This may sound weird, but this is my dream car. I love the 80s aesthetic so much along with the sporty style.

Well your video inspired me to buy my own Z31 and time travel back to the 80s! I just bought a 1988 300ZX non-turbo and I'm looking forward to taking it out on some back roads, taking the t-tops off and cruising to some 80s tunes.

I used to dream on the 80’s with this car

I have an 50th AE, so I am biased, but these things are absolute steals at today's price point. Just go through and replace all of the rubber bushings with poly, and get the MSA sway bars for like $300, its a totally different car. If you REALLY want to splurge the $100 delrin steering rack bushing will make the steering response instant and take out 90% of any deadzone. Those wheels can be polished out with a DA sander, 2k clear coat and 10-40 hours depending how crazy you want to go.

My dad gave away his 87 300zx turbo because he thought I wouldn’t get into cars... He drove me once in it and I was shocked that it talked

I love the Z31 cars! Got my 1st in '93, a one owner '84 anniversary edition, got destroyed 3 years later. Now have two, '86 turbo and '87 na, both with t-tops. Take the tops off, turn up the tunes, sunglasses on, man I'm one cool dude! These attract attention, lots more than my 2 mustangs!!

I own a 1986 in excellent condition now. What a thrill going back in this time machine. I had one just like the one in the video as well!

I have a 84 turbo that I love... It's all original and only lacks the black paint of the car I had at 21... I wish I never sold mine back then but glad I found one in great shape with 45k miles

I finally got one of these. I’ve been looking for a 280zx turbo for close to 3 years with no luck, but a 300zx turbo popped up only 10 minutes away and it was too good to pass up. So happy to have a car I can be proud of (even though its two different colors 🤣)

I had a Corvette that I really liked it was a great car. I brought a 1987 in 89. In 1991 I bought a 1985 300zx I gotta tell you that 300 was so freaking tight it handled way better than the vette with the windows up it was so quiet if you have never had T top's you wouldn't understand t tops made so much noise. Not so in the 300 it was and still is the best car I have ever owned. I loved that car.

Found one of these online while looking for a good first car and instantly fell in love with it. I ended up with my grandpa’s 2016 Sentra instead (which really isn’t that bad of a car) but since then I’ve been doing more research on the Z31 and it’s slowly become my dream car over the past few months.

I have a 1987 turbo GLL model for 19 years now and love it everytime I drive it..always 👍 every where I go or car shows..I can be next to a late model sports car and for whatever reason everyone always comes to my Z..very satisfying 😎.

Nice channel and new friend 👍 this is exactly what I like 😊 thank you 🙏

I just bought one as my first project, can’t wait to start fixing it

Nice video man, and great way to point out not everything worth purchasing from that era is wild and fast! We've worked on a number of Z31s the past year and can confirm SOME issues can be a bit of a nightmare!

I love these z31s

nice video bro, I just recently got a 87 +2 model in blue that I am daily driving currently and I love it.

Those are some baller glasses my dude... great review

1986 ... the year I graduated high school. Yeah, I'm old.

Mine is spec like yours, I've owned my z31 for 30yrs and is white on burgundy. One of the nicest original examples in Tennessee.Buy a good one to begin with, I've seen people who bought it around $3500 and spent 15k to fix it up and still not as nice as mine.

I’m currently selling mine right now great car brought me good memories!

This is the exact Z31 I would want. The right colors, and the '86 was the only Z31 other than the AE with the side skirts. Colour me JEALOUS!!

Z31 is my dream car! I wish to own one again!

I found pretty cheap Toyota Supra mk3 however, condition of this car was questionable and car would need the same money to bring it back to working condition. After watching your video I decided to find something in the best possible condition and gues what, I found 300zx from 88 in perfect condition for almost the same money as mk3. Great video and thank you for your advice.

That's a really nice little car.

I have the same car, same color and everything but in manual. I mean, 70% of the clear coat is completely gone but oh well. It also had 220k when I first bought it back in October of 18. Anyways, I now have an automatic 85 z31, all leather, digital dashboard, this and that. But I sure do enjoy the manual 86, not only for it being manual, but also the way it looks, I guess. I suppose those side skirts they did and the "wider body" made it pop up. Either way, I love these cars. The 300zx z31 made me realize how much of an 80s car it is, and how much advanced it was at the time. And how beautiful 80s vehicles are. Either way, good video man! You should get a hand on a Nissan Cima y32 if you could. Big oof!

Got mine for 1300 bucks, a little rough around the edges but all in all body is starit and interior is complete. You can find them for a good deal just be prepared to scour the internet for parts and put a lot of hours into you Chilton manuals!

This was my dream car as well..I had a red automatic turbo 1986 2+2 ..I was going to trailer tow it to Tucson Arizona in 2008 but when I got my cracked exhaust manifold fixed he had a good portion of my engine apart and the ignorant mechanic didn’t know anything about turbo relief valves and I blew my own engine.. sold it for a couple of thousand dollars & bought myself at 350 Z which I’m currently getting supercharged. But I agree with the other comments this thing had sick lines and the Ttops was a bonus I wish my current Z had a sunroof or T’s

Hell there’s a few in decent condition in my area for a reasonable price. This is the part when I start saving for one

Just ran across your video. Don’t know if you still have the car but 86 had a recall on the fuel injectors for leaking. My best friend had a 86 and got the recall notice from Nissan and failed to take it in and it ended up catching on fire going down the road.

