Your Nissan

[BlankFlip]

Just wondering like how ya'll came to like ur nissans. Did u actually want to get ur car, or did u just kind of have to get it cuz u couldn't get what u really wanted?

[Chokudori]

Well, I really wanted a skyline, but I couldn't afforded. So I settled for my second favorite.

[BlankFlip]

that's cool, if i was overseas my answer might be different, but this is actually the only car i was looking for when i wanted a 240SX, i still love it. did ya'll know about 240's/silvias/200sx's before u bought them? just curious.

[LanceS13]

About this time last year I was really wanting an Integra GS-R.  I just had to have one.  But, being a college student and all and no real job, it was a bit out of my reach financially...even though I know my parents would help where they could.  I was driving an Accord that my mom gave me my senior year.  She was now driving the my dad's Z-71 that I used to drive (10th-11th grade)...yeah, I know what you're thinking--spoiled.....you're probably right:biggrin:.  Anyway...this past May, my mom was getting tired of the gas-guzzling 4x4 and wanted something easier to drive.  So she bought a cool little sports car that I've never really given much thought....remember, I was all about getting a GS-R.  I looked over it and snuck it out for a test drive a few times.....and actually talked her into letting me autox it "just one time."  Well, that got me hooked...I had to have that car.  The RWD was just too fun to continue my quest for a FWD GS-R...who cares if it was 15hp weaker and 150lbs. heavier....I wanted it bad.  So I traded with my mom....and it turns out, that was her plan the whole time.  She wanted the practacality and comfort of her Accord back, but she wasn't just gonna take it from me after giving it to me as sort of a senior year present....so she bought a car she knew I'd fall in love with so that I would trade with her.....is she cool or what?!?  I haven't thought about a GS-R since that first autox in the 240 over 6 months ago.  It's my baby now.:)  

I didnt know much about it till i got it my bro told me it wa RWD and i was interested i saw and he said its nice so i was like ok basically forced my dad into buying it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'>

[yenpit]

sold my mod'd civic hatch after 3yrs, wanted to build somethin unique (there are only a few stock around here), really wanted to get back to RWD and turbo power (thatll happen spring/summer 02). rest is history!

[vancouvers14]

ex-gf had a sr-powered 95. &nbsp;it was amazing. &nbsp;then i went to japan, and fell in love with the cars there(especially the silvia, skyline, and a few others), so i sold the neon, sold the del sol, and bought my 240 and started modding.

[DSC]

I had one week to find a car (long story) so me and my friend (with a 450hp 300zxtt) went around every day test driving everythin we could think of that I might like, neon, integra, eclipse, 3000gt, mustang, trans am, ect ect...And after I drove all those we found a 96 240sx with only 43000 miles on it (the last car on the test drive list). I had never heard of them before but my friend said they were really cool. So I took her for a test drive and it was better then anything I had driven so far...and I only stalled out once <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> I couldn't really drive stick when I bought it 2 months but I was out of time and it was better than anything else I had seen so I got it. Now that I actually know how to drive it, I LOVE IT. Every check I get goes into it, 1st of the month goes to payment, 2nd goes to a mod...atleast thats how its goin so far.

[Grant]

Kinds stuck with it. I want a Honda Prelude or a Volks GTI-VR6.. but I came short of cash. I was looking at a Integra GSR sedan at the time I was buying my car, but it needed to much work done to it, and the milage was higher as well.

[whateverjames]

i had a 90 S10 truck, and i was planning on dropping a corvette engine into it, but it handled like poo, i was young, and didn't know anything about cars, so i thought i'd save up a lot of money, learn about engines and swaps, but in the mean time, get something more comfortable with A/C and power steering.

my friend told me about his friend's dad selling a older Mazda MX-6, and i thought hey, it will only be temporary. &nbsp;i go over to his house to see this &quot;Mazda&quot; they just bought, walked in the back yard and said forget a Mazda, i want that thing! &nbsp;and they said umm, that's it, that's what we're selling. i said what, that nissan.....whatever it is? that car right there? yeeep. &nbsp;i died and went to heaven, only $2500, nice interior, sport package, rear wing, rear wheel drive, 5 speed. &nbsp;so i got stuck with a little &quot;import&quot; car until i could buy a camaro or another S10 and fix it up. well, i've had it since may of 99, so that should tell ya it's here to stay <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>

[my240likenoother]

i saw mine down the street from me and 2 week later i had it and plain on keeping it for a long time

[antigrind]

my first 240 i got casue i really wanted the car...my 2nd one was the only car i wanted with the amout of money i had i still wanted it...now i want a 300zx. as soon as i can aford 1 i am getting it. then when i got cash i gone get a another 240 as a daily drive. i love the 240 but i really interested in the 300zx as of lately.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; craig

[konkman]

I had to get rid of the 92 Ford Explorer. &nbsp;My buddies dad is the V.P. of a Volvo dealership. &nbsp;I told him I wanted 5sp import sports car. &nbsp;3 day's later I had my ride.

