Nissan 300zx Or 325is? - BMW Forum

BuLLet-TimE · 10-10-2004, 01:28 PM

Ok, I really love both these cars but can't decide on which to get .. either a 90-94 nissan 300zx or a 94+ 325is. Can you guys tell me about how long these engines in each car last approx because I would be getting a used one with 100+k.

thx all

TMac325is · 10-10-2004, 01:52 PM

sooo... you have to choose between one of these....

go with the bmw

cam540 · 10-10-2004, 02:06 PM

Get the 300ZX if its the TT, otherwise get the 325is.

bigred318 · 10-10-2004, 02:09 PM

yeah if the 300 isnt tt dont waste your time on it, it still has good hp but to heavy, and then you cant corner like a bmw either!

David

BuLLet-TimE · 10-10-2004, 02:20 PM

Hmmmm.. I really like the 300zx's though even if they arent twin turbos :/ But the 325is is so sexxxxy. You guys know anythin about engine longevity for these cars?

bigred318 · 10-10-2004, 02:25 PM

oh well the e36 325 can last long into the 200's with proper care, the 300 non turbo can last just as long, it might hav more go wrong with it, but not that major of stuff, if you get tt the turbos will start to wear and barely boost y 150

David

SHAHAB323IS · 10-10-2004, 05:15 PM

aren't you amazed that t-mac had a pic of the two cars side by side,

TMac325is · 10-10-2004, 05:51 PM

haha, you have no idea, theres probably atleast 100 pics of our cars together on my computer

///M3 FX · 10-11-2004, 02:44 AM

300zx tt = Very uncomfortable, but the twin turbos make it difficult to choose. I personally dont like the feel of the old Z's

BMW = Luxury ( for dates ), exceptionally fast faster then the Z with enough mods, great handling

dutchbmw · 10-11-2004, 11:50 AM

Never driven a Z, but a BMW will out perform a Nissan on the track.

BuLLet-TimE · 10-11-2004, 03:39 PM

I found a 1991 nissan 300zx twin turbo black w/charcoal leather interior for $5900
Is this a good price for this car and will these turbos be bad soon/need to be replaced along wiht the engine which has 131,000 miles. How long will it last is what I want to know. Somebody said the turbos go bad after 150,000 miles...

thx

Johnathan_Hess · 10-11-2004, 04:02 PM

If the ZX is a twin-turbo, definitely. If not, I don't know. I pulled about 3-4 car-lengths on my friend's N/A 300ZX, in my 240SX. His drivetrain is acting funny though, so that might explain it.

Anyway, even if it is an N/A, buy a TT engine and put it in there. All 300ZXs that came with the TT engine in America were t-tops -- and if you buy a 300ZX without the t-tops (slicktop), and then put a TT engine in it, it'd be pretty damn rare.

And pretty damn fast.

Johnathan_Hess · 10-11-2004, 04:04 PM

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Originally posted by BuLLet-TimE@Oct 11 2004, 02:39 PM
I found a 1991 nissan 300zx twin turbo black w/charcoal leather interior for $5900
Is this a good price for this car and will these turbos be bad soon/need to be replaced along wiht the engine which has 131,000 miles. How long will it last is what I want to know. Somebody said the turbos go bad after 150,000 miles...

thx

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Get a 92 or above. They changed the brakes that year. More reliable, more stopping power. The turbos will last very long, depending on where you buy it from.

If you get it from some 19 y/o punkass, he probably drove the shit out of it.

komodo · 10-11-2004, 05:30 PM

Think about it this way. Which one would girls strip and jump in your car on sight?

Hint: It's not the Nissan.

Johnathan_Hess · 10-11-2004, 05:55 PM

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Originally posted by komodo9@Oct 11 2004, 04:30 PM
Think about it this way. Which one would girls strip and jump in your car on sight?

Hint: It's not the Nissan.

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If it was a 300ZX?

Uhh.