your 240

Post by **kahoots240** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

I put this in the wrong section (whoops).

If this was asked before I would like to know.

What made you want to get a 240?

Post by **SeVa-S13** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

Cheap and looked cool. I was 16 at the time and haven't owned anything but 240's since then.

Post by **BadMojo** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

I did some research and found that the 240SX was affordable, reliable, sporty and RWD. Oh, I liked the way it looked too.

Post by **Zydeco** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

I kind of just stumbled on it. I was looking for a Toyota Celica, but couldnt find one. When I went looking for a Celica and they didnt have it any more. But I saw my 240 just sitting there and went back the next and drove it and bought it that day.

Post by **Bunta240** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

Listening to my older brother and his friends, and not listening to my friends.

Post by **wangless** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

just simply by looking at it was like ... "wow, i want that car" my first car was a hand me down 88 toyota tercel, then it was totalled then my choice of car was the 240. now that its stolen, i still want another 240, maybe coupe this time

Post by **s13ofdoom** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

good tunning posiblities, rwd and very afforadable... MY FWD GTI IS SO BORING I NEED A 240!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **Rockenreno** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

BadMojo wrote:I did some research and found that the 240SX was affordable, reliable, sporty and RWD. Oh, I liked the way it looked too.

ditto

Post by **jbsr20fiend** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

I was within a month of buying an MR2 turbo, but I saw a s13 for a 1000 with a erebuni body kit already on it! Only downfall is that it had a blown headgasket but I didn't care because the sr20 would soon be going in.

Post by **Altiman94** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

the June '03 indy meet. I've wanted one ever since I saw them there.

Post by **Megaseth** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

i read SSC and saw i could build a silvia for $3k. i knew then after seeing all those articles about drifting that i HAD to ahve one. i was tired of messing with my 96 Civic DX hatch. i did everything to that, I/H/E/C. i did suspension, removed the interior, a body kit, 17" rims, CF altezzas, semi-racing seats, etc. it was just so slow and i couldnt drift with it acfter i saw how cool drifting was. i cant wait to drop my SR in and then get my S15 front and JDm body kit, Volk TE-37s, type X tails and a CF hood. its gonna be awesome. then im gonna dori dori down some canyon roads!

Post by **UncleBen** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

Loved the foglights and the whitefaced guages. I had no idea what kinda car it was or who made it until I looked at mine sitting on that carlot. I was looking for a 4th gen 5spd Prelude Si, cause my buddy had a 5th gen 'lude typeSH. We were gonna roll together, etc. But, I got the 240 and haven't regreted it for one millisecond since. It was a plus that it was RWD, cause when I got the car I didn't know better. Man oh man if I hadn't got that car and found 240sx.org oh so many years ago, where would I be today?

Post by **TrunkMonkey** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

my first 240 was an 89 fastback. i bought it because i needed a car asap. even though it was cheapest, it was by far the best looking thing on the lot.

i bought my convertible because when i saw it i just had to have it.

-demetrius

Post by **SeVa-S13** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

Megaseth wrote:i read SSC and saw i could build a silvia for $3k. i knew then after seeing all those articles about drifting that i HAD to ahve one. i was tired of messing with my 96 Civic DX hatch. i did everything to that, I/H/E/C. i did suspension, removed the interior, a body kit, 17" rims, CF altezzas, semi-racing seats, etc. it was just so slow and i couldnt drift with it acfter i saw how cool drifting was. i cant wait to drop my SR in and then get my S15 front and JDm body kit, Volk TE-37s, type X tails and a CF hood. its gonna be awesome. then im gonna dori dori down some canyon roads!

Post by **[Zero-S]** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

Thats a classic.

I bought mine because I wanted a nissan, and I was looking at both a 93 300zx and a 93 240sx. Got the 240 because it was a lot cheaper to insure.

