1991 Nissan 300ZX has the CRAZIEST Specs! 

Thanks for the fantastic service on my Z Wizard!!! I will never forget the first time I saw one. I remember it like it was yesterday. What was your impression when you saw your first Z of this generation? My detailed RU-vid video overview will be live soon. I will post link here when live.

I have a 1991 Nissan 300zx slick top roof. I daily drive it. 318,000 miles and still running strong.

This was my dream car back in the 90s.

I saw a convertable 300Z a few weeks ago and immediately realized I have never seen one. After looking it up, only about 1500 were imported to the US. I saw a freakin unicorn!!

We picked up family from the airport in 1989. There was a Gold Pearl 1990 Z in the lobby. It was the most modern car I'd seen at the time. Everything else on the road was 80s boring boxes, slim white walls. This car ushered in the greatest decade for Japanese cars, hands down

One of my dream cars. As a young teenager, the 300ZX was the first car that set my heart on fire for cars. I still want one.

Fun fact. The headlights are also used on the Nissan R390

I had two, 1990 and 1992, both twin turbo 5 speeds. Awesome cars and that design still looks modern today...

ive done everything imaginable to these cars. I'm a retired, now,42 year Nissan,(Datsun) Master technician. Started in 1976. Worked at a Nissan Dealer my whole life. I was the z car guy. Everyone from miles around brought their Z's to me because they didnt trust anyone else. . They still call asking me to work on them, lol. Retired in 2020. Unfortunately in New york, They rust out badly. Most werent driven in the winter , but some did. I know of several now that are very low mileage and never driven, even in the rain! Mostly twin Turbo models. Great cars.

We purchased a new used 1993 300ZX just like this but with a t-top, leather interior, and dark blue in color. 32K miles and change. We drove it over 20 years and finally decided to sell it at 274K miles. Absolutely loved this car! It was fun to drive, it handled great, got okay mileage, and was very reliable through the years. We either did three or four timing belt jobs on it, and I remember it would really eat tires would perhaps the best mileage I ever got on a set was 40K or so.... Hey what can I say it was fun to drive. I would never own a European exotic, because I just couldn't handle the unreliability, but this being a Japanese car was just so reliable that I never ever got tired of it. Finally in the end it just got to where we were going to have to do too much work to it and decided it would be better to move into something else. Both I and my wife miss our z everyday!

Urination Bob strikes again 😂😂😅

Old nissans are beautiful 😍 the 300zx turbo tho... so underrated so cool

I am convinced Euroasianbob travels through time and brings these vehicles back

I had a '91 for about 19 yrs. It was a 2+2 , naturally aspirated, 5 speed. Yellow pearlescent. I sold it when it started having engine issues and my local Nissan dealer didn't have the connector to read the codes. Other than that, the AC was an issue (leak), and some electronic issue that depleated the battery when it was parked. The young lady I sold it to ended up selling it to a young man who revived it for about $3500. Best car I ever owned!

Seeing the 300zx has never been a common sight, but I always imagined whoever owned them must've been someone who was as elusive as Batman. Respect to you for having one on the channel, and the thoughtfulness of old Nissan engineering and design.

The Z32 aka 300ZX is the GREATEST JDM sports car of the 1990s. It won ALL of the awards, BEST CARS from every magazine, sexiest car of the century from GQ magazine and Forbes and other publications. It beat out every JDM car yes EVERY car, even the Supra that NOBODY bought nor wanted(the Supra gain popularity in the 2000s after fast and furious). Most of the guys talking about these cars or most JDM cars NEVER have driven a real example or any JDM cars I’ve owned 2(1990 and 1995) in the 1990s and now I have one today a mint 1995! I’ve owned all car from SC400, Vette, Audi turbos, Infiniti, BMW, to XJR etc and my ZX is my favorite.

From trailer park to yacht. Amazing!

I remember the first time I saw one on the road in 1990 while riding the school bus. Didn’t look like anything on the road at the time. In 2007 I bought a 1990 pearl white 2+2 non-turbo with tan leather and t-tops for $3.5k. Spent many weekends cruising down PCH with the t-tops off and friends squeezed in the back seat. Great memories.

Had all the Z's 240 260 280 & early 300 ZX's.....Now @65yrs old In hindsight, wish kept em' all...... the BEST and AMAZINGLY magic looking cars.

I had a 91 NA in my early twenties. Black 5 speed with peanut butter guts and t tops. Hit her with KYB front and rear shocks, twin turbo sway bars, lightweight driveshaft, underdrive pullies, ECU. Got her to make 202 rwhp and run 13’s at 102. Best handling car I ever had.

