provar;177116 wrote:

my mate is trying to convince me that a nissan 300ZX is actually a decent car, can I have some of your opinions on this? cos in my opinion they're the worst thing nissan ever built!

LOL well u cant fit a bees's D!CK in the engine bay but i used to have one high flowed turbos and a bit on TLC and mate it ate everything on the road from V8's to GTR's i was actually thinking about getting another one in the near future or a 351ci nissan bluebird... but i like the 300zx's

Never driven one but they look great. If I could have afforded one instead of the Lib I'd probably be driving that instead...

yeah i was gonna say moose was talking them up the other day...not my bag really but i don't hate them

There were a few at superlap last year and they certainly weren't slow

i like them. bitch to work on but they are cool i would love to own one...

provar;177116 wrote:

my mate is trying to convince me that a Nissan 300ZX is actually a decent car, can I have some of your opinions on this? cos in my opinion they're the worst thing Nissan ever built!

I owned a 300ZX TT 5sp M Targa for about 4 years and loved everything about the car .... except the following

They are heavy 1.6 ton on the weigh bridge... which means bigger engine which means more fuel.

I was traveling from Baulkham hills to Tuggerah (central Coast) and back each day for work and it was costing me about $120-$150 a week during the bad fuel hike we had.

They have two of everything ... two turbos, two intercoolers two exhausts ... so if you want upgrades its going to cost you a mint.

They run hot naturally so if you are in a hot area you may have issues with over heating, or the good old faithful leaking heater core (mine did that , so I bypassed it)

They are a **** to get insurance for even if you are over 25.

The 2+2 (4 seater) is just a tad longer than the 2 seater so the parts are not transferable yet they are Aus delivered so parts aren't that hard to get.

They are basically an engine with a car wrapped around them ... if you need to do any work on them you need the following

* a lot of time spare
* to know what your doing ... not going in half cocked having a poke around
* the bank roll to replace everything while your in that area working on it ... aka if your replacing timing belt best to do water pump and hoses and all sorts of junk while your there
* pray that you will never have to have the engine out...EVER!

There are a lot of crap box's getting around that have been flogged like a dead horse.... remember they are 20 years old which means 20 years of driving like you stole it ... so choose wisely there is a guide on the aus300ZX.com here is link (click the red writing and your away) http://tech.aus300zx.com/

The good things about a 300ZX

250KW with bolt on mods ... i mean like easy bolt on mods
180kmph speed cut is achieved by sneezing at the accelerator

They kept the same shape from 89 to 96 (special edition in 98) so no one really knows what gen or year model your car is so an 89 could be mistaken for a mid 90's car.

They are a sports car ... they were purpose built as a sports car to compete with the likes of the Porsche and Supra ... didn't really do a great job but they are not a Carolloa chick car with a T88 turbo strapped to it.

They turn heads, and handle like a knife blade.

They also made Jeremy Clarksons top 100 so I think that kinda nails it   LOL

I loved my Zed and I cried real man tears like a little girl with a skinned knee when i sold it.

I have the gen2 heritage now as a run about while I work on my '48 Dodge.

The Zed's are like a trophy girlfriend , if you treat them right they will treat you right .... yet in saying that they aren't a luxury car they don't even have cup holders or the most fantastic climate control.... basically they are like a bondage mistress, They'll show you the ride of your life .... but you wont be comfortable.

My ride after I sold it at the Alice Springs Drags (yeah he flew down and drove it 3000 K's home and entered it into the drags the next weekend)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cXE5NJsBU

moose4180;177143 wrote:

I owned a 300ZX TT 5sp M Targa for about 4 years and loved everything about the car .... except the following

They are heavy 1.6 ton on the weigh bridge... which means bigger engine which means more fuel.

I was traveling from Baulkham hills to Tuggerah (central Coast) and back each day for work and it was costing me about $120-$150 a week during the bad fuel hike we had.

They have two of everything ... two turbos, two intercoolers two exhausts ... so if you want upgrades its going to cost you a mint.

They run hot naturally so if you are in a hot area you may have issues with over heating, or the good old faithful leaking heater core (mine did that , so I bypassed it)

They are a **** to get insurance for even if you are over 25.

The 2+2 (4 seater) is just a tad longer than the 2 seater so the parts are not transferable yet they are Aus delivered so parts aren't that hard to get.

They are basically an engine with a car wrapped around them ... if you need to do any work on them you need the following

* a lot of time spare
* to know what your doing ... not going in half cocked having a poke around
* the bank roll to replace everything while your in that area working on it ... aka if your replacing timing belt best to do water pump and hoses and all sorts of junk while your there
* pray that you will never have to have the engine out...EVER!

