My parents bought this one brand-new, but sadly we don't use it that much these days. Anyone looking for one of the few remaining unmolested 240SXs? It's now on Bring a Trailer.
Hopefully it goes to a good home.
My parents bought this one brand-new, but sadly we don't use it that much these days. Anyone looking for one of the few remaining unmolested 240SXs? It's now on Bring a Trailer.
Hopefully it goes to a good home.
That's a fine example of an S13. GLWS
Had a '92, sweet little coupe, hatchback made it very useful
No engine mods and stock suspension. Does that make this some kind of unicorn.
Nice.
Hope you get top dollar.
I liked these cars when they first came out and were considered a "woman's car". Really hard to find an un-abused one.
I regret, nearly every day, passing on a similar example in the early 00s, for $1500. It was a clean, unmolested, rust free, sub 200k example, with a new clutch, and rack, being offered by the original owners - the parents of a friend and coworker.
I didnt know how to drive a stick back then, and allowed my family's bias towards RWD cars in Ohio's snowy winter steer me away. Knowing now what I did not know then, I realize what could have been, and know the mistake I made.
I really hope that whoever gets this timcapsule S13 keeps it on the road, and enjoys it the way God intended - driven and maintained with respect, and subtle hooning when the circumstances encourage it.
So many cars I would love to have are available right now. I'm sure that when I have the money to actually buy something I won't be able to find anything and I'll settle for something that I don't really want because I'll be too impatient to wait.
I've been looking for the perfect stanced drift beater for a long time! I'd just have to chop the springs, drill out control arms, and primer each fender a different color... hmmm...
:ducks: :runsaway:
'#hellastock #healthist
It's a little sad to think that within the month after the sale, it will most likely look like this:
Are the parts available to restore/maintain these in stock condition?
mazdeuce wrote: Are the parts available to restore/maintain these in stock condition?
So far I haven't had any issues.
Nick (Bo) Comstock wrote: So many cars I would love to have are available right now. I'm sure that when I have the money to actually buy something I won't be able to find anything and I'll settle for something that I don't really want because I'll be too impatient to wait.
I'm just gonna use Nicks post as my own, it's exactly how I feel!
ebonyandivory wrote:Nick (Bo) Comstock wrote: So many cars I would love to have are available right now. I'm sure that when I have the money to actually buy something I won't be able to find anything and I'll settle for something that I don't really want because I'll be too impatient to wait.I'm just gonna use Nicks post as my own, it's exactly how I feel!
Same here.
Ya know what would be really cool? If you took that car, slammed it, put some HUUUGE box flares on it, a SR20DET, HUUUGE front mount, Sparco knockoff eBay seat, gut the interior, and then took it Do-Rift-Oh-ing. Man, that would be great.
Dorifto is stupid, but bone stock is wasted potential. OEM+ upgrades are best for 240s.
In reply to c0rbin9:
Wrong. It's only original once.
Are rust belt shoppers still staring at the photos of the underside?
Holy crap. UNICORN.
Appleseed wrote: In reply to c0rbin9: Wrong. It's only original once.
Sure it's only original once. And now it is old, and technology has greatly improved.
It's a great car, but this will never be an investment grade classic collectible.
OEM + some tasteful mods and upgrades is an excellent choice. I would also be supportive of anyone who wanted to buy it and restore it to like new condition. Appleseed, I think you are just the man for the job!
It might not ever be a valuable collectable, but, as a car guy, we appreciate unmolested examples. Admit it, we both will clock a cherry 4 door Biscayne with a 6 cylinder, and a 3 on-the-tree and imagine ourselves driving it. I know I do.
Those damn seatbelts...
Woody wrote: Those damn seatbelts...
You know, they don't bug me. When I got the car, I looked into swapping in the Canada-spec pieces. After driving it a few times, I was fine with them.
Appleseed wrote: In reply to c0rbin9: Wrong. It's only original once.
I would agree if it was a European car. But it's a cheap Japanese car, and like so many cheap Japanese car, it comes with a good platform and not much else. Things like shocks, interior appointments, engine tune - these were all pretty crappy on USDM 240SXs from the factory. It's not like a Porsche or BMW where you risk swapping superior OEM components with shoddy aftermarket ones - quite the opposite.
I almost feel like Japanese cars like this were designed with the aftermarket - which is huge in Japan - in mind. Some simple, REVERSIBLE tuner mods are so ubiquitous in this car's mother country that I almost consider them factory-correct.
To be clear, I would never do anything like roll the fenders or drill the trunk for a spoiler. I'm talking about reversible bolt-ons like suspension parts, an exhaust, maybe a steering wheel and shift knob.
240s are great platforms for that sort of thing - it's a shame that they've all been used up by drifters.
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