The Nissan 300ZX Turbo Z31 50th Anniversary is one of the coolest cars of the 80s! 

my brother had the 86 300zx and I had the 82 supra ...we both owned them at the same time when we were young.. he is 54 and im 60 now... those were both the coolest cars in their time...i'd say his was alittle faster as his was 160hp and mine 150hp.. both mauuals...we used to drag race them on the freeways when we had no traffic... good times

200hp for mid 80s is powerful and still

This is my dream car

I still have one of these, it is in pretty good shape. It does have 181k on it but runs good. That vocal warning device has a name, we call her Bitching Betty. Betty is still alive and bitching all the time.

I used to own a 1986 Nissan 300ZX Turbo when they first came out. For the suspension dial, SNF = Soft / Normal / Firm

Z31 does not get any better that this. Topline of production. Thats my dream car for sure, 2 seater with all goodies. Daymn..

HEADLIGHTS GO UP HEADLIGHTS GO DOWN

I had this in highschool back in 95-96. I was the man! LOL

Man i hope she still looks this good

Man inlove this Car. I'm gonna buy a 50th ANNIVERSARY one day. this is such a beauty. I had 3 3z's in my life. 2 84 z' s and a 90 Z. Best car ever

Great video! One thing that most people don't know, the up and down motion of the RPM gauge is actually supposed to be a boost indicator. The higher the bars, the more boost you're making.

This is one of the coolest cars I've seen in my life! Love the early Z cars!

I love these cars. I had an '84 Anniversary N/A edition coupe, no T tops. I now have an '86 Turbo and '87 non turbo.

Makes me, cry...😢 My kidz, came....

Owned several of these cars. In stock form they were good for 1984. If any modification is performed then it is not a good car at all. A simple boost to 14.5 (1 bar) almost adds 100 hp to it. But the clutch wont take it and as speed increases so does body roll and the brakes are worthless. Good car to do some refined upgrades to it, today is as simple as finding a good shop or doing it yourself. Back in the 80's that was not the case. It is almost a shame to gut it and bring it to today's standards, this sample is better just to enjoy it as it left the factory. Nice car. Thumbs up.

The F means Firm in the suspension setting...

I had a 300ZX 2 + 2 with t-tops same color as this one. I love that car... Also had a first generation Maxima. Love her as well....

S for soft N for normal F firm,this car is amazing it’s something you see from an 80s sci-fi,electronics if done well they last,this is true example!

I use to have one in early 90’s. Fun car to drive.

I had a silver 1984 300ZX Turbo…with the hood scoop…it was a head-turner and rather quick for its time…200 hp with 0-60 around 7.2 second…it was very reliable. I traded it in for a 1992 Dodge/Mitsubishi Stealth RT Twin Turbo.

Just discovered this video/channel, and while he says he's been doing this before Doug De Muro, I can see why Doug's channel is sooooo much better. I don't mean it as a put down, just an observation. The best advice I can offer is research, research, research! The audience is watching the video to learn something, so know what you're talking about first before making a video, otherwise it makes viewing pointless. The headlight washers are there because not only as they partially exposed, but when on, they get dirty just like with any other car. The suspension settings are S - soft (not sport) N - Normal and F - firm. The odometer isn't digital because at the time, there wasn't a reliable way to store the mileage figure indefinitely, particularly if you disconnected the battery for a long period of time. Advances in tech made that a reality years after. You could have demonstrated the subwoofers in the seats by simply placing a bottle of water on the seat, and record the vibrates created.

Great new style. Loving it.

Soft Normal Firm. Love your videos! Thanks buddy!

My mom owned a 1984 300zx 50th anniversary edition in wine/dark red when I was a kid, she bought it in 1988, 2 years before I was born. She had it till I was 7 when she was driving me somewhere one day and the car caught fire under the hood. Turns out the spark plugs had been recently replaced incorrectly. She sold it afterwards cause she was nervous about driving it again (especially with me or my brother in the car). We looked up the 50th anniversary model recently and almost fainted at how much it’s worth now, almost $40,000-50,000. Too bad she couldn’t hang onto it, but I understand her fears and concerns at the time, she is a mom after all. We loved that car though, I remember how the digital gages lit up at night and how it used to talk, I used to feel like I was in a space shuttle whenever we went anywhere. I’m turning 33 in August of this year, which is the same age my mom was when I was born. I’ve been looking to buy another 50th anniversary 300zx in dark red as a birthday present to myself, just like the one my mom owned, but finding one in good condition with relatively low miles has been like finding a needle in a haystack. Apparently only about 5100 of these cars were released in America, they’re considered collectors cars now, so I’ve got a lot of digging to do. Anyways, thanks for the video, it definitely brought back some great memories.

The key is badass

This is a great looking car

nice review i had one of these i miss it more each year now.

awesome car

My second car as a teen was a 1973 240Z and later 1981 280ZX. I wish I still had the 240Z.

My dream car

My MIL had one of these Anniversary editions. Very fast top end. I had it at 167mph on a nice piece of road, could have gone faster but had to change hiighways. Exit speed was 110. I made 38 miles in 22 minutes, and had two small villages to go through and 3 stop signs to stop at........

I had the exact car in this color exact not the 50th anniversary trim color. The hood scoop made it unique.

Just beautiful I remember my cousin William (AKA) MI NEGRO I MISS HIM RIP .🫂💙💌 He would take me in his t-top Z and dogg it all over 5th ward ,Tx... Everyone knew him also loved him indeed .... I miss you mi negro 🖤💯💌

Nice and original!

