"crazedclay: SBC murderer" (crazedclay) 09/26/2014 at 00:12 • Filed to: Zeeee-31

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So fresh. With T-tops too.

GhostZ > crazedclay: SBC murderer 09/26/2014 at 00:14

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Ugh whyyyyy....

Bumper stickers are like car herpes.

Chase > GhostZ 09/26/2014 at 00:32

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Ooops

Suuuubaru > crazedclay: SBC murderer 09/26/2014 at 00:37

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These things are all over CL for something like $3500 and I've always been tempted to buy one. Then I think about what it would be like on the sheet ice in a few months....

Dsscats > Suuuubaru 09/26/2014 at 00:56

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Don't do it.

Dsscats > crazedclay: SBC murderer 09/26/2014 at 00:57

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This version was actually all T Top'd, but there were some convertible conversions.

Suuuubaru > Dsscats 09/26/2014 at 01:02

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bah, snow withstanding how bad can they be?

Dsscats > Suuuubaru 09/26/2014 at 01:05

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They were the second worst Z ever made. Terrible engine.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > crazedclay: SBC murderer 09/26/2014 at 01:05

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Those are kind of cool in great shape but I'll keep my 240z. I'd like to try it out though.

Suuuubaru > Dsscats 09/26/2014 at 01:13

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but...but they look so cool. damn you.

Kanaric > Suuuubaru 09/26/2014 at 01:16

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Get some steelies and winter tires

Dsscats > Suuuubaru 09/26/2014 at 01:16

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Take it from a Z guy: get a 280Z or 280ZX instead

Suuuubaru > Dsscats 09/26/2014 at 01:19

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I always thought those were the worst Z-cars. If they're not then what was?

Dsscats > Suuuubaru 09/26/2014 at 01:20

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280ZX was the worst, tied with Z31

GhostZ > Chase 09/26/2014 at 01:45

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Trucks are the dirty perverts of the car world though, so they can pull them off.

GhostZ > Suuuubaru 09/26/2014 at 01:52

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They weighed 3000lbs and the turbo models made 220HP.

Throw in a euro/Nismo cam (or any other aftermarket cam) and they're rated at 250HP. Non intercooled.

Decent gas, different wastegate, and an intercooler and you can make 270HP reliably on the stock turbo for under $2000. That's a power-to-weight of an early 2000s Mustang Cobra (regular, not the R) but with one of the best handling chassis built in the 80s. They are highly underrated vehicles.

That being said, pick one up now, garage it for the winter to clean it and repair minor things, and then drive it in the spring. Sell it in the summer when it's above market and you have time to clean it up, and you'll probably make money off of it. You don't want to drive it in the winter if only because it will start to rust, especially if they salt your roads.

GhostZ > Dsscats 09/26/2014 at 01:54

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Underrated engine. Not as good as the Z32, but still dirt cheap to make a quick 300HP and easier to work on. They have their place.

Dsscats > GhostZ 09/26/2014 at 02:12

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Let me assure you, no VG is easy to make cheap power out of haha.

Suuuubaru > GhostZ 09/26/2014 at 02:12

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Problem is, I'm just a college student, so whatever car I have needs to be my DD year round. Well, that and the only garage space I have access to is occupied by dad's Altima in the winter.

PyramidHat > GhostZ 09/26/2014 at 03:01

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Driving across the Bay Bridge about 4 mos ago, I saw a new 911 (could have been a 997, but it was fairly new) with a bumpersticker on the paint ...didn't even have the decency to put it on the glass; had it right there on the goddamn paint. Tacky bastard...

PyramidHat > crazedclay: SBC murderer 09/26/2014 at 03:02

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I've owned 2 Z cars - a 1980 280 and a 1986 300 - both with T Tops. They are a pain in the ass to deal with, but they do provide a nice driving experience...