Should I take this Baby????
 

What's up guys ive just been waiting for the right z and i found this on the web should i buy this Z or what do you think?

Nissan : 370Z - eBay (item 300537423857 end time Apr-06-11 12:46:21 PDT)

here's a quick video of the z:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNplmNarEzg

frame bent? front stb is out of shape...

they see me trollin'

If the car + repair fees comes around 30k, dont do it. Your car is always gonna bare the "Salvage Title", not to mention the diminished value claim to whoever youre gonna sell it to.

there is no way this guy is serious. anyone that pays 15k for a crashed z, bent frame missing headlight with 24k miles is a moron. im sorry.

you can get them W.O accidents and less miles for ~20k

That's over $10k worth of visible damage. I'd pass unless you want to rebuild it and turn it into a track car.

why wouldn't he just buy a used "un-destroyed" one to turn into a track car, and not have to worry about structural issues.

True, but it's not beyond repair if you had the technical know how and mechanical skills. Most of the damage seems like its forward of the firewall. It doesn't look like the impact was that severe. Just a lot of missing pieces. I wouldn't trust it as a DD though. A lot of work to make right again, but it can be done.

I guess it all come down to how you define a track car. If your going to rebuild everything anyways, this wouldn't be out of the question and you could sell the stock parts.....although I guess an undamaged Z would be less of a headache.

I don't believe that you can get a 370Z W.O accidents and less miles for about 20k. Even so, I'd pass on this car.

go to cars.com and do a US wide search for 370z's with a price less than $25,000

i got a brand new touring for 26K.

i could get a base 6mt with ~20k miles for $20k easily

simple laws of supply demand

right now supply>demand

Pass.

Nice parts car, tho'.

nope.

i wouldnt do it

HELL NO, not worth it at all.

Unless you have a shop and can do all the work yourself, picking up a damaged car is pretty much never worth it.

The impact is much more severe than most of the pictures lead on. The tell tale problem pics show the engine cross-member strut brace completely out of alignment. This means the frame is bent and the front left wheel at a minimum is completely out of alignment. Each headlight is almost a grand, the front fascia once painted will be another 500-600, there was airbag deployment which would cost another $6k, not including the new driver's seat due to side impact airbag deployment.

Buying that car for that price is a terrible idea. Most body shops wouldn't even touch it for a turn around sale at that price.

Now if you wanted to completely part it out...

so pay 15k to part it out and make back 8?

Miata doors still intact.

Seriously, sport + touring means parting out could get you your money back.

Doesn't having a bent frame, changes the way the car drives?

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Just did a search - not for $20k and not easily. One car less than $23k and it has 65,224 miles. What a deal.

$25K will get you in the ballpark. You would need to carefully check out a cars history and have a knowledgeable shop that you trust go over the car. Don't jump into anything just because the price or the car's looks draw you in. If the price sounds too good .......
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That guy is just flipping that car to make a couple of bucks if he can. I will bet he already ran it to the frame shop and body shop and found out he was upside down
When it was all said and done. Your first clue, car dealers don't sell wrecked cars.
you need to go car shopping for a new car.

The sucker could be someone else.....;)

Hellz no, don't do it! I know someone who bought their's for around $19k w/ 48k miles on it. You can find a good deal if your patient and good at looking for them. I don't think this is worth it at all. With used Z's, you just gotta wait for the right one to show up at the right price.

do you always pay asking price?

my car was asking 34k. i paid 8k less

Just being realistic on advice ... $20K easily for a car in very good condition isn't going to happen. Let it go.