So, coming back from Alabama i decide to check out this 280zx i saw on E-bay.
I get there and see it and it is all i ever wanted. It is prefect for a 23 year old car.
So i bought it!!!!!!!!!

1983 280zx, paint is less then a year old, new seats, runs great, T tops, power windows, auto, 165k. for $2,400.

What i am going to do:
Get tranny inspected
AC fixed (just need a charge)
Headlights and one tail light (anyone have a drivers side tail light for a 2seat 83?)
Sound system
Headers
New dash and carpet
130mph speedo
Suspension (lower 1 inch)
a lil later engine rebuild

Will get some better pics tomorrow

Still haven't thought of a name yet.

 

Grrr... pics not working. Will have some tomorrow.

 

Man! For $2400 it better be one gorgeous Z!

 

No kidding and its not even a turbo.

 

come on guys thats the one he wanted.

 

werd. I spend 3 G's on my Z I didn't know any better... I thought I was getting a smokin deal. I have no rust, new paint (about a year old), and it came with a spare engine/5speed. I sold two tranny's and one L28E, and still have one L28E engine left to sale (replaced with my V8). Maybe it wasnt such a bad deal... but compared to some guys on here who got their Z's in running condition with a good body for less than 500 bucks.... kinda makes me feel like throwing up.

 

Yup, the best thing to do is educate yourself before you make the leap.

If you jump into it without knowing the mark, you could end up being the 'mark'!

Seriously, you've done an excellent job recovering from your initial decision to buy.

I spent 6 months looking a 240z's before I found the one I wanted and then haggled the guy down to $500 over a 3 month period (including the spare motor and 4-speed tranny). I have 9 months invested in my search for that 240z.

I ended up looking at complete crap cars 3 times a week during that 6 months and after seeing that much junk, you start to get an educated eye for the occasional 'diamond in the rough'.

It was still a significant commitment and I had to stop myself a couple of times from buying the wrong car for too much money simply out of frustration.

 

Yeah, this is the one i wanted. I fell in love with it when i saw and drove it. It isn't perfect yet . . . but i think in about 4-5months i can get it in tip top shape.

Thanks for the the compliment Iww. What is ur real name BTW. I am Alex.

The guy i bought it from used to own a ford dealership. He is like 80 years old. Really nice guy. He bought it for a weekend car and put like 400 miles on it in 2 years.

GRRR . . . . . i have better pic but they are too LAGRE soo here are some crappy ones.

 

well she looks nice and clean from what i can see, i paid $2,200 for my first zx but thats aussie dollers.

 

Dude that Z is clean for that price. It is my Z's twin, everything identical, including the paint and interior with the same 2-tone color! Verry nice man, you got a good deal, keep us updated!

 

I put some good ones in my gallery now. if ya'll wanna check them out.

 

it has the turbo hood... I wonder if it's turbo or not?

 

nah those hoods came on all 81-83ish 280zx i got same hood mines all factory its 81 . yeah that 280zx looks pretty clean man i dunno about 2k maybe $1500 but yeah when you see something you want really bad you will over pay alittle its not like the cars not worth 2k these are really great cars why they go so cheap i dunno i got mine for $600 no rust crappy paint 140k original miles my daily driver now it still gets 25-30 miles a gallon on gas which is amazing considering how old it is and how quick gets about the same gas mileage as my 93 1.6l mazda mx-3 but my mazda cant hang with a v8 lol

 

The rims are a good give away that it's not a turbo. That hood came on all 82 - 83 280zx's & the 81 turbo.

 

ohh i thought that was a turbo only hood...

 

well now you know!

 

Man that Z is really clean bro'! I can't get over that. But you would be paying for a much better condition car, than what I paid for my beatup '81! They knew I wanted it, and I wasn't leaving the car lot without it! I guess it all depends on much you want it, and how much you think it is worth!