NEED HELP!!! buying 1st 240 need opinions

[sideways949]

delete!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[k's_silvia2.0]

Just start from scratch.;)
Dont buy someone else's headache.

[bigOdom1]

do it man you would be so fucking cool if you had a ESSS AARRR. you fucking pirate you. i suggest you spend that 6500 on a new haircut get this haircut and youll be even cooler
link

[Justin Bernstein]

Since your new to 240's I would recommend doing some research on SR20 swaps, since the car your looking at has one. It seems to be modded pretty well but searching this forum's "cars for sale" section would help you get an idea of the going rates for sr swapped cars. I feel that since your in cali you would have a better time finding some whips on our forum, most are in cali.

[ewuzh]

What do you personally think of the mods he's done? If it's already in the direction you planned to mod it, then the car might be worth more to you than someone else.

[hijack3d]

Why exactly do you want this car? It's pretty clean, nice and all.. but if I were just starting out (especially if I were new to turbo-mods), I would start stock. Like the other guy said... why buy someone else's (potential) headache?

[shmiddy]

Hatch Love!~

[jackjack]

Just start from scratch.;)
Dont buy someone else's headache.


right on. unless its a stock engine.

[S13Leprechaun]

if i was you id find a completely stock hatch, with a completely stock sr.. with maybe an exhaust or a bolt on something you know.... if you were gonna do an sr anyway... if not then dont do that.. then you can concetrate on consmetic, suspension, yada yada... do it!

[steve shadows]

do it man you would be so fucking cool if you had a ESSS AARRR. you fucking pirate you. i suggest you spend that 6500 on a new haircut get this haircut and youll be even cooler
link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMOh-cul6M)

stop posting videos of me dude

[jskateborders]

Get one stock.... and do everything yourself with the help of the interweb. It will be like going to uti with the hands on shit... but you can spend the 20 grand on mods...

[jholman05]

If you buy an already modded car you will most likely be saving money, and time. The downside would be if something broke you might not know how or what to fix. Or worse yet, the person you bought it off of didnt know what they were doing and stuff starts falling apart shortly after you buy it. So I recomend, if you have the time and money but dont have the know how, buy a complete stock s13 hatch, maybe even one with a blown motor. Research see if you want an sr, ca, ka, or rb and learn as much as you can before going that route. You'll be happier building it yourself, trust me.

[sideways949]

thanks for all the input. i think you guys changed my mind to going stock and modding it myself. thanks guys

[bo2o]

buy one that runs and will run for a long time.

[Jung918]

thanks for all the input. i think you guys changed my mind to going stock and modding it myself. thanks guys

It's like a girl. You don't want one that has been around the block. I'm talking New York city block, not a LA block.

Search and ask questions. Whatever you do, don't let your impulse get the better of you.

Since you live in the 949, there is a Irvine meet and also a autobacs meets. You can show up, look at the cars, and ask questions.

[sideways949]

ya i have been goin to the irvine one wit my buddy in his s14. and coming closer and closer to wat i really want.

[pignose4life]

check out craigslist.org autotrade is over priced most of the time

[unicoladron]

he's also lying about the "30k motor mileage" part, if you do buy a car that has an SR swap, ummm don't rely on the whole LOW MILEAGE most early red and blacktops don't have that type of mileage anymore. buy yourself a compression tester if you are looking to buy ANY car, especially a car that is over 10 years old.

[Bobafreak]

he's also lying about the "30k motor mileage" part, if you do buy a car that has an SR swap, ummm don't rely on the whole LOW MILEAGE most early red and blacktops don't have that type of mileage anymore. buy yourself a compression tester if you are looking to buy ANY car, especially a car that is over 10 years old.

Very true. thats why i buy the whole clip including the cluster with the car. So i know the exact mileage of the vehicle. 30-40k my ass......

[xpl2007]

I got one for sale only had it for 4 months. Everything was done right. And i started going through it so its great! Ask around check out my for sale 89 coupe srd power. This is my 12th 240sx so i know whats up!!!
thanks good luck.. Ask me beofore you buy one and i can tell you if its good and all. I know most drivers out there so i know whos ligit and whos cars is broke or is just rigged!!!
Becarefull if you dont know what to look for!!
GL

[legacy927]

just buy a stock s13 for cheap, that is already manual, no headaches for auto to manual conversion. Depending on your budget, you can either go for sr20 or a rb..I think you would save lot more money this way then starting off someone elses project..you would never know what the other guy did to the car..good luck

[Okinawandrifter87]

Yeah seriously like everyone else is saying. Buy a stock s chassis. Upgrade it with suspension first since it seems your new to the field. Then after worry about brakes and tires. And then worry about making power with a motor swap. That is if you plan on pushing this car to its limits.

[Slammed Assassin]

yea dude im a new 240 guy also..i was glad i got a stock one..now i have the choices to go rb, ca, ka, or sr..u should get a virgin car..so its not fucked around wid.

[Kougeki]

Stock's the way to go.
Base your engine on what you're gonna do.
Don't get an RB and expect it to handle like a dream.

[smurfgcr]

definatly a good idea to start out stock. with that much money you'll be able to get a decent chassis and start the modding on your own. its quite gratifying making all your own decisions and doing all the work, plus you'll learn so much as compared to going out there and buying an already sr'd car with more issues than you can fathom