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*DSC* · 01-21-2002, 06:23 PM

Just wondering. I love my s14 but I payed $10.2k for it and I often wish I had gone with an s13 and put the remaining ~7k into mods. That would be good for a lightly modded SR swap and suspension. I think an s13 with an sr and some nice coilovers would be a lot more fun than an s14 with pretty gauges and leather seats...

Kid Zelda · 01-21-2002, 06:25 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from DSC on 6:23 pm on Jan. 21, 2002
Just wondering. I love my s14 but I payed $10.2k for it and I often wish I had gone with an s13 and put the remaining ~7k into mods. That would be good for a lightly modded SR swap and suspension. I think an s13 with an sr and some nice coilovers would be a lot more fun than an s14 with pretty gauges and leather seats...</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

But its not like you would have the 7k to spend on mod's right then and there.

IIRC you were are making monthly payments !

*DSC* · 01-21-2002, 06:43 PM

True, I payed 6.2k in cash (parents gave me 5k for a car) and am paying payments (@11%:o) on the remaining 4k...only 3.4k to go <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> but exact $$$ isn't what i'm talking about. Just that it would have been nice to have a cheaper car with more go fast goodies and in my case no payments.  Nobody else with an s14 feels the same?

Marita · 01-21-2002, 06:45 PM

ok guys help me out...whats the difference between a s14 and s13<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

*DSC* · 01-21-2002, 06:56 PM

s13 was from 89-94 (94 was convertable only) and s14 was from 95-98. The car in my sig is an s14 and in my240likenoother's sig is an s13 (I see you've meet him already <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>)

Marita · 01-21-2002, 07:18 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from DSC on 5:56 pm on Jan. 21, 2002
s13 was from 89-94 (94 was convertable only) and s14 was from 95-98. The car in my sig is an s14 and in my240likenoother's sig is an s13 (I see you've meet him already <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>)</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

oh ok...cool thanx...

yah i met him...hehehe

xNotoriousGQx · 01-21-2002, 07:22 PM

#### I wish I bought an s13 instead of my 97 240sx.  I bought my car for 12g and spent about 5g on mods and my car still maddd slow. If I spent all that money on an s13...I would have an s15 front end conversion, a running s13 engine, 180sx tailights, some suspension mods, paint job and may be a decent rims. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

Marita · 01-21-2002, 07:34 PM

just be thankful u got a car...a lot of people dont have a car u know...

duderiffic · 01-21-2002, 07:55 PM

I'd rather have a nice new car than a stinky old car.  That's my $0.02.  Not to say all S13s are stinky, I think they are quite fine (fastbacks only)  I fear the coupes.  They are insanely ugly!  And when you get older you'd probably much rather have a clean S14 than a "kidded-out" S13.

Jeff

my240likenoother · 01-21-2002, 07:59 PM

just sell the s14 now and get some money back on it and buy that time you will have enought for the s13 and the sr swap nasty suspention ( by the way i order my ground controle setup today ) <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> and mabye even rims!!!

do it !! do it!!! do it!!!

DJ Machine · 01-21-2002, 08:00 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from duderiffic on 7:55 pm on Jan. 21, 2002
I'd rather have a nice new car than a stinky old car. That's my $0.02. Not to say all S13s are stinky, I think they are quite fine (fastbacks only) I fear the coupes. They are insanely ugly! And when you get older you'd probably much rather have a clean S14 than a "kidded-out" S13.

Jeff
</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>wtfever

DragonReborn214 · 01-21-2002, 08:08 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from DSC on 6:23 pm on Jan. 21, 2002
Just wondering. I love my s14 but I payed $10.2k for it and I often wish I had gone with an s13 and put the remaining ~7k into mods. That would be good for a lightly modded SR swap and suspension. I think an s13 with an sr and some nice coilovers would be a lot more fun than an s14 with pretty gauges and leather seats...
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Amen bro.... Anyone wanna buy a s14? LOL.

duderiffic · 01-21-2002, 08:23 PM

DJ Machine,
    You don't see the value in owning a newer car?  I think that an S13 FB is very cool, but I guess I just don't hold modding the living piss out of a car in high reguard.  I've done it and I hated it.  I contribute it to growing up.  I can't interview at a firm with a fucking rice rocket... you know what I'm saying at all?  

Jeff

DJ Machine · 01-21-2002, 08:39 PM

Actually, the "wtfever" was directed at the "s13 coupes are insanely ugly" part of the post.

duderiffic · 01-21-2002, 08:51 PM

Sorry... I've just always liked the Fastbacks. =P

No offense brother man!

Jeff

duderiffic · 01-21-2002, 08:58 PM

Sorry... I've just always liked the Fastbacks. =P

No offense brother man!

Jeff

duderiffic · 01-21-2002, 09:03 PM

Sorry... I've just always liked the Fastbacks. =P

No offense brother man!