Straight trade and the nice guy installed a 6 disc cd changer in the trunk, free. &nbsp;What a guy.

My car the day after purchase.<a href="http://www.geocities.com/pidgejas/other/benkonkin1.jpg" target='_blank'>http://www.geocities.com/pidgejas/other/benkonkin1.jpg</a>

[transient]

I really wanted a 300zx at the time, but I saw it's little brother in the classifieds, so I figured hey, why not. A few weeks later I was hooked. The heck with a 300zx, this thing is light, and it handles!

[antigrind]

right now i am in no real rush for the 300. next fall i will see what kind of money i got and go from there. untill then i am happy with my 240.

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; craig

[matic 240sx]

I really wanted a 300zx or 240sx, and i found my 240sx and fell in love

[mrace240sx]

In '97 I had finally decided it was time for another car, I originally wanted to pick up a used '95 Prelude Vtec. After doing alot of searching and pricing I decided that I might as well buy a new car, get a full warranty, and not pick up someone elses problem. Unfortunatly the new Prelude was brought out that year and was alot more expensive than previous models. So I shopped around and test drove every sport coupe on the market. As soon as I got to the 240sx I knew it was the one. It was much more fun to drive than anything I had test drove, and cheaper than alot of those other cars too. I test drove everything, some of them twice at different dealers, base line, fully loaded you name it. All in all it took about 3 months of shopping every weekend and I ended up choosing the 240 hands down.

4 years later I still LOVE this car! Im not sure how I got lucky enough to fall into one but I am glad it all worked out that way <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

my parents found the car and took me to look at it...i drooled then we traded our Jeep for it..hehe..yup at one time i had a SUV...

[chickenmanq]

What I really want is a little tiny car (83 Mazda GLC) with a 3 or 4 hundred hp 350 in it. &nbsp;The ultimate sleeper. &nbsp;Or a stock fast car. &nbsp;However, I like to go off-road, and haul stuff, and jump, so I need a truck. &nbsp;If I had my way, I'd have both. &nbsp;I was looking at 4x4s, but my dad found my Nissan in Idaho for a #### good price. &nbsp;5,000 for 49,000 miles. &nbsp;So, after test driving it, I found out it went a lot faster than my 87 Mazda B2000 pickup. &nbsp;(However, my Mazda was a lot more comfortable, and I have a thing for Mazdas.) &nbsp;Anyway, ended up getting it. &nbsp;The frame is wonderfully built for abuse. &nbsp;Nissan seems to build frames as if they were setting up a desert racer. &nbsp;The engine was powerful. &nbsp;I liked the styling. &nbsp;And now that I have it, I like it a lot. &nbsp;I wish it hadn't been in an accident before I had it, because the body isn't as tight as an unwrecked vehicle. &nbsp;I like the truck a lot though. &nbsp;And now that I'm modifying it, I'm liking it even more. &nbsp;Semi-raced an Acura Integra tonight, even with the clutch slipping a little. &nbsp;Didn't beat him, but was only a car length behind, and he was pretty impressed. &nbsp;But when I get the cam, and maybe a few other assorted odds and ends, I'm gonna leave his ass in the dust. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

[KoukiS14]

Family bought a 90 Stanza XE 5 speed new, and since then we've all been hooked... &nbsp;Friend (nismo270r) gets a 96 S14, and I was impressed with that, and knew I had to have a 240... Shortly after he got it, I started realizing what the term &quot;JDM&quot; is all about, and fell in love with the Silvia and all variations of it.. March of 99 I bought my first 240, a canadian 92 LE hatch with HICAS... &nbsp;
Came time to replace it, because honestly, the thing had cancer... it wasn't visibile, and looked alright, but the rust was wanting to come through the paint in a big way, and I needed a timing chain job, paintjob, body work, and a million other little things, so I decided to just trade it on an S14... I was aiming for a 95, but found a 97 on the net in TN... closest S14 for sale, so I drove down there one weekend and traded it. . It's an LE as well, but no ABS, no VLSD, and of course, no HICAS. . but... I have a working (nice, IMO) stereo, good paint (not flawless... but good hehe), my &quot;Silvia conversion&quot; 5 lug swap. . everything. . haha I didn't (and still don't) care about the lack of ABS... but LSD needs to be addressed... Anyway bla bla bla etc. .
that's how I got where I am today. . hehe. .

yup.

