Is the Nissan 240sx good?

good for what?

Slower than a modern honda civic without any of the comfort, safety, technology or gas mileage.


At least you'll get to look like an anime racerboy.

>>15668718
for what it is i guess

I have a base model thats still stock. For what it is, yes, otherwise no. I'm getting G35 MPG with half the power, and it has terminal cancer from rust I cant stop

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>>15668715
It's a nissan ae86

>>15668715
It's a 10/10 car

D O R I F T U
O
R
I
F
T
U

Noodle chassis shitbox with a meh tier engine but id drive a type X

Addendum, just get an FRS if you want a car with potential but is shitty in stock form with a crap engine

>>15668715
What are some better cars with pop up headlights?

>>15669162
RX7

If you see a Nissan (not a Datsun or Infiniti) with numbers for a model name and no "Z" its shit.

>>15669196
are those good?

>>15669237
ya

>>15668743
in my opinion no
the dash is intrusive
kind of rides like a minitruck
not pretty at all either.
i would rather a Z31

>>15669196
how much is insurance on one of those? also which is the best gen?

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>>15669289
Depends.

Age, accidents? Car age?

FC and FD masterrace.

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>>15669289
in my opinion for someone like you, a 2nd gen GTU (trim level)
very cheap, simple. the later ones are very complex cars

>>15668715
They're alright stock, which is hard to find not riced or beat to death. You can build them to really whatever you want them to be, so long as you have the time and money

>>15669306
19 and zero accidents

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>>15669306
FC can be very very good cars. the suspension design was superb in them.

>>15669345
Hard to say. Get some quotes, tell the insurance company that you're looking to get a xxxxxx and you're curious as to what they charge.
>>15669348
They really are. Japan had something awesome going on back in the '90s.

>>15669196
anything i should watch out for or go for when buying one?

>>15668715
It's a great chassis that got cucked by a truck engine

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>>15668715

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>>15669646
>It's a great chassis
It is literally a shit chassis.
Like you cant even comprehend how shitty it is.

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>>15669623
just show us. we will tell you if it is a good one. we know from looking at it

>>15669162
NSX

>>15669680
https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/5689411738.html

>>15669713
>convertible
Shit

>>15669713
>S5
>vert
>rebuilt engine
Nope

>>15669713
are you sure you want a convertible? it seems like a decent price. they aren't good for performance however. not sure how insurance rates them

>>15668715
You guys got the 2.4ltr n/a so no its shit! If you can get the 2.0ltr sr20det then its good.

>>15669789
>sr20det
Its even worse than a KA.
Terribly designed engine

>>15669789
the engine was not what made it shit. read the thread

>>15669751
>>15669727
>>15669723
>>15669713
>>15669706
What about this one guys?
https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/5700423413.html

https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/5695455747.html

>>15669826
way too expensive for that thing.

>>15669826
>GSL
Yes
Very clean. Price is a bit high for my area.

>>15668715

No.

>>15669848
how much is it worth?

>>15669713
verts are for fags, and so is the word "vert"

>>15670039
Found the insecure fag

>>15669845
well taken care of and has a price to match, but limited with 4 lug wheel choices if going performance route

>>15668715
Yes but its heavily rice taxed and often abused. Now you can all go home.

>>15670052
fuck wrong one, but i was actually looking at that a while ago pretty rad.
>>15669826

>>15670055
Its already been proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt, they are truely terrible cars.

I've daily driven my 240 for 3 and a half years, ask me anything

>>15670629
what would you rate it?

>>15670660
I'm not sure how you would go about rating a car

I'd rate it an 8/10 FOR ME, deduct one point for I wish it made more power, and one for I wish it had a/c.

>Easy to work on
>Cheap and easy to get parts
>Handle ok, very easy to improve
>Stock it is slow, but you don't really need power to have fun but it's not too hard to make one quick
>I like the interior but I guess that's personal preference
>is a blast to drive and does skids

If you're gonna leave it totally stock it might suck, ymmv

Also KAs are not bad motors, if you maintain it it'll take whatever you throw at it

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>>15668715
(We) made it good. It's a cheap RWD platform, the 90s equivalent to the 86 and BRZ now.

