Tenchuu

I did about 1100 up the west coast in a fairly stock S14 Got to love the 98 seats, I'm 6'2 and it was auctually really comfortable. Cruise control and a silencer was a must though

JtWo

Cannon Ball Run!

__________________
-Jawn

zenkiDori

i've taken my S14 on a few road trips, alwasy a pleasure. i have suspension a lot of people have called harsh(teil coils) but i've never found it to be a problem, even on long drives. i like to have one of my cars wherever i go just in case i find a nice road or a photo op. just throw your baggage in the boot and keep a cooler of drinks and snacks in the back seat.

__________________

Zenki FC3S
Zenki RHS13

s14 blacktop

the only problem I found with road trips is the seats are not comfortable, you will notice the pain from your legs right around 600 mile mark..

oh this is in the s14....base model...

__________________
I'm here to inform not to conform...

zenkiDori

i have an S14 base model and everyone says my seats are the most comfy 240 seats they've sat in, including me. however my seats were also slightly different than my buddy's base model as well. strange.

but yeah, i once went on a impromptu 10 hour road trip with my girlfriend because we were bored and i drove the entire time, felt great.

__________________

Zenki FC3S
Zenki RHS13

m0rex

Well i have done a lot of suspension work on my car and im always scared that something might just pop out. For some reason im scared of driving more than 1 hour straight i just dont feel safe. I always feel that something is just going to break or snap or loosen up. I always carry a 17mm socket that fits most of my supension and my lock tool for my rims.

Noise sucks too... i hate my exhaust right after i drive 15 min at 3,000 rpm constantly. I would love to do a long road trip though but i need a better sound system on my s14 to cancel my exhaust out. The back seats are also the worse designed seats ever. I tried to go to sleep on them and it was impossible i've slept in the back of a lot of rear seats and never had a problem.

hellspare

240s are cars to go drifting in, not for long roadtrips. If you must, go ahead and do it. But don't expect it to be as comfortable as a camry.

ThatGuy

240s are not cars strictly for Drifting.^

__________________
"Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt
"Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

s14turbosilvia

ya fired! stfu, you don't know what you're talking about. the 240 was originally marketed to women, not to drifters. lay off the drifting drug, Chong.

__________________
92 coupe, teh sex.

hellspare

Lay off my balls dude. Originally marketed to women? How many women do you see driving 240s? So you calling all the guys on this forum who drive 240s women? Don't bother pulling that bullcrap on me. Besides, who said women can't be drifters? STfu.

ThatGuy

The 240sx is not a DRIFT CAR, it is a car that some choose to get sideways in. However it was originally marketed by Nissan as an economy car geared mainly towards WOMEN! Your ignorance is blinding. We're not feeding you bullshit, we're feeding you facts. The more you choose to ignore the facts, the longer you will remain ignorant.

__________________
"Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt
"Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

Andrew Bohan

the usdm 240 was marketed for women, not the broader chassis concept

for what it's worth, i see high school girls, career women, and old grannies in 240's more than i see "drifter tuner guys who are in the import scene"

blubottlemax

I drove my 240 from WA to VA in 5 days. No cruise control. After two days, my right foot hurt like a mofo, hurt to walk for about an hour after getting out of the car. When I was done in VA, I had my car shipped back to WA. 3k miles one way. I had Tein coilovers at the time. The roads from South Dakota on east were hell compared with the west. I'd never take my 240 that far again. Car held up great, it just wasn't comfortable on that long of a trip.

__________________
95 240sx
Got KA-t?

sncs14

drove 8 hours straight to PA in my s14. only problem was it was like a week after i installed blitz nur spec r and forgot the silencer and had no a/c I95 and those cement walls. damn, i almost stopped for cotton balls. i'm 6' and was comfortable in stock seats and suspension w/out cruise control.

