musicmaniac

Help me decide on a new car. My budget is max 24k and the car must be 04+ and as low miles as possible obviously.

Overall goal is ability to modify, fun out of the box, and daily driveable of course.

vxcoastie

Taken from Zilvia.net (booztd_3):
Guys

It definitely brings me great pain to type this ad up, however the time has come in my life where I would like to move on to something different. I have had many highs and lows owning this car for the last 6 years. I've poured a ridiculous amount of time and money into this thing, and it will definitely be a sad time to see it go.

Specs

1990 Nissan 300ZX - Original Twin Turbo Car
Superwhite - Repainted in 2005

Engine Modifications:
RB26DETT
Custom Motor Mounts
RB25 Bell housing mated to Z32 Trans
DXD Feramic 6-Puck Clutch
RB25 Oil Pan
ARP Headstuds
Tomei Poncams Type A 260/252
Full-Race Twin Scroll Twin Divided Exhaust Manifold
Garrett GT4202-74mm
Twin Tial 44mm Wastegates
Tial 50mm BOV
JGY Top Feed Fuel Rail
Titan Motorsports 1000cc Injectors
Greddy Cam Gears
Greddy Timing Belt
Tomei 1.2mm 87mm Headgasket
Afco Double Pass Custom Radiator
XS Engineering FMIC (24x12x4)
Leader 4.10 Gears w/complete rear-end rebuild
Custom 4" Stainless Steel Exhaust
Greddy SP Cat-Back
Stoptech SS Brake Lines
Axxis Metal Master pads
Dual Walbro 255lb/hr High Pressure Fuel Pumps
5Zigen FN01R-C Gloss Black w/Polished Lip in 17x8/17x9
Avon Tech M500 (front) 245/45/17
Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials (rear) 275/40/17

Electronics
Optima Red Top Battery Relocated to Trunk
Battery Kill Pull Lever
AEM EMS
AEM UEGO wideband
Greddy Profec S Boost Controller
Alpine CDA-7893
Defi Link 2 and BF Series Boost Guage

Exterior
99' Jspec Fascia
Stillen Type III Sideskirts
Stillen Door Fillers
Jspec Tails
PIAA 9006's

Interior
Full 8pt Roll Cage NHRA Certified
Original Red Interior swapped to Black Interior
Black Tweed recovered in black suede
Sparco Speed Seats (black/black)
Sparco Extreme 2 Steering wheel
Nismo "small" knob
SteamyZ shift boot and e-brake boot

This car carries many accolades - Here are some of the more significant

Factory Sponsored by Borg Warner Turbo Systems
Sponsored by DXD Racing Clutches

Feature car in an upcoming issue of Modified Magazine (I have already had the photoshoot and interview)

Freshalloy.com - Ride of the Month - July 2008
http://forums2.freshalloy.com/showth...64#post1581864

Asking $25,000

Pressuah

Honda man...all the way

DisturbedFocus

I'm gonna say g35

Colt45

why no option for a corvette?

sti, mazda speed 3, volvo c30

tiki240

mods are too expensive for too little gain on the 350Z...
G35 is only nice if you get the sport coupe...good for more than 2 ppl
STI's sound liks ass... maybe your into that tho...I hate them
S2000 great out of the box fun. throw suspension on and wheels and lip and your golden... BUT, dont try to make more power, it will bleed you dry like an NSX.
Mazda? NO.
you will thank yourself later if you use less of your 24k out of the box and have it in your wallet or even back against your loan if thats what you are working with. for around the 20-22k range why not scoop up an M3? its probably the best all-around car ive ever driven right outta the box. you can find 02-03 M3s within your budget. sex appeal, the motor sings to you, you can fit you and your girl plus yer friends, handles like its on rails, and when you mod them they have the potential to be scary fast.

As for your 2004+ rule, if thats a stipulation of your lender, then find another one. There are plenty out there that dont give BS stipulations such as car can only be "X" years old.

Mesto

G35 and s2000 yay!

ruger988

04-05 miata = 10-15K plus bell engineering turbo kit (top of the line you'll spend ~5K) plus clutch, exhaust, enginer management etc... budget another 3-4K WORST CASE SCENARIO you've met your budget at 24K and you've got aa reliable RWD roadster with 275-300 at the wheels EASY on a street tune, that's capable of running pretty good 1/4's and TEARING UP auto-crosses and road tracks.

ruger988

HMMM....I must've been wrong thinking that the G35 and 350Z were the same car mechnically...so why are mods more cost effective on a g35 than a z again?

BlackEX

QFT...They're nice cars, I like them, but the suspension on the S2000 bandwagon is riding on the bump stops.

***Waiting for someone to quote me and tell me about the Ferrari-like handling, Honda reliability, ZOMG 120hp per liter!!!, followed by the sales pitch on an Inline Pro turbo kit that produces 500hp***