It's unremarkable stock and the aftermarket is huge. You have options for handling, more power from the KA24, LS swaps, RB swaps, SR20DET swaps. It can be whatever you want it to be as long as you've got the time, skill and money.

The issue is finding one that isn't already molested beyond repair for you to ruin at your leisure.

>>15669325
Whoa. I took this picture.

Its easy to work on, has all the characteristics that make it a fantastic drift car, and a world of cheap aftermarket parts.

Thats what makes a car popular on /o/
Power and Dragracing is for rich grandpas.

>>15670955
good work

>>15670917
This is one of the most nothing exteriors i've even seen on a sport car. I'm also so confused about vaiuos SXs and Silvias.

It's a cheap Jap RWD shitbox with tuning potential. Yes.

yes
>dnt rice it out

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>>15668758
Nah, that would be the Silvia s12...

>>15672169
How does it actually compare?

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>>15669269
>the dash is intrusive
ahahahahahaha what

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaahaha you have to be fucking kidding me, the s13 dashboard is one of the dash's in a car ever, Just look at it, everything important centered around the steering wheel, radio and AC smack dab in the center, and no BS on the passenger side, just a vent and the glove box where its supposed to be. You're fucking crazy to dislike the s13 dashboard.

>kind of rides like a minitruck

Maybe if you set it up wrong, stock it feels like a generic 90s car, but with a set of coilovers with properly valved shocks it will ride perfect. Also buddy people put s13 suspension on z31's all the time, because its good idiot.

>not pretty

I fell for the b8


I do like the z31 too though

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>>15672214
>implying S-chassis dashes look like that

>>15669679
>coolant through the front cover
Most engines have the water pump as part of the front cover
>Gasket failure
Not any more than any other engine
>timing chain
only if you're a complete retard and replace the timing chain guide if they wear out. (its the loudest thing ever, you have to let it eat through on purpose)
>faulty MAF
Because people don't ever change their MAF, yeah they go bad after 120k miles on them no shit
>faulty injectors
See above
>poorly built wiring harness
The s13 harness is fine, idk what this pleb is talking about. Maybe he was one of the tards that slammed his car and let the wheel rub through the front harness like an idiot
>this guy gets his letters mixed around for the idle air control
Just like the MAF it gets dirty over time and has to be serviced every 100k miles or so. Or never if you take care of you car and run seafoam through that bitch and put a catch can on your breather. Every car gets carbon buildup over time. Also the IAC is right on the throttle body, not hard to remove at all.
>bs about sparkplug wires
>speed senors "only" last 200k miles waaaa
>a bunch of other bullshit that happens to every cheap 90s car.
>brakes are fine
>stock v stock its faster than a 1.8 NA miata

>steel control arms

The steel arms are fine, they're only a problem at super high Gs which you only get to by droping a bunch of cash on good wheels and coils, you're an idiot if you're spending a bunch of money on the car and don't upgrade the contorl arms. For drifiting and the casual AutoX they're fine.


Also you notice how the majority of that guys complaints are about the stock motor, and other problems with a car that has 200k miles on it and was never serviced? Guess what, a 200k mile FD RX7 or a NSX or even *gasp* an 86 would have the same if not worse issues if you never serviced the car.

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>>15672251
Delusions are strong in this one

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>>15672246
ive got 200k miles on the original dash and not a single crack on it, blow me

>>15672274
>faggy reupholstry
>douche drift button on ebrake
>no carpet
Im sure you have plenty of men sucking your cock fuccboi

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>>15672280
You sound awfully mad

>>15672298
>and its convertible
Ohh hoooooooo
Ahahahahahahahahaha

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>>15672303
I don't know what the 240 did to you to make you shitpost so much. But whatever it was my child one day you'll know what its like to enjoy a car for what it is

The vert is bitchin FYI, like a miata but you can roll four deep while cruisin through the city

>>15672205
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/archive/index.php/t-37764.html%3Fs%3Dcbd95ed00cb8589aa4e66b6bb3ad3827

>>15672298
That sounds mad to you?

