I Can't Make a Choice Between a '97 Civic or a '98 240SX LE

[patliean]

As of right now I have a choice to buy either a red '97 Civic 2 door EX or a '98 240SX black LE. Both have excellent miles on them and are in great conditions. My problem is that I cant decide on which I should buy? Should go with style and trendiness (Civic) or should I go with stealth and power(240SX)? Civics have many parts available at cheap costs but everybody as one? The parts available for the 240SX are kinda of expensive because most are Japanese Companies, but they are of great quality and actual make your car faster, not just look fast. Image is everything so I dont know if i should go with looking fast or actualy being able to go fast? I need someone to please give some reasons on why I should by the 240SX instead of the Civic. PLEASE HELP A.S.A.P. !!!!!

[keepitmovin]

If ya need to ask that question you shouldnt buy a 240!. Just kidding man, well I would hate to drive something everyone has. More parts avialible means more people will have same setups as you. 240sx unique , beautiful, decent amount of power, RWD

[DSC]

&quot;Image is everything so I dont know if i should go with looking fast or actualy being able to go fast?&quot; You won't look too good in that civic when someone in a 240 beats your ass <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>
Are you building a show car or something to race in? I'd never go back to FWD now that I have a 240. I'd say just test drive them both and which ever one you like most, buy. Thats what I did...
(BTW I never test drove a civic, I wanted a sports car)

[uuninja]

I see 200 civics every day. I see 5 s14's a month. In the Washington DC, area I see more Type-r's, or even 911 Carrera turbos than s14's (not kidding) <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>. I would be full of it if I said that having unique car that I could afford was not a big factor in my decision.

[AceInHole]

i dunno what you're talking about with &quot;image&quot;.
240sx + turbo = no one will be able to see anything but your pretty tail lights.......
<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
(there goes my pointless comment..... g'nite. lol)

i'd get me BOTH cars...hehhe..nah i love the civic in the rain and snow...but #### i really hate the #### 240 in the rain...sucks...but once it's dry tarmac...thats when it's real fun....there are some sacrifices and some gains when you choose either ones...and it doesn't even matter if everyone has one...it matters wether or not you like it....shit if i had found a cheap nice condition civic when i was car shoppin i'd probably buy it too...

[240booster]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL &nbsp; #### I CAN'T BELIEVE U EVEN ASKED THAT QUESTION IN THIS FORUM!!!!! &nbsp; &nbsp;NEWAY, I just can't stand being without power man if i was goin to go honda get a del sol Vtech, a teg GS-R or Civic Si. Plus, the 240 has almost every part that u can find for hondas u just gotta look for them.

[uuninja]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from AceInHole on 12:51 am on Dec. 15, 2001
i dunno what you're talking about with &quot;image&quot;.
240sx + turbo = no one will be able to see anything but your pretty tail lights.......
<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
(there goes my pointless comment..... g'nite. lol)
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Who said any thing about image? I chose my car becouse A. RWD B. good weight distro. C. not every third car I see on my way to work is one and the same.

[alchemist]

Honestly, &nbsp;look at it this way. &nbsp;With the 98 it might still be in the factory warrantee. &nbsp;Do you know how rare the 98 240sx is? &nbsp;Werent only like 8000 made for the US that year? &nbsp;There are companies that make turbo's etc, &nbsp;just like honda, but not as many. &nbsp;In the looks department, &nbsp;the 240 is a lot better, &nbsp;and if you plan on doing any &quot;racing&quot; with your buddies, &nbsp;the RWD is nice for the twisites.

[DragonReborn214]

Buy the honda... please.

[AceInHole]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from uuninja on 7:13 am on Dec. 15, 2001
Who said any thing about image? I chose my car becouse A. RWD B. good weight distro. C. not every third car I see on my way to work is one and the same.
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He did:

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Image is everything so I dont know if i should go with looking fast or actualy being able to go fast?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

[xNotoriousGQx]

Just buy the 240sx you won't regret it. &nbsp;It's beautiful and has high hp potential.

[Zenki Two40]

man, i didn't even consider a civic to be an option when i was looking for my 240. ur on a zivia board, but even if i had a different car, i'd still say to buy the 240.

