what will break first?

[hamboi]

For anyone that has a 89-91 240sx, what are it's most common problems (mechanical, or whatever)? big or small please list.

Do you think that it is safe for me (student) to invest my money to get one?

I am not looking forward to a ton of repairs because of misc. small problems that will keep the car in the shop.

i will try my best not to abuse the car (will not redline, will do regular tune ups, etc) though.

thank you for your input!

[MasterMan]

onlything that broke on mine so far has been the rotor and distrubitor cap (sp?) and the radator.. other then that its been a gr8 car.. has over 160k miles on it...

[Get240DiZzY]

Ony thing that happened to me was the power steering pump lost it ball bearings (I don't know much about it, but that's what my mechanically inclined friend told me). I have 167k miles and that's the only problem so far.

[hamboi]

wow, only a few problems! some good news!

btw how much did it cost to fix those problems?

[Get240DiZzY]

I just got estimate for mine... a little over $200

[red240ne]

just disassemble power steering anyways, it's better IMO. i have a lot better control than with power. less tension on pulley too

[red240ne]

radiator from salvage yard-->$85distributor from salvage yard-->$55don't shy away from salvage yard, they give warranties, guarantees, any t besides par-t

[Thor]

This little car has absolutely amazed me. I purchased mine for $1K one year ago. The previous owner, my boss' wife, took perfect care of the body and interior - looks new, well, pretty close. HOWEVER they did the bare minimum when it came to opening the hood. At 220K miles it had its 2nd pair of wires, most original sensors, 2nd clutch (I just replaced...now on its 3rd), and no major problems.

Sure, it was in need of one incredible tune-up; I'm still replacing everything.

Bottom Line: You, a poor student, can neglect this car, with hopefully less than 220,000 miles, throughout all of your school years (assuming you don't drive some crazy pilgrimage to Chili) and still have a reliable automobile.

I would suggest that you perform proper maintenance on the car, but, it is very forgiving if you forget treat it nice.

-Dave

[Sygerwulf]

I've got a 91 with 136k on it now and absolutely no problems at all out of it yet. The car was immaculate until I had my accident.

As long as you maintain them, these cars will run for a very long time without major problems.

[hamboi]

oo thanks for all your input guys!!

anymore stories/experiences are welcome!

thanks!

[NiSilS14]

if you break something, u also have an excuse for buying performance parts in some cases

[klorocks]

237k fan clutch, and a fuel pump, think thats about it, had it for 6 0r so yrs, and shes been nice to me, although i didnt even drive it for a year, just sat in the driveway, and treated it like **** for a couple of yrs in the begining, i was young

[Tino]

If something can go wrong it will.

[Thor]

If something can go wrong it will.

I disagree. I cannot speak for your car as an isolated case, but the consensus, so far, is that even if it possibly could go wrong, it hasn't...or at least minimally.

Tino, is your car starting to fall apart? What has gone wrong (in order to help out hamboi)?

[Tino]

phhhh you name it and somethings wrong with it

[blink0r]

This thread is completely retarded.

That question is like asking someone "If I put all these items on my lawn, which will get stolen first?"

You CANNOT ask someone what how reliable YOUR car will be based on the TYPE of car it is!