"Jay Lauer" (thefaultinourcars)
05/14/2014 at 21:42 • Filed to: None
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"Jay Lauer" (thefaultinourcars)
05/14/2014 at 21:42 • Filed to: None | 2
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I haven't figured out whether it's worth my dime to bring back to life. But, it would bring me joy to un-stance a car.
Here we have a 2003 Nissan 350Z with 125,000 miles. As we can clearly see, somebody felt the need to drop and slam this particular 350Z within an inch of its life; you literally can not see anything underneath this car. Also, for reasons beyond my comprehension, the former owner felt the need to camber out the rear wheels. Whatever floats your own goat, but it's not my style.
There were a number of things that still need to be considered in my decision. I'll need to buy normal shocks and springs to raise the ride height back to normal, and sell the BC coilovers that are on it now. Also, both rear quarters and fenders are chewed up at the wheels wells due to the excessive amount of body drop. Also, it needs a bumper, wheels, a bumper, and the clutch felt quite heavy when starting, so who knows what clutch is in it.
The owner is pricing it at $5000, and I'm still thinking that's too much to make any decent coin off of.
Vince-The Roadside Mechanic
> Jay Lauer
05/14/2014 at 21:44 |
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Offer $3000.
Rainbow
> Jay Lauer
05/14/2014 at 21:45 |
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It was owned by a douchebag. Deal breaker.
I'm actually not kidding. I wouldn't trust anyone who writes that on their car. Or anywhere.
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Jay Lauer
> Rainbow
05/14/2014 at 21:47 |
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Eh, I've owned a BMW, S2000, RX-8, and numerous Subarus, so I've owned a lot of former douchebag cars.
But you're right. It takes a big pile of douche to think that's cool to write that on their car.
Yossarian
> Jay Lauer
05/14/2014 at 21:49 |
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I wouldn't flip anything that needed bodywork.
Mathias Rios
> Jay Lauer
05/14/2014 at 21:50 |
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Looks like a basket case. That body work will be really hard to get fixed cheaply.
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Jay Lauer
> Yossarian
05/14/2014 at 21:51 |
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I don't either really, unless I can just buy painted parts.
BondoSpecial
> Jay Lauer
05/14/2014 at 22:03 |
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Props for wanting to un-do the results of the scourge that is Stance, but that car would have to be just about free to be worth repairing/restoring.
PushToStart
> Jay Lauer
05/14/2014 at 22:04 |
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If I were you... No, I wouldn't buy that. CP, too much work, it'll probably be more of a pain than it's worth.
jkm7680
> Jay Lauer
05/14/2014 at 22:15 |
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I'd offer him $2,500. It's super rough, and who knows what else is lurking and waiting for its moment to surprise your wallet.
No Prius Needed
> Jay Lauer
05/14/2014 at 22:22 |
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Glad you didn't.
Squid
> Jay Lauer
05/15/2014 at 00:04 |
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Any profit to be made from flipping this car were eaten up by this right here. I would say pass. Another thing to note is that who knows what the underside looks like, I would run away from this car unless you can get it in the air and do a thorough inspection.
Jephy
> Jay Lauer
05/15/2014 at 00:26 |
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You must be in Wichita. I've driven by that hunk of shit many times. Never ceases to make my blood boil from the stupidity.
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Jay Lauer
> Jephy
05/15/2014 at 00:43 |
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Yup, I am a Wichitan. Apparently, this shop just got the car as a repo. They said if someone doesn't buy it, they'll twin turbo it and turn it into a shop-car, whatever the hell that means.
My dad owns a shop, and we would never buy a car, but turbos on it, and put it out in front as a attraction. Sounds like a good way to waste $10,000 of company expense.
I don't doubt you've seen it though. Not many cars have #Twerk written on the front of them.
Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
> Jay Lauer
05/15/2014 at 09:49 |
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The Zs and G35s of that generation had a pretty healthy (let's be honest, for an OEM setup, it was a shitload) amount of negative rear-camber stock; lowering them at all without otherwise adjusting the suspension geometry will generally put a stupendous amount of negative camber in to the rear.
Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
> Jay Lauer
05/15/2014 at 09:57 |
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Here's how to make money on that car, only if it's an 04+. If it's an 03, don't bother.
Offer $3k.
Sell the MKIV Supra wheels ($500).
Get stock 350z wheels ($500 or less)
Fix bodywork ($1k)
Get paint matched bumper ($300)
Get good used stock suspension ($250) or raise suspension if it has coilovers ($free)
Fix misc problems/maintenance/clean car ($500)
You'll be into the car around $5k at max, and you can sell it for a solid 7-8k with that interior and options. I'd probably buy it, as my M3 didn't look that far off from what this car looks like.
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Jephy
> Jay Lauer
05/15/2014 at 13:35 |
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When i saw it it was sitting in a lot along maize road. i'm glad you got photos of it. I never got a chance to stop and document the horror!
N51fanatic
> Jay Lauer
05/16/2014 at 21:55 |
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the owner pulled the fenders, they look like they did it wrong and paint is chipping off and now rusting. APiDA may take a challenge like this, but i wouldnt.
Druid0
> Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
05/17/2014 at 13:14 |
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What's wrong with 03's?