Z cars in 1983. Missed opportunity

[Mickl]

I used to keep a notebook with details taken from the Saturday herald classifieds of any car models I was interested in buying. I just found this old book during a cleanout and there is a page with details of about 15 zeds for sale over a 5 week period in March/April 1983.

Most were 240`s priced between $4300 and $5300

The 260`s were dearer in those days and between $5000 and $6000

I ended up buying a 260 for $3700 a couple of months later but didn`t keep it very long.

If only I had chosen a 240 and kept it til now!

mickl

[1600dave]

Seems cheap, but then again I bought my first house in 1985 - cost me $38,000. So a 240Z in the 80's for, say, $5000 was 7.6% of the cost of my house.

 

Same house now is roughly $250,000 - 7.6% of $250,000 is $19,000, which gets a reasonable 240Z.

 

Good old inflation 

[Scando]

Yep, if you said that Z was worth about $20K now then it's about 6% return pre year.  Not that great compared to other investments but still nice to have cars that go up instead of backwards 

[dat2kman]

And in 1980, i was $200 shy of the selling price at $800 for a 1967 Datsun 1600 Roadster, in yellow.

It did sell for the 800.

Jump to 1989 i picked up my first 2000 Sports for 5k used it plenty, clened it up a lot, had someone pull me over on a side street, offered me 10k on the spot.

 

I still know where it is, its now a full resto car, and went to Japan, for 40 k

It was yellow!

[Gordo]

I traded my first car,180B, in on a 76 260z 2+2 in 1982 and paid $6999. Was my first zed of seven. Just can't seem to get away from the Datsuns. I love em.

[mossy]

How about the missed opportunity of an S20 engine and gearbox for sale at EKW in the eighties. 

[PeterH]

In 1973 I bought a new 240z for very close to $5000 on the road in Sydney ..... a years pay in those days...... I bought a 1973 240z last year for double that... a lot less than a years pay now..... I guess the upside now I'll be able afford the insurance....... seniors discount etc....I wish I could remember more about the old car......

[Lynton]

In 1968 I purchased a 1966 Datsun 1600 Fairlady Sports for $1300-00

In 1970 I purchased a 1969 Datsun 2000 Sports for $2200-00

In 1975 I purchased a New Datsun 260Z Coupe $7400-00

In 1989 I purchased a 1977 Datsun 260Z 2+2 for $8000

In 1995 I purchased a 1988 Nissan 300ZXT Z31 Californian for $19000-00

In 1997 I purchased a 1979 Nissan 280ZX for $1200-00

In 2001 I purchased a New Nissan 200SX R sPec $43,000-00

In 2002 I purchased a 1982 Nissan 280ZX for $1200-00

In 2005 I purchased a 1988 Nissan 300ZXT Z31 Californian for $4700-00

At this stage I still remain faithful to my 260Z 2+2 located in Qld, user friendly a nice blast, gotta luv the exhaust note while the rest of my Zcars have all long gone. :-\Lynton 

 

[Gordo]

Lynton, you are a True Datsun Nissan man. And like most enthusiast , the majority of guys on this forum are just like us.