If you sold, what did you buy?

[nisileighty]

Hi all,
Within the last week, I sold my s13 that I had owned for 3 years and built from a frame to the attached photo:
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I’m not new to having cars come and go, in those three years 11 schassis’s have passed through my possession as well as many z32’s, z33’s, z34’s, a MKIV Supra, an NSX, S2000’s, and much more. I haven’t been particularly effected by the sale of any car except this black coupe.

I was wondering, for those of you who have sold your car that you love, why’d you do it and what’d you do after?

For me, I was at a dead end with the car, and felt the money is more important for me to finish some responsibilities. However, at this point I’m ready to either start another project or purchase another car and I dont know where I want to go with that decision. So what’d you all buy?

[afishysilvia]

RX7 FD or Mazda Cosmo 3 Rotor. Thats it...

[nisileighty]

RX7 FD or Mazda Cosmo 3 Rotor. Thats it...



One of my strong considerations

[RalliartRsX]

K24/k20 FD with a Ford 8.8 and a proper gearbox. Under 2800lbs, timeless styling, great interior and reliability

Done

[CrimsonRockett]

I've bought and sold tons of cars, but I've never parted with my own personal builds. Not so much because the right offer hasn't come along, but because as long as I'm able to keep them stored indoors (and afford to do so), they'll stay with me for my kids to enjoy when they're old enough.

A dream car/build would be a Singer Porsche 911.

I'm always attracted to car builds with that extra attention to detail.

[ronmcdon]

still have my s14 although it's sat in storage for years. It's too much of a money pit and to be honest while I enjoyed it, I never loved the car. The exterior paint quality is pretty much trashed and it would also entail more money to clear that up. Not getting another 240sx.

I'm very happy with my beater civic hybrid daily and '14 evo gsr.

[meteorite_flo]

I think I sold my 240sx 6-7 years ago? I sold it because I had big bills to pay during the time. After that, I was driving a Prius for 3 years, after the lease was up I picked up a 2007 Lexus LS460L Executive Package. Vip Style now.

[DALAZ_68]

Sold my last 240 bout 3 years ago. got into a lease for dirt cheap in an RC350. just recently picked up an ISF.

[jedi03]

have had multiple s13s, FC, SW20, AW11, CRX, Civic coupes, gst, firebird, corolla, focus...all left something to be desired...i had fallen in love with a wrx in 2004, bought an STi off the showroom floor in 2010, found frame damage and returned it, then got myself an 2009 hatch about 2 years ago and been making it the funnest daily driver to date! would love to drive a Porsche Carrera, Lamborghini, and some of the other hypercars

[nisileighty]

have had multiple s13s, FC, SW20, AW11, CRX, Civic coupes, gst, firebird, corolla, focus...all left something to be desired...i had fallen in love with a wrx in 2004, bought an STi off the showroom floor in 2010, found frame damage and returned it, then got myself an 2009 hatch about 2 years ago and been making it the funnest daily driver to date! would love to drive a Porsche Carrera, Lamborghini, and some of the other hypercars



I had a really good condition 2005 WRX but it wasn’t my cup of tea. Funny you had an SW20, because that’s what I purchased.

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It’s a 1991 MR2 Turbo, with 65k original miles. And I’m completely in love with this car.

[brndck]

next car I get will be a rx8
they're dirt cheap right now, very solid chassis, and the first order of business will to be dump that renesis in the trash and start work on a sr20 swap

[RalliartRsX]

Fuck that. K swap that shit. I can get parts from auto zone, junkyard engines are 4-600 and a stock unopened engine will make 400-450 who reliably

[brndck]

Fuck that. K swap that shit. I can get parts from auto zone, junkyard engines are 4-600 and a stock unopened engine will make 400-450 who reliably

but then what would I do with all the extra SR parts I've been hoarding???
:keke:

k swap is def a good option tho, and with all the stuff TF is coming out with, more and more reasonable all the time.

[RalliartRsX]

........probably the same thing I would do with my VET.....

Make a table out of it :D

[jedi03]

had 2 rx8s, they are awesome, rev to the moon like none other lol! k swap would be decent and thought about sr swapping my sti but stupid transmission holds the engine to high lol

[d9m13n]

Didn’t sell my s13, but recently sold my skyline. Wanted to get into something cheap for a while and use some funds from the sale to finish the s13 quicker. Ended up in an e46 330i zhp, which in every aspect is a better daily. 6spd, comfortable, quick, quiet, practical, Harmon kardon sound system, etc....

