Kieronpollock
Club Member
initial story was the seller bought the car, was too busy to do anything to it and thus is just selling it on in the hope of quick buck - it looks like it will be sitting beside his other 2Zs for some time now
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UK 260Z 2 seater for sale
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Avoid this car.
The other one linked a few posts previously I’ve been to see, too. However, it’s in a much worse state than the photos let on.
Paintwork is poor - cheap respray, covered in scratches, chrome trim by drivers door is stuck on with what looks like a bit of bathroom sealant. You’ll see from the advert that the engine looks different in photos, one gold top one black. The car does not have the rear black diffuser fitted and looks to have been painted with a paintbrush or roller, and not on smooth body either.
The “new” headlining is ripped above passenger door, the doors don’t shut properly, the windows don’t wind either. The dash is in a state with a large crack, the car doesn’t run as needs a new dizzy and the entire interior carpet is shot. Under the carpet is dynomat stuck to the body so you can’t inspect the metal either.
Also, has 2 very odd paint cracks/chips and wear just by the rear hatch brackets. Seller said to me that the body “twisted” and needs a rear rollbar to stiffen it up and stop the issue.. didn’t sound right to me for sure.
Oh and it’s got a Gemini alarm system that’s disabled and can’t be used - but also can’t be removed unless you know what you’re doing as you’ll disable your car entirely.
IMO not worth the money he’s been asking. But might be worth it to someone else I guess.
The other one linked a few posts previously I’ve been to see, too. However, it’s in a much worse state than the photos let on.
Paintwork is poor - cheap respray, covered in scratches, chrome trim by drivers door is stuck on with what looks like a bit of bathroom sealant. You’ll see from the advert that the engine looks different in photos, one gold top one black. The car does not have the rear black diffuser fitted and looks to have been painted with a paintbrush or roller, and not on smooth body either.
The “new” headlining is ripped above passenger door, the doors don’t shut properly, the windows don’t wind either. The dash is in a state with a large crack, the car doesn’t run as needs a new dizzy and the entire interior carpet is shot. Under the carpet is dynomat stuck to the body so you can’t inspect the metal either.
Also, has 2 very odd paint cracks/chips and wear just by the rear hatch brackets. Seller said to me that the body “twisted” and needs a rear rollbar to stiffen it up and stop the issue.. didn’t sound right to me for sure.
Oh and it’s got a Gemini alarm system that’s disabled and can’t be used - but also can’t be removed unless you know what you’re doing as you’ll disable your car entirely.
IMO not worth the money he’s been asking. But might be worth it to someone else I guess.
So beware - seller told me today that if it doesn’t reach the figure he wants for it on eBay he’ll just end the auction early. He believes it has a “commission bid” on it of £17k by the bidder who wants to restomod it, but seller wants more than the £17k. Clearly having paid £15k for it, plus costs like transportation and advertising they’ll need that to make it worth their while.
I don’t think that’s a good way to be for any seller, let alone a dealer.
Also apparently someone in Aus who wants to buy it and ship it over the pond, too.
Robotsan
Club Member
Hard to tell which of the 2 white cars you're describing here. Is it the cheaper one that this thread was started about, or the 22k one on eBay? Seems like the latter? If so, sounds like mostly cosmetic stuff? If the metal is solid (admittedly you said you couldn't really tell due to the dynomat etc) then 22k for a tatty RHD Z isn't *too* bad a starting point for someone.
Sorry yes, “the one one linked” was the 22k car on eBay.
There’s a whole thread on here about it too, it’s been for sale since March 2022 and hasn’t been sold. I think the seller has been selling it on and off. It had a sunroof previously which had been filled in too. Wonder if that’s linked to the odd cracks and marks on the roofs paintwork…?
Hard to tell if it’s solid underneath, but there were definite signs of a bit of rust on the arches and of course without seeing it running I was a bit put off.
The problem with these cars is often there are not many for sale so in theory you can only buy from what's available but people need to do their research and the best way is to actually go and look at some of the best examples and the worst to work out a budget for what's good and what's bad. Talking to owners and seeing their cars is always good idea.
Robotsan
Club Member
Ah I see, thought so. Yeah the owner is a forum member. I've seen him put it up for sale in various places. Maybe he'll be along to provide some clarity on a few bits, would only help the chance of sale I would've thought.
Yep! Agreed!
As a potential buyer I have to go in “eyes open” and whilst I’ve not seen a finished zed in the flesh, nor have a decent grip on parts cost and availability, can’t help but be drawn in by a good project! (Although I’ve only ever done “light” projects before - it’s scary potentially spending ~£20k and messing it up!)
