Looking at a 240sx tomarrow

[Daily240sx]

I'm just looking for some opinions from people that know about 240sx's. I'm from the honda world and have a fully built integra. Tired of all the problems but I just got to keep fixing it and need a daily driver while it's always down. (In the last 2000 miles distributor went bad, water pump went out, headgasket blew, now last night my clutch exploded.) I'm going to look at a 240sx tomarrow. It's a 1992 nissan 240sx hatchback 5 speed all stock. A/c doesn't work, no radio, and looks like the dash is cracked, has minor damage on right front fender and bottom of front bumper. It has 190k miles (seems like alot to me) 165 compression all cylinders I think he said. Anways what is your opinions on this buy? Has a new clutch and all power windows etc

http://images.craigslist.org/5Ia5Y25Mc3Ef3k03Gec7d0c293f51d703178d.jpg

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[Javi802]

i feel you are going to get flamed.
Hard.

But….. Anyways
i wouldn't trust a thing the seller says without making sure its true.
You be the judge

[itsjustdaphne]

holy hell this thing is beat.

and how much are they asking?

[Daily240sx]

It's ok if I get flamed because i'm a honda person i'd expect it. Kinda like a 240 person going on a honda forum i'd expect them to get flamed the same. Just want to know if it's what it is like in the pictures and description is it worth $1700? I havn't looked at the 240 market enough to know what the going price is on certain 240s.

edit: To the person above me, In what way is the car beat? The line where it says dizzy, water pump etc went out that was talking about my integra.

[Javi802]

by flamed i meant people telling you to either buy it or not based on your own judgement.

But you need to look at the car and find these things out, a picture says nothing. My 240 had a burnt out clutch, and bad water pump, but the body and interior was mint, also had a dual cam swap with 88,000 miles, 121,000 on the body… And its an 89 coupe. I paid $2500 for mine

Just look at everything. Check for rust, test the compression your self, check for leaks, check for body damage such as bent to shit frame rails… When all is said and done, YOU be the judge of how much the car is worth.
I'm certain there are people who would tell me i paid to much for my car, and others who would think i got a hell of a deal

[myKAl]

So you wanna go from a fwd car that has problems to a rwd that has problems?.....

190k miles is not TOO bad, but if the compressions good,no rust, runs good, then for 1700, if you suck at negotiating, 1500, then thats a good price.

Agree with above post, check it YOURSELF, like i said, if it checks out, its a decent buy. Hes also right in what some consider a decent buy, some buy mint condition 40s from old people for 900 some buy a pos for 3000, so obviously the 900 buyers are gonna think youre stupid and overpaid.

[Daily240sx]

Lol i'm not a bad negotiator i don't think. When i bought my integra he was asking 5,000 i got it for 3,000

[89s13sd]

I bought mine for 600$ with 85k original miles from an old lady lol. If that car was around here someone would have bought it within a day they are like gold here and everyone overpays. In the end its your call

[myKAl]

Lol i'm not a bad negotiator i don't think. When i bought my integra he was asking 5,000 i got it for 3,000

then you should have no prob getting 1k for it, check it out, let us know how it goes

[Daily240sx]

I'll look at it if it doesn't have any problems leaks no smoking good compression etc and i see it as a reliable daily driver i'm going to grab it most likely. Sadly even though i just want one for a daily driver i can see myself ditching my integra and modding the 240 pretty quick lol

[89s13sd]

^smart man

[fliprayzin240sx]

Well, if all you want is for it to be a daily, then body wouldnt really matter much. Check for compression (minimum is 145). Get it priced down to $1k, then I'd replace the radiator, waterpump and thermostat with fresh ones.

[KiLLeR2001]

Lot of these stupid threads recently, must be the season for a new wave of 240 owners...

[silviaks2nr]

So you're tired of all the problems hondas have so you want to get a 240sx?

good idea.

[zooopreme]

So you're tired of all the problems hondas have so you want to get a 240sx?

good idea.

/endthread

[rednissan180]

Tired of all the problems but I just got to keep fixing it and need a daily driver while it's always down.

so you want to have 2 cars down instead of just one?

