At $7,900, Is Buying This 1987 Nissan 300ZX A Bold Move?
Anyone concerned about explaining to onlookers the make and model of today’s Nice Price or No Dice 300ZX will be relieved that the seller has alleviated the problem by applying numerous nameplate decals and stickers. Let’s decide if its price gives us sticker shock.
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While being sold by YouTube’s self-proclaimed Car Wizard, there was little magic to be found in the 1969 Citroën DS19 we looked at yesterday. The spell was broken by the offhand remark that the carb needs a tune—while being sold by an auto mechanic—coupled with a $26,000 asking price. When the dust settled, the Car Wizard took away with a hefty 80 percent No Dice loss for these choices.
Of course, any car’s asking price is just a start for the negotiations toward a final deal, much like today’s 1987 Nissan 300ZX was once a blank canvas for the sizable number of decals, protective covers, and stereo upgrades it now displays.
Underneath all that personal expression is a 160-horsepower 3.0-liter VG30E V6 mated to a five-speed stick and monitored through an uber-’80s digital instrument display. Rounding out the car’s factory-imbued cool features are semi-pop-up headlamps and a T-top roof for occasional open-air motoring and the exciting future opportunity for leaks.
The dark blue paint also looks to be factory—either that or a comprehensive respray. Whenever it was laid down, it has since been adorned with large NISSAN and 300ZX decals, along with some stripes and an explanation-demanding Nike swoosh logo. All that is paired with a nose bra, rear wing, and original equipment alloys that annoyingly are of a design that turbine forward on the passenger side and rearward on the driver’s side.
More customization may be found in the cabin, where a dash toupee takes center stage above a custom shift knob and a large-marge double DIN stereo screen. Everything appears to be working, and the Dollar Store steering wheel cover is an easy deletion for the next owner.
According to the ad, the car has 150,000 miles on the ticker, a clean title, and is described as being “a rare opportunity for this car add to your car collection or use as a daily driver.” Based on the license plate, the seller is a University of New Mexico graduate, so that’s perhaps a considered opinion. Or maybe it’s an educated guess?
What we now want to know for sure is whether this 300ZX is worth the $7,900 that is being asked for its purchase. What’s your take on this personalized personal coupe and that $7,900 asking? Considering the car’s specs and presentation, does that feel like a fair deal? Or is that too much when calculating the decal deletions it will likely require?
You decide!
Albuquerque, New Mexico, Craigslist, or go here if the ad disappears.
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