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Just how reliable are these cars. I am still a College student and I do not have much income. I am looking for a car that I dont have to constantly be spending money on to fix. My Dad is cautioning me away from this car saying any 30 year old car will cause nothing but problems. but I am captured by the beauty of this car and maybe am blinded, I seem to think that these cars are fairly reliable, not to mention fairly easy to work on(simple mechanics). What is your experiences with these cars as daily drivers. especialy one with a L28 motor swap and 5 speed. also, is the L28 motor feul injected? or does that come later still? please tell me good news. thanks once again.

western cars tend not to have as much rust. The worst enemy of metal is not rain, its the salt on the roads. vancouver BC has such mild winters that salt is not an issue, where as toronto just dumps salt on the road all winter long. salt is hard to clean off the underside of your car so usualy a western car is the way to go. a desert area car would be nicer, but a BC car would be my second pick. So anyway, thanks alot for the help, I dont want to make calls to these people until maybe the weekend. ill let them enjoy there holiday before I try to haggle the price down with them hehehe. by the way, if ALL MET RED means all metal redone, doesnt that mean he has stripped the car and restored all the metal, or does it mean he had a serious rust problem. I figure if all the metal is redone, then that would be a great thing and that would be the best answer. tell me what you think.

I am new to the Z world and I would like to get some advice reguarding buying a Z car. First of all, there are 3 cars for sale that I am looking at. 1) 1972 DATSUN 240z excellent condition, new paint, floorboards, tires, brakes, rollbar, additional new performance parts available, car runs great $6000CDN 2) 73 DATSUN 240Z, brand new 280 eng, flat top pistons, 5 spd, perf body, all met red, eng bay painted, AirCared, drive it & say wow $8000CDN 3)74 DATSUN 260Z, 97,000 orig mi, AirCared, no rust, frame & flr, solid, rcnt exh, brks, CD sound, tires, orig 6 cyl dual carbs, 4 spd, body stripped & repainted red $6500 cdn I am wondering which one sounds like the best deal. its all in canadian dollars and they are western cars, british columbia, so there is minimal rust. I am wondering what the difference, if any, between a 72 and 73 240z is? I am mostly interested in the 73 because of the engine work and the 5 speed, but I need help in what to look for. are there any tricks in trying to figure out if a Z car is a lemon? any help would be great.