My brother still has a 1982 280ZX turbo that he bought used back in 1991 from some Stanford University students that bought it out from Chicago, where it was purchased new at North Shore Nissan.

I dont know much about them but they are pretty good cars, his has the t top and all that luxury stuff, it cost around $17,000 back in 1982 which was a lot at the time.

They supposedly self destruct at around 150,000 miles but his has about 175,000 and is still running, and is on its original engine. But the turbo crapped out and he never fixed it. He repainted the factory black to a Maaco maroon at some point.

But he also owns a 1993 300ZX with 105,000 miles and a 1973 Camaro 350 with 345,000 miles on it, and rotates the cars he drives.



If it was me, I would tow the car to a mechanic drain and flush the oil, coolant, brak fluid and every thing else, put in new plugs, squirt oil in there, put in a new battery, make sure the brakes aren't frozen, see if the motor turns, and if it does, then start it.

The mechanic should know what to do.

Tires probably have flat spots on them from years of dead storage, you may need all new ones. The sidewalls may be rotten and splitting anyway.

Nice little reliable sports cars, worth keeping, but not museum pieces, either.

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