>>15668715

good for mad skidz

>>15672263
>Refutes all those points
>UHHHH UHHHH DELUSIONS!
wow you sure showed him.

>>15672351
>Im sure you have plenty of men sucking your cock fuccboi

sounds pretty upset to me

>>15672251
>only if you're a complete retard and replace the timing chain guide if they wear out.

And don't replace*

>>15672329
and not look like a fag either

>>15669679
Kek

Only thing on that list that is true about my 180sx is the cracked dash.

>>15670800
>If you're gonna leave it totally stock it might suck
Can confirm. It is a bittersweet feel.

>>15672377
who are you quoting?

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>>15672329
>take floppy shitty chassis
>cut the top off and make it more floppy
Nissan quality
>>15672371
If you werent a retard, youd k ow those things are true and parts need replaced more often than most cars.
>>15672555
Same to you, ignorant tard

>>15674053
Which cars don't need them replaced as much?

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>>15669680
It's glorious

>>15674073
80s rx7, 80s corolla.
Ive owned all three cars (including 240s)
Ive been part of car groups where people owned many of these cars.
Toyotas with 300k miles on stock coils and mafs and injectors.
Stock rx7s with 200k miles on stock everything (including mine)
Because they didnt cheap out like nissa did and always has with everything they build.
Its WELL known even on the S-chassis forums that the cars have a ton of issues.
When i had mine it was a nightmare and only had 100k miles on it.
Same with every friend that has one. They rarely drive them because they break so much.
Its painfully obvious just looking at them that they were poorly built. Especially noticeable when you wrench on them.
I drove my 240 to a field in the middle of nowhere and left it there. Hell i still have the title to it.

>>15668715
I know what a 240sx is but ive only seen 200sx.
Idk anything about those... Or its a meme badge.
>>15668733
Its slower than d17s and further.

>>15674195
They are slower than na8 miatas

>>15669789
The engine was the heartiest thing in the whole car. Sr20 a shit

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>>15674053
Where did the bad gtr touch you? I guess you keep getting smoked by nissans and chevys to shitpost this much

>>15669345
You can get Mazda 323F with pop-ups, they are pretty cool and cheap

>>15672274

m8 take all that trash off.

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>>15674116
mine has 230K miles on it and i've had no issues.

Guess that's the difference between someone who takes care of their things and some beaner living in a shack with 12 relatives off government cheese.

>>15674268
Or Toyota Celica with pop-ups

>>15674295
>one car lasted
>must mean they were all great cars
>never mind the 18 previous owners who all replaced parts 18 times each every 18 days.

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>>15674309
>One car failed
>Must mean they're all bad

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>>15674334
Lol.
Go to an S-chassis forum
Pic related probably hasnt moved since the timestamp suggests

>>15672169
It it as good as the ae86?

>>15674373
Not even close

>>15674361
>My laziness is nissan's fault

>>15674376
why?

>>15674889
Heavier, slower, floppier chassis

>>15675632
Is there anything as good as the ae86 that's really cheap? preferably with the same design or room

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>>15675734
no. the ae86 was a hangover from the 70s and an oddity when it was released

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>>15675734
bmw 3 series

>>15675751
that just gave me aids

>>15675632
You can also get S13 (a much better car) for sameish money.

>>15668758
A E S T H E T I C

>>15675632
>Heavier
by 100lbs
>Slower
nah
>Floppier chassis
Not even close

4AGE was down 80ish hp to the FJ20, and even 15 from the super lame CA20E.

S12 is such an objectively better car than the 86. Only know-nothing tofu memers will disagree.

>>15677681
Where are you gettig this info
>oh wait nissan fags are certified retards
200sx S12 is 2800lbs
Highest hp engine was the v6 at 160hp or 165 for a late model
Fj20det was only 120hp (8 more hp than a ae86)
The CA was a whopping 102hp in the US

Was also known to be very unreliable
Have poor brakes and very poor handling.

>>15677742
200sx was 2500lbs.
FJ20DET was 180ish hp
CA20E was 130hp

Not sure where you're getting your numbers, Mine are from wikipedia.

