Spring time finally comes and I had some time to take some pix
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Hey dave she is beautiful. Simply beautiful.

Am I blind or Viggin out, does that really say 7,855 miles? She is Gorgeous, love the color.

NolimitZ32 wrote:Am I blind or Viggin out, does that really say 7,855 miles? She is Gorgeous, love the color.

Anton, remember you and I were talking about this car in the craigslist find of the week thread.

post6226042.html#p6226042

Then click this link:

CLICK HERE, The 10th 11th 12th post on this page are about your car that myself and a few others had posted in response while the auction was going on.

Thank you for the compliments guys.

She is a keeper --- to be sure. But I do drive it about once a month non-abusively to keep the seals lubed --- went to Deals Gap on Tn. Hwy 129 (the Dragons Tail) last Saturday.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deals_Gap,_North_Carolina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrMQ3QwyPo

The Z32 actually came to me w/ 6738 actual miles on the meter. (old odometer photo from 11/2011 posted today)
Quite possibly the lowest mileage '96 Z32 offered for sale in North America ---- I've been looking for over four years and haven't found a better one in assembly line stock condition. Color is called "Cobalt Green" and is not an uncommon color for the '95's, "96's" and some Steve Millen SMZ 32's.

Great! So why is the interior & exterior only 9.8/10?

Because it's a 16 y.o. car ---

I like your Metallic Gold Z, is that original paint as well ?

David_VG30DETT wrote:Because it's a 16 y.o. car ---

I like your Metallic Gold Z, is that original paint as well ?

Thanks, all original with 53k. I would imagine that they wouldn't score the interior & exterior based off the age of the car but based off how well it is/has been maintained.

That Gold is a rare color -- haven't seen but maybe four for sale over the past 4+ years.

I guess in that case you can say it's fully documented from day one with all maintenance which is more than up to date
since some items like Oil changes, Brake / Coolant, fluids, etc. were/are done well before required.

Yes, there are three micro scratches that, if you look at just the correct angle, with the sun brightly shining
you can barely detect them. They are very low on the front end near the air dam --- probably from road grit
@ 120mph.
I also saw one tiny application of Cobalt Green touch up paint on the right/front quarter panel, about .5mm diam.
(yes, I measured it)
Of course, there are no body dings, rim rash, broken threads / damaged upholstery on the driver (or anywhere else) left bolster
of the seat, etc. The Leather has been and is still conditioned monthly.
I guess it's about as perfect as you can get a for a 16 y.o. car --- just not p-e-r-f-e-c-t as in truly brand new on the show room floor.
In '96 I simply had too many family responsibilities to afford it then ---- but never forgot.

David_VG30DETT wrote: The Leather has been and is still conditioned monthly.

Any advice on this? My leather is 22 years old but still looks brand new honestly.

http://www.leatherique.com/


OP, your car looks amazing, nice find

There are many excellent Leather Care products available.
I have had good results using Lexol products.
I also use Harley-Davidson conditioner twice / annually.

Wow, the OD mileage caught my eye as well as the thread loaded, I thought I'd mis-read...GREAT find!

Low Mileage Z club I'd like to think my z @ 95k is low. But DAMN!

Nice z32 man!! That thing's gonna last YEARS. If you sell it, i will personally have to slap you. Hahaha

I *do* know where there is an identical "last 300 Commemorative" S/N 242 in Ohio, same Color, same interior (slightly better condition Leather IMO), one owner which spent 95% of it's life in Victorville (desert air) Calif. until the owner retired and moved back "home" last year. It's essentially a "show car", assembly line stock with approx. 7,800 miles in 2001. The owner sent me a professional appraisal book done in 5/2001 (I believe) @ 46K ---- too much to spend, even for that pristine unit which actually had the far right dashboard and the Commemorative Certificate signed at a West Coast Z show by Mr. Yutaka Katayama himself. It did have chromed OEM wheels which mine does not have. I think that was only a dealer option at the time.

If i get rich at some point, I'm buying a super low mileage z32.

F*ck a porsche/bmw/mercedes. Z32's get ALL the b*tches!!

In other words, the based god of the car world.

This is awe inspiring, man.. that thing must drive amazing.

What an incredible car in immaculate condition! Good luck with it! That mileage is stunning.

Wow! That is as minty as it gets!

I spent a good bit of my youth dreaming of owning a Z32... specifically IPQ with bronze window tint...

