gotta240

your dad is a wiser man. The camry is a far better car than a 240.

240s are shitty cars that are far less reliable than camrys in general, providing you do the same maintenence to both.

my buddy beat the living shit out of a camry throughout our high school years. Car made it to 300k. miles no prob.

projectRDM

How in hell has the absolutely stupid thread made it to three pages?

If you really need a reason to justify buying a 12 yr old car versus a brand new one, you're an idiot, period. Whether it looks cooler, is faster, or gets more pull has nothing to do with it, especially when it's free.

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tougemaster

zenki is nice.. but i wont daily it just weekend or random drive and track it.

just get the camary and save your own money for the Zenki...

98koukile

Let me get this straight... you have a mercedes now thats 7 years old, and you'll have trouble paying insurance on a camry which would be cheaper than a 240? Buy a new rx8, on paper its a 1.3L 4 door car with full airbags, cheap ass insurance

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BlueTheTien

Hahaha, hey not all 240 owners are cheap! I wasn't one of them!

Well....let's see, I already said it before. I'm using a brand new camry as a example! since that's the newest and the most reliable car out there. He could end up getting me a 2000 camry. you never know. So please drop it with that "you are stupid for not getting a brand new camry" Please remember the thread is about how to convince my dad to let me buy the 240 and not which one should I buy.

ps. This thread became 3 pages because people are not staying on topic.

My dad paid cash for the mercedes when he bought it. so there's no down payment or anything like that when he passed it to me. Right now I only insure with liability right now. SO~~~That's way cheaper with full coverage, but it's stupid, cuz if I do crash my mercedes. No one's gonna pay for it.

SimpleS14

How's your social life? I know its a random question...but so is this thread...

I ask because the 240 can be reliable...but dependent on your social life...its not practical.

I'm eyeing a sedan in the future...possibly M35 or *gasp* G8. I need the room for friends, lady friends and their friends. Room to haul stuff, withstand a drive through D.C. and the pimp factor (from the M).

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BlueTheTien

You are right! haha well...I have a gf, and i don't really go out much anymore. Somehow I'm really lazy to go out now... so yeah, that's the main reason i wanna buy a zenki, cuz I don't do much.

johngriff

Go test drive a 92-99 Bmw 325 for more than half an hour.

Then decide if you want a 240sx. Prices on the cars are not that much more when taking into account "JDM Inflation".

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BlueTheTien

If I was to switch to a beamer i might as well just keep my benz

SimpleS14

why do you say that? They are two different cars....one of them is actually sporty and has a manual transmission.

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SimpleSexy180

why is the 240 so great?

because it feels like how a car is suppose to.

stop saying 240 owners are cheap. ONLY YOU ARE CHEAP.

garagelu

I dont think majority of the 240sx owners are cheap. I think we are actually smart because we dont just drop our car off at a shop and pick it back up with thousands of dollars in modifications.

khoadogg

Best reason... girls hate 240's so you'll save a ton of money! hahah

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BlueTheTien

haha too late. I already got a gf. thank god she doesn't spend too much money. she actually helps me save

s13Dr1ft

im suprised this thread is still open.

Usually when parents tell you to show them that something is better or worth anything, they already know what there going to do.

Have them buy you a camry, save up a couple checks and buy a 240.

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millworkman

240s are better cause mine is paid off.

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blownmotor

Because they are the next civic

inertiaticism

There's nothing wrong with that. Civics are reliable, cheap, simple and modifying them is effective and affordable if you do it right.
FWD is kinda of lame, but it gets the job done, there's plenty of quick civics around.

But then again, what do I know? FWD DUM LOL HONDUH

RedStage

Dude, that rocks.

My thoughts....It's a ten+ year old car. More and more of them are disappearing daily (hell, I'm in Japan and have been ordering parts from the US cuz you guys keep stealing all the parts then wrecking them...lol, I saw the crash thread....)

I'd try to appeal to the "I'd like to keep this car for the long haul, kinda like a collectors car." Who know's maybe that will work.

You've definately got a hard sell. Didn't see why you got the points...or what happened to your old zenki, but maybe these are reasons why they are not onboard with you getting another one....? I'm just guessing (not trying to be an ) but I am thinking the points and getting rid of the old 240 are interlinked somehow....

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azndummie

It will make you become cheap, because even if you aren't right now, you will be just because you are a 240 owner.

jskateborders

fuck it, thats true. If I could get my rents to drop a dime or even cosign my tuition, I would drive whatever they wanted me to.

RUTH'LESSDET

So you can drag race and drift on the streets and waste all the money you have on parts that will never amount to anything if resold!!!!

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morbid

I was debating between an 06+ sti, 04+ 350z, and 04+ g35.

I ended up buying a 93 240sx coupe. If you like the car enough, then just get it. I've wanted a 240sx for a while and when I came across a deal I couldn't pass it up. I could have had a new, fast car, but I got my 240. And I am actually happy about it. I do not have to drive the 240 everyday though, so if you do then our situations are a little different.

Honestly, I would NEVER buy a camry, but thats just me. Not my style at all.

chibo

Get a new car, you will regret buying an old shitbox. I hate these cars but they're cheap as hell.
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