Whats a 93 Nissan 300zx 2dr coupe, non-turbo, 5 speed, in good condition with 180k on it worth to you guys? (besides what blue book says)

Thanks for the help.


damn i was tryin to add a poll to this...

 

With that many miles on it, I'd say no more than five grand, and that's high-balling it. As a sidenote, if you in particular are looking to purchase the vehicle I'd definatley advise against it. Z32s over 120K miles on the original engine have all kinds of nightmarish problems.

 

yea, 5K tops well maintained. 180K means 3rd timing belt service which translates to $1K + depending on where you take it.

 

Why is it so difficult?

 

Because the engine is shoehorned into the car. If you haven't seen a Z32's engine bay, think of a woman giving birth. Birth canal is about the size of an lemon, baby's the size of a watermelon. Yeah, it's like that. The parts aren't what kills you. It's the labor hours. I think it's around six labor hours to do that job, and I'd rather pay someone to do that for me than fuck up and throw off my timing.

 

Agreed. Its a shit-ton of labor to just get to the belt.

Tidbit of info I have learned about this car in the time I have owned it. If you can't/are unwilling to work on it yourself or do not have the money to goto to the dealer and hear $600 labor to start on anything involving opening the hood. Then do the car a favor and get rid of it to someone that has half a brain or a good job.

Its not that bad to work on, you just have to get yourself rev'd up for it the first time.

Also on a side not. I can pretty much do anything required on this car if needed. From ConZult diagnostics, chipping ecu to engine pulls and turbo swaps. Just in case anyone needs it. Remember nothing in life is free of course but it would be a ton cheaper than the dealer. You will also be worked on by someone that loves them instead of dreads them.

 

It's worth about as much as a 1993 300zx, NON-TURBO, 5 speed in good condition..... Which is...... NOT that much at all. Z32's are big, heavy, long, wide pieces of garbage. You could find a WAY better platform for the money. BUT that's just my opinion. My dad had a 92' 300zx, 5 speed twin turbo with mods and it was not that impressive. Buy an S- chassis.

 

ive owned a few 300zx's

86 non turbo
85 turbo
90 twin turbo
93 twin turbo
94 twin turbo


A non turbo 300zx with that many miles prob wont sell any more then 2-4k tops depending on body/interior and condition of motor.

But on a side note... twin turbo 300zx's are NOT hard to make fast. Very few mods and a decent driver/tire will drop you into the 11's. My 94 300zx just had basic bolt on's but trapped 114 mph and thats good for an 11 sec pass...

On a side note, 300zx's are a pain in the dick to work on and the TT's have oil problems. There oil lines tend to leak.

 

2k to 4k depending on condition

 

I would say like 5, A guy around here has a 95 or 96 TT hes trying to get rid of with like 130k on it, hes gone some stuff to it all i really remeber was his Greddy intercooler and BOVs. He said he wanted to try and get 10 but i donno about all that.