GrenadeZ Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Datsun-Z-Series-240Z-1972-1996-DATSUN-240Z-REBIRTH-MODEL-UNREAL_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a317Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem3353ddca73QQitemZ220450376307QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks foreal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Is this one of the cars nissan restored themselves with basically all new parts. If so looks like someone else got a hold of it after that and installed all the goodies. Great looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240hoke Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Wish I had the money, that is a sweeeet setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arif Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 IIRC the "new" Zs sold for about 25k from Nissan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon 74 260Z Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I could be wrong but I doubt this really is one of the "Nissan restored" Z's. The hatch seals and the upholstery around the shock towers seem to be showing some wear... (at least it's more wear than I would be willing to pay a premium for.) And you know, why would someone pay 25k for a Z in original condition and then proceed to spend 10k or so in mods? If you're gonna mod a Z, wouldn't you start with a non-pristine, original Z at one-tenth the price? (Not that all of my car-related decisions have been this logical tho) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJLamberson Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Well it has been 10 years sense nissan did that, I bet some wear is normal.. Its a great looking car either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rolling Parts Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 why would someone pay 25k for a Z in original condition and then proceed to spend 10k or so in mods? If you're gonna mod a Z, wouldn't you start with a non-pristine, original Z at one-tenth the price? (Not that all of my car-related decisions have been this logical tho) I agree completely. Why remove everything that made the car cost 25K and replace them with other stuff? There are loads of other relatively pristine 240's in California that you could modd out for the same result for less than half the cost? More money than brains... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Why do people buy a 370Z and then put a complete turbo kit on it? (You guys did notice there was a 370 MODIFIED class at MSA this year, what...a couple of months after introduction?) Asking why someone bought the best car they could to start a project with smacks of something... No different than someone buying a new car then doing similar workovers...IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I agree completely.Why remove everything that made the car cost 25K and replace them with other stuff? There are loads of other relatively pristine 240's in California that you could modd out for the same result for less than half the cost? More money than brains... I gather those re-issue S30's were not in fact original at all. Supposedly there were quite a few mix-and-match parts from across the years used in the restorations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rolling Parts Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Why do people buy a 370Z and then put a complete turbo kit on it? (You guys did notice there was a 370 MODIFIED class at MSA this year, what...a couple of months after introduction?) Asking why someone bought the best car they could to start a project with smacks of something... No different than someone buying a new car then doing similar workovers...IMO Tony, that is a great example! The example fits for this situation exactly. This is like that 370Z that was completely engine modded and extensive bodywork and THEN someone buys that particular car just to rip out everything and then modd it a different way a second time. The question is WHY not start with a base car for a lot less that buying an expensive massively reworked car and THEN doing another expensive massive rework? This is a double workover... and it seems that he's hoping to lump the cost of both projects together as the "value" of the car. Just because you can start with gold to make brass does not mean that the end product is more valuable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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