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350's when is the right time to buy?


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I know prices on cars are constantly dropping...

however from what I can see it is definitely a buyers market for this kind of car. In honesty do you see the prices of 350's crashing with fuel prices etc?

I am close to being in a position to purchase one, however, I'm thinking about waiting till early part of next year as .... I will have saved an extra few thousand and petrol prices are expected to rise to over 140 per litre minimum

 

On a further note to this if anyone has a crystal ball (that's ball not balls :/ ) how long till 370's start appearing in the open market for the 15-16k mark?

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the 350 has already dropped like a stone, reckon there is a bit more to come off in the next 12 months but not masses, early 2003 jdm's can already be had for about 6k. so i can't see much more coming off. they'll probably fall in line with supra prices at some point.

 

as for the 370, i'd give it another 18 months to 2 years.

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the 350 has already dropped like a stone, reckon there is a bit more to come off in the next 12 months but not masses, early 2003 jdm's can already be had for about 6k. so i can't see much more coming off. they'll probably fall in line with supra prices at some point.

 

as for the 370, i'd give it another 18 months to 2 years.

 

 

Yep, dropped a lot in the last year so may slow down a bit now. Since I was looking last September I reckon prices have dropped a good 30%.

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It's a massively broad subject, as there are so many factors to consider when trying to predict future car prices.

We used Black Cap Book to value cars within a particular month and to be fair it also gives the drop in value per month, but only one month at a time as we dispose of the old books when the new one comes out.

For example: a 350Z 300 GT coupe 2006 06 plate with circa 30k on the clock lost £450 month on month. However the same car but an 2006 56 plate with 60k on the clock lost £850 month on month. An 2007 57 plate with 50k lost £950.

You can drive yourself mad with this, trust me!

The best you can do is use a much common sense with it as possible, by researching what’s out there and what it is realising. The Black Book is only a guide, the reality is, a car is only worth what’s it’s worth on that day to whoever wants to buy it at that price or bid price. The is especially true of specialist cars like the 350/370Z's.

when we value car to sell, we look at what is in the market place, and what its selling for. We then take an amount of money for general recon and a bit of profit on the forecourt. This figure is then sense check against the Black Book.

Good luck, but if you want to run any thougts by me send me a PM

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My 370 with all the toys on 10 reg has just cost me 25000. It had 8000 on the clock, premium connect GT spec. I built one on the nissan website and it came to 35000. I think thats quite a drop in a year. Trying to just enjoy the car instead of worrying about depreciation and fuel prices, because lets face it, if thats whats foremost on your mind when you buy a Z, your really not going to enjoy ownership! :headhurt:

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1, 2, 3 years time? If you REALLY want one now is a good time, if you dont its not.

^^^ This.

 

Everything will always be cheaper in a years' time, except for petrol. Buy now and it'll even itself out nicely. :thumbs:

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for now I will keep my beady eye on whats up for sale over next few months who knows in that time I may meet a rich fat girl who wants to buy me a gtr in return for loving

 

I only drive on a weekend so petrol is no concern and I shall keep the shed as it is a good car. I'm lucky enough to live where I work, and work where I live.

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Its the same as any car really, they will drop in value over time.

 

I think in general with sports cars that winter time is the best time to buy them, as a lot of people only use them in summer months and dont fancy ruining their toy with snow / salt / ice etc.

 

In my case, buying a convertible was always going to be cheaper when the weather is rubbish. I bought mine for £14k odd back in March, and when I looked on autotrader last week, the closest I could find with the same spec, year & mileage was £16.5k. But then, the sun is out its perfect selling time for a soft top so the prices rise. We found the same thing with my missus`s last car.

 

Personally I do not see the prices of cars like these crashing cos of fuel prices. Fuel has not been cheap for a very long time and yet these sort of cars still sell. Same as M3`s, M5`s and any other big engined car. Someone out there can always afford them and they are an enthusiasts car.

 

I plan to keep mine for another 12 months, then sell next summer. Will be interesting to see how much mine has depreciated over that time.

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Its the same as any car really, they will drop in value over time.

 

I think in general with sports cars that winter time is the best time to buy them, as a lot of people only use them in summer months and dont fancy ruining their toy with snow / salt / ice etc.

 

In my case, buying a convertible was always going to be cheaper when the weather is rubbish. I bought mine for £14k odd back in March, and when I looked on autotrader last week, the closest I could find with the same spec, year & mileage was £16.5k. But then, the sun is out its perfect selling time for a soft top so the prices rise. We found the same thing with my missus`s last car.

 

Personally I do not see the prices of cars like these crashing cos of fuel prices. Fuel has not been cheap for a very long time and yet these sort of cars still sell. Same as M3`s, M5`s and any other big engined car. Someone out there can always afford them and they are an enthusiasts car.

 

I plan to keep mine for another 12 months, then sell next summer. Will be interesting to see how much mine has depreciated over that time.

 

 

Winter months is defo the time to purchase......who in their right mind would go searching to buy for a rear wheeled, tarmac eating sports car delivering over 270bhp during the cold, slippery, icy and snow covered months :lol::lol::lol:

 

Yep......us lot because we love them and they are amazing. Just be careful when the roads are icy :scare: as they can be tail happy to say the east.

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hi, im new to the forum and have just tonight sold my s14.Im considering replacing it with a 350. Just wondering if theres a thread or if anyone could tell me roughly how many miles you get out a full tank of petrol

 

Searching will tell you. But it varys depends on how you drive it. If you use it for every day driving, mainly crusing with the odd blat your`ll get about 300->320miles on a tank, about an average of 25->26mpg. If its just a w/end car when your going to mainly be giving it some stick, you`ll be down to 160->200.

 

One guy on here said he got 400miles out of a tank... but i think you`d have to drive seriously conservatively to get that.

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