The alternator on the car was thrashed. The car ran on the car battery itself.
The radiator has a crack that leaks, excessively.
None of the interior gauges, cluster, panels, worked, with the exception of the windows, locks, and Headlight.
The fuel injectors caused a massive fuel leak, resulting in a fire.
The entire ignition system was corroded, cracked, useless.
Engine blew out at 148,000 Miles at a stop light.
$3000 repair bill.
Minor interior wear.
The car looks Awesome. Classy, yet sporty. It is okay on Acceleration.
Could be improved.
The car handled surprisingly good, despite that the car is older than me, it basically hugs the curves when cornering.
However, the maintenance and reliability issue is something to be desired for.
The interior of the car is very roomy for any person, Even a 6'2 Driver.
An performance exhaust system is not recommended, unless you want your car to be extremely loud.
The 300ZX holds up superb on rust, body and chassis wise. there is absolutely no rust on the under body of the car.
Finding replacement parts for the car, Either at a junk yard or OEM parts at the Nissan dealerships is possible, but very difficult, Let alone expensive.
Don't get me wrong, I love the car, I think it looks great, but recent events have forced me to ditch the car. and to bring it back to life is going to run me about $6000.
It was a nearly 20-year old car which was most likely abused. Most Z31's aren't this way at all!
I agree, might have been abused, hell, mine sat with the previous owner in a garage for 3 years with sparse oil changes and maintenance and its still holding up strong..
But yes, if it's N/A the accelerations a little sluggish by todays standards, but 5.0 mustangs and 305 camaro's and firebirds during the 80's all made around 150hp (with the exception of IROC z's, turbo trans-ams and cobra mustangs, which were all WAY more costly than the Z) with v8's, sure they had more torque but they handled less well and used way more fuel, so in its time, the z31, even in N/A form, was a competitive sports car platform..
And I agree wholeheartedly, parts are much to expensive, seriously, it's a frickin truck/minivan/maxima sedan motor, why should I have to pay 30$ PER valve lifter when I can get a full set for my z28 for around 120$? Oh well... I still love my Zed..
OH, and if yours is a post-9/87 car, it should have W code heads and around 165hp not 160 in older N/A.
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