I used to love the Z32. One like you have there especially. That one is the elusive Slick Top, that means no TTops. Everybody loved TTops back then, not me!

An absolute work of art .

I had a 1994 for many years and it is the only thing I have owned that people gave me compliments on. I've had strangers rush up and touch it out of sheer amazement. People would shout out their windows to me in traffic and many thumbs up as well. Unfortunately the car was having problems I could no longer fix, and you have to let them go to someone who has the time and money to chase down the gremlins. It is very rare to see them now around here in Michigan.

Remember seeing a LOT of these in the early 90s in NYC. Loved em! This car looks like it came straight off the Nissan lot in 1991! This car is PRISTINE!

My dad bought the first year of it in1990. 2+2 pearl white non turbo manual with the tan cloth interior and took as good of care as a driver car could. He lowered it an inch or so and put higher end "racing" brakes on it and would run it at Road America for fun when he was in the Alfa Romeo club. I remember the day he came home with it. Mom told him that if he raised his income by 10K he got to pick the car, but she got to pick the plates. He raised it by a lot more than that, but she said no to the NSX. So "Midlyf 1" it was. To think that car he got for about $22K back in 90. Chicagoland streets and salt got the best of it over the years and he sold it probably 10 years ago. The plates remain in the garage as a memory of that portion of his life.

I actually saw a 300Z yesterday on the road... forget how beautiful of a car they are.

I own a 96 Twin Turbo. Also in black. Love it, still drives like a modern car. Only 50,000 miles. Standard apart from a full SS exhaust.

When I was in high school in the early 2000's, one of the teachers owned a white one of these. He also had a Blue Pontiac Firebird Trans Am WS6. Two super cool cars for sure.

When I was young in the '90s and saw an Asian dude driving a new one, and I was in awe even though I didn't know much about cars.

I remember seeing one at the 1990 Auto Show in Montreal. They gave out these beautiful 11”x17” full color brochures, with velum overlapping the pictures of the car showing what the inside of the car looked like( suspension system, engine, drivetrain and exhaust, and braking system “ I believe they are a collectors item now.

I was at a coworker's parking lot. I notice a black, dust vehicle. Both fenders damage. It was a1994 300zx!!!my dream car w/ manual tra.. abandoned for 2 years. I drove it felt the power (adrenaline)..long story short. bought the car for $400. The guy said it also had a 3k car lean on it. I was like ill take it. Got lucky. California DMV $850 registration fees penalties. Required smog. Now the z is at the body shop for a 350k (dents,body work, also replacing doors) full paint job. My coworker now "if i would off known about cars" haha.. Have a good one nice video.

Well Wizzard, those are very complexed cars once they age. The defroster button Mrs. Wizzard pointed out next to the mirror control, is actually for the heated mirrors. That is a very base model Z. They offered really cool options, more so found on the turbo Z, like digital gage cluster, sonar adjustable suspension, and the turbo model came with Nissan's 4 Wheel Steering (Super Hicas). These cars were a joy to drive.

I am an 80’s baby (83) and I love the euro Asian bob find videos bc he somehow finds the most mint condition iconic cars of our era.

I owned an 87 300zx for awhile back in the early 2000’s. Love these cars ❤

I came of age in the 90’s. And this z car turbo along with the F-40 and countach were my dream cars. Timeless A+++ Design!! The chief designer was a genius

I did the radiator on one in the early 90s, the bumper had to come off. a ton of work. The engine is known for leaking oil and exhaust manifold cracking.

I have a 1993 ZX that I bought New in 93 at Carr Nissan in Portland Oregon it has 39,000 miles and perfect condition it has a manual , T-Tops , Gun metal grey and always been garaged . Its totally stock . Im retiring and will be selling it soon .

I had a 91' Black Maxima SE, in my senior year of high school. My oldest cousin on my mom's side, was ....and I guess still is a tech wiz. And that car was like his starter car, I was in love with that car. My cousin started getting promoted quickly at a young age. He traded up, he sold me that car for 4,475.00, in 95. That was every dollar I had, could scrape together, and borrow. I loved that car, it was beautiful. It even had a cooler Speedo and tach. Good times, I had a close buddy, with a 90' 300zx 5 speed naturally aspirated. First time I drove that car, .....well, despite what I had built up in my head about my Maxima, the 300 was awesome. The rear wheel was night and day, and second gear in that car, yeah...that Maxima ended up back with my cousin's younger brother, and his daughter used that car for school. Damn thing ran for over 20 years.

What a great Z32 300-ZX. I wouldn't change it either!

