hey my friend Seth just traded his 1994 honda civic for a 1991 8th month of 1991 300zx 2 seater ( hard top ) no tops... manual tranny grey is the exterior color ... he wanted me to trade him for his bone stock car for my 1993 300zx 2+2 with brembo drill sloted rotors.. 18"s adr cyper wheelz.. chrome instake pipes megan racing mufflerz , k&n pop filter charger kit.. 120k matinence done.. but what do yall think about the hard top ? worth it at 5,500 ? or not ? please honest opions are wanted... thanks , ken


p.s. got new fenders ( body work done for my 1982 280zx turbo ! looks really good now...compared to the dirver side fender all beat to hell... lol


p.s.s. his car has 117,000 miles on it
my 2+2 has 121,000 miles on it...

 

well, how bad do you want a slicktop?
Considering you have so much done to your current Z, do you really want to spend all that money again? Plus since he just got his, you'll be looking to do that 120k maintenance again, more money to pour into that car. Seems to me that your friend is getting the better deal. Sure a slicktop is nice but is it worth getting taking advantage of to just stand out?

 

See if he'll let you swap out some of the mods you've made. And also see if he'll do a tune up and what not to be sure that you're getting an evenly matched car.

 

I second that. Its not worth it for a straight trade in my eyes. You should see if he will get the car tuned and then put some of your mods on the new car before you trade.

 

hmmm so say i take off my 18 wheelz , my brembo rotors and put back on the orginal rotors and orginal wheelz and the instkae pipes the strut tower bars... and etc... how rare are the slick tops ?

 

think about what you want, do you want back seats, ttops, 120 done, do you really want to remove everything and switch it. and from my knowledge and from this forum, id say the slicktop is the rarest of the bunch but not that rare overall. one good thing is you dont have to worry about leaky ttops. its all what you want just think about that, i wouldnt get something just because it was a little harder to get than others, only get it if you really want it, otherwise you might regret it. hope i could help and deffinately not trying to push you in any directions, just helping weigh the options.

 

Keep your car. If you wanted to trade you would have done so. Slicktops are not that rare.

 

At a car meet i went to the other night there was 5 Z cars, all of them had t-tops but mine.

 

do yall think i should just buy it off the guy ? i did another walk around an it has noctiable minor hail damange to the hood the slick top etc how much do u think i should buy it form him ?

 

i got mine for 5k with alot of work already into it.

 

only about 2500 slicks made. i've only seen 2 besides mine. paid $9500 for mine, but its a '95 and had 80k on it, in immaculate condition. i know i could have found a TT for that price, but i wasnt looking for a TT, just a really clean NA. the slicktop is just a bonus, i dont miss the T Tops at all.

 

I second that, Slicktops > T-tops

 

Up date i drove the car and it has a WINDING SOUND from the engine.. and theres a weird like bleeder screw right next to the power steering resovor ? also a winding souind from the manual tranny and a washing machine like feel from the rear end.. im going to go help the poor guy work on it and tell him my honest opion im thinking about givign the poor guy a break and buying it for 1,500 and just doing all the work myself tell me what yall think ?

 

yes what is that winding sound from the engine, it follows with the acceleration.

 

Are you talking about keeping your car AND paying $1500 for the slicktop as well?

If so:
I say if you've got the money then go for it. Then you can swap your engine and trans along with all your other goodies over to the slick top and be one of the few.

 

I personally don't like slicktops. There is nothing special about them except teh fact that they are rare. I LOVE my T-tops! I've never been in a slicktop but I'm sure it wouldn't feel any different than sitting in a normal car. If anything, the slicktop takes away your freedom of removing the roof. In my eyes it is a downgrade.

 

I just prefer the look of a slick top to the t-tops. Its more sleak. And thats not to mention the weight savings and rigidty that come with a solid roof.

 

slicktop is best! looks sleeker, is lighter, more rigid, very slightly more aerodynamic, and if you live in a place that rains a lot (western WA) you dont have to worry about leaks. maybe if i still lived in socal i would miss T-Tops, but after having the Ts up here on the z31, i realised that it wasnt really all that great.

 

i personally like t-tops so much i cut my roof on my 240sx, well its not t-tops but its a removable roof, big pain in the *** but it works so far. doesnt leak but i need someone to make me a custom headliner. i know i know what your thinking but theres plenty of support with the roll cage and such. its the same set up as a honda del sol. i used the brackets and everything from a z31, dont worry it was at the junkyard.