Mattle40

Just down the road from you in leeds. Good luck with the search ðŸ‘

Or it's a 964, just because 964

That's an easy one. 911 has seats in the back ðŸ‘

By the sounds of that you should bring a few sets back ðŸ‘

Almost bought a beast from costco @ £100. Can't see the quality being too great but saved me a lot of pennies cheers. £80 towards mods ðŸ˜

Look a bargain at that, I'd have them but I'm breaking the bank buying my new Z which has everything but Rays. I doubt ul still have them in a couple months but il take em if u do ðŸ‘

I may take them if the op doesn't. I'm pricing some custom ones up currently and waiting for some prices

I am the other offender pal, think it sounds fine 👠I was looking for any signs of knock and general rough idle. This seems fine.

Well I hope that's a joke lol ðŸ˜

They certainly do. I'd already planned on the invidia anyway so it's a bonus. I'm just concerned about the engine being healthy. Everything else seems to check out so might have to go for it.

Thanks, yes it's a k&n typhoon, also has invidia Gemini

Thanks, yes it's a k&n typhoon, also has invidia Gemini

https://vimeo.com/118155104 Hi all, wasn't really sure what section to put this in but this is a car I'm potentially buying. It's 250 miles away so I asked the owner to send me a vid of the engine. It's a 54plate on 78k miles, would everyone agree this sounds healthy? Is that rattle the timing chain? Matt

Lovely motor, a bit out of my range but have a bump on me 👠GLWS

Well that's always been my approach before to be honest, I'm not fortunate enough to be able to afford a new or nearly new car. Iv been lucky so far, having never bought a car newer than 6 years old Iv not had a single problem and this will be my 6th car. I was starting to think I was being ignorant thinking I could find a good runner for 5k

None taken pal, I'm willing to stretch a little for the right one but I just think, it's all well and good upping the initial outlay for a better car but there's nothing to say the more expensive car won't need a new clutch in a few months. I'm looking at 2 at the min. 1 advertised at £4800 the other £6100 and other than a little less mileage on the more expensive one, they're identical. Both 54 plate 100k ish miles, full history. 2 previous owners. Iv just been turned off them a little by this whole fuel problem but unless I were to buy nearly new to really improve the odds, I'm at the mercy of luck alone.

Just got off the phone to abbey Motorsport who put me at ease a little. They said there's likely very little to worry about unless it's been tracked/thrashed on regular fuel. All the damage is done above 5000rpm. The guy I'm currently talking to is selling because he can't afford the running costs anymore, I'd imagine (hope) he tries to eek the miles out, and drives conservatively. But like you've all said, il really never know until iv lived with one for a bit

Must say I prefer the positivity this mornin guys 😠I'm dead set on a zed now and some probably think I'm stupid buying so "cheap" but I can't warrant more. The consumables and maintenance doesn't bother me. I hope I find a good one and my hopes have taken a bit of a bashing here. I just want a healthy engine and wanted tips on spotting any signs of abuse, (other than the obvious) but thanks for all the input it's appreciated.

Ye I did have my eye on this. I still need to keep in mind what I'm buying the car for. It's my weekend toy and the budget has crept up from an original 3.5k for a boxster to now 5k+ a little. As much as I'm tempted on upping the budget I have to stop somewhere. And yes, maybe some of you will say iv picked the wrong car but I'v a good enough eye to spot tired brakes and rubber. If it wasn't so much of an issued regarding fuel use, iv found one in great condition, 106k miles, spotless bodywork, pretty new michelins, brakes at 100k clutch at 84k for £4800 Im just concerned about the fuel history, but I'd have that issue on any price range. So upping my budget rly won't help my problem Would a compression test likely highlight any damage caused.?

I get your point but maintenance is a separate issue altogether, there won't be a problem in this department. I know the requirements of the car and that's in the budget.

Mattle, you're looking at quite a tight market for £5K, certainly in terms of finding something decent. Please don't be offended, but if your initial spend budget is so tight. What makes you think you can afford to run a 350Z? In terms of fuel, tyres, servicing, insurance? These are all important things I sincerely hope you can find a good deal at that price. Buying is one thing, running it is another. You're worried about whether a previous owner has run it on the correct fuel. Wil you be in a position to run it on 98ron +? Thanks for the reply and no offence taken at all, £5k is my budget basically as I have to draw the line somewhere. I'm doing up my house currently with a new driveway and kitchen this year, I will do very few miles in it as its a second car. 5k just seems a fair amount to spend on a toy. im not on a great wage. As for running it properly, yes I will always use super, iv had nothing but super in all my cars, even ones that really wouldn't benefit from it. And tyres discs pads etc will always be mid-high spec.

Looking at it from a different point of view. Let's say iv bought a 54plate 100k miles and no knowledge of what fuel has been used. Let's assume It's had a lot of regular fuel run through it and damage has been done to some degree. What can I do? Apart from running it on super from here on out?

Thanks everyone. I'm in a bind as I'm asking a lot for my 5k budget. I'm in the 100k miles region anyway with probably 2-3 owners. I know 100k miles is fine in a well looked after machine but I'm concerned it won't be if previous owners have used 95ron

Hi all, apologies if this has been posted, the search brought nothing up. Basically I'm new here, looking to buys a zed and I'm aware of the importance of using premium fuel. But what are the tell tale signs that it's been fueled on sub par fuel? Ultimately, other than taking the sellers word for it, how do you know? Iv seen a car in the trader but it's a 3hr train away so I need to know as much as poss before my journey, the reason he's selling is he can't afford the running costs so I'm concerned it may have been run on 95ron Thanks guys Edit: oh the irony, apologised incase it had been asked before then go and make three posts asking the same question lol doh!! Il blame it on the app!

Il take one. How do I give you my money!!