You won't believe this - 479k original miles and still runs perfect!

[mhubble91]

ok, so i know what you're thinkin... "Yeah Right" well... i just bought a '90 maroon hatch with 479k miles on the ORIGINAL, MATCHING NUMBERS, Motor and Trans! You're probably thinking I'm nuts, or why I'd even touch this thing...

I picked it up from a guy here in Sacramento for 1300.. He said it was bought from an old guy who was the original owner.

Now you would think this s13 would be totally messed up... But, infact, no...
sunroof works, electric windows work, original teardrop wheels, original pignose bumper AND lip! mint condition! ... and no, the lip is not for sale! :bigok:

This beautiful hatch now has an organ donor and is receiving an s13 blacktop swap!

nonetheless, the original ka is still running amazingly...

[kaidohms]

good luck with bushings, shocks and boots, unless changed out long time ago, youre gonna have fun with them

[gunmetalr32]

almost 1/2 a million miles.. you need new everything

[mhubble91]

good luck with bushings, shocks and boots, unless changed out long time ago, youre gonna have fun with them

hm, well thanks for the hopeful comment :mepoke:

but, you would literally need to see this to believe it. this thing is nicer than most 240s with 200k... rides like a dream. no road noise, struts are good. CV boots arent ripped, shifts smooth, etc..

I'm pretty confident this is one the highest mile s chassis in CA.... lol.. seriously. If not, the HIGHEST miles s chassis...

[EhrikETFG]

crazy what basic maintenance can do huh

[gunmetalr32]

hm, well thanks for the hopeful comment :mepoke:

but, you would literally need to see this to believe it. this thing is nicer than most 240s with 200k... rides like a dream. no road noise, struts are good. CV boots arent ripped, shifts smooth, etc..
then show us .. post pictures of this showroom condition 1/2 a million mile car

[mhubble91]

crazy what basic maintenance can do huh

i agree! nuts huh? im actually proud of it. people can hate all they want...

[!Zar!]

Maybe his dremel broke while he was rolling back the odometer.

[mhubble91]

got one more coming, sec.

[mhubble91]

back. minor dent on quarter panel.

[mhubble91]

then show us .. post pictures of this showroom condition 1/2 a million mile car

...btw. didnt say its showroom. lol? not sure where you're under the impression that i did say that? all im sayin is that it's incredibly surprising that it's as nice as it is...

[brndck]

ummmmm thats cool and all, but you know you coulda got one with under 200k for about the same $......

[lazysk8er2]

half a million miles and ur gonna ruin it with mods

[S-Nation S13]

Damn..should be in a museum ..haha that's Jurassic STATUS ..

[mhubble91]

why all the hate? lol? and brndck, i don't know the world you live in, but ive never seen a healthy s13 for 1300. never. not until the one i bought? and lazysk8er2... why wouldn't i want to put a built sr in it? Currently it has a single cam, bone stock. obviously i want more power, right? ;) At the moment i baby the hell out of her.... after all, it's been to the moon, lol...

[mhubble91]

Damn..should be in a museum ..haha that's Jurassic STATUS ..

thanks! like i said, i'm fairly confident that it's the highest mileage s13 in ca. I found a "high mileage" forum and apparently the highest anyone has seen yet was, i believe, 369k....

[EhrikETFG]

i got my oem 5 speed 89 coupe for 1200 with like 172k on it.. i live in pennsylvania though, so.

[S-Nation S13]

Come on now people's..his car he will do as he pleases..it's nice to see a high mileage car still working..I know half of you people on here have not as much miles as he does .. And your shits probably all broken down, or parted out..

[jonsparrow]

NISSAN POWER!!! :hug:

[mhubble91]

Come on now people's..his car he will do as he pleases..it's nice to see a high mileage car still working..I know half of you people on here have not as much miles as he does .. And your shits probably all broken down, or parted out..

very true, and thank you. thats the beauty in this really... this car is quite literally 100% complete, including the bottom of the engine's splash guard!

Not a single person on here can deny the fact that S13's are usually gutted, parted out, or missing half of their stuff. This thing doesn't even have the lazy eye mod, lol....

[mhubble91]

also, i plan on calling the local nissan dealer to tell them i have a half million s13... wonder if they'll give me a commemorative key chain? lol!

[TheRealSy90]

Doubt it.

Maybe the guy did lots of burnouts.

[hessianben]

I'm a believer. In 2004 I sold my 92 hardbody single cammer with 367k to some gardener who still drives the thing! Replaced one turn signal switch, one clutch, 2 batteries, one alt, and one water pump.

If you don't fuck with em, they live forEVER....
....forEVEr
....forever..

(picture gummy kid from The Sandlot)

[mhubble91]

I'm a believer. In 2004 I sold my 92 hardbody single cammer with 367k to some gardener who still drives the thing! Replaced one turn signal switch, one clutch, 2 batteries, one alt, and one water pump.

If you don't fuck with em, they live forEVER....
....forEVEr
....forever..

(picture gummy kid from The Sandlot)

thanks for the hope! and i most definitely agree with you. mods are what fuck cars up. keep it stock and anything will last forever.

like i said, i think it's incredible how well it's condition is for miles...

but i really am contacting the nissan dealer tomorrow, ill post what they say...

[KiLLeR2001]

Damn I wish I could find a 240sx with 500k miles. My '90 was in same condition when I bought it but it only had 122k!!!

Now I am sad. :(

[Fuego]

Niiiice. Well atleast keep it stock until it actually crosses 500k.

[mikerbike]

I'm surprised that anyone can be enthused about driving a stock 240. Civics get better fuel mileage.

[SLiDe_WaYz]

You can't kill a KA. Seriously it would take a sugar in a gas tank to kill a stock ka. They last forever.

[CleanAndLegit]

ummmmm thats cool and all, but you know you coulda got one with under 200k for about the same $......
back then, but now a days all these people with drift tax, lowballer tax, im a dumbass trying to sell a pos for $$$$$$ tax, you know the usual fanboy pricing,almost impossible to find a s13 for under 1800 running now adays

[Project S13]

That's great. You have a piece of history becouse I have never herd less seen a highly modified chassis go that many miles stock and still drivable and look as good as yours does. You should really consider passing the half a mill mark .

[Project S13]

back then, but now a days all these people with drift tax, lowballer tax, im a dumbass trying to sell a pos for $$$$$$ tax, you know the usual fanboy pricing,almost impossible to find a s13 for under 1800 running now adays

I got my two tone coupe, blue interior, uncracked dash, lowered on tein springs for 950. With some deep dish wheels and a single slammer running condition . From a friend tho.

[mhubble91]

That's great. You have a piece of history becouse I have never herd less seen a highly modified chassis go that many miles stock and still drivable and look as good as yours does. You should really consider passing the half a mill mark .

Thank you very much, and I really am truly enthused to be cruising in this thing. I baby the living hell out of it. Except tonight I went for a.. "sprintful" cruise down I-5 here in sac. Good lord, i love 240s, lol!

Also -- I contacted Nissan Corp. Office and told them how many miles are on my 240. I waiting to hear back from them. I'll post what they tell me on here.

[g00se]

maybe your get a new car like the 1 million mile accord guy..

but your only halfway there

[I LUV MY S13]

Thats a really nice car, good luck with your build...

[ih8bmps]

my 93 coupe had 279000 miles on it. i drove it for 4k of those miles had timing chain slap but other then that never had ANY issues with it. beat the piss out of it on the track bouncin off the rev limiter sideways about 3 times a week. eventually i totaled the car while trying to attempt a wall grind. pulled the motor out sold it..it still runs daily in my buddys car with about 300000 on it now. never rebuilt. doesnt smoke at all. i love ka motors. i might buy an altima now as a family car just because of the ka in it.

[Kevin920415]

i had a dual cam 77k 91 se hatch. bought from 2nd owner local car. take good care of it.

[Kevin920415]

also lol your odo could have stopped and worked stopped and worked back and forth just a heads up.

[mhubble91]

also lol your odo could have stopped and worked stopped and worked back and forth just a heads up.

that sounds like bullshit, lol. sorry just saying.... lol the speedo works 100%. doesn't wiggle or jump, etc. therefore odometer is working fine. ... also if the odometer wasn't working correctly, it would only mean there are even more miles that what's recorded. which would be awesom! but yea... very, extremely, highly doubtful.

[GhostlyCoupe]

This is why I buy Japanese cars. They last forever if you take care of them.

My previous car was a 1994 Nissan Hardbody. My father bought it new from ABC Nissan in Phoenix Arizona in late 1993. I put a total of 223,000 miles on it. During that time I replaced one clutch and 2 alternators. The factory AC was still blowing ice cold and never even had a recharge. The truck was sold with around 350,000 miles in 2004.

In 2004 is when I bought my Pontiac Vibe new at Peoria Pontiac GMC. I'm not sure if many people know this but despite bieng badged as a Pontiac, it's actually a TOYOTA MATRIX and is sold as a Toyota Voltz overseas which is why I bought it. I was able to get a big rebate on it since GM was selling it as well.

Anyway, 163,000 miles later and I have not made one .. single.. repair to this car that I have owned since new. I maintain it and it treats me well and not a single thing has broken despite 7 years in brutal Arizona heat.

