Would you buy a new 370z that has been in a minor accident?

sinceday1 · 03-16-2010, 08:53 PM

Personal preference.
Honestly, if nothing shows up in carfax and if the damage was really minor, i dont see whynot..

Make sure to check if there's anything wrong INSIDE the bumper. Tell'em to take off the rear bumper, and also check if there's anything wrong with the drivetrain as well!

(BTW WTF was the employee thinking or doing to cause the car to do 180 =.=)

sinceday1 · 03-16-2010, 08:54 PM

BTW what kind of rims are on it?

Also, see if you get get your hands on the undamaged stock wheels.

dad · 03-16-2010, 09:01 PM

Buy a car, that was in a wreck, from a dealer.....No Way!
Plus their is no Car-fax record, nor a record of the accident. Your about to get shysted!

Zolfix · 03-16-2010, 09:08 PM

There is a full record of the accident and the damages. 20-30 pictures which they showed me. They showed internal pictures as well, but I am not a mechanic so I can not judge the extent of the damage. This was just kept within the dealership.

And I doubt they treat different Zs differently so if it was abused in the first 20km then I bet a lot of Zs are the same...

What could go wrong? I mean, if there is something wrong with the tranny then it will get replaced under warranty, right?

Snakes709 · 03-16-2010, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sinceday1

Personal preference.
Honestly, if nothing shows up in carfax and if the damage was really minor, i dont see whynot..

Make sure to check if there's anything wrong INSIDE the bumper. Tell'em to take off the rear bumper, and also check if there's anything wrong with the drivetrain as well!

(BTW WTF was the employee thinking or doing to cause the car to do 180 =.=)

Good question, i missed that. Which makes me rethink my answer. When my sales guy took me for a test drive he drove first and he burnt the **** out of the clutch. During the 30mins or so i was driving thats all i could smell cuz of him, which made me think "if i buy a 370z, it wont be this one"

Which brings me to my point...if a employee was pushing the car that hard at 20km on the clock...what else was done in that 20km..thats not exactly a good break in.

03-16-2010, 09:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
dad Grand Prix of Endurance Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,476 Drives: Mulsanne Straight Rep Power: 27	Buy a car, that was in a wreck, from a dealer.....No Way! Plus their is no Car-fax record, nor a record of the accident. Your about to get shysted! __________________ We can do without any article of luxury we have never had; but once obtained, it is not in human nature to surrender it voluntary.

03-16-2010, 09:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zolfix Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 35 Drives: '10 370z 6MT Rep Power: 17	There is a full record of the accident and the damages. 20-30 pictures which they showed me. They showed internal pictures as well, but I am not a mechanic so I can not judge the extent of the damage. This was just kept within the dealership. And I doubt they treat different Zs differently so if it was abused in the first 20km then I bet a lot of Zs are the same... What could go wrong? I mean, if there is something wrong with the tranny then it will get replaced under warranty, right? Last edited by Zolfix; 03-16-2010 at 09:12 PM.

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03-16-2010, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
sinceday1 Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 514 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 18	Personal preference. Honestly, if nothing shows up in carfax and if the damage was really minor, i dont see whynot.. Make sure to check if there's anything wrong INSIDE the bumper. Tell'em to take off the rear bumper, and also check if there's anything wrong with the drivetrain as well! (BTW WTF was the employee thinking or doing to cause the car to do 180 =.=)

03-16-2010, 08:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
sinceday1 Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 514 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 18	BTW what kind of rims are on it? Also, see if you get get your hands on the undamaged stock wheels.