[Dek-Thai]

^^^^hahaha rofl so true

[Phlip]

You said your problem was...
Tired of all the problems but I just got to keep fixing it and need a daily driver while it's always down. (In the last 2000 miles distributor went bad, water pump went out, headgasket blew, now last night my clutch exploded.)
I have news for you: a 240SX will not solve that, especially not the one you described

[silvia1991]

I think this is actually a preety good deal. It would be even better if you got it for 1500$ though.

[thefro526]

I would buy this, but only if he dropped below $1500.

The missing radio is trivial, assuming that the wiring hasn't been hacked to shit - you can probably find all of the bracketry and a DIN slot in a Salvage yard somewhere for like $20.

The AC not working could end up being a monster headache or as simple as a charge/fuse/fixing a wire. It doesn't keep you from driving the car, so it's not the end of the world.

Running price on an Uncracked Dash is anywhere from $75-$150 depending on the condition and how badly the person wants to sell it.

If you're going to get it, do a tune up, clean it up and daily it. It sounds like you were trying to daily your Honda which was a 'race car' - of course it's going to break.

[Juantwo3]

i wasnt aware that clutches can explode.

[Mishkin_707]

Probably bought the clutch from afghan eBay, joking aside, OP did you end up getting the car?

[1slowsilvia]

I'm sorry but I gotta correct this spelling it pisses me off... TOMORROW!!!! jesus christ.... seriously? TOM or Row thats it then put it together............ -_____-

USA really fails in education department.

[JKL1031]

U mas be Aisuan orr japaneese?

Make sure it runs with a thermostat..

[90S13Pilot]

U mas be Aisuan orr japaneese?

Make sure it runs with a thermostat..

Whats a thermostat?

[iamthewinner]

U mas be Aisuan orr japaneese?

Make sure it runs with a thermostat..

Japs are Asian, moron

[240zach]

jesus just get a fuckin toyota corolla if you don't want problems 240s have just as many problems if not more than hondas do.if you want a daily a 240 really isn't the best choice

[Goofs]

Probably bought the clutch from afghan eBay

lol .

[1slowsilvia]

jesus just get a fuckin toyota corolla if you don't want problems 240s have just as many problems if not more than hondas do.if you want a daily a 240 really isn't the best choice

240s can be great daily's... fuck my 89 hatch i owned for 3 years gave me 2 problems 1 blew a fuse to the cd player and fuel pump went bad..... oh and did i mention it ran with a rod knock for 3 years????

sorry you're a dumb ass.


Next!

[89s13sd]

I dont understand how everyone says 240s are unreliable everyone I have had has ran flawless while being beat on a regular basis. I have daily drove them all and drove them in events and not any real issues.

[eek]

Anything can be a great daily if you take the time and money to get it in proper working order. Moving from a Honda to a beat up old s13 isn't going to solve your problems. Hondas are some of the most reliable cars on the road. It is young and dumb people that abuse and don't take care of their cars that are left with a pile of broken junk.

Be prepared to put some time and more money to get that S13 to be a reliable daily driver.

[DJ-of-E]

Anything can be a great daily if you take the time and money to get it in proper working order. Moving from a Honda to a beat up old s13 isn't going to solve your problems. Hondas are some of the most reliable cars on the road. It is young and dumb people that abuse and don't take care of their cars that are left with a pile of broken junk.

Be prepared to put some time and more money to get that S13 to be a reliable daily driver.

Honestly, if you're looking for a daily, you have to be a lot more thorough not only on the on-site inspection, but also background check. If it's own by nothing but older people who just use it as daily and at least get it maintained decently, then it's a good buy. However, owned by young and dumb, you will inherit their abuse.

[240zach]

240s can be great daily's... fuck my 89 hatch i owned for 3 years gave me 2 problems 1 blew a fuse to the cd player and fuel pump went bad..... oh and did i mention it ran with a rod knock for 3 years????

sorry you're a dumb ass.


Next!


lol im a dumbass cause you bought a pos 240 with rod knock and still decided to drive it like that. gtfo here.
hahahaha

and by the way you worded it.."it ran"
sounds to me like it doesn't anymore. i wonder if it had something to do with driving your car with run knock.