Just to mention, these headlights are only on later Diablo version, when they were owner by Audi. Not on the pop up headlight Diablo. Not that they didn't do such things - the Miura had Fiat 850 headlight, the Countach had Alfetta taillights.

My old man was doing quite well for himself in the 90s, so got one of these brand new... I was about 16-17 and was soo excited! The thing was stunning, UK spec in a deep metallic blue, with T-top, leather, CD, climate control, twin turbo etc. My old man was a great driver, king of overtaking, so it was fun going out with him. It was my land speed record for years at 147mph. Eventually our house got burgled, and they took the car with all our electronics (VCRs and Hifis in those days) loaded up in it. It was found in a lock up garage in Luton waiting to be stripped. The old man didn't want it after that and moved on to other cars but he always missed it and lusted after fast Nissans 'til his dying day.

Had a 1995 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 (non turbo) and it was ahead of its time and prob the best vehicle I’ll ever own. I got offers everywhere I went for that car and tons of head turns. The only thing that it needed was it had a major oil leak issue with the valve seals in the engine that needed to be replaced. Other than that just basic maintenance. This was back when Nissan was a great brand before Renault bought it. Sadly, it got totaled in a car accident when it was parked and even after it was declared totaled by the insurance company, I was still able to sell it for around $1600 because there’s enough hype out there for them to fix and rebuild them. Incredible cars!

I just did a water pump on a one owner 94 Z - 59,000 miles. It’s garage kept and it was a pleasure to work on, with me being the first to do any repairs on this vehicle besides maintenance, brakes and tires. Everything came apart and the adjusters for the belts worked as they were designed to. Even the hide clamps were still lined up with the paint marks on the coolant hoses.Oddly he declined replacing the timing belt. It still had the thick heavy master key and a Nextel car phone that still beeps. It was like opening up a time capsule- it brought me back to my twenties- a rare fun job at work. 👍🏻

Timeless classic.

I searched for a Twin Turbo Z in the late 90s for years. When I finally found one, a lady friend of mine was divorcing her wealthy husband and offered me her one owner 1987 Porsche 911 turbo slant nose for $15k. Being the same price roughly as the Z, I bought the 911 as I couldn't swing both. Looking back, I could have figured out the finances. Anyway, I kept the 911 for 5 years and sold it. Today, I regret passing on the Z more than selling the 911.

That na vg is the same as the na 2JZ , it makes a better boat anchor than performance engine.

The real rare 300zx is the "Slick Top"...

Where does Euroasian Bob GET these gems? Do they follow him home? Just an FYI, that is NOT corrosion on the intakes. It's a corrosion inhibitor called Cosmoline that was applied on the intakes from the factory. BMW used a similar product on their cars. It yellows as it ages, which is normal.

There was a short time period where these were selling cheap, but it’s a cool car and prices rose quick when all the people who couldn’t afford them while younger, now can afford them. I had a boss that bought one in a pearl white brand new off the lot, I jokingly asked her to borrow it, she laughed and told me to get out of her office lol

Keep pumping out the videos Wizard! They are very relaxing and entertaining especially after a hard day's work!

I loved that car when it came out in my first year of college. My roommate had one and he destroyed a Corvette of that year.. It was the smoothest sports car I ridden in til that day! You can still find good ones and it still holds its design.. looks really good.. Stillen versions was the best in those days!

The acronym holds true. Never Is Something Simple Always Needlessly Complicated And Ridiculous

I love that it's a two seater. My brother had an '86 Z31 300ZX 2+2 (VG30E) SOHC naturally aspirated 5spd with T-tops, leather interior and factory stereo controls on the steering wheel (but he had an aftermarket deck so the steering wheel controls didn't work). I loved that car. He kept it mint... then he sold it to my cousin who trashed it. 😢

I had a supervisor who had one when I was in highschool and worked at a pizza place at the mall back in the 90's. He had a black/gray one and I drooled over that car every time I saw it.

I became a Nissan fan in the 80's because of the Nissan cars my parents owned. Always loved the 280Z and the z31 300Z. But, when this one came out it blew me away. It was/is awesome looking. I always called it the widebody Z. I heard a lot of people referring to it as such when it was new. But, now I never hear anyone call it that. I've driven every Z car there is. Including this one. But, truth be known... I'd rather have the 1987 NA 5 speed z31 300ZX with T-Tops. It exuded quality and classy styling. By far and away the best Z car that I've ever driven. Make no mistake though... This 300 is no slouch either! Still holds a very special place in my heart.

When I was young I had a 91 twin turbo. I loved it so much. The day I got it a very small hose in the turbo system started leaking coolant. I remember looking at the service manual before trying to fix it and it said "Step1: Remove Engine". There is barely any room in this car to wedge your hand in to work on anything plenty of little sensors and hoses and things hiding in there in the TT version. It is a shame they even built any without twin turbos though. Thanks it really brings back some memories.

