buying a 240 HELP!!!

[yelevich]

Hi, i'm looking at a 96 240 with 77K on it, the guy wants $6500 for it pretty firm, car in ok shape he is in NY.

the motor sounds funny, he says its beacuse its a truck engine (suposedly). do they all have a knocking noise to them, please help ASAP need to get back to him

1. is the noise supposed to be there?
2. is the car worth that price?

thanx

[LanceS13]

knocking?  could be bad
clanking?  check timing chain/chain guides
clicking?  noisy injectors; normal...no problem

As for price, check kbb; but sounds reasonable to me if it's in decent condition.

[CounterfeitSilvia]

I bought a 95 S14 last month with 116,000 miles, and although the engine doesn't run as smooth as my last car. There is no knocking. The price doesn't sound bad but I would have it looked at by a mechanic before I jumped in head first.

[prInce]

although '96 240 is a beautiful rare car, that knockin noise is very discomforting.  It can be a whole buch of things.  If you're really going to buy the car, spend a little money and take it to a nissan dealer for a check up.  don't get the basic test.  All they do in a basic test is drive the car on the road which is crap...  i think they got a package for $150 where they inspect everything and tell you exactly what's wrong with the car.

hey, where about do you live?  I know of a guy in Chicago who's selling his '98 240sx for $8900. check it out on autotrader.