Advice On Buying A Car Time Again!

[10 4]

Anything is reliable if maintained.

Except French and English cars

[gts133]

so you dont like its looks (i used to but oddly i have moved away from that stance..especially since i keep spotting gay unicorns making out in them) but they are reliable.

how is it dynamically? would you ever track it?

TT's are pretty much off the list anyway, only a new RS would be any good and not enough monies for those.

Yeh seems to handle nice, but I would prefer the Z just on looks. It does 7L/100Km and has a decent power lever.

[warps]

Hay Pat, have you thought about the Mazda 3 MPS? Lots of torque through the front wheels might sound scary, but they've had a lot of good reviews. You can get them for around $40k drive away brand new.

also, you might find some good EOFY bargains at dealers, so shop around. They might be wanting to offload floor stock at very reduced prices (expect to be able to negotiate $4-6k off sticker prices if you haggle hard enough)

If you find a demo with a few hundred km on it, there's some good saving and even further haggling to be had. It's amazing how desperate some salesmen get when they see a serious buyer walk out the door.

[hamiltonau]

yeah she doesnt want a hatch or anything as pedestrian looking as the Mazda, EOFY does make it tempting to look for something new-ish and in the colour etc she wants but seeing that the Z's drop from 70k new to 45k after only a year or so it still makes 2nd hand a superior option.

Also we jumped in a few G37's and even though she did see a WRX (03, an 05 and an 07) a few HSV's and a Jeep and liked them all she absolutely fell. In. Love with the Skyline!

A bordeux 370Z would still be amazing but she is pretty keen on the G37 so i just facebooked Iron chef about importing one in the spec she wants as most of the ones on the market are auto or the wrong colour etc.

What can i say, she really wants something in purple..

no-ones perfect..

[Cowboy1600]

The G37s are hot. The CVTs can be a touch fragile though, I think, and they are silly expensive to replace.

I don't think you would ever want to track one.

Black > all other colours.

[hamiltonau]

yeah im not sure she would want to track her 'baby', expecially after the carnage she witnessed at EC yesterday..it could still be fun on some winding back country roads or perfect for the odd SAU cruise though!

(ps agree re black or maybe a very dark midnight purple but it aint my dollars, whaddya gonna do)

[GTR-N1]

What can i say, she really wants something in purple..

no-ones perfect..

Here we go...

[Peter89]

fast and fun over comfort any day.

[hamiltonau]

haha yeah thats her favourite colour, closest we can find from Nissan that isnt a GTR (too butch for her) is this

yeah...not the same is it

[Peter89]

those rims aren't helping

[Humbla]

Oooh nice choice,what else can i say i'm totally nissanfied forever.Can't wait to see it when she gets one.

[hamiltonau]

she wants to fly to VIC to check this one out, is anyone nearby who can look for me?

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/nissan-370z-2009-12597641?base=1216&vertical=Car&eapi=2&Page=3&sort=Price&cr=38&__N=1216%201622%201246%201247%201252%201282%204294963846%204294776694&silo=Stock&Range=Price:40000,60000~1

lol didnt think so

for some reason she doesnt like the TE37 rims, im doing my best to find a modded one though. I have been trawling the Z forums and apparently without some basic exhaust and supercharger mods these things arent very quick in a straight line

[Cowboy1600]

There are a few SAUers from that side. I can go take a squizz after work one day if no one else puts their hand up.

I reckon she'll change her mind re the wheels once she sees them. If not, I'll take em as a fee for my inspection service They'd look t!ts on my Stag!

As for "quickness" it's all relative really. I'd be surprised if they wouldn't keep up with an R33/34/Rex/SS/XR8 so on and so forth.

EDIT: on second look, the wheels, suspension and exhaust are not included in the sale. I'd defo negotiate the inclusion -"$42k with extras, have cash, will buy" kinda thing.

Edited June 4, 2012 by Cowboy1600

[hamiltonau]

yeah i PM'ed the guy and im sure with a little haggling and a little more time with it sitting in his driveway the extras can be thrown in at the price listed, thanks for putting your hand up. Really didnt expect anyone to go to all the trouble but that would be amazing!

haha and yeah im sure we can work something out re the rims if you really want them.

i certainly dont think the photos do them any justice either..

[GTR-N1]

Under UV fluoros it'll look purple

[Hank Scorpio]

Wait a bit and buy a Toyota FT-86?

[hamiltonau]

a bit?

from what i am reading on performance forums the Oz allocation is already sold out, at least of the GT's which are the only ones you would consider. A six month or longer wait for the spec she would want and a car with half the power/middling looks?

no fanx

[iseekool]

The G37s are hot. The CVTs can be a touch fragile though, I think, and they are silly expensive to replace.

I don't think you would ever want to track one.

Black > all other colours.

I thought the G37 are conventional autos. I think the V35 3.5L sedan had a CVT which would just stop working.

[Cowboy1600]

I thought the G37 are conventional autos. I think the V35 3.5L sedan had a CVT which would just stop working.

Highly possible. I'm not completely across the V/G series cars. I've just read around here that the CVTs are hella fragile and retardedly expensive.

[hamiltonau]

well she wouldnt want an auto anyway, they are teh ghey..

two test drives tomorrow, should be fun!