tell me wut you think
10-16-2002, 10:00 PM
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tell me wut you think
Im 15 and my dream car is a Datsun 240z im willing to put work into this car but mostly just elbow grease in other words i dont have alot of money to spend getting this car very reliable do you think this woulde be a good first car?
10-17-2002, 02:20 AM
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Re: tell me wut you think
The 240z i own at the moment is my first car, and I really enjoy spending the weekends working on it. I am like you, I don't have much money to spend on it, but I still dso little thing shere and there. If you pay more when you buy it, the less you will have to spend on it
Alan, Australia
Alan, Australia
10-17-2002, 06:43 AM
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Re: tell me wut you think
ill tell ya i never owned one i got a 81 280zx for first car and i freaken want a 240 more than anything !!!!! and lemme tell you all the p#@*#s out there that have one...laugh it up...my day will come....i actualy might move to texas and get a NON-RUSTED YES A NON-RUSTED ONE!!!! YAY!!!! freaken canada...lol
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10-17-2002, 07:57 AM
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Re: tell me wut you think
lol at skully
my 260 is my first car, needed a bit of work, but its getting there, i'm a student hard to get a good cash flow for the car, but it will work out one day
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my 260 is my first car, needed a bit of work, but its getting there, i'm a student hard to get a good cash flow for the car, but it will work out one day
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10-17-2002, 04:27 PM
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Re: tell me wut you think
Same as everyone else .. im a student and i have a 260Z 2+2 and 2 240Zs
But i would have to dissagree with what alan says, pay more and you get more...
If you buy a cheap car, you get to have it straight away ... you know what has been fixed and how well etc, it will probably cost a little more in the long run to buy a cheaper car but it will be done the way you want it and you know what has been done to the car .....
My friend bought a Z(RB30 Turbo conversion) for over $15,000, and there is rust coming through, a couple of bad repairs and mechanical problems ....
Rusty Datsun x 3
But i would have to dissagree with what alan says, pay more and you get more...
If you buy a cheap car, you get to have it straight away ... you know what has been fixed and how well etc, it will probably cost a little more in the long run to buy a cheaper car but it will be done the way you want it and you know what has been done to the car .....
My friend bought a Z(RB30 Turbo conversion) for over $15,000, and there is rust coming through, a couple of bad repairs and mechanical problems ....
Rusty Datsun x 3
10-17-2002, 10:56 PM
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Re: tell me wut you think
bad luck skully, you are really missing out! ha ha.
But jake, it really does depend i guess. I must admit, i did just spen $750 on getting the whole underside done cause of frame rust, but the body is nearly perfect, and the rust there is I can fix myself without stuffing up the paint job. I guess you gotta find one that you can afford and that won't cost too much in the future
Alan, Australia
But jake, it really does depend i guess. I must admit, i did just spen $750 on getting the whole underside done cause of frame rust, but the body is nearly perfect, and the rust there is I can fix myself without stuffing up the paint job. I guess you gotta find one that you can afford and that won't cost too much in the future
Alan, Australia
10-18-2002, 09:49 AM
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Re: tell me wut you think
i bought mine for 2000, cheap for what it was, but now i've spent alota, and its still pretty #@$%, but give it till next year's national's and well have a good streeter...
also i'm happy i'm doing all the work myself also... like the body and stuff.. i know what is done and wat isn't, and in my case everything shall be done
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also i'm happy i'm doing all the work myself also... like the body and stuff.. i know what is done and wat isn't, and in my case everything shall be done
<font color=blue>76 260z</font color=blue>
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10-19-2002, 10:36 AM
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Re: tell me wut you think
Yah, im in the same situation as Blink.......Im 16, i just got my license, and a want a 240z, cus i know i'll be happy with it till i die. But i need to get a job, and i cant find any 240Z's at a decent price around here. Nice to know im not alone.
Later
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10-19-2002, 11:01 AM
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Re: tell me wut you think
just a word of advice....don't try to sink all your money into a Z - it's a project car, and will require constant work and supply of money. Unless you have a daily driver or other means to get around when the Z is dead, weigh out your options
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'73 240z
'99 neon R/T
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'73 240z
'99 neon R/T
