carl0s Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 300ZX buyers guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 I took out a 300zx before the Supra. Not a bad car but just look a little dated IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted May 28, 2005 Author Share Posted May 28, 2005 I was just quite surprised at how many things are 'prone to failure' on them. Here's an excerpt: # Alternators on the Z are crap and some last only 50K miles.(so if the owner has installed a big ICE, expect the alternator to go soon) # ignition system power unit (PTU) will go sooner or later. (they last around 6 years) # The electrical connectors become very brittle, due to high temperatures under the hood. Especially the TT's suffer from this and it may lead to all sorts of problems # Knock or detonation-sensor (or actually the wires to the sensor) is prone to failure. This sensor is very costly to replace. A broken knock-sensor will cause the car to run in safety-boost and have a big impact on the performance of the car (NA's also ! ) Hey check it out. I've made 2,000 posts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooper-supra Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 i almost bought a gto and then a zed but just couldnt part with my money! ....... then the supra came along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afreemason Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 You guys had me worried then ........... it would have only left me 12 days to cancel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I saw the Z in Tokyo before its launch, had a sat in it and play around with the controls, opened the ash tray and tugged on it a bit and it broke and came off in my hands carefully put it back in place and wondered off whistling..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Not much to look for then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRoy Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I had one before the supe. Lovely looking car, lots of design flaws and suspect build quality, but I still miss her:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 I was thinking of buying a zed some time ago, went for a few test drives too. In some colours it does look very good, but it's fecken heavy and the engine bay is very cramped, so things do tend to get well cooked in there. A high mileage TT will need a lot of replacement parts eventually, there is no way around that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig David Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 I test drove a Supra before buying my (1999) 300ZX. You can get them as late as 2000. 1999 onwards models have cosmetic and other upgrades. They're very reliable - it's just there's plenty of knackered old abused cars out there. There's plenty of nice ones too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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