Somewhere in Kansas...

[Wade Nelson]

I saw this ZX alongside the highway somewhere in Kansas. $3200 asking price. From a distance it looked quite nice. Up close, the right front fender looks like it slid into a phone pole. Rust underneath the driver door (dogleg). 279,000 miles, although the (redone) interior is almost perfect.

I think his asking price is too high; at $1200-1500 an enthusiast might acquire a fun driving machine they could fix up. Then again, who knows what condition the engine, clutch and tranny are in with 300k miles, not to mention the almost-certainly worn out suspension components.

I thought the white louvers were a real nice style touch.

That's me in the Mini-Mirage, a knock-off of a Toyota Dolphin. I got to change the water pump on it in an Arkansas Mini-Mart parking lot and later the fan clutch and thermostat at a Motel 8 in Colorado.

It has a 20R motor, predecessor of AND preferable TO Toyota's venerable 22R because it's got a bulletproof dual row metal timing CHAIN and metal chain GUIDES. The plastic guides in the 22R are infamous for getting brittle and shattering. The all-metal 20R is a 4 cylinder that'll last 300k miles, easily, with regular oil changes.

Gutless up hills, these 4-cylinder mini-motorhomes get 15-18mpg's highway, truly outstanding for an RV. Perfect for going cross-country in search of Z cars, no?

Edited June 21, 2013 by Wade Nelson

[Darrel]

Are you coming or going from home? Stick around the denver area and visit High Plains Raceway tomorrow (6-22) for the z club track day. Friday night camping is allowed.