Quite possibly the coolest thing ever. (SR20 Nissan Van content)

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/cto/4601562580.html

The asking price is a bit high, but DAMN. I would buy it.

Also of note, it's currently on eBay at $6500.

work wont let me see CL, can you post the ebay ad?

-J0N

Wow that thing is weird looking lol. I'd drive it

That's not an unrealistic price considering the swap, clean condition, and the rarity of the thing.

I hate vans bit.id drive that

http://bringatrailer.com/2013/07/22/turbo5-speed-swapped-1987-nissan-van/

is this it?

if so, id rock it.

-J0N

Didn't Nissan have to buy all of those things back?

That's really cool. Those were the days of the funky vans. Toyota and Mitsubishi both had similar models. Very rare to see any of them on the road anymore.

Maybe it was Mitsubishi that had to buy back their vans?

The buyback was mentioned in the CL ad. Very few escaped, but some did. I hate Nissans too much to own it, especially Nissans from the late 80s, but it is cool.

Woody wrote: Didn't Nissan have to buy *all* of those things back?

That's what I thought. We had a friend that owned one.

Its kinda weird, and thats why I like it

Woody wrote: Maybe it was Mitsubishi that had to buy back their vans?

It was Nissan, and it was voluntary. You didn't have to sell the van back, but almost everyone did. Quite rare van. My friend forrest in California had a hand in building this van years ago. He has a Delica like mine now as well as many of the US spec Delica L300's.

Mazdax605 wrote:

Woody wrote: Maybe it was Mitsubishi that had to buy back their vans?

It was Nissan, and it was voluntary. You didn't have to sell the van back, but almost everyone did. Quite rare van. My friend forrest in California had a hand in building this van years ago. He has a Delica like mine now as well as many of the US spec Delica L300's.

Of course you would know about this van!!

I'd rather have a turbodiesel Delica..

NISSAN VAN 1987: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSE Make : NISSAN Model : VAN Year : 1987 Build Dates : 1986-09-01 - 1990-03-01 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 94V031000 Date Owner's Notified: 1994-04-20 Date Received by ODI: 1994-02-25 Date Added to Database: 1994-03-01 Manufacturers Involved: Nissan North America, Inc. Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall: Manufacturer Campaign Number: Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSE Potential Number Of Units Affected : 33000 Summary: ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES AND OTHER THERMAL INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON VEHICLES WHICH HAD RECEIVED ALL OF THE REMEDIES PROVIDED BY A PREVIOUS SAFETY-RELATED RECALL "NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 93V036000". THE FIRES ARE ATTRIBUTED TO ERRORS IN INSTALLING THE REMEDY SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. Consequence: IF THE REMEDY SPECIFIED FOR RECALL 93V036000 WAS NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY OR THE VEHICLE HAS NOT RECEIVED THE REMEDY, A FIRE COULD OCCUR. Remedy: NISSAN WILL OFFER TO REPURCHASE THESE VEHICLES FROM THE OWNERS. THE VEHICLES WILL THEN BE DESTROYED. FOR OWNERS THAT DECLINE THE REPURCHASE OFFER NISSAN WILL PROVIDE A REINSPECTION OF THEIR VEHICLE, FREE OF CHARGE, TO CONFIRM THE PRIOR RECALL WAS COMPLETED PROPERLY. ALSO, NISSAN WILL PERFORM ANY RECALL-RELATED REPAIRS THAT MAY BE NEEDED AT NO CHARGE TO THE OWNER. Report Initiator: ODI V Report Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: Notes: SYSTEM: ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM; HOSES.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER, C22 VANS.NOTE: PLEASE CONTACT NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-677-7822 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS RECALL. CONSUMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

ultraclyde wrote: The buyback was mentioned in the CL ad. Very few escaped, but some did. I hate Nissans too much to own it, especially Nissans from the late 80s, but it is cool.

I have a pretty short attention span. When I see a Craigslist ad that long, I kind of zone out.

The real problem is if anything, and I mean an-y-th-ing happens to the sheet metal, you're berked.

I saw one in the junkyard a few months ago, and it was the first one I had ever seen. I kinda wondered why someone finally gave up after it had been one of the few to survive this long, there wasn't anything obvious wrong with it.