God do I miss my damn skyline every second I get into the zhp.
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[BryanSayWhat]

I recently picked up a 2015 STI and it definitely has me pondering if I should sell my 240sx.

My original goal with my s13 was to make it "somewhat" comparable to a stock Evo, or STI in performance/ drivability and It currently needs more HP, bigger brakes and tires to get there. Just not sure if it's worth it anymore after driving my STI around for a month...

[collegekid]

I recently picked up a 2015 STI and it definitely has me pondering if I should sell my 240sx.

My original goal with my s13....Just not sure if it's worth it anymore after driving my STI around for a month...


You will have your answer further down the road, when it’s time to fix something on your sti.

Before someone accuses me of “h8iNg!”

I have a Subaru and a 240, I have worked with newer cars (my product line involved provided parts for vehicles from 2004-2019 when I worked in the automotive parts industry), and I have performed maintenance procedures on these vehicles for friends vehicles.




If I did sell my toys and had to buy something, I’d probably pick up a 06-07 Accord as a daily and build a kit car of some sort.



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[e1_griego]

Kept one 240 but parted out the other to buy a BRZ to build a competitive autocross car.

Also bought a miata.

Also bought an sw20 mr2.

They're all sort of a pain in the ass. I should liquidate a couple to buy something cooler but I like having a fleet of early 90s japanese hot garbage.

[nick_d_240sx]

Got a '90 Eagle talon turbo, blew the transaxle trying to burn out, stupid kid, traded back to seller for an '87 FC RX-7 Turbo, coolant seals let go at 112k, tore it down and stored it, bought a '90 Red 240sx, rear quarter got hit, totalled out and bought back, sold for $1k, used insurance money to rebuild the 13bt, got a '86 lifted toyota 22re IFS for $2.8k, finished the RX-7 and started modding it, hybrid turbo, injectors, IC, RTEK Ecu, Had a kid, Sold the RX-7 for $3.3k, moved into new house, Sold the pickup for $2.9k, Came across an SR20DET in a wrecked chassis for $500, 2 weeks later found a Nice '90 240sx shell for $1500, and here I am dumping money into this shitbox.

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Probably keep upgrading the 240 until I'm happy with it and just drive the piss out of it. Might sell/trade in my other cars, '04 G35X and '02 2500HD 6.0L Silverado, for new 1/2-3/4 ton diesel truck.

[BryanSayWhat]

You will have your answer further down the road, when it’s time to fix something on your sti.

Extremely valid point, but that's why I'm still undecided. lol

Is it worth it to spend 15-20k on my 240, or have that money saved for a built EJ if something goes wrong in the STI, after the extended warranty is up?

I do like that Touge Factory is working on a bolt-in K-Swap for are cars, though... I think I'm just going to wait and see how that ends up working out. :)

[fliprayzin240sx]

Sold my 3rd and last S14 5 yrs ago for stupid money that I'd never get offered again, got a 2008 Corvette Z06. Sold that and got a 2010 Cadillac CTSV now once I had a kid.

[WIKID S4TEEN]

I'll never sell my 240. Even tho my wife begged me to, which is now my EX. LOL.
So GLAD I didn't listen to her!

[nisileighty]

After a while of driving the MR2 in the rain, it’s just not practical as a daily. I went ahead and picked up a 91 pickup, grandma owned.

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[1988montecarloss]

after i sold my s13 i got my first car (1988 monte carlo ss) running and driving again with a cheap LS1 swap, pocketed the rest of the money and have just been cruising that around since

its been nice having a reliable and not super ridiculous car that im not stressing out about all the time

might buy another s13 early next year though lol

[juliatom543]

Maybe BMW.

[S14rebuild]

R32 gtr would be my first choice....but dont feel like going thru another build

[drift freaq]

hmm sold my S13 about eight years ago now, Have owned two E36 BMW M3’s since sold the track beast one. Kept the Super rare one, planning on selling it soon for stupid money, Yes ifs sought after,
Int the interim bought a 2012 Ford Focus daily put 40k on it and sold it last spring. Bought a brand new FiST ( Fiesta ST) in 18 . Its my turbocharged daily go kart and weekend canyon track machine.
Not sure what comes after the BMW , a Z? a GTR? Only time well tell.