There are a lot of crap box's getting around that have been flogged like a dead horse.... remember they are 20 years old which means 20 years of driving like you stole it ... so choose wisely there is a guide on the aus300ZX.com here is link (click the red writing and your away) http://tech.aus300zx.com/

The good things about a 300ZX

250KW with bolt on mods ... i mean like easy bolt on mods
180kmph speed cut is achieved by sneezing at the accelerator

They kept the same shape from 89 to 96 (special edition in 98) so no one really knows what gen or year model your car is so an 89 could be mistaken for a mid 90's car.

They are a sports car ... they were purpose built as a sports car to compete with the likes of the Porsche and Supra ... didn't really do a great job but they are not a Carolloa chick car with a T88 turbo strapped to it.

They turn heads, and handle like a knife blade.

They also made Jeremy Clarksons top 100 so I think that kinda nails it LOL

I loved my Zed and I cried real man tears like a little girl with a skinned knee when i sold it.

I have the gen2 heritage now as a run about while I work on my '48 Dodge.

The Zed's are like a trophy girlfriend , if you treat them right they will treat you right .... yet in saying that they aren't a luxury car they don't even have cup holders or the most fantastic climate control.... basically they are like a bondage mistress, They'll show you the ride of your life .... but you wont be comfortable.

My ride after I sold it at the Alice Springs Drags (yeah he flew down and drove it 3000 K's home and entered it into the drags the next weekend)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cXE5NJsBU

even tho u said all that moose, id buy one as they turn heads and are a sexy car...

Subarujunkie;177145 wrote:

even tho u said all that moose, id buy one as they turn heads and are a sexy car...

Yeah ... but there are right and wrong ways to dress a 300ZX

Right,
http://www.photodump.org/stored23/300ZX2084.jpg
http://images.superstreetonline.com/fea … e_view.jpg
http://images.turbomagazine.com/feature … t_view.jpg
http://galleries.modifiedstreetcars.com … mp;group=4

WRONG!!!!

http://www.modified-cars.info/Images/Pi … 5D-400.jpg
http://www.zcentre.co.uk/shop/images/bo … -d-jpg.jpg

OMG this one just makes me want to punch my monitor ....

http://www.lightningmotorsport.co.nz/im … odykit.jpg

My favorites look however is a the rare as rocking horse sh!t wide body kit that looks like this .... :new_russi

http://www.terra2imports.ca/ab-larger/1 … 253129.jpg
http://www.terra2imports.ca/ab-larger/1 … 386364.jpg
http://www.terra2imports.ca/ab-larger/1 … 449012.jpg
http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerofile/41591/33.jpg

These were one of my favourite cars when I was growing up. I would still love to have the TT targa in my garage, just to look at...:girl_devi

regashi;177160 wrote:

JZA80 is better.

better still, is the JZA100.

<3 2JZGTE. VG30 has nothing on teh toojai.

nissan is teh evil aids.

playin hard ball aye ... well if its Toyota then for me it would be a Chaser JZX90 or preferably a JZX100 with a 2JZ

http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Mike%20Garrett/The%20101/JZX/jzx4.jpg

one of my mates has one. its pushing out over 300kw atw through the auto. and only has bolt on mods, turbos, exhaust, fmic and jun cams.

its bloody fast , and even gets off the line quite well considering its weight. although 275 40R19 tyres make it grip well.

would i buy one... no
but as a weekend cruiser id own one.

One of the best looking cars out there for a 20yr old design but horrid inside with the nasty carpet everywhere.

A mate of mine bought one about 6yrs ago, I doubt it's been on the road for 3 of them, replaced.... auto, motor x 3, air con, complete engine wiring harness + heaps more, it's an absolute pile of goat vomit, saw him about 6months ago & he told me he had a prang so while they were fixing it he got them to put Lambo doors on it....TIT

Saw him about 2months ago & he's telling me he had just bought another one, 96 model with a bit of work done to it & was having the stupid doors fitted to that too (7g) I just couldn't believe he'd done it again but he is totally clueless as far as cars go, he only paid...............











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LE7SGO;177194 wrote:

Personally i like 300zx not as good as 260 or 240's however. performance wise and practability they are ****, they weigh around 1.5/1.6 tonnes, engine bay is so tight that to do a spark plug change you have to take the engine out, thye use are massive load off fuel and are reasonably unreliable.

Have you ever owned a 300? Unreliable, please explain?

Take the engine out to do a spark plug change, - that is utter crap. Its as simple as lifting the engine cover off and getting them out.

It may be heavy, but the stock version is still capable of 0-100 in 5.6 seconds!