Paint it purple! Turn it into a V.E.N.O.M vehicle!!! 😎👍

I so need a z31 or z32... I use to only want a z32 but the older I get the more the z31 appeals to me! And just an FYI, I totally agree with your list of cars to look out for except the “Toyota Sentra” 😉 the square Nissan Sentra is definitely on my radar

This Car reminds me of Flumes Version of his Nissan 1986 300zx. 🤟

Currently looking for one, but it’s so hard to find one in good condition around my area. Really want one hopefully I’ll be able to find one

Love mine, I’ve got some footage of my first time on a track on my channel.

Just a couple critiques for you here. Only the 84's had the datsun name. 2+0 is the 2 seater and the 2+2 is the 4 seater. The "turbo fender flares" you talked about, only came on 84 AE cars. 85's didn't have them and from 86 on the body is designed with the flares as a part of the body. The low oil pressure issues is typically just the gauge itself 95% of the time. The FSM specs are 11psi at idle and 10 psi per 1K/rpm. Sure there's a lot of vacuum lines and extra emission crap going on under the hood.... but complex? Not in the slightest. If someone can't handle vacuum lines, they shouldn't be working on cars lol. Which is most of the ugly crap under the hood. You only need 3 sensors to run the car, you can practically delete EVERYTHING else. Don't get me wrong, it's not as if you're like me. Owning Z31's for 10+ years and all... But if you're gonna make a video detailing specs, features, and what's cool about a car.... Well a little more in depth research wouldn't be a bad thing. Example. 84-85 NA cars came 4 lug and the 84-85 turbo cars were 5 lug wheels. The turbo cars had bigger sway bars. Late 87 and up models had an LSD. 87+ turbo cars had a smaller T25 turbo, compared to the 84-86 T3. 88 had the Shiro special edition, 84 had the AE edition with the SO COOL body sonic sound system. You got all the cool stuff down pretty well, but the specs and info... I MIGHT be a little triggered lmao. I just can't help it, love the cars to death.

i saw one just like this going for 2000 i think ima buy it

So a few corrections: - It was only a Datsun by Nissan in 1984. 1985-1989 it was only badge as Nissan. - It was technically a 300zx in Japan as well. The Fairlady Z name was attached of course but because this car had a ton of engine configurations in Japan, it required different names. 200ZR, 300ZX, 300ZR, 200ZX, etc... - The voice system is known as the Bitchin' Betty. Fun fact, if you get a JDM module you can make your US Z31 speak in Japanese. I always wanted to do it, but I never had a Z31 with the voice system. -Z31s don't increase in value unless you have a clean 84 AE or a 88 SS model (and some early 87T models). They aren't desirable so there is no market for them.

One popped up in my area for 4k I was thinking about grabbing it

Just found a 1985 na auto think I'm going to buy it

Aww my 86 had the digital dash

I have an 86 NA 300zx with a manual 😄

I am also currently considering buying a Nissan zx 300 z31. I'm 6'5 "and I'm not sure I can fit in well. How tall are you? Your sitting position looks right for you.

How many miles were on your Z31 when you bought it? Can I ask what you paid for it? I recently saw a 1986 300ZX with around 70K miles on it for sale for $10,500. I'm wondering if that's a good price or too high.

Ninja Jiraya.

I have a 1985 and a storm blew a few branches down and busted the front and rear windshield and trying to find both has been a hassle. I really want to restore it but jeez

@pittytho8638 I guess you and I are “weird” together because I too absolutely love the 1980’s Nissan 300zx. I just recently bought a 1986 300ZXwith 85k that’s in awesome condition and I also bought a 1996 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo with only 71k miles!! Life is good!! Go get yourself one!!

What’s a good price for this car? What was your good deal?

Flume

What websites do you all use to buy parts ?for this car

Is 7000$ CAD a good price for a good condition 72,000m 4 seater model ?

I have one rn but I’m selling it it’s fun to drive it tbh

I had about five Z31s. Including three 50th Anniversary cars. I loved the 84 and 85 Turbo scoop on the hood. Great lines. However they drove terribly. The handling was so bad. The Supra was a much better ride.

86 300zx for 4k in my area. Electronic dash doesn't work tho 😔

7:40 Normally Aspirated?! lmao. You mean Naturally?

damn

i have the 86 Z31just the 4 seater and there isnt even space for a midget in the back, its like the 911 no space just a heads up if enyone is looking to buy them

3:43 I think you're mistaken.... 2+2 and 4-seater are the same.... I think you mean 2-seater

JULY 26, 1999

Wait till you get those 80’s electrical issues lol i yanked the vg out of my 84 and dropped in an L28 turbo.. I’m happy with it

Here was an immediate no go for these: elbow room. Seriously.

2+2 is the 4 seater 2+0 is the 2 seater I own the 4 seater

So how much did you get it for exactly because I'm looking to get a manual one for around $7k

Bro, your Carreras...

Wtf I have a 87 z31 that has never talked to me lol i wonder why

I know where a shiro is👀

Get some gas

My boomer father and his old fart boomer car friends keep giving me shit for wanting this car, like that they have no value or they’re unreliable. I finally have a great job that’ll pay me very well, and for once I’d like to own a desirable cool car, and not just a boring mid ‘00 shitbox!

Z32 was a ugly car. I love my Z31 300zx fairlady

Stop it with the "x31" not cool. Its a 300 zx! Aotomatics cooI for tubo stick for reg trans. I am a .nice lady and a Z expert. Yeah not complicated under the hood just ahead of its time. Works though. Maintain with oil changes it will never die up to 400,000.