[ronmcdon]

I think you should get another FiST or two. Used ones are not too bad. I bet in 10 years they will go up in value. I may get one when I pay off my current car loan.

[drift freaq]

I think you should get another FiST or two. Used ones are not too bad. I bet in 10 years they will go up in value. I may get one when I pay off my current car loan.

You can get some real bargains on them. Fully set up ones for stock used prices. Mainly because a lot of newer car buyers are flavor of the week types or very ADHD and switch cars every 2-3 years.
Getting another one used has crossed my mind. lol
I also do have a history of owning multiples of models lol. Kind of a habit I learned back in the day of 510’s and 240z’s

[e1_griego]

I finally drove a fiesta yesterday and it's on my short list of cars to buy soon.

Wicked fun.

[ronmcdon]

You should jump on them for sure. its getting harder to find recaro pkg fiesta st’s. the fiesta st was like my third choice after camaro z1le and c7gs

[az_240]

Sold the kouki I was building for 10 years for a..... Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ. The Jeep was great but miss the shit out of my old 240. Wish I had the money for both. Now I have a E46 coupe BMW because the gas was horrendous on the WJ. Maybe one day when I decide to grow up and make some real money I can get a 240 for track and make the E46 a M3 JZ or LS street car.

[VROOOM]

I finally drove a fiesta yesterday and it's on my short list of cars to buy soon.

Wicked fun.

I bought a Fiesta ST a few years ago, its an amazing car for the price.

[ronmcdon]

didnt you have an evo x? howd the fiesta compare to that? i imagine more fun to daily drive and pick up groceries.

[VROOOM]

Yeah i had an Evo X for a while. The Evo was fun, it was a little too easy to go fast though. i had a street racing ticket back in 00 and i almost got another one in the Evo. so i sold it. The Fiesta is a little more fun around town, its so light(compared to cars today) and has a ton of mid range torque. Its cheap to buy, cheap to drive, and amazingly fun, a really hard to combo to find.

The hatch is tiny though. grocery shopping for 3 people fills the hatch.

[drift freaq]

Yeah i had an Evo X for a while. The Evo was fun, it was a little too easy to go fast though. i had a street racing ticket back in 00 and i almost got another one in the Evo. so i sold it. The Fiesta is a little more fun around town, its so light(compared to cars today) and has a ton of mid range torque. Its cheap to buy, cheap to drive, and amazingly fun, a really hard to combo to find.

The hatch is tiny though. grocery shopping for 3 people fills the hatch.

Really? Did you fold half the seat down? You can do that, or fold both down then there is a ton of room. In fact the cars are more planted in corners with the rear seats folded down. I did that about a month ago and I have put them back up. lol

[ronmcdon]

really? I thought the evo x was always a tad slowish in the straights. At track events I often got such bad heat soak I could barely pass people who waved me to drive by them. It is really fun in the corners and drive it like a momentum car. On the street I find it pretty balanced but on the track I think it more as a driving a slow car fast and good for learning. I should add my evo is stock power & cooling wise

I like the fiesta ST a lot. I think it’d be perfect for many of us as an only car. sucks bad we dont get the new Fiesta ST, although I suspect that isnt going to be as fun as the current one. Really hoping Jim Hackett gets replaced.

only qualm I have against the fiesta are no ohlins coilovers avail for them. what a fantastic combination that’d be.

[[240sx]]

But guis... ya boy Dougie-D only gave it a 53!

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Maybe a half-dash gutted fiesta ST would be a tolerable cabin. Curiosity is building tho.

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[ronmcdon]

For sure I would never take the overpriced RA over the Fiesta St. I would sooner get a challenger instead and keep the yellow bumper guards.

The CTR is nice if not for the track cooling issues and continued ADM. I don't care what others think. Love the way it looks bar the lame red accents. Would throw on an even bigger wing if I had one, just to piss off the people who hate it if nothing else. '20 models may get phoenix yellow paint which would be perfect on a car like that.

[drift freaq]

;6362499']But guis... ya boy Dougie-D only gave it a 53!

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191106/1532465f335dc71e342f3a52fdaae144.jpg

Maybe a half-dash gutted fiesta ST would be a tolerable cabin. Curiosity is building tho.

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That guy is an idiot. lol.. Drive one then talk about it. Thats all I have to say.

[e1_griego]

Update: Bought a fiesta ST. I love it.

Should prob start a new thread since it seems like a few folks here have them.

[RalliartRsX]

K series e46 so I can pass emissions lol