Yeah, although not sure how often he frequents the forums these days. Lovely chap, but Im sure he’d benefit from a full advert with current photos as opposed to old pics. Hopefully he’ll get the car running again soon too, then test drives etc would be possible which would help
AD240Z
Club Member
I’d highly recommend going to see a members car - I’m in a similar position with a potential new purchase and found owners clubs/owners a far more useful resource than reading on the webYep! Agreed!
As a potential buyer I have to go in “eyes open” and whilst I’ve not seen a finished zed in the flesh, nor have a decent grip on parts cost and availability, can’t help but be drawn in by a good project! (Although I’ve only ever done “light” projects before - it’s scary potentially spending ~£20k and messing it up!)
Yeah, although not sure how often he frequents the forums these days. Lovely chap, but Im sure he’d benefit from a full advert with current photos as opposed to old pics. Hopefully he’ll get the car running again soon too, then test drives etc would be possible which would help
Most people on here would have a coffee with you and a chat I’m quite sure - hardest thing will be shuttling them up .
My two zeds are coming up for sale - I’ll be videoing them and photo if them in detail shortly - give you something for comparison .
Robotsan
Club Member
I’d highly recommend going to see a members car - I’m in a similar position with a potential new purchase and found owners clubs/owners a far more useful resource than reading on the web
Most people on here would have a coffee with you and a chat I’m quite sure - hardest thing will be shuttling them up .
My two zeds are coming up for sale - I’ll be videoing them and photo if them in detail shortly - give you something for comparison .
Totally agree - I visited 3 members' cars and went to see a 240 that I nearly bought, before I bought mine. Obviously they were all better than mine, but it crucially gave me a benchmark for each kind of price range, and therefore I knew that paying the relatively small amount for mine was worth it as it was only wrong (deeply wrong - gold velour shagpile interior!) from a cosmetic stand point and while the car looked bad, all the metal was in great shape.
On that note, I saw zero other Zs close up before buying mine.
In fact, the guy selling it sold many exotic and rare versions of cars - my wife asked me after the purchase what I thought of the Ferrari 355 F1 GTS parked next to the Z and in UTTER honesty, I didn’t even see it!!!!!
The trouble is, my Z had me at hello and when that engine fired, my balls and my right foot were never gonna not let me buy that car!!! I was so excited.that I even forgot to pick up a sales receipt!
Bearing in mind that I’ve bought well over 60 cars in my life (long story) with a very cool shrewd head, even I managed to become a kid in a candy shop and saw a sexy sleek blue car that went broom broom and wanted it no matter what.
If I had gone in with my usual head, I would probably have walked away and found something in a better mechanical condition. Fortunately it had a good body and I’m very capanle with mechanical / electrical stuff.
But the moral of the long story is: ALWAYS take someone else with you who knows cars. At the very least they can talk to the sales person and buffer you from the sales guff, giving you time to think and look properly - if not to stop you being an overexcited toddler!
If I had taken a Z expert with me I would never have got into Zs. I couldn't afford a good one.
Kieronpollock
Club Member
I knew nothing about Zs was just bored and needed a little project to keep me busy
. Bit off a lot more than I could chew, and spent a fortune but result is a car I won’t be expecting to sell (and if I did it would at a massive loss). Moral - dont be a guy like me, rather buy from a guy like me who made the mistakes so you don’t have too
. Bit off a lot more than I could chew, and spent a fortune but result is a car I won’t be expecting to sell (and if I did it would at a massive loss). Moral - dont be a guy like me, rather buy from a guy like me who made the mistakes so you don’t have tooAttachments
Mark N
Club Member
Were the cracks where the roof panel meets the rear quarter as shown in the photo below. This joint should really be lead loaded to prevent cracking.
Robotsan
Club Member
I knew there's lead in those spots, but just out of interest, how does the lead stop the cracking? Is it because it's flexible?
Here you go - this was present on both sides, looks to run from side window to hinge area. Given a full bare metal respray in 2021, I really didn’t expect this.
I’m conscious that this has probably hijacked the thread of a different car now tho; I’m so sorry!
If anyone is local ish to Reading and would come with me to view and advise again that would be awesome, Altho I guess unlikely.
Could it be where a new roof panel has been installed? I know there was a bad sunroof previously.
I’m conscious that this has probably hijacked the thread of a different car now tho; I’m so sorry!
If anyone is local ish to Reading and would come with me to view and advise again that would be awesome, Altho I guess unlikely.
Could it be where a new roof panel has been installed? I know there was a bad sunroof previously.
I think that may be my problem too.
Mark N
Club Member
The 'lead' is a lead and tin alloy (like solder) so is quite hard and is less prone to cracking when subjected to light flexing when compared to most fillers.
Robotsan
Club Member
Thanks, thought that would be the way of it. Is there more under the windscreen next to each wing?:
