Wayne, I assume you're talking about a daily driver car...not a race car. I owned a non-T-top 84 300zx (non turbo) from 84-89. Absolutely reliable car...no trouble whatsoever in 150K miles. decent gas mileage...fairly heavy and safe. I would avoid the turbo as it can be a big ticket item if it goes out.

240 sx is probably out of his (your) price range. I KNOW a decent 240z will be.

That being said...I have a friend who has one he's owned since new sitting in his garage. He's made some noise about needing the space. It's a white '86 (I think) non turbo T-top model that's been well taken care of...I've told him it's worth 1500-2000 max but I haven't seen it in a while.

Where are you located?