1984 Nissan 300ZX Turbo from North America - Comments

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The 300ZX is in showroom condition.

Not many people will find a 1984 Nissan 300ZX Turbo in showroom condition with only 29,000 miles. This particular vehicle was stored for sixteen years, prior to my purchase in 2001.

The 3.0 Turbo engine combined with the five speed Borg-Warner is an awesome package, lots of torque, close shift pattern and very solid clutch.

It is very difficult to control your desire for speed with the 300ZX, it begs you with the horsepower and again when the turbo kicks in. It's very hard to remove the smile from your face.

This is a very fun and serious sports car to drive which demands careful control of its power on acceleration, rear end has a tendency to break free on hard turns under full power.

Overall the 300ZX Turbo has a lot of good points- tight body, nice paint, strong motor, comfortable seating for two and with the proper care should give many years of quality service.

I have replaced the following items due to age and mileage - timing belt, spark plugs, spark plug wires, belts, fuel filter and tires.

I would recommend this vehicle to anyone who loves old sports cars that are fun to drive and display at car shows.

Steven, your right about the "smile on your face" with this car, I have an 85 turbo model, and I Love this Car!!! I have some normal maintenance to take care of with it, but who cares? (smile), this car is too much fun to worry about it. I've noticed the same problem with the rear end braking loose at times, hehehehe... gonna try different tires and a little suspension boost to try and rectify the problem. Just too much horsepower on cornering, isn't it a shame? (grin)...I thought at first it was an Anniversary Edition model because of the hood scoop, and trim package, can't find much info about the 85's. I haven't seen another one like it around phoenix. I'm gonna rehab the car top to bottom cause I want to keep it for another twenty years.

Dusty.

Hi Steven.

Couldn't agree more with your review. My wife just bought one with only 3,800 miles on it. The owner retired 21 years ago, bought the car as a present to himself, and then kept it in a heated garage until now. He decided to donate it to a local car museum, but we bought it instead. Still had the original sticker in the window!

It's just amazing the level of technology they put into this car that many years ago. The only thing we miss is a CD player, but we've found an combo GPS/MP3 unit that plays music through the cassette player. We will be taking to Palm Springs to enjoy the sun with our "new" car. :-)

Thank you both for your comments, they will help others make the right choices when they are ready to buy a 300ZX (Z31).

Best Regards, Richard.

I am about to purchase an anniversary edition in the next couple of weeks. I can't wait to get behind the wheel and try it out. It's a California car with under 29,000km and it appears to be nearly perfect, or will be, as soon as I get it. I currently have 1980 FOE 10th anniversary (I thought it was a 10th until I started to research after I bought it). It is in great shape, too. I have two others; an '86 and an '87, which are both for sale (so I can get the '84). I just love the Z!

Mike