My new 2004.5 Z, is it a fair deal?

[kt122806]

I just pickup a grey roadster touring (no NAV) 2004.5 with clean title, auto with 126K for $7200, all stock, no mods. Engine and transmission run smooth, cold AC, but look like it need a new top. The top is fairly rotten, it developing some wear points that going to be a rip soon, and few minor cosmetics like peeled paint in rear bumper (about 1"x4" peel, and some chip from rocks which is normal for 8 year old car), broken dash storage door. Is it a fair deals considering i need to have a new top?

[370Z/28]

Are you happy with it? Then it is a fair deal.

My year and 1/2 old Z has rock chips all over the nose. That is going to happen on a low sports car like ours. Replace your top, get the dash storage door fixed, repaint the back bumper. Enjoy!

Post a pic.

[Abear]

Sounds like you got yourself a very nice car for a great price. Even if you have to put a little into it, still sound like it was well worth the price.

[dasoupdude]

At under $8k with no major mechanical problems, that is considered a steal in my book. Try to find a reputable upholstery shop in your area that can do vehicle softops and have it looking back to what it should be.

Post some pics!

Welcome to NiCO

[kt122806]

Thank you for your posts. It has LSD switch that i dont know what's for, also has cruise control, so far so good, i looked at the bottom, look like no oil leaks since it dry. I love it, thinking of buying the top off ebay and replace myself, i downloaded some instructions from ppl did it before and i guess i can do it, i'm a cheap guy lol, even if i cannot do it myself, i can have a convertible top guy come over for $400 to install for me. Here are the pics of it. I'm a happy Z- owner now.

One question, should i fill up with 87 or 91 gas?

[370Z/28]

Oh yeah! That is beautiful. Let us know how the top install goes.

[kt122806]

here are some better pix of it. I love driving it. May be not as fast as manual 350Zs but much better than my 2004 dodge grand caravan which is recently broken. that's the reason i was in the market and found this one.

[dasoupdude]

Thank you for your posts. It has LSD switch that i dont know what's for,

You might be talking about the VDC button, its basically the button that saves you from any human error you might make on the road.

Ex: Johnny tried to take the turn at 50mph in the rain but the vdc kicked in since he is a dumbass.

Good idea to leave on for a while if you are just now getting used to its limits.

Good idea to leave off if your know what you're doing won't end up in a tree.

For racing at an event like autocross, its usually just a good idea to just leave it off.