Post by **912.0turbo** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

I had just blown up my 69 ford ranger(still gonna put another motor in it)and was walkin to my dads shop and came across my 240.I didnt even know what it was when I bought it.All I knew was that it was a black sports car that was a 5 speed.Loved it ever since.:ylsuper

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

I happened to see one sittig on a car lot my sophmore year of HS. I was driving a 74 mustang II at the time. My family had always loved datsun/ Nissan so I started looking into them. 2 years and 2 cars later I bout my 90 hatch. Loved that car so damn much. Then I found my coupe on a lot. Always liked the coupe best and it had lower miles. Bought it. Still rockin' it

Post by **UncleBen** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

Megaseth wrote:i read SSC and saw i could build a silvia for $3k. i knew then after seeing all those articles about drifting that i HAD to ahve one. i was tired of messing with my 96 Civic DX hatch. i did everything to that, I/H/E/C. i did suspension, removed the interior, a body kit, 17" rims, CF altezzas, semi-racing seats, etc. it was just so slow and i couldnt drift with it acfter i saw how cool drifting was. i cant wait to drop my SR in and then get my S15 front and JDm body kit, Volk TE-37s, type X tails and a CF hood. its gonna be awesome. then im gonna dori dori down some canyon roads!

Post by **Megaseth** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

:asmile

Post by **rico05** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

Always respected the S13 and when I was car shopping, it was pretty much which car I found first (AE86, EG hatch, S13 coupe only, FC3S or SW20 N/A) Needless to say, I found the S13 first;)

Post by **SeVa-S13** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

We need a bandwagon smiley, just save me typing.

Post by **Megaseth** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

hmm, like a wagon rolling across....

Post by **Muad'Dib 701** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

Got bored with Hondas (at least on the street) wanted rwd and more torque. 240 was the only car that met my criteria that I could afford to insure. I still wish i would have at least taken that 300z TT for a test drive though.

Plus the 97-98 s14's just look badass.

Post by **SeVa-S13** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

Megaseth wrote:hmm, like a wagon rolling across....

With little Honda symbols hopping on along the way....Yeah, that's the ticket.

Post by **Megaseth** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

NO NO!!! Hondas pulling the wagon!!!

Post by **extheflow** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

i couldn't afford the TTZ32 it was parked next to at the dealership..so yeah..i guess it was a copout buy.this was in 98' so i guess i've been happy enough with it to keep it.

Post by **masticatingcow** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

I beat the hell out of my 86 Nissan Pickup and blew the engine. Instead of paying out 2000 for a professional, warrantied install, I threw the money at my friend's 240sx... he had already done some work on it and, to tell the truth, this car (yes, this EXACT car) was the car the defined "sweet ride" to me: looked nice, sounded nice...

It's kind of like a first love... there may be more like them, but there isn't anything like that first one. Lucky for me, I get to ride around in mine everyday.

Website · Post by **jab11185** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

-]sTm[-HeavyHips wrote:I kind of just stumbled on it. I was looking for a Toyota Celica, but couldnt find one. When I went looking for a Celica and they didnt have it any more. But I saw my 240 just sitting there and went back the next and drove it and bought it that day.

whoa...that's creepy, i was doing the exact same thing....my friend owns a 1991 celica gt and i'd been driving around with him and really liked the way it drove we ended up in a car lot when i saw a car that looked good...my 240...came back the next day and test drove it...bought it on the spot...in fact, i like it so much that i've influenced my friend to buy a 1991 240 se fastback instead of his celica!:pface

Post by **DarkStar** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

My first car was being taken from me by my parents because my sister "needed" it (she didn't need ****, she just doesn't work for anything). And since she's my parents favorite, they were like "Bill...go buy a car." So I took the money I had saved and went out that day and bought an s14 I saw a week before hand. Never loved another car more.

Post by **driftnS13 240sx** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 4:56 pm

i did the same thing cept i bought a celica but i never put it on the road its a 90' celica gts, i got my 240 from my step dad it was his car 92' 240sx SE coupe .. i didnt end up drivin the celica bc its a auto and i wanted a 5 speed, plus the 240 has more power its RWD and it has a sunroof, and is way betta lookin

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