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Old 11-06-08, 09:09 PM
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Old 11-06-08, 10:01 PM
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Hey my cousin had one, it was a convertible. Was suppose to be my car.
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Old 11-07-08, 12:48 AM
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I think the 300zx is the only good Z since 240z and before 350z (lol, not that many other Zs anyways). I still like this car alot. They're really cheap now compared to Supras (but more expensive than 3000GTs).

But once again reliability is an issue.
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Old 11-07-08, 06:49 AM
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Love this car. Still a head turner for me when I see one on the road. Makes me miss living in the '90s.
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Old 11-07-08, 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeSC4
Makes me miss living in the '90s.
Yea when cars looked the best and music was really music
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Old 11-07-08, 07:05 AM
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This is still my favorite Z ever
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Old 11-07-08, 02:37 PM
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I wish i would have kept mind. I had a blk/blk 91 TT. I bought in DEC. 95. That's how I pulled my wife even though she won't admit it. That was a real car.
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Old 11-07-08, 03:46 PM
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the Lambo Diablo even used the headlights of of these
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Old 11-07-08, 03:49 PM
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This was the car that made Toyota completely rethink the Supra and come up with the MkIV. The rumor mill said they were just going to do a refresh on the MkIII, but after seeing this car from Nissan, they knew they had to step up or lose big.
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Old 11-07-08, 04:08 PM
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Thanks for posting this review, I am seriousy considring getting a 300zx turbo, or a turbo SC as my next fun car to mod. btw, anyone who likes a 350z over a 300zx twin turbo is crazy, they don't build them as good as they used to.
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Old 11-07-08, 08:26 PM
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Fun car but a nightmare to work on and has a cooling system that belongs in a 1.3L I4. Brakes are terribly undersized, automatic transmissions frequently grenade, and driveshaft Ujoints wear out prematurely

But, if you can find a low-mileage manual 94-95 TT model and plan on leaving it stock (or just basic boltons), it can be a great car. I can think of plenty of other cars in that price range that I'd rather have though. My 1990 model was a huge hassle.

Fun car for a motorswap and all Nissan ECUs of that era have been hacked and are very easy to program.
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Old 11-07-08, 09:57 PM
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I test drove a red 300ZX twin turbo around 93 and it was an AWESOME experience. G-R-E-A-T car!
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Old 11-07-08, 11:27 PM
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almost got one if the tag price was not 21k for 5 yrs old 40k miles 96 2+2 twin turbo T-top. The speed was amazing back then.
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Old 11-08-08, 09:48 PM
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What a classic! I loved this car. What's really impressive is that this car's performance on paper is very close to the 350z, even tho it's close to 20 years old!!! I know that cars are so much more expensive nowadays, but I have forgotten how much more we also get with the price.
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Old 11-09-08, 02:48 AM
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I'd rock one!!
Great post Mike!!
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