Saved another one today...
09-05-2007 | 10:21 PM
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Saved another one today...
From the rabid craigslist'ers!
$500, a quart of oil and a little top off on the radiator and it drove away as beautifully as a 2+2 automatic can.
It'll definitely need new tires though. The one's on the car were about 5 years old and were cracked to hell.
Interior is in pretty good shape with the expected sun damage to the more brittle plastics. The dash looked like the grand canyon from a helicopter, the tops of the interior door panels were split pretty bad, but the t-tops don't leak from a quick water hose test and they still had the factory sunshades attached!
Unfortunately, the rust under the battery tray is terminal into the frame rails/unibody. Aside from that, it's mainly lite surface rust and 2 years worth of tree debris built up on the body eliminating the clear coat almost entirely.
$500, a quart of oil and a little top off on the radiator and it drove away as beautifully as a 2+2 automatic can.
It'll definitely need new tires though. The one's on the car were about 5 years old and were cracked to hell.
Interior is in pretty good shape with the expected sun damage to the more brittle plastics. The dash looked like the grand canyon from a helicopter, the tops of the interior door panels were split pretty bad, but the t-tops don't leak from a quick water hose test and they still had the factory sunshades attached!
Unfortunately, the rust under the battery tray is terminal into the frame rails/unibody. Aside from that, it's mainly lite surface rust and 2 years worth of tree debris built up on the body eliminating the clear coat almost entirely.
Last edited by lww; 09-05-2007 at 10:27 PM.
09-06-2007 | 01:43 AM
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Ya shoulda got this one: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/car/413197330.html
It's a Turbo model, and looks like it might have a good condition black interior.
It's a Turbo model, and looks like it might have a good condition black interior.
09-06-2007 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Heat Rave R
Ya shoulda got this one: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/car/413197330.html
It's a Turbo model, and looks like it might have a good condition black interior.
It's a Turbo model, and looks like it might have a good condition black interior.
09-06-2007 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by apollo
Dude . . .you beat me to it. I was hovering over that one for all of an hour before i emailed the guy to find out som yong gui swooped on it. . .
09-07-2007 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by apollo
Dude . . .you beat me to it. I was hovering over that one for all of an hour before i emailed the guy to find out som yong gui swooped on it. . .
After all, you are rocking the mighty B210 these days. You're like Bleach... You've moved on to something far superior and don't need to be bothered by the lowly 280ZX anymore.
Rod.
09-07-2007 | 12:51 PM
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From: Oakland Cali-****en-fornia
Originally Posted by lww
Shouldn't you be focusing on your "Top Secret" 280ZX project?
I know, i rock the b210 with a passion. But im only taking a break from the 280. I was at my last scrap of patience with the 280. Just taking a break from one headache and taking on another.
09-07-2007 | 03:52 PM
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From: Seattle, WA
Originally Posted by wreckedj30
what happened to the brickyard purple you were looking at?
No used 2006 cars came close to 3200 miles so I jumped on this deal.
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