I vaguely remember seeing one like this on cars.com or autotrader a couple of years ago. Seems like the guy made a big deal out of being a professor or doctor in his ad... working off of memory here, so I could be wrong. Is it the same car?

Heath

My 40th anniversary Z34 has 20,000 more miles than your Z32. LOL such a beautiful piece of machinery. I am jealous.

Q451990 wrote:Wow! That is as minty as it gets!

I spent a good bit of my youth dreaming of owning a Z32... specifically IPQ with bronze window tint...

I vaguely remember seeing one like this on cars.com or autotrader a couple of years ago. Seems like the guy made a big deal out of being a professor or doctor in his ad... working off of memory here, so I could be wrong. Is it the same car?

Heath

The previous owner of my present Z made no indication of his profession, but through the conversations we had during the
negotiation/sale period, I don't think he was in the medical field. Seemed more like a retired software sales exec. with a passion for
collecting cars; somewhat low key / laid back guy.

David_VG30DETT wrote: had the far right dashboard and the Commemorative Certificate signed at a West Coast Z show by Mr. Yutaka Katayama himself.

With all the new nissan stuff coming out being (quite honestly) inferior to the old Nissan stuff, I have a new found appreciation for Mr. K.

Beautiful car you've got there.

Wow.. so that's what they looked like when the rolled out of the factory.. Spectacular!!!! That's easily the cleanest Z32 I've seen in a long long time.. well.. since 96 at least.. lol

Perhaps, but some of the new technology is fantastic ---- especially in the Infinity line.

PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:

David_VG30DETT wrote: had the far right dashboard and the Commemorative Certificate signed at a West Coast Z show by Mr. Yutaka Katayama himself.

With all the new nissan stuff coming out being (quite honestly) inferior to the old Nissan stuff, I have a new found appreciation for Mr. K.

Beautiful car you've got there.

That's just beautiful. What a great car. Posts like this make me fall in love with the Z all over again.

BTW, you're going to keep her bone stock, right? I'd check the tires for dry rot, but other than that I'd keep it 100% stock. That's a collectors item right there!

BigTDogg (MA) wrote:BTW, you're going to keep her bone stock, right? I'd check the tires for dry rot, but other than that I'd keep it 100% stock. That's a collectors item right there!

Agreed.

If you want to mod a Z buy another one. Keep that one a complete virgin all the way down to the radio.

Your Z is a collector item.

WOW

I am speechless! Honestly am, she is beautiful

BigTDogg (MA) wrote:BTW, you're going to keep her bone stock, right? I'd check the tires for dry rot, but other than that I'd keep it 100% stock. That's a collectors item right there!

Absolutely will keep her as is and yes, I have checked the entire unit for rubber degradation as well as had the Nissan Dealer Inspect all the belts. I did replace a couple small rubber pieces in drivers door hinge area and that little rubber tab which covers the drivers "door open" button which had a tinge of "white" (dryrot)

The Z32, and all "vintage" Z's for that matter will never have those body style lines come off an assembly line again -- classic

However, I have always had the itch to take the VG30DETT engine to the X-treme (read: Z-1 motorsports 900hp monster) and if/when I get
serious I'll simply have to find a sold bodied '95 to use as a baseline to keep the garage queen company.

...and since you mentioned it, the original Goodyear tires really do need to be replaced, not that there is any dry rot or cracking, but simply that they are "old technology" in the tread pattern and polymer compounds. They also seem noisy at higher speeds to me. I brought that to the attention of the dealership shop foreman (who is the only Z and GT-R Nismo certified tech in our area) and he explained that since the original rubber has a uni-directional tread, that the edges tend to get "feathered" for lack of rotation, which on this model is recommended every 3000 miles. Alignment was checked and is perfect, had never been touched since built. Also, since the OEM wheels are uni-directional as well, Tire "rotation" would involve R&Ring the tires off the wheels and swapping them side to side.

I am considering NITTO 450 X-treme rubber (summer/dry road surface compound) for replacement, in a slightly different width/profile which will still fit he OEM 16" Alloys w/o much visual distraction from the original profile/tire/wheel well spacing or affect the speedo readings.

STOCK: [F] 225/50-16 [R] 245/45-16

NEW WIDTH / PROFILE CONSIDERED: [F] 235/40-16 [R] 255/40-16

Anyone have any suggestions here ?

david