a4gom Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Not for me chaps, don't like to spend more than £500 on my tin tops Its for a mate of mine who knows nowt about cars and has asked my advice. He's after a 350z, he's got about 15k to spend but he's not really sure of the following: best options to look out for, best engine, best place to buy (private, independant, main dealer), uk or import and if import what the implications may be Like I say I don't know much about them or spending that sort of cash on a tin top so would be grateful for any advice you may be able to pass on and any things we should look out for. TIA Quote
stewart pickles Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 andy engine choice is easy only 1 not sure if 15k will buy 1 i was on insurance for scrap irons car and if i did not have the westfield and motorhome a 350 z would be on my drive fantastic car (with traction controll off ) Quote
JeffC Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Best engine? 'busa what he said Prob cant give any advice on this one though, Mark will be your man he run one a good while Pal of mine owns a Nissan main dealer can give him a call see if they have anything kicking about or coming in that they can trade . oh and 10,500rpm with standard ecu Quote
stewart pickles Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Plenty here for less than 15K will have to extend the drive Quote
R5 WSC Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 The wife has a 350Z check the service cost befor you take the plung as this cost a fortune, front disc and pads, £550.00 Quote
JeffC Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Plenty here for less than 15K will have to extend the drive be a good engine for a westy transplant Stew Quote
a4gom Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Don't give him any ideas jeff. well not till he's half way through this transplant anyway. If you get chance Jeff a nod with your friendly dealer would be good. Is there many imports around? Non of those in the trader seem to mention they are? My mate mentioned imports so he must have seen some advertised. IMO from recent browsing at cars there doesn't seem to be the savings there used to be on imports is this right? Keep the comments coming chaps most grateful for those so far. Quote
peterg Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 a4gom, have a look at the adverts on the Autotrader link, if they say (Fairlady) or "inc SVA" against the price then they're definitely imports I can see several in that list so he needs to make sure whether any car he looks at is an import or not Quote
a4gom Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Thanks for that, If I had seen SVA I would have questioned it but would never of known the fairlady bit, what does that mean? Quote
mikehreynolds Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 They are awesome mate, ive got an 04 Azure Blue GT which was for sale but I saw the light as I love it!! Quote
Mark Stanton Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 I thought the Fairlady was the Jap name for a Skyline Quote
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