[DJ-of-E]

lol im a dumbass cause you bought a pos 240 with rod knock and still decided to drive it like that. gtfo here.
hahahaha

and by the way you worded it.."it ran"
sounds to me like it doesn't anymore. i wonder if it had something to do with driving your car with run knock.

No kidding, these people need to re-educate themselves on what "good daily" means for a car.

If you could own a 240sx for 5 years with the car died on you on the road once for something minor, then I would consider it a daily. But the fact that a lot of people with 240sx had to do the following:

1) Change vacuum lines
2) Change fuel pump
3) Change ecu temp sensor
4) Lack of oil pressure due to oil pump
5) Blown fuses
6) Replace Alternator/Starter

Remember, these are 20 year old "sportier" cars that people run harder than most cars. I bought a 1995 Toyota Corolla DX for a family member 4 years ago, all it needed to replace with an oxygen sensor. And then there was the time my dad worked as a mechanic who got a customer who has a Toyota Camry that never changed their oil for 7 years since purchasing, still running without much issues other than slow engine response. Did an oil change and car feels night and day.

[zooopreme]

But the fact that a lot of people with 240sx had to do the following:

1) Change vacuum lines
2) Change fuel pump
3) Change ecu temp sensor
4) Lack of oil pressure due to oil pump
5) Blown fuses
6) Replace Alternator/Starter


I've had PLENTY of people (including some Zilvia folks) get on my case about having a near 200K mileage and NONE of those things you listed has happened to my car. As a matter of fact, after a year of driving 1 hour to and from school, I was the one who decided that it was time to replace the major parts even though they still worked fine. I didn't buy my car from an elderly woman or man.

Is my KA still running strong? You bet your ass it is. Could probably go another 100K with the abuse & neglect. However, would I still consider my 240 a good daily? Hell to the fuck no.

[JKL1031]

Japs are Asian, moron

-looks stupid.

[fliprayzin240sx]

It all depends on how well it was taken care of before. I bought my 3rd S14 almost a year ago. First thing I did was a tune up and replaced the usual stuff: belts, waterpump, thermo (didnt have one to begin w/), oil change, wires, plugs, distro cap/rotor, fresh coolant w/ water wetter, and fuel filter. I'd do those before I decide to do anything with the car. Hell, I took the damn thing drifting a month after buying it...

The catch is, clutch didnt like it and my dumbass bought the car without doing a compression check. Compression was only 140-145, then again, dont care since the KA is gonna get tossed out anyways.

[240zach]

my .02 would be to keep checking cl and other sites and find a grandma owned one who just drove it and doesn't know what they have. odds are you will most likely get it cheap and well taken care of.

[240zach]

for example i was looking at an s14 in the bay with a new paint job, and auto w/100k miles on it for 1600 bucks from a middle aged lady. it fuckin sucked cause when i called to pick it up they had givin it to charity...fuckers. lol you just have to be patient and find the deals

[canasion35]

idk if anybody mentioned this or not.. but its tomorrow not tomarrow..

[240zach]

^ yes someone has. lol

[SHatch13]

whats a good shop to take my 240 in? it needs minor things done to it but wanna make it my daily until i save up for sr or something>?!

[Daily240sx]

Forgot to reply to this thread, I was about to leave to go look at it at 7am (3 hour drive) And he said he sold it. Oh well. No it wasn't a ebay clutch it was a Clutch Masters fx300 the throw-out bearing gave out and the clutch literally exploded. All you heard was a loud pop then crunching noises till I stopped. Atleast I had a new competition clutch that's been sitting in my closet in my room for a few months. :)

[Daily240sx]

