A question for all of the 240sx owners on the site

[01bb6er]

Only had mine since late last summer. I sold my 5th gen prelude and got an s14. I didn't buy it because I want to drift. I bought it because I wanted a fun rwd, turbo car. Call me a bandwagon jumper if you want, but I still enjoy the hell out of my car

[crexxy90]

I havent had mine long but i dont see why it matters, ive always been an enthusiast of nissan z's and sx's. I finally found one i like and bought it. I wouldnt say its my favorite nissan but sooo fun to drive and cheap on parts, im sure all have it for a long time until a z32 or 280z project car tells me to buy it, id also love to own a kouki one day or maybe just do a s15 front end on mine.

[tjmhillz]

i think at one point everybody jumped on the bandwagon.. ill admit i did. in hs (years ago) my friend had his hatchback with an rb25. it had me very interested in 240s. started doing research and ended up buying one. since then ive had 3 hatchbacks and 2 coupes. ive been into modding cars for a while. now i have a turbo is300

[cinek10]

I don't know if i would call myself a band wagoner, i never had money to mess with cars till i got out of debt and then decided to get a 240, i wanted something RWD, i couldn't find anything better for the money. I'm glad i bought my car, i have no plans on ever selling it, maybe get a clean (desert state) shell somewhere down the road.

[JerseyTuscani]

i always had a thing for s13 hatches but i didn't know the first thing about them. so after alot of research i decided to get one. picked one up for 400 bucks a few months ago and i just started working on yet yesterday.

[BlackRedX]

I can honestly say I am in a love/hate relationship with my car. I've had it on craigslist, here, zilvia and 240sxforums for sale. Unfortunately I've been made fun of for trying to sell my car by everyone. Not just friends as jokes, like actually people calling me and harassing me for trying to sell a 240SX because, to them, the 240SX is worthless. It really f**ked me up mentally. right now I'm having a shop trying to fix the wiring issues...

I've had my car since September 28 of 2006. So much mental stress. I don't know what got me into the car. Had to take out the alarm and the stereo wires. The #1 absolutely worst thing I definitely HAD to replace on my car was my 18" Falken tires. They all popped so I said f*** them and I traded for 16" FWD offset and never had a tire problem. Next was the battery and then the starter.

Performance: I chose to replace the struts and springs, put better tires on factory 5-spoke rims, and adjustable toe links.

The interior body harness was replaced and now a shop is trying to figure out why the gauge cluster, dome light and automatic seat belts aren't working properly. Oh, and its hit in the front, which doesn't bother me.

I'm not a fan of coupes, but I don't hate them. I just really like how smooth the hatch looks compared to the boxy coupe. I'm all for the factory look so I would never do a body kit, but I do eventually want an S15 front end. I'm also never-ever doing an engine swap. Undecided on KA-T. Definitely doing a manual swap and getting the rack & pinion replaced too. haha! I would love to have an S14 kouki but only as the DD bippu style car. the S13 is the choice of performance for me.


*sighs* love/hate relationship. Everyone hates my car. I love him. He's my brother.

[redtoprps13]

Originally Posted by Got Insulin?

I'm a straight bandwagon'er. I just like the idea of what 240s represent: dinosaurs. Old, probably gay, potentially powerful, and cool as hell when done right (think raptors, not pussy brontosaurusses). Plus all those multi-colored body panels act as camoflouge. Really, I get it.

you totally summed up my car

[Ace]

I bought my car because it was relatively unknown and rare around here


then drifting became popular

[nsn240]

You just asked people if they're bandwagoners.. of course they're gonna answer no lol. I've had my car since before my permit.

Not sure how i'd define a bandwagoner but i think we could all point them out - ****ty swaps, haggered everything, knockoff wheels/aero, bragging about their car blah blah - people i stay away from

Edit: **** Cody I didn't know you lived in the "tri state area"!

[redtoprps13]

i got my 240 simply because i road in my friends car back in 2000 before i even knew what they were. i ended up getting a honda gsr which got hit by a truck and i used the insurance money 3 years ago to get my s13. i've always wanted one since before i was 16

[OutToWinPAHC]

I've owned 3 S13's a coupe, vert and a hatch. Its been 5 years since the first. I paid 200 for the vert

[SlideWayzS13]

Been in the game since 04-05 93 Vert and my 89 coupe. Sr swap blowed up then built it and I use it. Drift and have fun with it, Call me what you want

[99civicexsi]

i wouldnt call myself a bandwagon jumper my buddy came across one and picked it up and i drove it a couple times and loved them everysince then never really new much about them beside them being different looking. Then just this month my buddy came across one with 94,500 miles on it with what is said to be rod knock but story short i ended up buying it off of him for 800 bucks which apparently is a great deal. Ive always been a honda guy but ive grown tired of every young kid getting one and ricing them out and ive noticed that the nissan crowd is usually a bit more mature and seem to be older people. Hopefully my first adventure at a 240 is a good one.

[redtoprps13]

Originally Posted by 99civicexsi

i wouldnt call myself a bandwagon jumper my buddy came across one and picked it up and i drove it a couple times and loved them everysince then never really new much about them beside them being different looking. Then just this month my buddy came across one with 94,500 miles on it with what is said to be rod knock but story short i ended up buying it off of him for 800 bucks which apparently is a great deal. Ive always been a honda guy but ive grown tired of every young kid getting one and ricing them out and ive noticed that the nissan crowd is usually a bit more mature and seem to be older people. Hopefully my first adventure at a 240 is a good one.

nahh we have plenty of idiots. it's just that there aren't as many 240's rolling around. and we don't have vtec in the U.S. market. funny thing is i moderate a honda forum tell me how that works out

[Ender81]

I don't have one now but I have had an 89 xe coupe that I bought 7 years ago and I bought a 95 about 4 years ago and sold it 3 years ago (a member on here is currently driving it). I'd kill for another s13 but it seems like you just can't get them anymore without them being overpriced or falling apart.

[redtoprps13]

Originally Posted by Ender81

I don't have one now but I have had an 89 xe coupe that I bought 7 years ago and I bought a 95 about 4 years ago and sold it 3 years ago (a member on here is currently driving it). I'd kill for another s13 but it seems like you just can't get them anymore without them being overpriced or falling apart.

got mine on ebay 3 years ago this month hehe.

[Ender81]

lol mine is being driven by Ho1ywars (spelling?)

[99civicexsi]

Thats pretty funny you moderate a honda fourm which one is it by the way. And i get your point theres not as many around. Everything kinda fell in place my normal buddies i hang out with all have 240s. Ones on here 240vert,one has a clean hatchback, the other is building up a kat, anther has a sr and the final kid i knew had a 502hp pig nose sr and no is possibly doing a rb swap. so im defintly liking the diverese crowd my little town has.

[Nick Merrone]

I got my 240 like 3 months ago. But I've wanted one for about 2 years. I love the look of the car. And the fact that like they look amazing with no stupid body kit and what not. And its RWD...I love the lights. And its pretty small. Only thing that makes me really depressed is that one day we will all have to move on..because there was only 25x,xxx 240's produced from 89-98...thats NOT alot at all..It makes me depressed because so many people wreck them and their like alright lets part it out and then get another..No they should attempt to fix that, even if there would be alot of work, it'll be worth it.

[nsn240]

Originally Posted by Ender81

I'd kill for another s13 but it seems like you just can't get them anymore without them being overpriced or falling apart.

Amen.
(except that shell i bought for $150)
I wish there was no such thing as rust.