bigmike20vt Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Hi I am new to here however have been looking for a 350Z. one of the mods suggested if i saw one i was interested in, but was not local, it could be somoene who IS local may be interested in going and having a look at it and reporting back. well, if anyone *happened* to be around near prestige performance in Selby i would be much obliged if you could pass me your thoughts on this car http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1589207.htm i keep looking at cars, and keep coming back to this one....... surely @ only 29k there cannot be *that* much wrong with it, and, so i just have to hope its not been in a prang or something. i would be traveling for 4 hours to get to it, so would be gutted to get there and it be a dog (or even if it is basically a good car but need a little touching up, but if am there i would not be able to get that sorted as its not like i could pop back..... at least if a local looked at it, they could make a note of any issues and i could insist they get fixed., No worries if no one fancies it, i just thought i would ask I may be in peterborough on Sat which is 1/3 of the way there, so i could pop up from there on sunday morning. i have been offered a reasonable trade in for my fiat coupe as well which means not have the hassle of selling. cheers M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 I changed the title to grab attention of people in the area. Sorry it's not as polite as the previous title but I couldn't fit the text in without changing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Hi , I live about 5 miles from selby , I could have a look at the zed for you n take my brother who is a mechanic to give it a once over if u like !! Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike20vt Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 Mitch that would be amazing mate.... There would be a beer in it for you if you give it the green light and i come up and get it If you can do it if you could let me know when it may be convenient as i can then maybe sort out going to actually buy it on sunday perhaps. cheers M. Stew, thanks for the edit mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demolition49 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I hope it all goes well mate, shes a beauty! I love azure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Mitch that would be amazing mate.... There would be a beer in it for you if you give it the green light and i come up and get it If you can do it if you could let me know when it may be convenient as i can then maybe sort out going to actually buy it on sunday perhaps. cheers M. Stew, thanks for the edit mate Hi m , no probs have you got a contact number for the garage selling it as it's not listed in our directory if u could pm it to me n then I can get the ball rolling , Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike20vt Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 number pmed thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Chris Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Hmm. No Rays alloys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike20vt Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 Hmm. No Rays alloys. Is that really a show stopper? i am more concerned with poor mechanicals, a stuffed clutch, bad repair after accident and a load of parking dings and stone chips. i must admit i do not mind the "standard" alloys on the GT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 wheels are hardly a deal breaker are they? Can always be changed later! Hope its a nice one for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Chris Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 No, not necessarily a deal breaker - more of a bargaining tool. But why have they gone? Also standards are only 17" I think(?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNABASHED Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 previous owner may have had afternmarket alloys on and sold them on an exchange basis for the standard wheels either way shouldn't be much of a deal breaker at all - only about £400 - £500 for the rays isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike20vt Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 previous owner may have had afternmarket alloys on and sold them on an exchange basis for the standard wheels either way shouldn't be much of a deal breaker at all - only about £400 - £500 for the rays isn't it? ahh so technically a true GT should have the rays is that correct? if so defo use for bargaining!. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 previous owner may have had afternmarket alloys on and sold them on an exchange basis for the standard wheels either way shouldn't be much of a deal breaker at all - only about £400 - £500 for the rays isn't it? ahh so technically a true GT should have the rays is that correct? if so defo use for bargaining!. cheers Not so, Rays were a £1,000 option on earlier cars and were only standard on the later ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuck Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 No, not necessarily a deal breaker - more of a bargaining tool. But why have they gone?Also standards are only 17" I think(?) Not true. My GT has these wheels on, as the RAYS were an optional extra upto about a 55 or 06 plate I believe. Mine are 18" so I see no reason why these are not 18" either. The one thing I used to look at when checking if it was a GT is to see if it had 6 buttons on the steering wheel. Easiest way I found as most/all adverts have pics of the inside of the car. Car looks good, hope everything works out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike20vt Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 cheers for all the info chaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike20vt Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 Thanks so much Michelle for going to look at the car for me. i have had a mail from the seller... sadly he has said he doesnt really want my car as trade in, so is not budging on the price. if my coupe sells privately tomorrow i will be in a better position to bargain..... much appreciated however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Thanks so much Michelle for going to look at the car for me. i have had a mail from the seller... sadly he has said he doesnt really want my car as trade in, so is not budging on the price. if my coupe sells privately tomorrow i will be in a better position to bargain..... much appreciated however Hi mike , your welcome that's a shame it was a nice car but I'm sure there will be plenty more top class examples for sale when you've got cash to barter with , I will n I'm sure everyone on the forum will keep their eyes n ears open for a decent zed for you mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetstan Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Nice example. Good luck hope you get it. Mitch....... star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Nice example. Good luck hope you get it. Mitch....... star thankyou Davetstan would do the same for any of you guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike20vt Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 cheers for all the info chaps agreed a 250 quid deposit to hold this car for me till sunday when i go to pick up. it is refundable as long as i turn up, so if i happen not to like the car it is ok. (am sure i will thanks to it being checked out already by Mitch AND the seller forgot to put on the add it has reverse parking sensors as well) From a quite excited Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 So you ARE getting it then? Have you sold yours? Bet you can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmike20vt Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 lol i AM excited, just a slight worry. Matt is not in work today, only his colleague, and he did say someone made an offer on the car last night (but was under asking) Matt promised to contact his partner to reserve it for me, and then to phone me back after for me to give deposit details. only thing is, i haven't heard back yet, how unlucky would it be if it had sold this morning !!!??? (on top of that, today of all days i left my wallet at home, so i realise i cannot leave a deposit until 6pm tonight anyway, though hopefully he will trust me in good faith) Not sold mine, but Prestige Performance offered me 3k trade in for it, which makes my life easy, drive up in the coupe, drive back in the Zed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 lol i AM excited, just a slight worry. Matt is not in work today, only his colleague, and he did say someone made an offer on the car last night (but was under asking) Matt promised to contact his partner to reserve it for me, and then to phone me back after for me to give deposit details. only thing is, i haven't heard back yet, how unlucky would it be if it had sold this morning !!!??? (on top of that, today of all days i left my wallet at home, so i realise i cannot leave a deposit until 6pm tonight anyway, though hopefully he will trust me in good faith) Not sold mine, but Prestige Performance offered me 3k trade in for it, which makes my life easy, drive up in the coupe, drive back in the Zed Hi mike , I'm soooo glad your getting it : )) I wud have gone n paid deposit if I'd read this earlier ! Hope you have a good journey up here to collect your new zed ; )) Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busa1300 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Hi and Mike from another ex Fiat coupe owner Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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