Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA

1978 Datsun 280z Rio Rancho Nm on 2040-cars

US $4,000.00
Year:1978 Mileage:83300 Color: Blue /
 Black
Location:

Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States

Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Manual
Body Type:280z
Engine:L28
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: hls30429564 Year: 1978
Interior Color: Black
Make: DATSUN
Number of Cylinders: 6
Model: Z-Series
Trim: chrome
Drive Type: rear
Mileage: 83,300
Exterior Color: Blue
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

This is a pretty nice car considering the age, i bought it back in September from the original owner with 81,200 miles on the odometer and right now it has just under 85,000 miles on it. Yes those are original miles, and the engine has not been rebuilt. has never been wrecked The previous owner is friends with my stepmother and she had parked it in her garage back in 1984. okay, here's a list of what has been replaced so far... battery, spark plugs and wires, distributor was rebuilt, air mass flow meter was rebuilt, ignition was rebuilt, rear brake master cylinder was rebuilt, new starter, new fuel injectors, new fuel pump, new fuel filter, new air filter, new fuel hoses and vacuum hoses, new idle control switch, new tires with roughly 3,800 miles on them as of right now, and the gas tank was cleaned, needs an alignment. I drive this car back and forth to work and around town, but  i'm still having issues with the fuel system... It loses power and sputters at around 3800 to 4500 rpm's and you can smell raw fuel, i'm pretty sure a bad pressure regulator and or dampener is the cause of that. Also it smokes whenever you get the engine revved, so i'd imagine the valve seals need replacement, i would also consider replacing all the gaskets since they are 35 years old. The car has a little rust under the battery and on the drivers side rear quarter panel but has absolutely no rot anywhere. there's a panel on the inside where the dome-light is that is missing and a couple small cosmetics that need replacing but nothing major or too expensive, 3 cracks on the dash, and a small rip on the drivers seat but on a 35 year old car that's pretty much to be expected, from what iv'e seen the overall condition of the car inside and out is a little better than most. you will need to buy a weather-seal kit, the rubber is rotted. bushing need replacing, the brakes need replacing, the speedometer needs replaced and the heater stopped working and i'm pretty sure it's just the controls need to be tinkered with, There are 3 small dents, when i say small i mean the largest one is no more than 3 inches across and they can easily be hammered out. give it a new paint job to top it off and you'll have a pretty sharp car to cruise around in. it has a 4-speed transmission. most likely if you are interested in this car, you have a pretty good idea of what it's going to cost you to finish the restoration and the time it'll take to do so. I would love to finish it myself but no longer have the time or the funds for it. I would prefer to have a wire transfer to my bank account, or cash for payment.  i will except payment through paypal, but there will be a 5% charge of the total price. thanks, mike. if there's any additional information you would like on this car give me a shout. remember this car is a 78 and was parked in 84, there is no carfax report.

Auto Services in New Mexico

Tranco ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automobile Parts & Supplies, Auto Transmission
Address: 1719 Eubank Blvd NE, San-Jose
Phone: (505) 312-6628

Sharp`s Truck Service ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Trailers-Repair & Service, Transport Trailers
Address: 1621 S Prince St, Texico
Phone: (575) 714-2766

Lincoln County Auto Brokers ★★★★★

Used Car Dealers, Automobile & Truck Brokers, Wholesale Used Car Dealers
Address: 1064 Mechem Dr, Ruidoso
Phone: (575) 258-5076

Hobbs Wrecking LLC ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Truck Wrecking, Automotive Roadside Service
Address: Crossroads
Phone: (575) 397-1571

Freedom Auto Sales ★★★★★

New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers
Address: 11421 Central Ave NE, Tijeras
Phone: (505) 292-2044

Desert Sun Roswell Inc ★★★★★

New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers
Address: 2601 W 2nd St, Roswell
Phone: (575) 625-1000

Auto blog

Renault planning a Tata Nano rival. Again.

Wed, 28 Nov 2012

Four years ago, Renault confirmed that it would partner with India's Bajaj Auto to develop a rival to the Tata Nano. At the time, as everyone waited for the Tata Nano to arrive, you could have used a Richter scale to measure the tremors the executive suites of any automaker with an interest in the low end of emerging markets. Then the Nano, still the cheapest car in the world, didn't sell so well - at the end of last year its sales were just six percent of its most conservative projections - and everyone seemed content to let Tata spend the money to figure out if there really was a market for the cheapest car in the world.
Renault believes there is, kind of. Automotive News Europe reports that it will partner with Nissan to build two low-priced cars for emerging markets, one for €3,000 ($3,888 U.S.) and another for €5,000 ($6,400 U.S.). The price of the least expensive offering is nearly $1,400 more than a Nano, which costs $2,500, and that can't be considered a small sum in comparison. But one of the hindsight knocks on the Nano has been that even in emerging markets buyers don't want a car whose biggest lure is that it is cheap; they'd rather give their aspirations a bit more of a workout.
Renault's offerings are scheduled to hit the non-Western market in late 2014, which is coincidentally the same year that will see the return of the budget-minded and emerging-market-specific Datsun nameplate. They'll be built in Renault facilities in Chennai, India, with no mention made of Bajaj this time around.

Datsun's lackluster initial sales fall below Tata Nano

Wed, 15 Oct 2014

When Tata introduced the Nano back in 2008, everyone was amazed at how cheap it was. They called it a game changer, but no game was changed. In fact, it took Tata five years to sell the 250,000 units it had the capacity to build in a single year. As it turns out, even buyers in what economists call "developing markets" like India aren't necessarily interested in buying an ultra-cheap automobile. And now it appears that Nissan may be falling into the same trap.
A little over a year ago, Nissan revived its old moniker Datsun to serve as a budget brand - similar to what ally Renault did with Dacia. Its lineup (consisting of models like the Go hatchback, Go+ minivan, On-Do sedan and Mi-Do hatch) is largely based on old architecture, packaged with little more than basic equipment and sold at rock-bottom prices. But Bloomberg reports that, even in the brand's core markets like India and Indonesia, the new Datsuns haven't been selling.
According to local industry figures, Datsun has sold fewer than 10,000 units of its $5,100 Go hatchbacks in India since its introduction back in March. Maruti Suzuki, by comparison, sells twice that many of its similarly priced Alto hatchbacks every month. In fact, after peaking in April, Datsun only sold 607 units in India this past July, dipping 77 percent to drop below even the number of Nanos which Tata sold that month.

Datsun debuts new seven-seat Go+ in Indonesia [w/video]

Wed, 18 Sep 2013

The Datsun name may have long since been replaced by Nissan, but the old brand is making a comeback - in certain markets, at least. Nissan relaunched the Datsun brand in July as its new budget brand for developing markets with the debut of the Go hatchback, and has now followed up with the addition of the larger Go+.
Set to be built in Indonesia at Nissan's plant in Purwakarta, the Go+ debuts today in the capital of Jakarta as the second model in the new Datsun lineup. The seven-passenger minivan features flexible seating in a compact form 13 feet long, powered by an unspecified 1.2-liter engine mated to a five-speed manual transmission.
Nissan isn't saying much else about the model, but hopes the new Datsun twins will account for half of its sales in Indonesia within three years. The low price target for both models - set to come in at less than 100 million rupiah ($8,700) - ought to help it get there. The lineup is then scheduled to reach other markets, starting with India, Russia and South Africa next year.