The Crulls

Here is my 1996 300ZX 2+2, it has about 125,250 miles and at this time it is my daily driver. These 5 speed 2+2 models are hard to find, especially from the final year they were produced. The car runs and drives but I don’t think it runs like it should, it seems sluggish and just a bit out of tune; I am out of funds to do any more work on the car. I purchased this car a little over 3 years ago with plans to restore it to full glory but at this point I think it’s time I pass the car on to someone who might be able to take it to the next level. With our current financial situation it no longer makes sense to invest anything else in the car. It’s not a perfect car and I’ve researched pricing on quite a few so I think my asking price of $3,800 is fair but I’m willing to listen to any reasonable offer. The car has a clear Oklahoma title.

Some of the specs:
3.0 liter V6 with 223 HP Normally Aspirated (No Turbos)
5 Speed Manual Transmission
2+2 (4 seater)
More info about this model here:
http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/Spec_Glance.aspx?year=1996&make=Nissan&model=300ZX&trimid=6162#trimsel

Here is some of what I’ve done since I’ve owned the car, I recently added up everything I’ve done to the car and it’s over $3,400 now which is part of why I decided I can’t put any more into the car:

Timing Belt replaced at 111,325 miles
Water Pump, Thermostat, Belts
Deatschwerks Fuel Injectors
NGK Plugs
AMS lightweight flywheel and pulleys
Z1 Motorsports Performance Clutch
Catalytic Converters/Mufflers
O2 Sensors
Fuel Filter, Fuel Hose, Fuel Pressure Regulator, Fuel Dampener
LED cluster lights
Z1 Motorsports cluster rings
Brake Pads and rotors
New Radiator Fan
Battery
MAF Sensor
Throttle Position Sensor

Here is a list of things that need to be addressed with the car:

As mentioned above, something with the how it runs isn’t right, it is sluggish and doesn’t run as strong as it should.

I had an import shop replace the clutch last year and since then the car has a vibration at around 40+ MPH, it is most noticeable between 45-55 mph. I took it back to get fixed and they told me it was the tires but I’m not real sure about that, although it does seem worse on cold days which would make sense because of the tires being harder then.

Speaking of tires, it needs new ones, has a mixed set on it now but they seem to have a decent amount of tread left.

I had this same shop weld on new Magnaflow catalytic converters and exhaust and I don’t like how loud it is, I think the sound is made worse by the motor not running 100% properly. They also could have done a better job of mounting the mufflers, they rattle sometimes at lower RPMs.

The previous owner installed a K&N filter in place of the factory intake, personally I wish he’d left it as is because I think the car idles odd when coasting at speed because of this, getting too much straight airflow.

The undershroud under the motor is held on by a couple of original screws and some zip-ties and duct tape since a couple of the screws broke off.

The stereo needs at least one new rear speaker.

A few minor body dents and dings and paint blemishes, crack on rear bumper and front air dam, previous owner had passenger front fender backed into and so he had it replaced. The paint isn’t a perfect match and the front bumper still shows signs of the damage.

The previous owner had some cheap rubber steering wheel wrap and it has a petroleum smell to it that I still haven’t been able to get out of the steering wheel.

LED lights on the AC control unit go off and on at times and the high beam indicator light on the dash sometimes decides to go off.

There is a pretty large hole in the leather on the driver’s seat bolster and the cover on the rear passenger panel is coming off.

Power antenna is broken, the part that pushes it up and down is broken so I unplugged it so that it doesn’t try to raise and lower all the time.

It could use new window tint or have the current stuff removed, the tint is showing its age.

These are all the things that come to mind right now, I just want to be as upfront as possible since I’m selling the car as-is so you know what you are getting.

I’m currently asking $3,800 for the car but I’m listening to all offers, email info@redtoggle.com if you are interested or have more questions.

Please email info@redtoggle.com if you are interested in buying the car or have any questions.

2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG odometer: 35300 VIN: WDDDJ76XX6A059626

We are selling our beautiful 2006 Mercedes-Benz CLS55 AMG. This particular car is one of the rare IWC Ingenieur versions, there were only 55 of these made. Some of the IWC features include dark titanium grey metallic paint, Designo interior (nappa leather seats, leather dash, Alcantara headliner) and quite a few others.

The car only has around 35,300 miles on it and is in excellent condition. It is a pure joy to drive and own but with our current financial situation it doesn’t make sense for us to keep this car so it is time for the next lucky owner to take over and enjoy it more than we can!

We purchased this as a Certified Pre-Owned Mercedes a year and a half ago from the Mercedes-Benz dealer in Henderson, Nevada. The warranty that came with the car from MB expired in April of 2012 but it is eligible for an extended warranty if you want to purchase one of those.  I quoted a few out for the car and they seemed to be reasonably priced.

We’ve only driven the car about 10,000 miles since we’ve had it; it’s a great car to drive and we love driving it but not the most practical car for us as a daily driver because it stresses my wife out to have to park it anywhere that it can get door dinged, etc.

Some of the CLS55 AMG Features:
5.4 liter Supercharged V8 with 469 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque
5 speed automanual transmission with automatic overdrive
Keyless Go
Parktronic
Lighting Package
Power Trunk
Drive dynamic, massage, heated and ventilated active front seats
Heated rear seats
Rear sunshade
Alcantara headliner
Rear Climate Control

You can read more details about this model here:

http://www.gizmag.com/go/3914/

Unfortunately, the watch didn’t make it to me so it’s not included with the car.

There are a few small imperfections with this car:

There is a small (less than half an inch) scratch on the front passenger fender.

There is a small dent above the “V8 Kompressor” emblem on the driver side front quarter panel. I believe this to be door ding that was gifted to us by some anonymous vehicle, I tried to get some pictures of this and you should be able to see it in the photos below.

I just noticed a small paint chip by the drivers door handle.

The wheels have some regular nicks and marks that you’d expect to see, nothing that I’d call major.

The tires are getting close to needing to be replaced but there is still a usable amount of tread-life left, I’m estimating 3,000 miles or so.

There is a little plastic cosmetic piece that goes inside the bottom of one of the cup holders that was missing when we purchased the car.

I noticed after we first purchased the car there is sometimes a rattle when going over bumps, etc. from what seems to be inside the front doors. I did a search online and others have seen this problem too with the CLS but I never investigated to see what it was since it’s not really something we notice with the stereo and AC on.

There is another small scratch on the right rear fender below the fuel fill door that I noticed that was touched up when we purchased the car.

The driver’s seat bolster has some signs of wear on it from buttons on my wife’s jeans or something like that. There is a photo that shows this.

I’m being overly picky but I just want to disclose all I know about the car so you know what you are getting, I’d call it about as good as it gets minus these small imperfections. I’ve tried to show these blemishes in some the photos below.

I’m asking $31,900 for the car, I’m taking all offers but will probably just keep the car before accepting anything too far from the asking price. You can email me at info@redtoggle.com if you are interested or have any questions.

This is my latest attempt to try and figure out what in the world is making the clanking noise coming from the drivers side rear on our 2001 Mercedes-Benz S430. I’ll try to remember to upload the video later, it was interesting footage but didn’t really help with anything.

UPDATE: We did finally figure out it was the rear sway bar links that needed to be replaced to get rid of this noise.