Instead of making new thread going to bump my old one. Going to look at another 240sx tomorrow (lol) He claims it's a 1994 240sx hatchback (From my understanding there was no hatchback in 1994.) Here's the description new rotors, new front brake lines, new exhaust, new front tires, new front suspension, new power steering and steering gear, new belts, new stereo and new speakers, really cold AC, 18in motegi rims (w/ bolted on adapter plates), also has a completely rebuilt engine with a low compression so it's all set up for a turbo and it gets 26-29 mpg. There's also an aluminum radiator and air intake system, the dash was flocked (black) and the plastic parts painted (silver), It needs new rear tires, It could use new rear suspension but doesn't need. Has a coolant leak from radiator hose, And has a vacuum leak. He doesn't know how many miles on the body but it's been his daily driver for alittle while and roughly 15,000 on the motor. He says he's moving to another state (4 states away) and needs to sell it. I got pictures of everything and the right side of car is the only part with dings/dents. Mainly passenger fender. Interior is pretty nice. Opinions? He's asking $1000 obo

Here's only pic I got on pc. My pc won't take the pics off my phone for some reason. Rest of body is clean.

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[Promise Land]

how much are you looking to spend? I have mine up for sale, but it's a touch more than $1k. :)

[Daily240sx]

The 240sx I'm currently looking at was originally posted for 2500 obo. Until radiator hoses busted and he took it to a shop and put price at 1000 obo since it doesn't run. But really 2500 or less is most i'd spend. In the same situation as months ago. Integra down for turbo upgrades atm and going to have to spend time tuning it on e85. Just looking for a cheap daily/beater. Going to look at this 240sx in couple hours. Seller seems kinda clueless/sketchy on the car. Like he says it'll have to be trailered to a shop to get the radiator hose fixed and vacuum leak (Of all the talking he sounds like he doesn't ever work on cars and gets shops to do everything) And he said he doesn't have the title because it was at his house in florida but it was shipped to him here in arkansas couple days ago and should have it today or tomorrow (I'm not buying a car without a title so I'm not sure how that's going to go. Not paying until I have a title in hand either.) Idk just seems sketchy in some ways.

[Daily240sx]

I asked him if he would give me vin code to do auto check since I can do free autochecks and he did and I ran the autocheck, Than he said that's wrong vin code that's his other 240sx and he'll go look at the vin code and send me it in an hour, The car is at firestone shop. I'm confused

[blueshark123]

Just match up all vins with the title make sure its a real title and get a bill of sale with his license picture etc.

[fliprayzin240sx]

$1000? Did he blow the engine too? I wouldnt be surprised if the engine overheated and is blown.

[Daily240sx]

I went and looked at it. interior was somewhat, Gross. Front seats had rips. Dash has like carpet type stuff on it and the black plastic pieces were painted silver. Body is in good shape though just right front fender minor damage like in picture, Original color looks to be a tan or creamy brown (Engine bay and door jams), If I remember correctly, 267,000 miles on the odometer. The problem with the coolant leak is not a radiator hose but the heater hose. The hoses that goto the heater core is all unhooked or taken out and the coolant is coming out the heater core hose. He said I could drive it down the road but wouldn't drive it any further due to possible overheating from running out of anti freeze. Auto check came out the car is a florida hoe with 10 previous owners in florida. He drove it from florida to arkansas though. What kind of work am I looking at in getting all the heater hoses hooked up and what kind of money if I need to find more heater hoses? Looks like the heater core is still in there but not sure if good or not. I can probably get it for $800 maybe $750 though by the sounds of it. Should I take it or leave it?

[fliprayzin240sx]

If its just a busted heater hose issue, $30 fix between another hose and coolant. You can run the heater core again or just loop the coolant lines from the engine.

[Daily240sx]

Still waiting on him to get the title, He said he didn't get it today so probably tomorrow. Still waiting on it to come in the mail and he'll call me when he gets it. If he'll take 800 i'll get it but don't want to pay anymore than that. Here's a few more pics of it finally got them off my phone. Yeah it's just the hoses to the heater core there was 1 big one that was disconnected and just hanging and I guess the other 2 are hanging somewhere or missing. I don't really like the interior much the seats and stuff are ripped but the dash he said was flocked (not sure what that is exactly) and the plastic pieces painted silver

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[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

Get a 240 and sell your integra. Here's a quick list of things to do without breaking the bank (This didn't break my bank too much I was still able to live while doing this at your age haha)

1.Fix any issues it has asap and try to do them all at once if your bank account allows it. vac leaks,old vac hoses,clamps,water pump, stuff like that.