Jeff

Anubis · 01-21-2002, 10:32 PM

I bought my S14 for 5,500. and so far i've put like $2500 in mods on it. If i got an S13 it would be the coupe and I would probly make it look like an R32, get some veilside rims and a SR20. But thats just me.

my240likenoother · 01-22-2002, 07:08 PM

so DSC
you going to sell it????just think about the fast 240 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

BlankFlip · 01-22-2002, 07:24 PM

ur s14 will be just as old as an s13 in a few years n u'll appreciate having a newer car n less problems. by the time like me n u r done paying off our cars there should be some nice new mods for the s14, cheaper ones 2. i love my s14 now though a whole lot, just need some rims now.

*DSC* · 01-22-2002, 07:55 PM

Naw, I'm gona keep it.  I really like my car, I'm just too broke with payments (and c-mas hurt a lot...still feeling it) to mod it.  If I can pay it off in 2-2.5 years (my goal on a 4yr $4k loan...$4800 total if payed in 4 years) I'll be able to mod a lot then, I'll have a better job and will probably still be living at home.  So 2 years she'll be slammed, turboed painted and modded up real nice <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

my240likenoother · 01-22-2002, 08:08 PM

i hear that im at home till i put the sr20 in and after that start saving mad cash for an aparment  and hopefully by then i will have a g/f (aka a bitch LOL) paying some bills and i also want to put a down payment on a nasty truck and traler to bring the 240 to shows all over

*AceInHole* · 01-22-2002, 08:49 PM

I went from S13 to the S14... used to look back, but now it's all about the S14.  Actually, I drove my buddy's S13 today....as fun as it is to throw an S13 around, #### I love my car.

KoukiS14 · 01-23-2002, 08:04 AM

I had a 92 LE hatch with HICAS. .  .I do miss the handling, I hated giving up HICAS. . made drifting so much easier  =)  Gawd that rocked. .  the handling on my S14 feels slightly better than a Rustang or Cowmaro, but probably not...  I had to ditch my S13 b4 it blew up, or became a rust spot in the driveway. . I'm not sorry for my S14... hehe nobody knows what it is around here!!! I love that about it =)

And it's in a LOT better shape haha

-Rob

Logo · 01-23-2002, 07:05 PM

I wish I had bought an early 90's s13 as opposed to my 95.  The 95 is great but I'm a broke college student with no money.  I could have got an s13, done a front end conversion, and some rims for what I paid for the s14.  If anyone is interested in a trade send me an email.  I'm looking for a 5spd coupe. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

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01-21-2002, 06:23 PM	#1
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Just wondering. I love my s14 but I payed $10.2k for it and I often wish I had gone with an s13 and put the remaining ~7k into mods. That would be good for a lightly modded SR swap and suspension. I think an s13 with an sr and some nice coilovers would be a lot more fun than an s14 with pretty gauges and leather seats...

01-21-2002, 06:25 PM	#2
Kid Zelda BANNED Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,347 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from DSC on 6:23 pm on Jan. 21, 2002 Just wondering. I love my s14 but I payed $10.2k for it and I often wish I had gone with an s13 and put the remaining ~7k into mods. That would be good for a lightly modded SR swap and suspension. I think an s13 with an sr and some nice coilovers would be a lot more fun than an s14 with pretty gauges and leather seats...</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> But its not like you would have the 7k to spend on mod's right then and there. IIRC you were are making monthly payments !

01-21-2002, 06:43 PM	#3
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	True, I payed 6.2k in cash (parents gave me 5k for a car) and am paying payments (@11%:o) on the remaining 4k...only 3.4k to go <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> but exact $$$ isn't what i'm talking about. Just that it would have been nice to have a cheaper car with more go fast goodies and in my case no payments.  Nobody else with an s14 feels the same?

01-21-2002, 06:45 PM	#4
Marita Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ok guys help me out...whats the difference between a s14 and s13<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

01-21-2002, 06:56 PM	#5
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	s13 was from 89-94 (94 was convertable only) and s14 was from 95-98. The car in my sig is an s14 and in my240likenoother's sig is an s13 (I see you've meet him already <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>)

01-21-2002, 07:18 PM	#6
Marita Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from DSC on 5:56 pm on Jan. 21, 2002 s13 was from 89-94 (94 was convertable only) and s14 was from 95-98. The car in my sig is an s14 and in my240likenoother's sig is an s13 (I see you've meet him already <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>)</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> oh ok...cool thanx... yah i met him...hehehe

01-21-2002, 07:22 PM	#7
xNotoriousGQx Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 447 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	#### I wish I bought an s13 instead of my 97 240sx.  I bought my car for 12g and spent about 5g on mods and my car still maddd slow. If I spent all that money on an s13...I would have an s15 front end conversion, a running s13 engine, 180sx tailights, some suspension mods, paint job and may be a decent rims. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>

01-21-2002, 07:34 PM	#8
Marita Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	just be thankful u got a car...a lot of people dont have a car u know...

01-21-2002, 07:55 PM	#9
duderiffic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area (Sunnyvale) Age: 40 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'd rather have a nice new car than a stinky old car.  That's my $0.02.  Not to say all S13s are stinky, I think they are quite fine (fastbacks only)  I fear the coupes.  They are insanely ugly!  And when you get older you'd probably much rather have a clean S14 than a "kidded-out" S13. Jeff

01-21-2002, 07:59 PM	#10
my240likenoother Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,261 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	just sell the s14 now and get some money back on it and buy that time you will have enought for the s13 and the sr swap nasty suspention ( by the way i order my ground controle setup today ) <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> and mabye even rims!!! do it !! do it!!! do it!!!