Now's your opportunity to call wikipedia unreliable on an article that's been the same for 5 years plus

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>>15674195
>I know what a 240sx is but ive only seen 200sx.
NA-exclusive model. Uses the 2.4l KA24DE instead of a 2.0l SR20DE(T).

Nii-san likes to mark out displacement in some of its models. The 200ZR used a 2.0l RB20DE, 300ZX used a 3.0l VG30DE(TT), and 370Z a 3.7l VQ37VHR.

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>>15677868
>dropping a truck engine into a sports car

What the fuck was Nissan thinking, why didn't they use a SR20DE(T) or a CA18DE(T)?

>>15677868
>>15677900
I remember seeing 240SX on sale with Silvia engine swap, now I understand why. Also, as much as I love flip-ups, I think Silvia s13 looks better than 180SX.

>>15677900
Truck engines are good engines.

Look at the viper.

>>15677963
>a highly modified engine that was redesigned for a high power sports car

vs

>a fucking truck engine

>>15678027
And the twin cam isn't that bad.

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>>15678027
It's a truck engine for you to modify. The whole point of S-chassis cars is for them to be improved on.

>>15678027
>>a fucking truck engine

That has forged internals good for 350hp

>>15669162
ae86

>>15669269
>>15672214
>>15672246
>>15672274
every interior in 90s Nissans give me ebola

>>15669789
Are you jdm fags fucking high? The ka is a brilliant engine provided it was taken care of. Main issue is people using too much water in the coolant and clogging the water jackets causing overheating. However, you can boost for around 500 bucks and get a solid 300hp on stock internals. Spend another 500 on some used coilovers and a j30 diff and you have yourself a fun fucking car.

>>15672246
Kek. This is about 98% true

>>15674295
My fucking sides. There must be a lot of Honda fags with all this s13 hate

>>15675741
>>15675734

The crx then must be there with it.

>>15679251
>That has forged internals good for 350hp
Lol no. Ive seen them throw, bend, break rods at 180hp.
They are weak as fuck.
>>15679407
Honda sucks too m8.

>>15679776
Weakest part is the crank rated at 350. Everything else is 400-450. The example you cherry picked was poorly maintained.

>>15680028
I hate when morons speaks.
Ive been dealing with 240s and the KA first hand for YEARS. Built tons of turbo engines.
The last one was nearly 800hp KAt
It took nearly $20k to build and it bent all 4 rods.
Fuck off you uneducated fuck

>>15680042
>cites highly modified, personally built example
>not his fault it failed
>fuck fuck fuck
You have a very compelling argument, anon

>>15677900
to be honest, in low gears that stupid truck engine will pull like a madman.

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>>15669345
I got quoted to swap out my 02 Maxima to a 87 RX7 & payments would have dropped to around $154 from $202 a month with full coverage for my 240sx & Maxima.
Insurance doesn't care much for older cars even if they are "sporty." To them my newer Maxima was worth more because it was newer & even that, worth less then an auto because a 6speed manual SE is considered less optioned then the 4speed auto.
>>15674116
>Stock rx7s with 200k miles on stock everything (including mine)
>Stock
ha ha
the RX7 mentioned above was a NA with 150k on the body. it was on engine #2 that already had low compression (still ran, but was a total dog with no power) not to mention every component of the front end was smoked & had play (wheel bearings, tie rods, balljoints)
the best part was when we left it running while we were talking about it & the hose to the heater core ruptured spewing coolent into the drivers footwell & began melting the polyester floormats.

you either had $5k in "stock replacement maintence" over all those miles, or you bought it with 200k from the previous owner after they fixed everything

>>15681606
Only thing i replaced was a starter.
Youre a moron

>>15680028
Woah woah woah, the Ka cranks are rated at 1500+ HP, I dont know where you got that shit info from, look up 1000+ ka24de, its a s14, it has a stock crank.

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r8 my interior

the purple lines are from miata owners trying to spunk in my ass.

>>15682020
what does your car look like, cause it sounds like you're driving around with a blown up 13b with a sloppy front end that can't hold an alingment & is ready to have a wheel off

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>>15682167
I sold it 8 years ago

How much do Toyota Supras usually cost?

>>15682139
That info came from nicoclub and zilvia