[wherezmytofu]

*point*
most people with non-vtec civics swap the engine for power reasons..that should tell u alittle about potential.....a ka-t is so much better then a #### d-series w/ turbo!

[Takumi]

Stealth and power. Get a 240SX. Civics are easy to tune, but when you mention you drive a fixed up Civic, people will just either frown or look at you weird thinking you're some Fast And Furious reject or something. At least 240SX's aren't the usual predictable flagship of rice rockets.

[misnomer]

If you can't decide, you really oughta stick with the Civic and leave the 240sx for somebody who really wants it. Seriously, the 240sx should remain the classy car it was designed to be, shouldn't be compared with a Civic. Though, if you decide larger displacement, rear wheel drive, best in class handling, and fine looking important, why are you even considering the Civic?

yah its hard enough to find them these days someone who knows more about it and REALLY REALLY wants it should get a chance to have it

[S13Grl]

I think this guy is just making fun of us, really. Just to see how much crap we talk about civics.

Good job, man! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

Irena

agreed :confused: i love civics <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'> i wish i coulda had one but hadda settle for my s-14 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> HAHAHAHAHAHA <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

(Edited by nismos14 at 7:26 pm on Dec. 15, 2001)

[S13 Passion]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from benns13 on 1:48 am on Dec. 15, 2001
i'd get me BOTH cars...hehhe..nah i love the civic in the rain and snow...but #### i really hate the #### 240 in the rain...sucks...but once it's dry tarmac...thats when it's real fun....there are some sacrifices and some gains when you choose either ones...and it doesn't even matter if everyone has one...it matters wether or not you like it....shit if i had found a cheap nice condition civic when i was car shoppin i'd probably buy it too...
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we just got a heavy snowfall for the first time this winter here in Toronto. &nbsp;i love driving my 240 in the snow (as long as youre careful) and i like fish tailing, but to a point when i can control it....hehe. &nbsp;its kind of a good practice for drifting (when there are no cars around).

[S13 Passion]

oh yeah, btw.... get the 240!! &nbsp;before i got my car 3 months ago, i had a choice b/w that and a civic. &nbsp;i found that i made a good choice.

[DragonReborn214]

No one even talked crap about civics... so if that was his point, S13grl, it didn't go off very well for him.

[burgy240]

Not rying to be a dick but if you can't decide then the 240 is probably not for you. &nbsp;Most of us here know that a 240 is not a ferrrari or a Lamborghini, #### not even A skyline GT-R, &nbsp;but we doo know that our 240's are what we love, not just drive. &nbsp;It sound dumb but if your just into the &quot;scene&quot; &nbsp;and not the &quot;CARS&quot; &nbsp;then go with the Honda. &nbsp;If your about the &quot;RIDE&quot; then get the 240 and never look back!!

[my240likenoother]

i bought my 240 for the looks at first i didnt even know what a 240 was but bought it anyway it looks good now and now comes the proformance of it

i allway will go for the better looking car than a faster car &nbsp;you can always make the the car faster

[AceInHole]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from my240likenoother on 8:15 pm on Dec. 16, 2001
i bought my 240 for the looks at first i didnt even know what a 240 was but bought it anyway it looks good now and now comes the proformance of it

i allway will go for the better looking car than a faster car you can always make the the car faster</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
then there's the people who start with slow ugly cars *cough cough* and try to make them look faster *cough*rice*cough* <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

I'm pretty sure this guy was joking.

[240enthusiast]

drive both of them like you stole it. &nbsp;I would buy the 240 only because I know what potential it has. &nbsp;I know the civics potential and even still I would buy a 240. &nbsp;BUT THAT IS ONLY BECAUSE I'm going to have a sick swap. &nbsp;So.. I don't think I helped you out any huh? &nbsp;Oh well... &nbsp;I love hondas.. They're reliable they're cheap.. easy o fix up and do whatever with... But I love the look of the 240..

[uuninja]

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He did:

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LOL your right &quot;image is everything&quot; LOL!

[Zenki Two40]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from krunko on 11<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'>6 pm on Dec. 16, 2001
I'm pretty sure this guy was joking.
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yup, he's only got one post. he probably already has a civic <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>.