What a difference some TLC makes...

[Booztd 3]

So last week on the 23rd I traded the my old (and beat - had a ton of issues: No Heat, No Power Steering, No Right Turn Signal, No Radio, Broke Windshield, Sideswiped Body Damange, 275k miles, I think you get the idea.....) 95 240 Base for a really low mileage, clean 94 Honda Accord. I sold the Honda Accord last friday night for $3,000. If you do that math thats $700 more than I paid for the 95 240 that I traded straight up for :lol:

Now we move on to saturday. I look on my local forum to find some kid has posted up an add from his local paper (about an hour from me) What do I find but a 2-owner 97 240sx SE. I call and its an older gentlemen....I decided to make an impromptu trip right then and there.


I showed up, the car looked great, albeit needing cleaning. The couple were very friendly and easy to deal with. We talked for a little while, and i decided to buy the car. The elderly lady even gave us 20 dollars to get some dinner for the drive home! :D

Now onto the details

1997 240SX Se
121k Miles
Auto
2-owner, super clean

I bought this car for $3900!!!

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I am so much more happy spending a little extra to pick up this car considering I dont have to throw a rear end in it, do the 5-lug, and every last mechanical/electrical piece is fully functional! Its so comfortable to drive and looks a whole lot better than the 95-96 body style IMO

[louisdaboois]

ooooof. bad ass sir.

[jspaeth]

Nice pickup!

Time for a 5-speed swap and some goodies!

[TheArkitekt]

good deal! i would love to have one of those

[2fast4y0u]

nice find...im not to far from perioa. im glad u saw this before me, otherwise i might have a nother kouki to add to my collection

[exitspeed]

Sweet. Nice price you paid.

It stinks where you live. :)

[Palmer]

Wow, thats a good deal. It always pays to be nice to the elderly, you never know what your gonna get."Here's 20 bucks son"..."and have fun bangin Jules!"

[Gumballf355]

Sounds like you came up.

[zaneithan]

where are you from? Petoria from family guy?

[veeates36]

wow..good eye on a great find, and she even bought dinner..? thats awesome.. now that sounds like a good day

[Lurkable]

where are you from? Petoria from family guy?

Haha, Petoria...

Anyway, fantastic find. I'm happy for you, and despite the fact that I like my zenki over any kouki, I'm still a little jealous. ;)

[S14DB]

Yeah, you want to sell me those seats...

[98s14inaz]

Well done sir. Very good find. It makes me miss mine. I had a green one just like that. Take good care of it.

[ripnbst]

5 speed swap and your in business. Hows the engine bay? most elderly people overlook that aspect of the car.

[jackjack]

great deal. car looks GOOD.

[RedStage]

congrats! helluva find. good luck with it!

[h22speed]

good find man!!

[Booztd 3]

Thanks for the compliments guys........but she's not getting a 5spd swap.....its getting a 6 spd swap.....you can figure out the rest....:)

I believe this weekend I'll throw on the 300ZX brakes + Master cylinder, as well as the R200 rear end. The original window sticker was included in the glove box and i did not see ABS as an option on the list, so I believe that means it does not have LSD.

Luckily I parted a 93 non-turbo 300ZX a few months ago and kept all the stuff that would transfer on to a 240 :)

[Booztd 3]

It stinks where you live. :)

It def stinks in Decatur, it does not smell in Peoria where I live....

[bloodangels13]

LS swap? great find sir..... ive been tempted to pick up a s14 to go with my s13

[99maxgtr]

yo what part of south jersey are you from. my parents live in cherry hill i've never seen any 240's around..

Nice pickup!

Time for a 5-speed swap and some goodies!

[DJButton]

Great deal Booztd, that will be a great daily, I assume that's it's purpose for now?

yo what part of south jersey are you from. my parents live in cherry hill i've never seen any 240's around..
Hey, my sister lives in Pennsauken man, I'm in the area alot, coolness.

[snowmansent2hel]

nice pick up and u have like a 98% chance that it wasnt beat on

[Booztd 3]

nice pick up and u have like a 98% chance that it wasnt beat on

Do you mean that it wasnt beat on?

I know the full history of the car. It was purchased new at the Nissan dealership by the owner of the dealership, for his daughter. She drove it 3 years and put 25k miles on it. The dealer owner then bought his daughter a new car for college and this 240 sat in the elderly couples garage I purchased it from, for 3 years.

They finally decided to buy it several years ago and the old man drove it back and fourth to work every day.

[turtle m3th]

You lucky bastard!!! I've had such a hard time getting a kouki s14 for a reasonable price, which is why I still don't have one. Nice find mang!

[Antihero983]

LS swap? great find sir..... ive been tempted to pick up a s14 to go with my s13

BAH forget that, i bought a Z to go with my s13 lol

and good find OP!!!!

[axiomatik]

nice find. i wouldn't mind getting a kouki to go with my coupe.....wife would kill me though, we already have 3 cars between the 2 of us.

[ALEXTHESUS*PECT]

damn what a steal! congrats to you!

[LongGrain]

good deal!

5sp>6sp when it comes to SR's

[Iwant2slide_S13]

damn, bump for the pick up.

[projectRDM]

Good price, is the chassis covered in rust though? That snow makes me worry. I'm so glad I didn't live around road salt 60% of the year.

[eds13]

dang son. good freakin deal!

[Booztd 3]

Good price, is the chassis covered in rust though? That snow makes me worry. I'm so glad I didn't live around road salt 60% of the year.


Theres absolutely no rust on the car

[Booztd 3]

5sp>6sp when it comes to SR's


That comment was completely over your head......lol

[blueshark123]

nice buy that thing is clean all u need to do is a tranny swap like me cause i just piked up a green s14 llike urs for 1350 but its a 95