I was a Nissan technician when these were new and I had a customer with a modified twin turbo that had a framed ticket from Florida Highway Patrol for 174mph in the Everglades racing a sport bike. At that time, it was one of the fastest cars I had ever driven and the twin turbos felt like you had been kicked in the chest by a mule! The non-turbo 5-speed, non-t-top and cloth interior would be the perfect spec for a simple to maintain example without the Super-HICAS and other do-dads that the twin turbo had that made them more difficult to service as they get older. Very nice car!

I had a good friend that had one. It was white and so much fun to drive. It was a manual twin turbo. He bought it right outta high school. Lots of good memories with that car.

I owned 1983 280zx with the T top back in the mid 80’s, I loved that car! Straight six non turbo such a smooth responsive engine.

I had a 96 Z32 slick top(non T-Top) & loved that car, then I became an adult, I traded it in for a corvette & never looked back.😊

Great job! Thanks for sharing. I have 1992 NA hard top manual 267548 miles. I took a road trip East coast PA to GA to South Florida and to West Coast Cali with no problem. Was soooo fun to drive. Still have it.

I was living near Hood River, Oregon (and boy do they shoot a lot of car ads on the old Gorge Highway there) in 1990, hiking near Bridal Vail Falls/the old highway when I heard this nice exhaust sound and saw this bright red, new 300ZX comin' round the bend, GORGEOUS!

Awesome to see the Wizard loving on the Z32. I love my 1994 TT. I learned to work on cars with the Z32 so most other stuff is easier for me. The 1994 TT is my third Z32. I had a 1994 NA and briefly a 1990 TT before my current one. It isn't really that hard to work on them though, if you have a good collection of tools and extended/angled pliers. I used to have an NA but the TT is another beast altogether.

I loves these cars in my late teens, had a 91 n/a, 90 n/a 2+2 and the best one was a 91 TT, kept going back to these cara despite everyone telling me they were a nightmare to work on(which they are), some mechanics didn’t even want to touch them, super fun cars. Would love to own one in this condition.

I with you Wizard. I remember being a kid and loving seeing the 300zx. The twin turbo v6 was nuts.

You don't do valve cover gaskets on a 300zx. You do a special procedure called (topping up the oil) until you have some better reason to pull the intake plenum.

Noooo wayyyyy, A Z32 , finally!!!!

I owned several late 70's 280z's. They had straight 6 engines with electronics F.I. I did all the work on them as not many mechanics, even Datsun dealers (in the mid 80's) were not very knowledgeable. They had Bosch fuel injection with finicky (as they got old) mechanical air flow metes. The 280's were a blast to drive and handled nicely. The 300's are nice car, much more refined then the old 280's, but still a cool car. Keep up these great videos!

the 90s were essentially another decade of excess after the 80s and cars prove that - when the rarer spec is a bare bones, cloth interior, non-sunroof, manual, no frills trim.. volvo was similar in the 90s, with the majority being leather, sunroof, automatic, turbo cars..

I was lucky enough to have owned a '90 Twin Turbo model. So much fun to drive. Datsun/Nissan was so amazing in the early 90's.

I have had seven Zs (three Z31s, three Z32s like this and currently have a Z34...a 2014 370Z Roadster) over the years and absolutely love them. I'm a big Nissan guy in general (also have a Juke Nismo, a Sentra Nismo, a GT-R, etc) and these things will always be at the very very top of my list.

I had a 1990 2+2 all black with the same rims but in chrome. Very clean car and a lot of fun to drive. Bought it for one thousand. Just have to look around they are not selling for what they list them for they are dreaming at 20k. They are listed WAY over what they actually sell for. For 20k I can get a much much nicer corvette. I collected these Z cars for over 40 years. I had a 300 zx for 29 years. I started with a 1971 1/2 hand made 240z. I stopped with my 350z touring model. I have had every model between them and when there were changes of the same model I bought them like the 89 and 90 300zx. The 2+2 model of the 90-96 body style 300zx handles much better and looks even better than the standard being just a little longer. Congrats on your success Wizard! I am sure you owe a lot of credit for that to Tyler at Hoovies!

A kids dream car back in the 90s. I remember seeing a ZX car club years ago in SoCal, maybe like 20 of them rolling to Dennys.

1984 300zx turbo anniversary is gorgeous and timeless

This is fun content! Wish you had more relatable fun cars like this

Love to see the 300zx content. Have one tucked away in the garage. It never fails to turn heads. But mine is about the same. NA manual. Electronic hvac. But ttops and leather seats. Absolute blast to drive

Bob is the ultimate Jedi when it comes to these classics!

