Hey guys, we need your advice. 

We are currently baby sitting a 1973 240Z for my brother-in-law (been baby sitting it for about 2 years now).  The car is in great condition (though not original; think it has a 260Z engine) and we're trying to convince him to sell it to us.  This car has been in my husbands family from day 1.  My husband owned it at one time--got it from his mom but later gave it back.  Then it was given to his brother.  His brother is just out of college.  We're trying to convince him that a car like that is just too expensive and we need to take it off his hands   So a couple of questions: 

1. Any idea what it's worth...roughly?
2. How do we convince him to sell? 

By the way, the Vette and the Z look soooooo cute in the garage next to each other!!!! 

Karen

Don't know about question #1, but for question #2 there are several things to point out:

Good luck on convincing him to sell!  Maybe $10K would convince him to give it up and buy something else???

I sold my 72 Z last year. It was all original with no rust. These early Zs are famous for rust. I sold mine for $6500.00 and was happy with that. My insurance was much less than my 75 Vette, like $400.00/yr for full coverage. They are nice little cars. The carbs can be annoying to sync but other than that they are a lot of fun. If I were you I would at least attempt to purchase it. As long as you can keep it rust free, your investment will be safe.

Good luck,
Scott

The best way to convince someone to sell a car is to make them an offer they can't refuse    Money talks!

He might be more inclined to sell if you tell him the "storage fees" have eaten up the value of the car. Next months fee in now due. 

[QUOTE=rearn2go72]He might be more inclined to sell if you tell him the "storage fees" have eaten up the value of the car. Next months fee in now due.  [/QUOTE]

GREAT idea, Jim.  We've also been paying the insurance (well, driving it, too!)  It's got a leak (source of which has never been found), so MUST be garaged.  I can't imagine trying to maintain a car like that right out of college.  That's our biggest fear....the car will end up trashed!!!! 

On the other hand.....  if hubby doesn't have the Z, I'm thinkin he needs a substitute....maybe a boy Vette????? 




kkfinch2007-03-15 19:33:07

Hello!  College and Trashed are not only synonymous but identical (except for the spelling, of course). 

By the time he crams all his stuff in it to get to college, parks in a parking lot with other drunks (sorry, students) and gets massive door dings, the leak gets worse and the carbs never get sync'd cause he can't afford to have it done or some bubba hamfists it and screws it up, you bet it will be a POS. 

I'm way past college, but not way past it enough to remember cramming in an extra person or two, and having a pizza and the occasional beer spill in the floor, not to mention the seed pops from my friends (I never did it, no sir).

College is great, but hard on the vehicle that accompanies you there (mine was a '68 Impala).

Please NOTE:   His brother is just out of college.

I was thinking if I got my hands on it a again. . .  maybe a small block V-8.