Z34 buyer guide

Points to Remember When Buying a 370Z

Buying a car can be a stressful experience, whether it’s new or used, sports car or family vehicle. There are plenty of things that need to be checked out regardless of what make and model car you’re buying, and then there are the special points to consider when looking for a 370 that may point out why that deal of a lifetime is too good to be true.

Always do the same things that should be done when buying any car: look for signs of rust, accident damage and bad bodywork, or poor maintenance. If the maintenance records are well kept, it might be wise to try to locate one of the car’s previous owners and see why they got rid of it and if it had any unusual issues, anything that might make you think twice about buying the car. This is all homework that should be done when buying any car, however the following are things that should be checked out in particular on the 370Z:

Be sure that the VIN number on the dashboard and the VIN number stamped into the firewall are matching. If not, this should set off a red flag in your head that the car may have been stolen or in some sort of accident.

Beginning 12/30/08, you could place orders for the 2009 Nissan 370Z with a starting MSRP of $29,930 in six-speed manual trim or $31,230 with the new seven-speed automatic gearbox.

Option up for the Touring model with the manual transmission and you'll need to set aside $34,460 or $35,760 with the automatic transmission.

More importantly, Nissan has finally priced the Sport Package at $3,000, which includes 19-inch RAYS wheels, Bridgestone Potenza rubber, front and rear spoilers, upgraded brakes, viscous LSD and the much-ballyhooed SyncroRev Match. The Navigation Package will set you back another $1,850 and comes with an iPod interface and 9.3-gig "Music Box Hard Drive."

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• Provided by Damon Lavrinc on Dec 30th to Zcar.com