300zx newbie

[nismojunkie]

hey guys, i am the current owner of a wrecked, probably totaled 240sx. (i got rear ended, wasnt my fault) i am looking for a new car and cant decide between a new 240 or a 300z. right now i am looking at a 1990 300z with 152k miles. they want 4000$$. is that a reasonable price? and is there anything i should look for if i go look at it? what years are the z31 and z32? if someone can tell me anyhting important about these cars or just anythign you think i shoudl know , please tell me. i dont really know very much about them. thanx

[chiefdan]

well a 1990 it is most likely a z32 the z31 like the one i have are in around 83-somewhere in early 1990 but i would say that i would not personally buy are car with a 152k miles on it for 4000 i could not justify it...

[freakonaleash1187]

z31 is from 1984-1989 and the z32 is from 1990-1996. that is quite a bit of miles, i would look for other z cars.

[CarbonZX]

hey guys, i am the current owner of a wrecked, probably totaled 240sx. (i got rear ended, wasnt my fault) i am looking for a new car and cant decide between a new 240 or a 300z. right now i am looking at a 1990 300z with 152k miles. they want 4000$$. is that a reasonable price? and is there anything i should look for if i go look at it? what years are the z31 and z32? if someone can tell me anyhting important about these cars or just anythign you think i shoudl know , please tell me. i dont really know very much about them. thanx

buy a 240sx! more fun to drive

[nismojunkie]

hey thanks for the info, i am still looking, but leaning towards the 240. i love that car......

[SHIFT_nismo]

I was originally looking at the s14's, but I ended up buying a z32 (96). I'm happy with my decision, but remember that the z32's will be more expensive to maintain in the long run, just prepare yourself for that aspect of it.

[nismojunkie]

ya, i saw that some maintnance, like the timing chain i think it was, cost about 1300$$? i dont rememmber, but it was expensive. is there as much aftermarket stuff and that can do to a 300z that you can do to a 240? like motor swaps, exhaust, suspension , body kits and other stuff like that? i am still thinking about the choice..but i am having a ***** of a time trying to get the insurence company of the guy that hit me to settle me..... getting a lawer tomorow...

[Jamesgott]

hey man ive had 2 z31's, one was an 84 pos non turbo, but it was my first car, and it was good for that.

my second was a 1988 shiro special (1 of about 1k), and i loved that car to death. it was like 1 of 4 in atlanta, for what i knew. i totalled it on xmas eve.

if your gonna get a z32, check out http://www.300zx.com (z1 motorsports)...if you get a z31 check out http://www.z31.com probably the best info on the web for those cars.

heres a pic of my shiro special:

[Jamesgott]

heres the car after xmas eve:

[freakonaleash1187]

upgrading a 300zx is more expensive than most cars. and you have to know a lot about the vg to work on it. 240sx is a great car to upgrade, but it is so slow stock.

what did you do james?

[nismojunkie]

that sucks, what did you do to the front end? ya, 240 are pretty slow stock, but around ft. oglethorpe (just south of chattanooga TN.) i can beat most of the riced up hondas, lol.

[chiefdan]

yea i love the hell out of my z31 tho