Looking at 260

[Murph]

Just out of interest, what sorta specs are we talking for this green one? Must be pretty good for 13k.

[Deus Ex]

Thats the thing, its just a rebuilt car, standard L26, twin Hitachis (i believe). So its more of a restored car, than somthing like Matts, which i am way more keen on. Just not sure what he is doing atm. Its a nice car, but not 13k worth.

[Mr Volvo]

I should have said earlier that he told me he wants to sell it because his mechanic has offered him a 240 for 10, that he really wants.

I rang him again today, as i saw the price had gone down 500 bucks, and he was now offering a RWC. So I told him that I was interested, and asked for the PO's details.

He said he will forward me their email address tomorrow morning (when he gets to work).

I asked him if he needed to sell it quickly considering he had a deposit put down on another car. And he said that the guy at zshop (has anyone dealt with them? Their website seems to be down) said that he is happy to refund his deposit if need be, meaning that the seller will only sell the car if he can get the price he wants, if he cant he will continue to work on the 260.

What kind of ownership checks etc. should i do to make sure all things that need to be legit are? And would this be easy enough to do considering im working from victoria with what i assume would be Transport SA?

[Mr Volvo]

I got a reply from the email I sent the PO today.

He said he had owned it since 2000, and drove it only 2 days a week which didnt justify the rego and insurance costs. The owner before him was a mate of his, he was the one who got the 280 conversion done at a place which has since closed called 'Datniss'.

He says he had surface rust cut out just after he bought it, but was not certain about chassis rust as he claim he never really got under the car himself :tapemouth .

All in all not much you can learn from an email so I guess whats really needed now is for me to do some work and get VIN's and eng mumbers so I can check out the name of the owner. And also get some smart people to have a look at it.

Oh, he reckons it did a 15 flat quarter mile.

Any opinions?

[Z Kid]

I reckon datniss is still around, somewhere down south in SA, they have been doing datsun and nissan stuff forever, and I think they have a good reputation, mind you the guy there is affectionately known as "goldfinger", every Z part he touches turns to gold and is priced accordingly.

[Gav240z]

Mr Volvo my offer still stands I am willing to come take a look at her.

It seems to be a genuinely honest car but all Z cars hide secrets somewhere. It's a later model so that's good in the sense that there is less chance of major rust in it.

You have my mobile number give me a call maybe next Tuesday or before hand. That's when I'm mostly available to look at it. Friday maybe but I have to work and I'd rather not be in a rush when looking at it.

If all else fails maybe Sunday usually my day of rest .

Gav,