-Rob

[BlankFlip]

dang, this is pretty cool. seems like a lot of ya'll like 300zx's n preludes. for the most part though, even if u weren't planning on gettin' the 240 in the first place, u ended up loving it neway.

[groundzero]

I agree with some of you. &nbsp;I'm kind of stuck with it. &nbsp;I always wanted a Honda Prelude SH. &nbsp;But when I got my 240 and learned about it...It wasn't bad having it at all.

[burgy240]

I didn't know much about cars when I bought it. &nbsp;Looked sweet and was well taken care of. &nbsp;I fell in love with it and the more I learned the better it was. &nbsp;If I had the money I would buy some real exotic but still kepp my s14 and completly make it jspec s15 but no matter what form its in I LOVE MY 240!!!!!!! &nbsp;I liked it so much I bought a 88' 300z for my winter car. &nbsp;Love my nissans.

[Drifting Ricer]

This one will kick all you're stories to the curb.... ready?

It all happen in June I went to see fast and furious you know 'cause every import fan saw it. ( I hope) &nbsp;I didn't have a car at the time and I just got my license a month earlier. So you know I was itching to get behind the wheel. Anyway I was watching the movie and I see purple car I never seen before. I like how it looked and how it kicked that Rx7's ass. I didn't know too much about the car other then I already liked it.

Around august my boy told me he just bought a intergra LS for a good price. Then he goes and tells me he saw the car in the movie I liked so much. He did test drove before I did (bastard). &nbsp;So he tells me $3,200 for it. Lucky me I had the dough I worked my ass of to save up. &nbsp;One day after I see 95 black 240sx in my neighborhood. I saw it and that did it for me 2 days later I bought the car at $2,900. I know it's not a 98 but is close enough for me.

What I was thinking to get was a 94 or 95 CIVIC that's right boys and girls a CIVIC and turbo charge it. Because I wanted to show people that CIVICS can be fast too! Before that I was dead set on a GSX eclipse. I know it would of taking me longer to a GSX but that would of been okay by me. So there you have it. That one of the reasons I have Ricer on my screen name. Now me and the 240sx are best of pals.

[bing]

had a crx but it was falling apart, i was going to buy a 1990 talon tsi but then i ran into a financial curb and my mom helped me buy this, i liked it right away because i knew what it was but i grow to like it more and more every day, put a nice stereo in and i have several things lined up before spring, but i'm not going over board, my next car, depending on cash will either be and A4, or a gti, or another 240sx, but im gonna sta with the s13, i like them better than the s14

[BlankFlip]

just adding this to the original questions i guess. will u actually put ur time n money into ur nissan (240sx mostly i guess), or r u gonna wait to do that w/ another car. i wanna completely mod the #### out of my 240, no matter how long it takes.

i don't really care for modding my car for MAX horsepower or anything besides gettin a deep growl and hittin at least 14.5 1/4 mile thats about it...i more into gettin the sound system up and running and gettin the paint job and silvia conversion...like the looks more...then maybe one day when i i get spanked really bad by an ####### racer then yeah i'll go turbo up the fortie! girls like the looks...they don't care for the speed hehe...except for a few...

[LanceS13]

My 240 is a Street Mod autox beast in the works.
Plans include a CA18DET tuned to at least 270 and up to 300 hp. &nbsp;
But right now, I'll settle for STS with just suspension mods.

[misnomer]

Well, I had been looking for a car for a month or two, was considering buying a new Saturn or Focus or something. Then I get a call from my sister saying a friend of hers in Florida was selling an older Nissan for $1200. She drove it, had it checked out, said it was in decent shape so I sent the check. A white '89 SE auto fastback. Drove it home to Nevada from Florida and was hooked <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'> So hooked I sold it the next year to buy a '92 SE 5spd fastback, and realized the insane performance difference between the two. I'm satisfied with the car, don't plan on getting something else (unless a sweet deal on a 300zx or something falls into my lap). Though, one of my other sister's just got a WRX, and I can't handle being the second fastest in the family. So, yah, hopefully turbo next summer :-)

[240sxtreme]

I wanted to get rid of my escort....I saw the 240, I wanted a Nissan, my 92 red coupe just looked too nice sitting on that lot. &nbsp;I knew absolutely nothing about the 240. &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> &nbsp;man, I got real lucky, and I feel lucky everytime I drive it...I mean, think about all those poor souls who haven't had the chance to see, ride, and drive our cars? &nbsp;I've met a lot of guys with integras and civics, and after seeing and riding in my car, they want it. &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'>

