roddo

thanks for the advice. i don't think it would be a good idea to get this car now, after hearing your input. but i definitely see a z in my future...

the metal is rusted away, same as on the passenger side but the driver's side is 2x worse. just talked with the owner. he said a few things... 1) "the car is originally from minnesota," (funny, because i'm from minnesota) which would explain the rust. 2) he "doesn't think the alternator is any good," so obviously i bet the battery is no good. no biggie. 3) "the engine misses, but when i have the tank full and the lights on, it isn't as bad. when the tank gets low and the lights are off it's worse." i have no idea why this would be. 4) "it needs a new differential, but the guy i bought it from gave me one. i just haven't been able to put it in." 5) "it has about 127,000 miles."

not sure. i haven't been able to get ahold of the seller yet. i put some pics into my gallery.

i'm a newbie in tallahassee, fl. a guy on my street is selling a z that i've seen him drive a handful of times. the car sounds like it's running at 50% performance. it's got a little bit of rust but nothing spectacular, and he's asking $800. question is: i'm inexpeienced in car repair, so would buying this car be feasible for me? i of course don't know what's wrong with it yet, but i just wanted to see how difficult and/or expensive these cars can be. i had to ask becuase this is a baby blue beauty, and the best transportation i have right now is a huffy. i'll attach pics when i can get them onto my computer. thanks