Jud1 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 http://www.tradelinkcars.co.uk/used-cars/nissan-350-z-3-5-v6-gt-3dr-railway-terrace-201408216773581 I'm not bothered by JDM spec (am I?) I don't "think" I am overly worried about CatC - Would only effect resale value right?, of which ... I am not really looking to buy a car to sell it! .. looking to own for many years and make my own. (30K miles!) Tradelink appear to be a reputable supplier of Z motors from my searching - and somewhere I could go back too with any grumbles Will insurance premium hike? Pitfalls? What's your take? thanks, Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Personally I think you could do a lot better although nothing against trade link.There are plenty around on eBay and Pistonheads.Just find one with service history as these cars need looking after.Patience is the game.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 For £6k you could buy privately and get a non write off, original colour, UK spec, later year, service history but with more miles? Probably wouldn't lose much cash selling this on (private sale £5k?) but would would take you some time as there are a lot of zeds out there at the moment. PS, nothing against tradelink in any of the above, just answering the guys question in terms of why wouldnt he. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Welcome to The Forum. Good Luck with your search. Have a read through this. http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/22880-guide-for-new-memberspotential-buyers/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jud1 Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Purchase from a dealer is a better option for me (will be putting it on CC and spreading the payments @ 0%) Low mileage attracted me to this one, and if honest ... I've always liked white motors too ... J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Purchase from a dealer is a better option for me (will be putting it on CC and spreading the payments @ 0%) Low mileage attracted me to this one, and if honest ... I've always liked white motors too ... J Your money , Your choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Purchase from a dealer is a better option for me (will be putting it on CC and spreading the payments @ 0%) Low mileage attracted me to this one, and if honest ... I've always liked white motors too ... J Your money , Your choice. This Plenty of reasons not to buy - biggest one probably is that you don't have to buy straight away - always plenty on the market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jud1 Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 technically, the banks money .... no choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 IMHO opinion you could get a UK GT with a few more miles and not a write off for the same money. If it wasn't a write off I expect that price, but as a write off it's a bit much TBH. BTW the leather looks in awful bad shape for a 30k mile car… It's also not a "GT" because it doesn't have the rear spoiler and hasn't got cruise control. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 UK spec was just GT or Non GT - JDM had multiple levels of each so you will find some things missing from a JDM GT which you would have on a UK GT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 6k for a Cat C, JDM, 03 plate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 6k for a Cat C, JDM, 03 plate Think its an 02 model on an 03 plate....!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Bear in mind that it's Cat C that they may well consider a "bold" offer - £5,990 is just the advertised price. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouthwash Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 You'd have to be pretty mental to buy that for £6k, you'd be lucky to get £4.5k back if you were to try and sell it the next day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Not making any sweeping assumptions on your financial status also - but if you are buying the whole car on CC I would have in your back pocket about £1k in cash to sort out any faults that may come along. New clutch and flywheel for instance is around £650-£700 to buy before labour costs etc. If you don't want to be paying out immediately I would not be focusing on miles and instead be looking at the service history, clutch replacement, and so on and so forth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 because its overpriced, old, IMO very unattractive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jud1 Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 thanks everyone .... as per title, I wanted to know why I wouldn't and I think you've all answered perfectly...... Being a a bit of a Noob, having that kind of budget available - not wanting to buy a total shed - or buy something that immediately needs a new clutch or worse - the 30K miles really interested me..... and having looked for some time, I'd challenge anyone to find a motor with 30 or under for that money ... not looking to buy and sell, looking to buy and own forever and a day - really spend some years and ££££ making her totally mine - so the resale value is of no importance to me at all (famous last words!!!) .... I'll keep searching ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINKJ Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 if that is your budget, maybe hold off for a bit longer and put another 1-2k in and you will get a much nicer car with less work needed.. IMO! good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Don't go by the mileage, mate, it could need a clutch at 30k, on the other hand you could find a car with 60k which has just had the clutch and flywheel changed which will be newer, better spec and the same money without the write off 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Yes the mileage is a bit of a red herring. So in 12 years its done 2500 miles per year on average, so spent plenty of time sat around not moving. How has it been stored? Sat out on the road or garaged? When was the import and was it under-sealed? All these can combine to create rust problems etc. As Kyle said, for the sake of 20k extra miles you could have had the car with a new clutch etc. There are people in the US who have Zeds on 250k miles so its not anywhere near the end of its life at 60k miles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jud1 Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Thanks folks .... some good food for thought here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 (edited) i think the reason its at that price is the colour finding a white pre facelift Z is rather rare, would i pay that for it hell no, but then alot of TL cars most think are well over priced but he sells them if it comes with a decent 12 month warranty, fresh MOT, 12 months of tax and a good service and any repairs needed ie bushes etc have been replaced thats not a bad price for garage sold car just depends where you stand with Cat C and what the Cat C incident was (we've had this debate before cat C could be water damage from a flood which in turn isnt that bad) Edit should have read the add cat c for key damage i wouldn't worry about it, to be honest i think the white looks tacky might be the picture but looks like they used ford transit white not a nice pearl you get on some classier cars , imo it would be worth so much more in the Red the car came in. Edited September 2, 2014 by StevoD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisL Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Ouch that's pricey for a cat c import I would say 3k would be more the value there Deffo do better for that sort of money mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I would think the white is a re-spray after it was keyed, must have been badly keyed for it to be written off..!! :scare: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoD Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I would think the white is a re-spray after it was keyed, must have been badly keyed for it to be written off..!! :scare: well going by the other thread of a bonnet having **** written on it needing a full repsray of the car i can see why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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