Genghis

Thanks for the clarification, Z fan!

Thanks a lot guys. Hmm seems like Z fan has a dissenting opinion, so I'm a little confused. Z fan your point is well taken, I understand what you mean. It's just the concerns over the bondo, rust, and possible indications of major structural issues as indicated by the door separation thing as pointed out by psdenno that seem to be really problematic, because everybody above basically said the vastly most important thing was the body condition. Some problems I expect, but it seems like the wise folks on here recommend turning tail and running from anything with these body problems. Also, I wish it could just be a toy, but I need it to be a daily ! Again, thanks a lot guys, you've been really helpful. Any other input is certainly appreciated! Very helpful forum here! P.S. Z-fan feel free to poach it and fly out here and drive it back to MD, !

Yikes, inspection didn't go so well. Obviously I didn't think it was going to be perfect but it seems like there are a lot of issues. Amongst other things: Cracks seem to be indicative of previous bondo, big ol' rust spot on the undercarrieage in one of those pics, and the statement that "The door panels seem to be separating from the door jambs up on the top of the door" which I'm not 100% sure he means, but which may be an issue of the convertible conversion not being done effectively, as psdenno pointed out above. What do y'all think? I'm thinking it's just a straight pass at this point, probably not even gonna try to negotiate with the guy. 240z inspection.pdf

Very sound advice, thanks. Well noted.

Thanks Carl. Good point about the top. This car would be for fun but would also be my "daily," though I don't necessarily drive every day. Is that thus a dumb choice? I don't need a/c, never liked it.

Awesome, thanks Dennis. That's a great trick!

Good info guys, thanks! Will definitely look into that. Hopefully it won't be a problem because that is the one thing the seller really had a lot of knowledge about and talked a lot about the reinforcement etc, and said it cost him over 10k at a custom shop, so hopefully it was done right. But you guys are right, definitely worth a thought/check.

Hi all, Been lurking on the site for a bit and finally found the baby I really want to buy, but I'm hesitant. I'm ordering an inspection from AIM this week; I'll update the thread with the results when I get it. The owner assures me it's rust free (yeah, yeah heard that before ), no problems at all but cracked sidewalls on the tires, said he's only owned it two years and doesn't know much about the history of owners or repairs (and he has a very thick accent and is hard to understand so I couldn't really understand what he does know), he had the convertible top done himself and says the only bondo on the car is involved in the frame reinforcement somehow (didn't quite understand what he said there), But for now, based on the limited info in the ad and what he told me, what do y'all think? He said he'd let it go for $5700. I'd really appreciate any advice: https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/cto/4518182921.html Oh, P.S. I'm sure some of you will scoff at what you might perceive to be the sacrilegious convertible top, but hey, I didn't move to southern California to not enjoy the sunshine! Maybe I'm a heretic but that's the real draw for me! Thanks everyone!