Z’eroing in – My 300ZX Search

Last Updated on Monday, 19 July 2010 01:02 Written by Jason C. Monday, 19 July 2010 01:02

The search for my next 300ZX is about 3 months old now and I may have finally made up my mind to make a move on one.  This is a white 1996 2+2 that is for sale in Kentucky and I have been in talks with the owner the past couple of days trying to iron out the details.

This could be the one.

This car is VIN JN1RZ26D8TX590627 which is one of only 19 White 5 speed 2+2s made in 1996 that had the charcoal interior.  From the pictures that I have seen it looks to be in very good condition, the owner is getting the fender replaced and painted so it should be cosmetically sound.  If I do end up with this car I haven’t decided the first thing that I will do to it.  I may opt to do the wheels depending on how much tread the tires have left.  I don’t think that it has the kind of exhaust on it that I like so I may end up going with a new exhaust and intake as my first upgrade.

Once again, I’m just rambling now but I wanted to post this quick update that the search may be over and the fun is just about to begin.

One of the 272 – 1994 300ZX 2+2 5 Speed

Last Updated on Saturday, 10 July 2010 07:28 Written by Jason C. Saturday, 10 July 2010 07:22

Well, I woke up this morning and checked my craigslist RSS feeds first thing and there was one of those post titles that I love to see “1994 300zx 2+2″.  This one turns out to be one of the 272 (found in the Z registry) that meet all of my requirements.  It’s got pretty high miles and a few paint/interior issues but I suspect that is how most of them will be.  The problem I have is deciding now how picky I can be, ever since I found out there are less of these available than I had originally thought when one shows up for sale I have decisions to make…  do I take a chance on this one or wait for one that is a little bit better?  Well, I haven’t decided any of that yet but I’m sure I’ll do it soon.  I think it’s priced a little high for the miles and condition and the owner seems in no hurry to sell it so I will definitely take that into consideration.

Here is the YouTube video that he mentions-