Your wife would be an incredible voice actress. Her voice is so clear and welcoming.

Mrs wizard sounds like a tour guide for an airline pilot giving instructions .Love the channel

I had one of these in blue, which was gorgeous. It also had the same cloth interior. I MISS that car so much. Wish I never got rid of it. Paid $7k for it with 49k miles, one owner, back in 2007. Never should have sold it!

Who sees a 300xz in Wizard’s future!?

My favorite years of the 300ZX 1990-1996, the Twin-Turbo models are awesome!

Hey Euroasian Bob if you are reading this, I have a SLAM DUNK way to improve the driving experience of this car. Put a magnaflow X-pipe in place of the center Muffler. Keep the axle mufflers stock. But do that x pipe. This exhaust was designed to make you want the twin turbo if you rev past 4k in the test drive. After 4k the car just tuckers out. But all you gotta do is install and x pipe and it cures the problem. You get exhaust scavenging that makes it zip all the way to redline. Do it!

I love 300zx too. Nice video Wizard.

You know, it's all well and good to find an older low-mileage vehicle, but you must take into consideration that it is very old and will likely need much maintenance after the purchase. 33 year-old belts, hoses, water pumps, alternators, EGR, thermostats, spark plugs/wires, power steering pumps, transmissions, etc. will need replacement or servicing. Be prepared to spend well beyond your purchase price for these - and if you're not going to do it yourself, have a mechanic on hand to perform the task of fixing it. How many mechanics know how to repair a 1991 300ZX?

Open the strut covers behind the seats. You’ll find headlight aiming tools.

Very iconic vehicle. This was my favorite 90's Japanese sports car. These cars with the pearl white paint jobs were gorgeous!!!

I used to drool over these looking from the outside in at Jeffery Nissan in Roseville, MI. when these came out. The Supra killer. Still have the book of a brochure the dealer would give. Still a beautiful car today

Back in 1978, I began selling at a Mazda dealership just when the new RX-7 was released. The then Datsun 280Z was our main nemesis. I remember in driving both that the RX-7 felt lighter and more nimble and the Z heavier and more ponderous. But that may have just been my salesman's confirmation bias. Both were great driving and great looking cars. It seems to me that there was much more distictiveness and variety in styling back then as well which added to the appeal of both.

That would be such a fun car to drive, even without the turbo! Nissan just made cars that felt great from behind the wheel back in the early '90s. A friend of mine had a '92 240sx manual and that thing was so much fun. A nice 3.0L V6 like this with a manual would be even more fun!

I had a 1990 NA 300ZX which was my daily driver for 15 years. I finally sold it because of the Chicago winter salt damage and bought an Infiniti G35 Coupe. I had a nasty surprise when I found out my insurance company classified my 300ZX as a compact car and my G35 as a high performance car. My insurance doubled.

My first GF’s step dad had one of these when I was in HS in the early 2000’s, and it was just like this…5 speed N/A, tweed interior, and eggplant purple. Was also a garage queen and despite being 10 years old at the time only had 20k miles on it. Pretty sure his had T-tops, though. I sometimes wonder if he still has it. The fastest I’ve ever driven in my life (top speed wise) was in a modified ‘91 300ZX TT auto with about 400whp around the same time, owned by a close friend. Fantastic cars and I wish one was still around in my life.

We had a twin turbo project car in our shop about 20 years ago and tried to replace the engine with a supposedly low-mile JDM example. What a pain in the ass it was to work on that car, and ironically the replacement engine was also bad. Owner ended up taking it back to deal with the engine importer, no idea what happened to it. Beautiful car, but like working on an 8-Series in terms of complexity

My next door neighbor bought one of the cleanest 300Zs about 5 years ago. It's been sitting in the sun since, never moved it. I pass it every day..... its sad to see it rotting away.

I worked at a nissan dealership from 1990 to 1993 I love those cars.

Some of my high school classmates had these. Love the styling - my favorite years were 1984-86.

One of the best looking and cool Nissans ever made considering the years they were made!

One of my work colleagues had one like this in the Nissan gunmetal colour back in 2003. Non turbo, manual, cloth two seat interior. Super rare even then.

Beautiful example base 2+0 my Z is this exact spec and year! Minus the cloth seats she’s a bit rougher around the edges but they are amazing cars to drive and handles great for a relatively “heavy” car it’s my absolute dream car and happy to see the 300 get some recognition it deserves

I had the full 2+2 super trim edition of this; fantastic driver. Sensational handling.