2005 Nissan 350z Grand Touring Convertible 2-door 3.5l on 2040-cars
Austin, Texas, United States
This is the perfect car for your pleasure driving, (or perhaps for your college student at the University of Texas in Austin, if they deserve it). The miles are so low, it is essentially a new car. It is super clean, inside and out. When brand new, these are 48 k$ cars, but you can have this one for less than half. The color is gorgeous: metallic sunset orange, similar to the Corvette "atomic orange" that they had several years ago. The rear spoiler really makes the profile look good. A six speed manual transmission hooked to the V-6, big Brembo brakes and great rubber make this an orange batmobile. It is a pleasure to drive, and has classic lines (not like the overly street racer looking 370Zs This car has always been garage kept under custom cover, and driven only on beautiful days. It has been in the rain once. Prior to my ownership, the owner only took it to weekend events and shows, and never washed it with a hose (likely only a bottle of windex). Now I have indeed washed it a few times. It has only been pampered. I drive it ocassionally between New Braunfels and Austin on the tollroad. Otherwise it sees only pleasure driving. It starts smoothly, shifts smoothly, and drives like a dream. The winner will get a wonderful car. KellyBlueBook lists this car as $19.982, but you won't find another with this low mileage, even in more recent model years (like 350 Z for 2006, 2007, 2008, or 370Z for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
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