Subject	SELLING: Buy a Z for Cheap, & End Up With A Cheap Z.
Posted by	agent4t3 on August 14, 2005 at 5:58 PM
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	Screen Name: agent4t3 Real Name: Swartz Phone: Email Me Location: Tallahassee, FL 32312 USA E-mail: agent4t3@aol.com Research agent4t3's post history
Message	Don't let this happen to you. Nobody wants to run into this scenario, but when you buy a Z car for cheap, and you think that you are getting a good deal, think again. When someone will sell to you for what you would consider a "cheap price" at or below blue book, you run the risk of it needing many "things" done to it that the previous owner did not want to spend the time and money to do. These "things" can add up to what it cost you to buy a well maintained Z from the start, most likely it'll cost you more when you add up the parts, labor, and not having your car (needing rides, rental cars, etc...). Why go through the hassle of repair costs and the inconvenience of being without your car while you are waiting for repairs to be made? Why not buy a car that needs little more than a regular oil change, gas, and the open road (congested road if you live in the city, but you get my point)? Buy a car that has been well maintained. Buy my Z. Email me now if you are interested in owning a Z that's even more unique than the Z car itself...... A car being sold in great working order, not one that's being sold because the owner didn't want to spend the cheese to upkeep it properly (There are a lot of them out there, so be a cautious buyer. People get a great deal on a Z, and then after they drive it a while, stuff starts to break and need repair, and they see why it's expensive to own a sports car, so they sell before it gets worse, which it will, and it will nickel and dime you to death). Believe me when I say this, most people (Non-Enthusiasts) would've never spent the money I did to keep this car in this type of condition (I've spent over twice the blue book of this cars value). And because I did it, you won't have to for 10's of thousands of miles. Nobody believes me when they ask what year this car is and I tell them 93. It's a 1993 NA Full Stillen Z in absolutly amazing condition. It's sporty, it gets a tremendous amount of attention everywhere you take it (even people with Z cars stop and stare), EVERYWHERE, and it's a great daily driver. No turbo, never overheats, runs very smoothly, and it's fast, surprisingly fast for an NA. New Tranny, rebuilt engine (with a 2 YEAR WARRANTEE INCLUDING LABOR to pull and replace if necessary), tan leather, 5 spd, short shifter, ACT organic clutch, new clutch master and slave cylinders w/ metal clutch line, Fidanza alum. flywheel, 1 pc steel driveshaft, 18" custom rims with 225-40-18 f and 275-35-18 r, 4.5" custom T305 stainless exhaust, clear tailights corner lights, and xenon fog lights w/ reflector removed, JWT intake, JWT ecu, aluminum rear sub frame spacers, Full energy suspension urethane bushings throughout the chassis of the car, stainless steel brake lines, Axxis ultimate ceramic pads with Brembo rotors, Eibach springs, Bilstein struts in front, sensatrak struts on rear, Stillen headers, Red top dry cell battery, custom stereo w/ flush mount tweeters, mp3 head deck w/ color screen, and amps, completely replaced everything in the cooling system (new water pump, nismo thermostat, new alum. radiator, new by pass hoses, fan clutch, temp sending unit, upper & lower radiator hoses), new timing belt and all new timing belt tensioners, Unorthodox under drive and power steering pulleys with new belts, momo steering wheel and shifter, & tinted windows. 105,000 miles and looks like it did in 1993. Alot of people on this site look for cars 50k- 75k miles. Ask anyone who owns a Z, all the major things that break do so from 70k-85k. This car does have 105k, but all the stuff that can go wrong in these cars, has already in this one, and has been either replaced or upgraded. It's very common for a well maintenanced Z car to run for 200k miles and more, it's finding a well maintained one, that's the hard part. If you are looking for a bargain Z at or below blue book value that you can spend all your money on to fix, this car isn't for you. If you want a Z that's totally unique, has been fully modified (not so much so that it's not reliable), and is so well kept, that all you'll need to do is change the oil, fill it with gas, and drive, then this could be your next car. Contact me if you are serious about owning this perfectly maintained Stillen Z. Thank you.
Follow Ups	Buy a Z for Cheap, & End Up With A Cheap Z. - agent4t3 17:58:05 08/14/05