bluejon
Club Member
Hi everyone. Just signed up to this great place having had an interest in 240/260Zs for well over a year now - it seems to be a bug that has got me and which I just can't shake. I'm increasingly a fan of older cars on the basis that new ones are generally rubbish, depreciate like billy-o and the manufacturers just keep on adding 'advanced' new features that they think everyone needs but which are a nightmare to repair and/or cost a packet. Don't start me on that. Anyways, I drive a simple-ish Swift Sport as a daily drive (fast, fun and cheap to run), but also own an increasingly rare and cherished V6 406 coupe which I maintain myself. I'm a very active member of the coupe club and forum over there so know how these things work, and the value and community that such a club can bring.
So I just keep finding myself looking in on the 240z ads on car-n-classic to spot one that will tempt me, so today I thought "in for a penny" and all that .. time to sign up for the forum and do some proper reading. I need that buyers guide doc - I have an empty garage I recently purchased awaiting a new resident.
While I'm thinking it may be a waiting game to find the right car to purchase (it took me 9 months to source the coupe I wanted), I recognise that 240/260s are not that numerous. My ideal I guess is a RHD 240z manual built in 1971 (my birthday) so here's hoping for that. Current thinking is that RHD outweighs the model for me, so I'd prefer a RHD 260 say, than a LHD 240 .. but I need to learn some more about the plusses and minuses of 260s versus 240s. I see lots of great LHD 240 imports but I'm not sure I'd get comfortable with it. And I presume 260s currently are more affordable to buy, but over time their prices will only be heading north towards 240 territory .. fair to say ?
Probably that's enough from me for now .. I'm pleased to be here and will be happy to take any newbie advice. And hopefully not soooo long until I am 'with car'. Jonathan.
So I just keep finding myself looking in on the 240z ads on car-n-classic to spot one that will tempt me, so today I thought "in for a penny" and all that .. time to sign up for the forum and do some proper reading. I need that buyers guide doc - I have an empty garage I recently purchased awaiting a new resident.
While I'm thinking it may be a waiting game to find the right car to purchase (it took me 9 months to source the coupe I wanted), I recognise that 240/260s are not that numerous. My ideal I guess is a RHD 240z manual built in 1971 (my birthday) so here's hoping for that. Current thinking is that RHD outweighs the model for me, so I'd prefer a RHD 260 say, than a LHD 240 .. but I need to learn some more about the plusses and minuses of 260s versus 240s. I see lots of great LHD 240 imports but I'm not sure I'd get comfortable with it. And I presume 260s currently are more affordable to buy, but over time their prices will only be heading north towards 240 territory .. fair to say ?
Probably that's enough from me for now .. I'm pleased to be here and will be happy to take any newbie advice. And hopefully not soooo long until I am 'with car'. Jonathan.