Love that car congratulations I had one ..f means firm setting. And u forgot to mention the accelerometer next to the compass.

F=Firm. I still have my '85 ZX turbo. Burgundy ...ready to restore!

I had 2 of them. First one in 91... the other in 2012.

Such a mint AE!!

One of the coolest features is that this car speaks to you.

Very nice video and super cool car :) SNF = Soft / Normal / Firm They didn't use the same words back then, nowadays S would stand for "Sport" indeed

So dope!

You completely forgot about the G-force accelerometer which is the second, ( from left to right) of the center-dash sunken gauges Zs are most known for. It measured G-force acceleration/deceleration. I always wanted this car, however, when I was 18 in early 1989 I bought a fully loaded '84 that was as loaded as you could get outside of the 50th anniversary. It was stolen in NYC 2 years later. :-(

I wanted to see the headlights washers work....

very fun to look at the interior funtions that wont work on mine :)

GREAT NISSAN.

Nice info i havent heard anywhere else. wondering if you guys have a car like that for sale?

Good ol days of nissan/datsun

lol night driving uphill new years eve empty road through swiss alps i discovered those lights collect snow and was lucky to survive jumping out to clear it and set off again rather than freeze to death stranded....lol the turbo wastegate spring weakens with heat over time and i adjusted mine to 2.6 bar on guage as it misfired at 2.7 it was bloody fast the specialist i sold it to said lol

My 86 turbo had sensors to auto turn on defrost and sensor for daylight intensity. There was also a fan that sampled air near the map lights. Not sure if the 84 had those features, but everything else looks the same. Also, the voice was known as "bitchin' betty"

always wanted this car over the 510

I just got the Normal turbo 86 version but it still has everything this one has minus the hood scoop and the seat subs but it does have a suspension controlling knob I still don’t know how to use it

The suspension control S, N, F, is Soft, Normal, Firm. Those wheels are suppose to have gold slots also, I still have mine from high school in 1994.

And Motoexotica only wants 44k plus for it on Ebay. I found an 84 Turbo for $31,000 less with only 19.5k on the clock with no engine performance issues.

Suspension setting: Soft, Normal, Firm

I remember those Nissan would talk to you. Lol

Nissan did this in the 80's..wow

Got an ad for a hp z laptop ad lmao

F is for FUN👌🏽 lol Clean 300 tho. I have and 85 N/A

5:54 The seat setting S-N-F meand Soft, Normal, Firm.

I own ten Z31s. Two are anniversary editions and I must say that they are awesome cars and the AE in your video is in great shape. I restore these cars and can't bring myself to part with them. :V

Don't be salty on Doug because you've been doing it longer. How long you do it doesn't matter, it's how well that counts. (Not trying to be mean, if you're open to constructive criticism you need to practice your delivery. Knowledge is there and I think this is a great vid)

anyone else freak out that the headlight noise sounds identical to the max rpm noise in Takumi's AE-86 from inital d?

Oh, you're like Doug DeMuro! ...which is great! :D I've been looking for more channels like this.

Suspension switch Soft Normal Firm 👍

anyone notice the rims/ no gold coloring in the flaps . I own one and its gold

my guess on the suspension dial would be s= soft , n= normal , f= firm ?

F stands for **Fabulous** :)

peep the z32 at 1:41

Can I buy it?

FYI this car has the incorrect wheels, possibly off an '86. The correct wheels would have gold accent painted on fins matching the Anniversary Emblem.

“F” was for FIRM.

Holy fuck I want one so bad I cant stand it! 😭

I Have A 87 300Zx nonturbo Gs That I Got For 500 Bucks It does Not Run And It Has 200k Miles But Has The Window sticker And All The Books.

IS THIS FOR SALE....?????

I had the 85 turbo model, with T tops. It got stolen in 96 in San Diego. I never saw it again (Fuckers).

You forgot the rear fender flares

This was my favourite car until the z32 came along !

everybody:... me see z32 300zx 'more interested in that then z31'

I love my '87 even if it is Na.

Just needs an Italian tuneup

s n f stands for soft normal and firm

speedop goes with showing boost not throttle position

S=Soft Normal and F=Firm that is my guess.

Its Soft, Normal and Firm bro

Tell me the "F" would be for a factory setting I would suppose.. Now how that would perform Next To Normal is beyond me. I've heard that those three things don't make any difference in Ride quality, cornering or handling

f stands for firm

Flared fenders only on this model as well...

Have you ever thought of owning one?

Your just like Doug

The coolest and also the most unused

SOFT, NORMAL and FIRM Maybe read the owners manual on the next car you discuss? lol Also, vertical movement of the tach is by the boost sensor, not the TPS (which is just an idle switch)...its actually the boost gauge lol

F means firm

The F is for fuel economy. Yourwelcome.

A mint condition one could run you 20k

My 1985 300ZX Turbo would easily do a hundred and forty miles an hour and one time at 50 miles an hour I hit a f****** big deer and the only thing that it did was wad up the front plate under one screw, I did get lucky the deer was squatted and about ready to jump when I hit it in the rear I donkey punched it and it slid out about 50 feet in front of me got up and ran away, my dog did not appreciate it because he hit the dash but was all right

Annunciation is key

"F" may be freeway if I had to guess

You shoulkd start from side of car instead of from the front in the first shot .. Doug Demuro must be doing something right

Vanessa Warfield anyone?

I have a 86, GLL TURBO Package ,, Cherry ….. One Car Owner