery. The Nissan dealer ship that has it is saying that so far they are willing to part with it for 9950, I think thats WAY to high and I am already talking them down, or giving me a hella lot more for my escort. If I can get a Ford dealership down to 12k on a new mustang I can get a Nissan dealer down to 7500 on a 300ZX. With some minor cosmetic damage, the front bottum of the bumper has been curb checked and is cracked but not bad only a 2 inch crack on both sides. Otherwise it looks good, It does need new weather stripping though on the drivers side and the seats are worn, but thats to be expected. Finding a 300ZX or a 240SX (S14) in Phoenix AZ is like finding a black guy in a Klan rally. (Its ok I am black, although my freinds dont say so)

[ZedEx]

O your in Phoenix?

Haha, give me a PM dude, we gotta talk

-Wes

[Broke_as_****]

BUY A TT AND UPGRADE THE TURBOS WITH A FULL ENGINE REBUILD AND A STAGED NITROUS SYSTEM!!!


...must resist...power...500 rwhp...must resist...

*runs out to the garage and stares at the Z*

...there we go...much better now...anyway...a VG isn't really that hard to work on...its actually laid out in a very simple, direct setup once you start breaking it down into sub systems. If you can take something apart and put it back together its not something you can't do. As a service tech I doubt you'll have a problem, just not alot of room in there is all. And since the VG motor was designed to be a turbo motor, the extra beefiness it brings to the table in its NA form will take it to 200k or better with routine maintence. Just don't buy something you don't want.

[ZedEx]

Broke you must be a hell of a wrencher... I hate working on the VG. Im using HATE properly here.

That upper plenum is a bitch to get off... But after you get past that... It's ok I guess.

God I wish the Z32's had VQ's.

-Wes

[Hodo]

Broke as*

No no Nitrous systems for me, I am a road racer not a 1/4 horse. As for the turbos, hmmmm....... I luvs BOOST! Thats one of the reasons I work on Volvos. Most of them have turbos. I was thinking though is it possible to get a centrifigul supercharger set up for the VG30DE...... I know its not the most practical thing to put on but its different. plus I kinda like the sound of a nice supercharger whining up to speed.... WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! Granted I do love the sound of nice twin turbo too.

[Broke_as_****]

The nitrous is a small shot at low boost levels to help larger turbos spool faster. Basically its not so much a performance upgrade in an outright sense as it is an add on to the turbo system. Improved acceleration is a plus no matter where you want to be. This isn't an issue with anything but the largest top power turbos however. There is medium sized ball bearing turbo systems that can be setup to the point virtually having to lag. Jump on the gas and be making boost. Yay!

[freakonaleash1187]

yes, i have heard of a few poeple having a shot of nitrous go through until 3k when the turbos finally kick in. that is a pretty good idea i thought when i first heard it. what would be crazy is to have two superchargers, one on each side of the intake plenum. that would be nuts.