farewell to the s13....

[Mixmastamunkh]

well I have sold my 1991 hicas 240sx about 4 days ago. it saddened me greatly but i just couldn't afford it any more. it has given me so many problems that i had to resolt to selling it and cutting my losses. but however i have obtained a new car within 24 hours, and it is in immaculate condition. everything about it is in perfect working order. it's shiny, it's smooth. the air conditioning/power steering/emergancy brake/speedometer all work (all those things didnt work on the 240). i am very happy with it. here are the before and after pictures.

[Mixmastamunkh]

and the new one

[Mixmastamunkh]

the backside------notice the supra mk4 tail lights eh?

[direktdrive]

man thats a bummer you had to sell your 240...but then again, those were hella lot of stuff to fix. nice mazda by the way, supra lights are always a plus lol. how much money did you get for selling your 240?

[Mixmastamunkh]

well i sold the 240 for 3500 and i picked up the mx-3 for 3500. initially it was supposed to be 3900 but when we told him that all the money i had in the world was 3500 he settled.

[Bruno240]

good to see another mazda.

I always had a little soft spot for the MX3. They are just like cute.

[drifter_for_life06]

you got rid fo the 240 and got that THING?!

MX-3

[GhostDriver]

Sad to see the S13 go. At least its got the V6.

[drftsil8ty]

you got rid fo the 240 and got that THING?!

MX-3

[Mixmastamunkh]

what do you have against the mx-3? theres nothing wrong with it. the s13 i had was just a peice of crap. it was fun to drive but i had so many problems with it i just couldn't afford it.

yes it's dissapointing that it's FWD, but it's in 10x better condition than the 240, and truthfully, the handling on the mx-3 makes the s13 seem like a boat. it's even better than my friends s14 with tein coilovers. but seriosly, it's a REALLY nice car, and i had to cut my losses so i could get something that is more reliable. that's the difference between a project car and a daily driver. however the s13 was just a frankenbeast anyways, it would've been a sucky project car with all it's problems.

[TachyonS14]

I couldn't tell what that car was at first. It looks just like the Nissan NX and the Toyota Paseo. It's not my kinda car, but if you like it thats great.

[sensibleS13driver]

the handling on the mx-3 makes the s13 seem like a boat. it's even better than my friends s14 with tein coilovers.

I find this very hard to beleive, you try and chase your friend in some twisties and then see.

[InsanityInc]

and truthfully, the handling on the mx-3 makes the s13 seem like a boat. it's even better than my friends s14 with tein coilovers.

Ha, no. Your s13 probably had something wrong with the suspension (busted TCA bushings are a common problem). And a stock MX-3 is definitely not beating a well-setup coilover kit on a balanced RWD car. Like someone already said, try actually outhandling him sometime.

[drifter_for_life06]

if you liek it fine, jsut not me by any means at all

Basically i jsut think its a HUGE downgrade

[HashiriyaS14]

Eh, I definitely would have spent my $3500 on one of the following:

-Mk III Turbo Supra-FC3S (NA or Turbo)-A *really* nice SA22 RX-7-A much nicer S13 (easily had for $3500)-A Turbo Starion (lotsa problems...but so cool!)-EG6 Hatch-AE92 GT-S-You can get a damn nice AE86 for $3500-Miatas are available for $3500

But all things considered, I guess you could have done worse. I always sorta liked the MX-3, never driven one though.

Best of luck with it. It'll depreciate like a muddafocka though, so don't hold on to it too long....go buy a Miata.

[InsanityInc]

Eh, I definitely would have spent my $3500 on one of the following:

-Mk III Turbo Supra-FC3S (NA or Turbo)-A *really* nice SA22 RX-7-A much nicer S13 (easily had for $3500)-A Turbo Starion (lotsa problems...but so cool!)-EG6 Hatch-AE92 GT-S-You can get a damn nice AE86 for $3500-Miatas are available for $3500

But all things considered, I guess you could have done worse. I always sorta liked the MX-3, never driven one though.

Best of luck with it. It'll depreciate like a muddafocka though, so don't hold on to it too long....go buy a Miata.

Depends a lot on where he lives. You can't find a 240sx in decent condition in CA for under 4500, about the same with 1.8L miatas here. But even here, you can get a lot of the other cars you listed for that price, and they're all leaps and bounds ahead of an MX-3.

[Mixmastamunkh]

well, all of those cars are either, of no where to find around me, or my friend already has it, and i dont want to seem like a poser, but all of them are nice cars. i WOULD'VE gotten a 86 hachi, but there not very common at all in illinois, and also miata's are nice, but i've driven a lot of them, and they are really really slow cars, so i didnt really want to go with that. anyways, the opportunity presented itself, and i wanted an mx-3 for some time now so i bought it.

-i REALLY don't see how you can say it's a HUGE step down. the s13 was a severe peice of crap. it was REBUILT car with no paint, bad primer, not antenna, no speedometer, no power steering, no e-brake, no air conditioning.anyways, you really shoudln't underestimate the handling on an mx-3. the suspension was specifically designed and engineered for that car and it's amazing. so what, the only downgrade is FWD and 10hp, whoopty.

-people on these forums are big headed.

[drifter_for_life06]

AE86 for 3500 thats REALLY NICE is going to be SUPER HARD to find

but it is findable

[Mixmastamunkh]

well, there much easier to find around mountainous areas. in the rockey's and on the east coast there alot easier to find than central illinois.