Just a thought, but maybe everyone should post how much they paid for their 1st car. I would be interested in seeing the range of the most expensive to the cheapest.
Everything happens for a reason.
I forgot to post a pic of my 1st car. I'm still driving it because it just won't die lol. I paid $1k for it and put in another $1k in for paint and head gasket work.
Sorry that happened to you OP. I hope you're able to get your money back some how. Worst case scenario you're out on $500, but at least you didn't send him anymore than that. I have seen people lose $1k+ on online transactions. Again, best of luck.
That's the first thought that came to mind as well. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but once an insurance issues a salvage title they can't reverse it. Like you said, the only way to make it clean again is by title washing it.
The CSC issue has been addressed. Dan Passe also said in one of those interviews that it was one of the parts that the engineers looked at.
https://www.nissanzclub.com/forum/threads/external-csc.466/
Nah, I don't think so. Most of the cars posted with the exception of #42 look like they're around $10k or less at the time of purchase. Doesn't seem that unreasonable to me. Back when I was in high school we had rich kids rolling around in new $20k-$30k cars.
I think the hinted $38k price for the based model is appealing to a lot of people that are most likely just going to keep it as a stock daily. The Z has been the like the JDM Mustang if you will. A decent affordable all around car for the mass.