Hi, new to nissans, getting 240 sx

General discussion forum about the 240sx, and a great place to introduce yourself to the board!
Ghost Rider
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uh, hi. I recently had the great luck of having my 1992 ford taurus, with 175K miles and non matching fenders :D , blow up. luckily my father was kind enough to lend me some money (im a poor college student) to get something new. While it wasnt a lot, I wanted to get something sporty. in the past I have owned an 95 Laser XT turbo, 89 Baretta GTU, 92 Mazda MX-3 GS, 93 Prelude Si, and a 95 S-10(4.3L V6). Out of all of them I loved my prelude the most. My Fiancee has an accord which drives great, so my inclination was to go honda.

I really wanted to find something that was quick to start with and could easily be made quicker when money becomes available. Ignorantly I assumed it could only be a honda product . To make a long story short, I couldn't find any honda that was affordable that wasn't already molested by some kid (3 foot wide exhaust tip, 70 inch wheels :rolleyes ) so i had to look for something else.

I happened to stumble upon a 1993 240sx. I went to look at it and thought it was cool looking and figured I would settle for it.

Then I go online and research the car and whoa!! never realized how much potential these cars have. And to top things off, the guy i am buying the car from is Jeff from Heavy Throttle, who was nice enough to show me his ride. This i think is the equivalent of a drug dealer giving out a free sample to get someone hooked.

needless to say I will be saving my pennies to transform my car.


Rockenreno
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lol, welcome to NICO. That's a great story too. You'll find that for some reason or another people who drive Nissan's tend to be anti-rice (or at least this message forum is). We're more enthusiasts that will spend the extra buck for quality rather than buy APC everything (except for me, who's car came with APC crap :( ). Good luck with your 240, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with what a nice car it is for the money!

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tinted
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lol, you got the car from jeff at heavy throttle! haha

glad to see you here

Onizuka
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Nice, yeah jeff will quickly become your best parts-suplier or errrr, freind i mean :D

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quiksilvia
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see if he will throw in some motors and parts fo free...

Ghost Rider
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thats funny about the apc stuff, its crazy here, everything from minivans to camaros ahve giant APC decals all over them. I drive a car, not a sticker album on wheels

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Ghost Rider wrote: I drive a car, not a sticker album on wheels
:rotflmaoSounds like you'll fit in just fine here :D

JESTER
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Ghost Rider wrote:thats funny about the apc stuff, its crazy here, everything from minivans to camaros ahve giant APC decals all over them. I drive a car, not a sticker album on wheels


That is one of the best lines I have heard yet!

Good find on the car. I hope you enjoy it and welcome to the wonderfull world of NICO.

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D1SR240
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Speaking of APC I heard they got fined $650,000 by the National HIghway Traffic Saftey Admisistration because their "clear lenses" aren't safe.

Welcome to NICO

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DRT_240sx
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Welcom To Nico, and to our Nissan Family

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quiksilvia
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speaking of apc....welcome to like 2 months ago...

Rockenreno
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you're so mean quik, not enough lovin' from ronin lately? :D :cuddle

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quiksilvia
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no, :( he has been depriving me lately, that bastard...

Rockenreno
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hey, once you get your SR running we should have another meet. I'm leaving for college again in mid September, but I'd love to meet up with everyone one more time before I head back down (plus I want to see your SR) :D

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krazy skwerel
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Welcome to NICO and please be kind to your ride. Though it sounds like you'll be just fine. :batman


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