oldroaddog

I looked at a car today that appears to be a real jewel. No owner modifications except for a 12 disk changer mounted in the cargo area. Paint is good with just a few tiny chips from road pebbles. The glove box has all the maintenance receipts. The timing belt was changed right on schedule at 62,000 miles. Interior in very good with minimal wear and no stains. Engine compartment a little dirty but nothing that a good steam cleaning won't fix. The seller is asking $6500 1990 300ZX with 89,000 miles showing. This car is a five speed N/A. You guys think it's a good deal? Middle Tennessee area.

Thanks guys. That's two good tips from one post. Maintenance looks a little steep on the Z32. But I think the same was said of the Z30 way back in the day. These cars seem to be falling in a good slot as far as current value though. Too old to be attractive to the average buyer. Too new to be attractive to the classic sports car collector. I'm thinking they are a good buy right now as long as the proper maintenance has been done by previous owners.

After participating in the Middle Tenn Z Car Club Z-Attack yesterday with my daughter along it seems she has taken a real interest in the 300ZX. This subject is a little off-topic for a classic Z forum but I thought I waould ask members for links to reviews, factory specs and other info. I'm looking at '90 or '91 300ZX non-turbo automatic. Also, any one here who has owned on these cars that would like to give pointers and/or advise - please do! OBTW - The Z-Attack event was fabulous! There were a lot of really nice Z cars from all generations. Thanks.

So that's what my car looked like when it was new. Note the Alpin Blue paint on the charcoal canister bracket. It's the little things...

I would definitely take a hard look at the chassis and floor boards for rust. Ohio can be very rough on older cars if driven during winter months. There is a lot of bumper rubber missing which will be expensive to replace if your restoring to original. Also note the composite steel wheels. My car came with some like those and they're not the best quality.

That is a nice RX-7! I looked into getting a Mazda for restoration a bit before buying my 280Z but was discouraged by others statements on the rotary engine. Sounds like your very happy with your car. You can see where the Mazda designers were trying to capture some of the Z car popularity in the RZ-7 design. You may want to consider getting a bit newer model 280Z. It seems good 280's are getting harder to find. The larger engine, EFI and available 5-speed makes the 280Z a lot of fun to drive!

Welcome to the forum. The rust damage looks fairly typical for a 280. My '75 had pretty much the same. We love your fresh attitude. Keep that going when you start finding unexpected problems.

Thanks Nacks. I've actually got a replacement guage coming from an eBay purchase. I will though take a close look at those contacts before installing. Is there a testing proceedure for those guages? Maybe with an ohm meter? Or would that be DC voltage?