2.coilovers or nice shock/spring combo and after market arms all around, Not just cause they are adjustable and all that but because the old arms are crap/worn out and make the car feel like a boat. This will make the car already instantly feel better than your integra. Also look into sub frame collars or energy subframe bushings.

3.after that is done if you have extra cash I would get a sr swap! some would say turbo the ka but to have a legit ass reliable running ka turbo your gonna spend a pretty penny. the same could be said about an sr if you choose to build it but I'm sure you'll be more than happy with a tuned sr20 with a couple bolt ons.

[NHTKID]

the title of this thread made me lol..

[Daily240sx]

Get a 240 and sell your integra. Here's a quick list of things to do without breaking the bank (This didn't break my bank too much I was still able to live while doing this at your age haha)

1.Fix any issues it has asap and try to do them all at once if your bank account allows it. vac leaks,old vac hoses,clamps,water pump, stuff like that.

2.coilovers or nice shock/spring combo and after market arms all around, Not just cause they are adjustable and all that but because the old arms are crap/worn out and make the car feel like a boat. This will make the car already instantly feel better than your integra. Also look into sub frame collars or energy subframe bushings.

3.after that is done if you have extra cash I would get a sr swap! some would say turbo the ka but to have a legit ass reliable running ka turbo your gonna spend a pretty penny. the same could be said about an sr if you choose to build it but I'm sure you'll be more than happy with a tuned sr20 with a couple bolt ons.

Thumbs up for someone actually trying to help instead of talk shit. Lol. Only part I disliked from this was saying the coilovers will make it feel better than my integra :) My teg has koni yellows with ground control coilover sleeves, ASR sway bar, ASR subframe, Full energy suspension bushing kit, skunk2 camber kits, and ground control extended top hats. But getting the car daily driveable would be first thing obviously. I plan on selling my integra and cbr 600 soon though to get a MK4 supra. I'd probably keep the 240 in which case i'd start building it but trying to think of it as a daily atm and not a money pit lol.

Going to post a few pics of my teg, Just if anyones curious about it cause I like talking about the money pit. (21k+ in receipts fml)
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[Daily240sx]

But to stay on topic. He's going to call me when he has the title in the mail and i'm going to go compression check it and going to offer 750 cash (pretty sure he'll take it by the sounds of when i've talked to him) But 800 tops. I'll get.

[bc.]

Don't know if anybody said this yet, but be sure to check for rust on the frame rails!!!! that will ruin any cheap 240sx purchase that you think you are getting a deal on.

[JKL1031]

Get a 240 and sell your integra. Here's a quick list of things to do without breaking the bank (This didn't break my bank too much I was still able to live while doing this at your age haha)

1.Fix any issues it has asap and try to do them all at once if your bank account allows it. vac leaks,old vac hoses,clamps,water pump, stuff like that.

2.coilovers or nice shock/spring combo and after market arms all around, Not just cause they are adjustable and all that but because the old arms are crap/worn out and make the car feel like a boat. This will make the car already instantly feel better than your integra. Also look into sub frame collars or energy subframe bushings.

3.after that is done if you have extra cash I would get a sr swap! some would say turbo the ka but to have a legit ass reliable running ka turbo your gonna spend a pretty penny. the same could be said about an sr if you choose to build it but I'm sure you'll be more than happy with a tuned sr20 with a couple bolt ons.

No, NEVER get rid of the "other" car after buying a 240 as this.

[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

No, NEVER get rid of the "other" car after buying a 240 as this.

If the integra is giving as many problems as he says then why not, People seem to fail at simple maintenance on 240's. take $200 and go to kragen or wherever you choose to go, come out with enough parts to make that 240 run till 2020. people just get a 240 throw on coilovers and exhaust and start trying to drift, then when they keep breaking stuff or keep fixing things one thing at a time they complain and call the car un reliable.

also if you read i said get "a 240" not "this 240"

[DJ-of-E]

Nice clean integ. I'd just replace the engine and make it pure N/A instead of turbo and use that as daily.

With 240sx, put an SR20 and call it a decade.

[JKL1031]

Tegra is down for turbo upgrades and e85 tune. The reliability of this car is unknown.