1989 Car and Driver 240SX Review

[nismoskyz]

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[VROOOM]

damn, look at the Mustang. fastest and cheapest by almost 4k.

[Devil Man]

very cool post.

[blackrms13]

wtf...P205/60HR-14 ?!

seriously

i didnt know pignose came with 14 inch tires....LOL


good post!

[Grenade180sx]

see even they knew 240's sucked.. what are we thinking! time to buy FORD!

[flip3d]

so the only thing wrong with the 240 is the serious lack of power? :P

[Flicktitty]

cool post, but why would they even compare a 5 Liter 302cu V8 car to a 2.4L I4 car?

[ChicagoS14]

Pretty much everything they say is true. Great post! Makes me feel like I just bought my 89 brand new!

[ryguy]

Apparently popup headlights were all the rage back then. Cool article.

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

But if your priorities are ... sleek styling


Yes.


msg msg msg high blood pressure

[zenki.life]

blast from the past!!!!

[DHall243]

whats funny about this is my Cobra was just like 19K and it had power and everything....thats just 3k more then the as tested price for a Piggy

[Taniguchi_Is_#1]

whats funny about this is my Cobra was just like 19K and it had power and everything....thats just 3k more then the as tested price for a Piggy

did you buy it in 1989?

[blackrms13]

did you buy it in 1989?
according to the age
he wasnt even born in 1989....lol


and i didnt know s13 had almost perfect weight distribution...

[DHall243]

did you buy it in 1989?

No 93, But I Just looked at the window sticker tonight it was 19,885

I didnt purchase the car no but My Parents did I was maybe 2, still got it tho im about 32K on the clock
Day They Bought It
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/s15kid/meandpapaw.jpg

And Now

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h10/s15kid/100_2443.jpg

[hellaslows13]

Great read, thanks for the scans

[Shadowhunter]

Thanks for that, some nostalgia right there.

[orion::S14]

You guys are all 'n00bs'...hehe. :hsdance:

240SX.org...WAY back in the day...had a number of scanned magazine articles.

What the hell, here's the link:

www.240sx.org/links/magazine/index.html (http://www.240sx.org/links/magazine/index.html)

Enjoy!

Take note of the Dec 1992 'Car Craft'...KA-T, one of the firsts!

- Brian

[ixfxi]

wtf...P205/60HR-14 ?!

seriously

i didnt know pignose came with 14 inch tires....LOL


good post!

it never did

s13 always came with 15" wheels, in all countries.

[its a kia]

i love shit like this...used to have a 1989 magazine from Road & Track...they called the 240sx "The Poor Mans Corvette"

[usdm180sx]

You guys are all 'n00bs'...hehe. :hsdance:

240SX.org...WAY back in the day...had a number of scanned magazine articles.

What the hell, here's the link:

www.240sx.org/links/magazine/index.html (http://www.240sx.org/links/magazine/index.html)

Enjoy!

Take note of the Dec 1992 'Car Craft'...KA-T, one of the firsts!

- Brian

Damn I remember that. I was so happy to see an article on the car I bought the issue. automatic w/shift control buttons ftw haha

[conrad_s13.5]

:faint:

beat by a prelube,..........daymn

[Souljahzs13]

This thread is awesome! Its like looking at old photo albums that has been stored away in the attic for 2 decades lol

[waynehead05]

Good read.

[cxlo8331]

haha cool.

[s13 @ fullboost]

that's sick I wonder if they did another review in 90 when the twin cam came out.

[nismoskyz]

Thanks for the link on those other mag articles

Reading this stuff makes you feel like you're in a time machine :)

[nismoskyz]

Apparently popup headlights were all the rage back then. Cool article.

Indeed they were...

I'd really like to see a new car with pop-ups... Just about every car that had em that I can think of has abandoned the pop-ups... vette, nsx, prelude, celica, z, diablo, etc...

Imagine a 2010 car with pop-ups... Sadly, I don't see it happening, although I think it would be pretty cool.

[nismoskyz]

:faint:

beat by a prelube,..........daymn

Idk if they tested the 4WS Prelude, but those are so fun to drive. Parking one of those is a special treat :)

[blackrms13]

Indeed they were...

I'd really like to see a new car with pop-ups... Just about every car that had em that I can think of has abandoned the pop-ups... vette, nsx, prelude, celica, z, diablo, etc...

Imagine a 2010 car with pop-ups... Sadly, I don't see it happening, although I think it would be pretty cool.

supposedly it costs too much to produce them, so thats why everything today is fixed headlights
but i love the idea of pop ups as well
i believe someone said the corvette is the last car to come with pop ups

it never did

s13 always came with 15" wheels, in all countries.

i know, but if u look at the scan, it says 240sx came with 14 inch Bridgestone Potenza RE88 tires...

[dahveed]

didnt popups stop because it was more dangerous/harmful or something, if you were to hit a pedestrian? not that it's safe to hit anyone regardless..