01-21-2002, 08:00 PM	#11
DJ Machine Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from duderiffic on 7:55 pm on Jan. 21, 2002 I'd rather have a nice new car than a stinky old car. That's my $0.02. Not to say all S13s are stinky, I think they are quite fine (fastbacks only) I fear the coupes. They are insanely ugly! And when you get older you'd probably much rather have a clean S14 than a "kidded-out" S13. Jeff </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>wtfever

01-21-2002, 08:08 PM	#12
DragonReborn214 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: SoCal Age: 41 Posts: 462 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from DSC on 6:23 pm on Jan. 21, 2002 Just wondering. I love my s14 but I payed $10.2k for it and I often wish I had gone with an s13 and put the remaining ~7k into mods. That would be good for a lightly modded SR swap and suspension. I think an s13 with an sr and some nice coilovers would be a lot more fun than an s14 with pretty gauges and leather seats... </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Amen bro.... Anyone wanna buy a s14? LOL.

01-21-2002, 08:23 PM	#13
duderiffic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area (Sunnyvale) Age: 40 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	DJ Machine,     You don't see the value in owning a newer car?  I think that an S13 FB is very cool, but I guess I just don't hold modding the living piss out of a car in high reguard.  I've done it and I hated it.  I contribute it to growing up.  I can't interview at a firm with a fucking rice rocket... you know what I'm saying at all?   Jeff

01-21-2002, 08:39 PM	#14
DJ Machine Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 549 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Actually, the "wtfever" was directed at the "s13 coupes are insanely ugly" part of the post.

01-21-2002, 08:51 PM	#15
duderiffic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area (Sunnyvale) Age: 40 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry... I've just always liked the Fastbacks. =P No offense brother man! Jeff

01-21-2002, 08:58 PM	#16
duderiffic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area (Sunnyvale) Age: 40 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry... I've just always liked the Fastbacks. =P No offense brother man! Jeff

01-21-2002, 09:03 PM	#17
duderiffic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area (Sunnyvale) Age: 40 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry... I've just always liked the Fastbacks. =P No offense brother man! Jeff

01-21-2002, 10:32 PM	#18
Anubis BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Age: 36 Posts: 990 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I bought my S14 for 5,500. and so far i've put like $2500 in mods on it. If i got an S13 it would be the coupe and I would probly make it look like an R32, get some veilside rims and a SR20. But thats just me.

01-22-2002, 07:08 PM	#19
my240likenoother Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,261 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so DSC you going to sell it????just think about the fast 240 <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

01-22-2002, 07:24 PM	#20
BlankFlip Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Future Posts: 1,627 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ur s14 will be just as old as an s13 in a few years n u'll appreciate having a newer car n less problems. by the time like me n u r done paying off our cars there should be some nice new mods for the s14, cheaper ones 2. i love my s14 now though a whole lot, just need some rims now.

01-22-2002, 07:55 PM	#21
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Naw, I'm gona keep it.  I really like my car, I'm just too broke with payments (and c-mas hurt a lot...still feeling it) to mod it.  If I can pay it off in 2-2.5 years (my goal on a 4yr $4k loan...$4800 total if payed in 4 years) I'll be able to mod a lot then, I'll have a better job and will probably still be living at home.  So 2 years she'll be slammed, turboed painted and modded up real nice <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

01-22-2002, 08:08 PM	#22
my240likenoother Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,261 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i hear that im at home till i put the sr20 in and after that start saving mad cash for an aparment  and hopefully by then i will have a g/f (aka a bitch LOL) paying some bills and i also want to put a down payment on a nasty truck and traler to bring the 240 to shows all over

01-22-2002, 08:49 PM	#23
AceInHole Autox Technician Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New Haven, CT Age: 40 Posts: 3,961 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: AceInHole Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I went from S13 to the S14... used to look back, but now it's all about the S14.  Actually, I drove my buddy's S13 today....as fun as it is to throw an S13 around, #### I love my car.

01-23-2002, 08:04 AM	#24
KoukiS14 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Indiana Age: 43 Posts: 944 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I had a 92 LE hatch with HICAS. .  .I do miss the handling, I hated giving up HICAS. . made drifting so much easier  =)  Gawd that rocked. .  the handling on my S14 feels slightly better than a Rustang or Cowmaro, but probably not...  I had to ditch my S13 b4 it blew up, or became a rust spot in the driveway. . I'm not sorry for my S14... hehe nobody knows what it is around here!!! I love that about it =) And it's in a LOT better shape haha -Rob

01-23-2002, 07:05 PM	#25
Logo Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 48 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I wish I had bought an early 90's s13 as opposed to my 95.  The 95 is great but I'm a broke college student with no money.  I could have got an s13, done a front end conversion, and some rims for what I paid for the s14.  If anyone is interested in a trade send me an email.  I'm looking for a 5spd coupe. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>