[Felipe]

then show us .. post pictures of this showroom condition 1/2 a million mile car

+1

cluster swap from junked car? photo shop? just sayin... lol

but if its true then post back up with pix when it hits 500k

[nujabe]

yeah dood.. my cars on 330k.. and my bushing are done.. im getting this weird slop in 1st gear were my car rocks back and fourth i think my bushings are done.. also happens in 2nd

[rb25_s13*CHUKI]

You can't kill a KA. Seriously it would take a sugar in a gas tank to kill a stock ka. They last forever.

You must be new the the 240 scene if you think Ka's last forever

[SLiDe_WaYz]

You must be new the the 240 scene if you think Ka's last forever

You must be new if you think they don't. I beat the piss out of my 250K one, ran no T Stat for over a year, barely any oil, timing chain chatter, it still runs to this day in my buddies Datsun truck. Easily at the 275 mark by now.

[rally_whore]

haha i wish i knew how many miles were on my 240. i've been driving it back and forth across michigan for a year and never put a mile on it. gotta love busted odo

[Coleosis]

Ive noticed these motors can take a beating and keep on going; even with ticks/knocks/smoking... Either way, when you get it to 500k (if you havent modded it yet) you should send a letter to Nissan. Its a long shot, but they might pay you to use your car in a commercial or something. Pretty rare to see an original car that old with 200k in good condition, let alone 500k.



I think I remember a while back an owner of a million mile Honda either got paid to be in a commercial, or they gave him a new car or something... I remember seeing it on yahoo news one night at work....vaguely

[Om1kron]

half a million miles and ur gonna ruin it with mods

lol pristine now maybe, throw some power in there and you'll need new bushings all over the car and suspension guaranteed

[s-cargo]

local guy near me has an s12 with 500k on it... dude was over 70 little spanish guy who does all the maintinence his self.. and this is in the rust belt of new england where most nissans dont last.. congrats

[240canni]

looks pretty sick, u have pics under the car ?

[nismoracingsx]

ran no T Stat for over a year

What's a thermostat? :ddog:
My coupe hasn't run one for like 5 years and it still ran great with around 28 mpg when I sold it last week.

just love working oon the red Nissans :-D

That clean of a high mileage pignose, I would left it stock for a daily driver. Buy a battered 240 with a straight body to modify.

[blueshark123]

you know it only takes me 5 mins to change the mileage on a 240 cluster.

[landins13]

god these things have gotten fucking expensive. 1300 for a 21 year old car with 479k miles and it might as well have been a shell since your going to swap the motors anyway.

i bought my 93se 7 years ago with 110k on the car (everything original) and i paid 600 for it.

[Chaluska]

god these things have gotten fucking expensive. 1300 for a 21 year old car with 479k miles and it might as well have been a shell since your going to swap the motors anyway.

i bought my 93se 7 years ago with 110k on the car (everything original) and i paid 600 for it.

drift/fanboy/bandwaggoner tax

[91s13shawn]

keep it stock! see how long you can keep that baby going

[mhubble91]

First of all, to all the haters that say that i fucked with the odometer, it's photo shopped, or that it's fake. - Fuck you. Seriously.

On the lighter side, for those who are actually interested in this story...

I contacted Nissan of N. America and they basically said "Congratulations, We're happy that you're happy." lol. I don't think they're very interested.
Here's the Email -

12/20/2011

File # 7335408

Thank you for contacting Nissan North America, Inc. with your recent e-mail.

It is always a pleasure to hear from one of our customers who has taken the time to write and provide us with favorable comments about their vehicle. We are extremely grateful for the comment you have made about your Nissan, and we are happy to hear that the car has been economical to own and satisfying to drive.

Thank you for writing and we wish you many additional carefree miles with your Nissan.

Sincerely,

Nissan North America, Inc.
________________________
Erwin Montecastro
Consumer Affairs Representative
Nissan Consumer Affair

....

Therefore, I'm not sure that they were as interested as I was in the car, lol.

Anyway, Update on the SR... Head got finished machining. Ordering these parts now...


NEW Tomei Exhaust & Intake Valve Guides -- $288
http://www.circuitmotorsports.net/tom-163049.html

NEW OEM Exhaust & Intake Valve Seals -- $58
nissanparts.cc

NEW OEM Rocker Arms -- $204
nissanparts.cc

NEW Tomei 270/270 Stage 3 Solid Cams - $500 +/-
frsport.com

Brian Crower 8820 Adjustable Cam Gears -- $225
http://www.frsport.com/index.php?target=products&mode=searchImproved&q=cam+gear&x=0&y=0


so, needless to say 1700 with shipping, and a small payment to the machinest the head is finally done. I'll post pics as soon as parts are shipped in :)

oh, btw. Save they hate. Not in the mood for it. We're all s chassis enthusiast. After all, its not like im building a honda....