S14DB

Just cause you didn't get your drift rims today and can't drift like the cool kids. Doesn't mean you have to rain on everyones parade.

hellspare

I DIDN'T SAY it was a DRIFT CAR. I said it was a car good for drifting. If there was no difference, why don't you see people getting previas sideways? Or people dragging tundras? I know the facts, im presenting an opinion about the whole road trip thing. Only reason i told you guys to LAY OFF MY FVCKING BALLS is that you act like I DON'T know.

m0rex

How about every one stops saying "drift". I hate that word.

trsilvias13

apexi n1 pro in a s14 from sf to la/sd/lb (so cal) and back. drove to washington (seattle) too. sf to sj all the time. i think it feel better cuz i can feel the road better. when i drove other cars, i always thought that it will flip over (body roll) driving a suv or van was worst

TheSnail

Well when I take the 400mile trips to see my gf, everything is great. I just re-up on some D batteries for the radio, put the boombox in the "drift car" and Im set to go. The only shitty part is the boombox changes stations manually rather then electronically, so if I lose signal or a commercials, it becomes tedious.

__________________

m0rex

ROFLAMO! Mine was more getto on my s13. If i told you you wouldnt belive it.

TheSnail

I dont think you can top my ghetto-ness. Bring it on.

__________________

zenkiDori

funny thing is i've seen both.

__________________

Zenki FC3S
Zenki RHS13

m0rex

Ok i got a really old car stereo like the ones that weigh 20 lbs and only play fm and am. I then got a long cable and hooked it up right to the battery so i could turn the stereo on after that i somehow wired my headphones direct to it. For my antenna i used a cable and stuck it to my roll cage and it worked!.. Only 6 cables 5 min of wiring. Yes its stupid but i couldnt find any other way of not getting bored for 2 hours my ipod was/is dead so i didnt have any alternative.

I've taken my tundra sideways and my jdm tyte vip honda odyssey with coilovers sideways a lot of times.

TheSnail

That’s pretty ghetto but how about the following
1. No radio or speakers- Alternative = boombox
2. No dash- Alternative = zip tie the gauge cluster where it used to be
3. No heat- Alternative = heat emitting from the firewall
4. No A/c – Alternative = 2-55a/c, 2 windows 55mph
5. No seat belts- Alternative = place one foot where the dash used to be, just incase.
6. No windshield wipers- Alternative = Rain-X
7. No windshield wiper squirters, Alternative = clean it before you drive
8. Speedo , alternative = Visual perception speedometer

That’s just a couple

Here is the car before I sold it. Just look at all the luxuries.

__________________

m0rex

Oh yeah i remeber when you were selling it. Damn you really stripped it. I got obssesed with getting the most wheight off my car put it this way; i was technically driving with one layer of sheet metal everything else was cut off. Cant remeber what it was but it was a lot. Oh yeah and rainx; well i used something better than that really works after 40 mph and sucks when the light hits but thats an awsome setup you had.

TheSnail

Thanks, Yeah the new Sr will never be as fast as that fucker, Damn you sr! Damn you!, One day I learn to accept it, but hey I have A/C now... Stop trying to convince your self snail, its over , no its not, Stop talking to your self! Morex! What have you done! I WAS JUST GETTING BETTER ! !

__________________

m0rex

That was/is a badass car. Theres really nothing bad to say about rb series engines sr's i never really liked them but all nissan engines kick ass expecially the rb26. Ka-ts are the shitznitz though, so swap it out back to usdm-t lol. Atleast you probably have a cd player and a full interior to do some daily driving on. Going around twisties is funner than going fast in a straight line anyways.

TwoFourO

I drove my 240, fully stripped/gutted w/N1 duals and strait pipe, springs, etc. 75miles from Seattle to Bellingham and back every weekend of this entire school year and it was a blast. Just make sure you have a great sound system and lots of tunes to go with it, fix that cruise control, and you'll be fine. The seats are the only part I would compain about but I have a WAY messed up back. The 240 is a cargo hauler like crazy - I packed my entire dorm room in my car and got it home in one trip except for the bed and desk! Go for it man, it'll be fun. Two words...ROAD DOME!

Yuri

I drove from Wisconsin to LA, with me, my brother and my dad all in my SR-powered S13 with no ac, no cruise, and no power steering, carrying everything I owned that I was taking with me to move to LA. Between Vegas and LA it was so hot, it was cooler to keep the windows up, and my car was overheating so I took out the Silvia panel, and turned the washers into a radiator water spray. The wiring harness also fell apart, and my car died less than one block from my destination. Crazy road trip. So I bought an Evo to supplement the S13 after that.

__________________

ThatGuy

So have I.

Always gotta try and bust my balls.

Just STFU!

__________________
"Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt
"Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis