Opinions on getting this Z?
 

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This will be my secondary car just so everyone knows :)

Other than the high mileage, that seems to be a pretty good price. Even putting those miles into KBB, it looks like average selling price (from a dealer) is around $15k. The carfax looks clean, so it really comes down to how it drives.

Test drive it.
Multiple times.
With the radio off.

If you don't hear/feel/see anything that would constitute a "Red Flag" and you're ok with the miles, I say go for it. If you've got a mechanic you trust, it's worth paying them to give it a once over.

op posting his own car ad? :icon08:

Lol seems like it doesnt it, almost the same as the one i had, except for being a touring without nav where mine was just a base+sport :D

Christ the miles are high

Well considering its a 6 year old car it's not to high, but yeah like gerg said earlier definitely gonna have to take a test drive to see if there's anything going on with it

just want to say that it may have hidden problem in it (like accident but not in carfax,clutch need replace soon, tire, brake pad...)
dealer sell it cheap because their mechanic know something wrong in that

Conclusion:bring a mechanic.

Know any near vegas? I know quite a few of the things to look for myself from my previous Z, but couldn't hurt to have it more thoroughly checked

Still high in general. I DD my car and it's at 54k... Man that's depressingly low...

:icon08: 54K is like at the end of the road.... :ugh:




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That's def a lot of miles even for an 09. I got my 09 a few weeks ago and only had 17.5k on it. Only paid 19k. I'd keep searching. End of the road was 75k miles ago.

Believe me i have been looking to see if i can find another one, but the color and options im looking for are so hard to find it's a very long shot I'll ever find another one...i mean it can't be all that bad as far as the miles go when we have guys on these forums rolling around with more miles than the car im looking at and they have no issues. Thanks for the input though guys, really appreciate it and feel free to keep them coming

I wouldn't buy a Z with almost 130K miles on the Odometer. Even though these cars go past 200K+ miles its just a little much (for my taste). I'll say keep looking for maybe something in the 80K miles range.

There are many folks on the forum that have high mileage Z's. If they are properly taken care of they seem to last a long time. However, this is cheap for dealer retail. Edmunds suggests the going price for a little under $16K in Vegas.

Maybe they underpriced it to move it. I doubt it though.

Just got a 2010 40th for 20k with only 3800 miles... I'd say be patient and keep searching. I almost jumped the gun myself on a couple other Z's, glad I stayed somewhat patient.

Thanks guys, in talks with the dealership who has it to see whats up with it

Good luck. It is inexpesive ... test drive the snot out of it, if you can mechanic it.

Going to test drive it tomorrow so i will make sure and do so :D

looks like a good deal. A manual Z shouldn't be a lot of mechanical trouble with 128,000miles. The vq engine is bullet proof. The chassis is rigid and parts are put together well. It would be ideal to find something under 100,000 miles, but. with ispection and a GOOD test drive. if it all comes out well? You should be golden.

Trust me I've been keeping an eye out for one like my last one for a very long time and they just do not come up very often within a reasonable distance so i plan to beat the crap out of it while im on the test drive to see if anything shakes loose

Do you really want to drive your Z around with the constant thought in your head "my miles are too high, this would be way better if it only had 50K miles" There are so many more possibilities and less precautions you have if it had less miles. Way more peace of mind!!

Or would you rather save a bit more and wait till you have a car that everyone you ask about it say, "buy it buy it buy it!"

It sounds like there's a lot of convincing and compromising that needs to be done to be ok with this car.

My real life lesson was: My first Z I cheaped out and cut corners...every single time i saw a loaded one i was like , f*ck. Long story short, i ended up getting the one i have now, fully loaded Z-R. You just feel different in the car when its EVERYTHING you want it to be.

I get where you're coming from and i do agree, but this will be a secondary car which wont be getting driven with the exception of weekends so it's not to big a deal to me

If you were shopping an AUTOMATIC? I'd have reservations at that mileage. But it's a manual. You're good bruh. That Z should get out to 250,000 miles or more with little issue. Cars are just better made than say 12 years ago.

We'll see, but yeah i never had an issue in the over 30,000 miles i drove my previous one so I'm hoping this one will be the same, aside from that i plan on switching out the CSC with one from Z1 and making sure i bypass the electronic steering lock if i do end up picking it up :)

ohhh! Sorry if that was mentioned early. That kinda changes things a bit!

BTW, looks like you're in Fullerton. You should come out the SoCalZ rallies.

Lol, yeah thats a bit off...keep meaning to change that, but yeah im in huntington beach actually and have hung out with them once or twice

Good luck on your search Mike. Hope you land another one.

Thanks rafael, i hope so too :D