I wanted a 240 or a Pathfinder for about 1 year before I got my 240. &nbsp;I got stuck with an automatic though because I had 1 day to get a car after my Sentra was totalled. &nbsp;I wanted a coupe and got a coupe, but the auto part sucked, so, I want to convert it to a manual. &nbsp;I still want a pathfinder though, for off-roading.
http://www.jackit.com/images/pathfinder4inchl.jpg

[matic 240sx]

when i die, my 97 240sx will still be mine... and i want to do everything i can to make it all show and go!

[ceramicus]

this is a good post
i got my car at 88,000 miles and now its at 103,000 and i still love it, but i wish it was backa t 88,000 since it was faster {i need to take my tranny out and work on it, and replace parts,} funny, i used to be able to peal like nothin and now i couldnt peal out if you paid me to.

anyway, i love the design of the car even more than the 300z, its simple and many designs can come from it. plus its well built and light with big wheel wells. these are the main reasons i bought this car. I wouldnt buy any other car except another 240 to drive as a daily driver after i mod this one up . Oh yeah its an s13!!!!!!!

[Freak Leash 240]

Oh, I wanted mine so bad that I drove 80 miles to get it, I even lost $2000 on my trade in, but who could pass up on a pristine '98 240SX SE 5spd?

And as for Nissan overall, I sold my 1st car to get an '89 Nissan Pulsar NX with t-tops, I still have that car in Venezuela, where my dad owns a '90 Maxima (which I made him buy instead of a Chevy Lumina), when I moved to the states the first thing I did was buy a '91 240SX, which I totalled <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>.

So, YES, Nissan for me please! :biggrin:

(Edited by Freak Leash 240 at 5:50 am on Nov. 16, 2001)

[drift freaq]

Ok, I go way back with Nissan's . Giving away my age here <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> I don't look it either:D. Ah, but I am getting off topic here. Started with a Datsun 510 , 69 two door ,lowered with ST springs koni shocks,pumped L16 with L18 head (larger valve's ) Delong Cam (may Jon Delong rest in peace) 240z flat top 9.5 pistons., sidedraft weber. Moog camberplates . Ok , Ok . After that got into 240z's bought and sold them and modified them . Also had my own Japanese engine and transmission business . Was an active member of United Five Ten Organization. Even wrote an engine article for Rex Jennett for the Newsletter. Ok enough history. In 1989 I drove my then 71 setup 240z up to San Mateo Nissan. Went In and asked to test drive the brand New 240sx . To put it mildly I was blown away at how the car handled stock.
Needless to say. I wound up getting a 90 Hardbody truck. Hey I needed it at the time. Fast forward, 1999 Move to Southern California, L.A. to be exact. No more natural air conditioning . Need something with air. Has to be rear wheel drive. I know <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> 89 240sx . Fast Forward again . Just bought a 91 fastback with 19,000 miles on it!! Yes thats true . It had been hit in the front and parked . Its Black its cool and Its going to be the bomb, when I am done with the planned mods . Its also very much a keeper( is that a real word??) &nbsp; anyways take care and yes its the car I wanted.

[BlankFlip]

dang man, 19,000 miles on a 91, that's just crazy, i don't think u'd be able to find one like that nemore. i think i'm gonna keep my 240 for life, this one at least, i really wanna get a 91-93 h/b down the road w/ my 96 coupe. hopefully it will all work out. there's just something about these cars that draw me to them....

[alchemist]

I've been in nissans for a long time now. &nbsp;My first car was a 92 sentra, &nbsp;I beat that car to #### and back and then some(170K). &nbsp;Well in late 2000 the ins company totaled it out when some idiot blew a stopsign and i tboned her( only broke my bumper.) &nbsp;A few months before that i decided to get another nissan because I wanted something reliable. &nbsp;So I bought a used 99 altima with 8K miles. &nbsp;I really wanted a 1997-98 240sx but couldnt afford it at the time unless it had high miles so I settled on the altima. &nbsp;Well now I'm in grad school and just bought a 1996 240sx with 21700 on it and am selling the altima. &nbsp;I'm just impressed by nissan's quality, reliability, and their overall stying and performance. &nbsp;So its safe to say nissans are my first choice

[BlankFlip]

yeah, i'm gonna be w/ nissan for a while....at least if they keep doing what i like about them so far. even if i did get a subaru or toyota, i'd still have a 240sx or some other nissan.