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This is wife's 67 SPL311 that her dad bought new.  He drove the shit out of it for years, then we restored it after it had been sitting for 20ish years.  It's a fun little car, but I hate the fucking SU carbs.

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This is what it looked like when we got it.

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Yes, the Z is in need of a redesign but that doesn't mean it is underwhelming when you look at its similarly priced and equipped competitors. It has a better horsepower to weight ratio than the others and I would venture to say it can also handle corners better than all of them as well (stock and drivers being equal).

It is also to Fords credit that you can get that much capability that cheap (and yes I will probably own one of the current crop of GTs some day), but when viewed through the "you can just get a GT mustang for about that much instead" lens then pretty much every other car out there in this price range is underwhelming. That said, the Z also wasn't designed to be a direct competitor to a V8 American muscle car which is why I listed the ecoboost version.

I bought my low mileage 2003 350z used because it was and still is the best reliable performance per dollar I could find on the used market. I love the hell out of the thing and it has the right combination of horsepower, handling and reasonable fuel economy for a daily commute and as a bonus it is easy to work on.

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I have had two brushes with Z cars in my life.
My dad owned a 79 280zx in the early 80s. It was supposed to be my first car but the NY saltmonster ruined that whole deal.
Almost bought a $500 240z in the early 90s. Unfortunately it needed more work then I was equipped for so I passed on it.

If I had the money and the space, I would be snapping up every clean 240z I could get my hands on and squirreling them away. I see big numbers on the horizon for those cars.