1982 Nissan 280ZX for $600

korge · Post by **korge** » 11 Nov 2006, 03:33

There is a guy down the street trying to sell it. Its in good condition, bad paint, rust, torn interior, but only over 100K miles and only needs a new clutch and battery. What is your take on this?

He keeps telling me its a rare car that is loved by the drifting scene. BS?

SliM_880 · Post by **SliM_880** » 11 Nov 2006, 04:12

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 11 Nov 2006, 04:22

Rare? No. Loved by the drifting scene? Hmmm, I could see that. Anyway, if it runs, I'd say get it.

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 11 Nov 2006, 06:10

yeah..ask for a test drive...

BTW if it has rust..than better forget it..unless its some sort of antique....and u can restore it somehow

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 11 Nov 2006, 06:13

Wll, rust can be fixed, if it isn't oo bad.

t3ice · Post by **t3ice** » 11 Nov 2006, 06:19

oh...
yeah but its got alot of others things that need to be taken care off...like clutch, etc
- wont all that stuff cost alot? ( i really dunno much about car mechanical stuff prices )

darknight788 · Post by **darknight788** » 11 Nov 2006, 09:08

a clutch is like 200 - 300 $, batteries ? well they can be different. most rust damage can be repaired with bondo from what ive seen. the interior that i dont know about. if you can fit it into your budget id say get it it is only 600 bucks

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 11 Nov 2006, 10:45

If hes trying to tempt you into a sale by saying that theyre well-liked for drifting, then one of two things are happening:

-He uses it for drifting, and the clutch validates this. Drifting takes its toll on a car, trust me on that as I did it for over a year.

-He thinks youre an idiot, and could well be ripping you off.

The last time I bought a car for less than 1k was the MR2. When I bought it, I thought ''even if it breaks, Ive only paid Â£900 for it''. It broke, and often. It was only when the engine died altogether that I decided to stop throwing money at it. You just dont trust driving a car you know will break shortly.

xALFAxGT · Post by **xALFAxGT** » 11 Nov 2006, 11:29

I have to agree.

Under a grand for that sort of car. If he's saying its good for drifting, thats what he's done with it, so I'd stay clearand look for something better.

Never trust someone pushing a "good deal" on you

WonkaVW · Post by **WonkaVW** » 11 Nov 2006, 14:28

I'd only grab it if I had another car to toss the engine into... you know, if the engine actually has some balls to it. If not, forget about it.

korge · Post by **korge** » 11 Nov 2006, 14:55

Good info then guys. Id figure its only a good deal if I had 40 grand to throw into it and trick it out into a good drift car. Otherwise, Its a POS?

Grez~Supra_RZ-S · Post by **Grez~Supra_RZ-S** » 12 Nov 2006, 14:20

The old Zs dont make good drift cars. Theyre heavy, the weight distribution is poor, and they generally lack the balls to maintain any loss of traction.

Theres a reason SXs are liked for drifting, and the main one is that theyre cheap.