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BritishGuy · 05-05-2010, 04:05 PM

Hi - I'm new. I've read a few posts and looked through the marketplace but I couldn't find a similar thread....

I'm going to be moving from the UK to the Bay Area and I'm hoping to buy a 97/98 Koukai 240SX when I arrive. My desires from the car are that it's stock, very clean and that its not going to cause me much trouble for a couple of years on my daily 60 mile round trip to work.

1. What's the chance of finding a Koukai with 50k miles or less?
2. How many miles can these cars do before things start to break?
3. How much am I going to need to pay for a really mint one (I'm talking garaged California car with very low miles)?
4. How often do examples that good come up for sale, and where should I be looking? Here? Ebay? Craigslist?
5. How reliable is a 12 y/o 240SX really going to be when putting significant miles on it?

Thanks for help - sorry for the 20 questions format!

Corbic · 05-05-2010, 05:50 PM

Money talks. Less then 50k miles is going to be damn impossible to find. Most cars that are 4 years old here have that sort of mileage.

Mileage is pointless compared to condition.

You are commuting 60 miles a day... why are you trying to get a mint low mileage car? It won't be that way in one year.

Watch the classifieds, you can see what pops up. Stock cars anymore are no longer owned by nice gentlemen or middle age ladies but kids to poor to modify there JDM-DRIFTO 240!

You are better off going for a modified one that you can track the owners history. At least he will have replaced ball-joints, rebuilt the engine blah blah depending on the car you are looking at.

Totally web-forum stalk them, find all there posts, try and track down their Facespace so forth. You'll get a great idea on how they took care of the car.

DJDANGER24 · 05-05-2010, 09:08 PM

as far as reliability, keep up with the maintenance and youll be golden. oh and...

*fliprayzin240sx* · 05-06-2010, 06:35 AM

Hope you know that you're getting a shitty 240sx with an anemic KA in it compared to an SR20DET equipped 200sx/Silvia thats out there right?

BritishGuy · 05-06-2010, 05:17 PM

Yeah...I could also get a year 2000 one here. And low miles. And it'd cost me $10k. Sad. So about this engine - is it terrible? It looks like I could get a mint V6 Accord from 2006 for $15k...not as cool as a 240sx but if it's just really slow then it's less interesting...

*DALAZ_68* · 05-06-2010, 05:42 PM

dude...just get a 350z and beat the crowd...

lhoy12 · 05-06-2010, 05:52 PM

If you're ball parking stuff around the $15k mark, a 350z is well within your reach. If you look for 350Z's from private owners, you can get a 2004-2006 350Z with around 50k for that price. There is (or was) a 2005 w/ 44k in my area for $18k obo so I know the 350Z's are out there in your price range w/ your milage. Plus you get double the hp of the 240sx.

*DALAZ_68* · 05-06-2010, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lhoy12

Plus you get double the hp of the 240sx.

and less of a chance it was hacked up bhy a tard...

05-05-2010, 04:05 PM	#1
BritishGuy Join Date: May 2010 Location: London Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Moving from London to Bay Area want to buy Koukai 240SX Hi - I'm new. I've read a few posts and looked through the marketplace but I couldn't find a similar thread.... I'm going to be moving from the UK to the Bay Area and I'm hoping to buy a 97/98 Koukai 240SX when I arrive. My desires from the car are that it's stock, very clean and that its not going to cause me much trouble for a couple of years on my daily 60 mile round trip to work. 1. What's the chance of finding a Koukai with 50k miles or less? 2. How many miles can these cars do before things start to break? 3. How much am I going to need to pay for a really mint one (I'm talking garaged California car with very low miles)? 4. How often do examples that good come up for sale, and where should I be looking? Here? Ebay? Craigslist? 5. How reliable is a 12 y/o 240SX really going to be when putting significant miles on it? Thanks for help - sorry for the 20 questions format!

05-05-2010, 09:08 PM	#3
DJDANGER24 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego (Fletcher Hills), CA Age: 36 Posts: 2,439 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	as far as reliability, keep up with the maintenance and youll be golden. oh and... __________________ Built RB25 - RB The World - Vertex Everything @RBVertexRidge

05-06-2010, 06:35 AM	#4
fliprayzin240sx Man w/ CTSV & a Car Seat Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 17,998 Trader Rating: (19) Rides Gallery: fliprayzin240sx Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Hope you know that you're getting a shitty 240sx with an anemic KA in it compared to an SR20DET equipped 200sx/Silvia thats out there right? __________________ If you think Zilvia has too many assholes... CLICK HERE!!!

05-06-2010, 05:42 PM	#6
DALAZ_68 not giving a fuck Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los angeles Age: 35 Posts: 15,080 Trader Rating: (104) Feedback Score: 104 reviews	dude...just get a 350z and beat the crowd... __________________ LOL 240... whats better than 1? 5 1's ...lol PSN & XBL GT : Wh0pp3r68 CLUB LEXUS : Wh0pp3r

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05-05-2010, 05:50 PM	#2
Corbic Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: US Age: 37 Posts: 8,027 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Money talks. Less then 50k miles is going to be damn impossible to find. Most cars that are 4 years old here have that sort of mileage. Mileage is pointless compared to condition. You are commuting 60 miles a day... why are you trying to get a mint low mileage car? It won't be that way in one year. Watch the classifieds, you can see what pops up. Stock cars anymore are no longer owned by nice gentlemen or middle age ladies but kids to poor to modify there JDM-DRIFTO 240! You are better off going for a modified one that you can track the owners history. At least he will have replaced ball-joints, rebuilt the engine blah blah depending on the car you are looking at. Totally web-forum stalk them, find all there posts, try and track down their Facespace so forth. You'll get a great idea on how they took care of the car.

05-06-2010, 05:17 PM	#5
BritishGuy Join Date: May 2010 Location: London Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah...I could also get a year 2000 one here. And low miles. And it'd cost me $10k. Sad. So about this engine - is it terrible? It looks like I could get a mint V6 Accord from 2006 for $15k...not as cool as a 240sx but if it's just really slow then it's less interesting...

05-06-2010, 05:52 PM	#7
lhoy12 Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Washington Age: 36 Posts: 92 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If you're ball parking stuff around the $15k mark, a 350z is well within your reach. If you look for 350Z's from private owners, you can get a 2004-2006 350Z with around 50k for that price. There is (or was) a 2005 w/ 44k in my area for $18k obo so I know the 350Z's are out there in your price range w/ your milage. Plus you get double the hp of the 240sx.