Car rant. Ugh.

[IdriveBad]

I'm sure this could've gone in off-topic, but it was about a car, so I put it here. I'm just venting about pain in the ass sellers. To be technical, it's been about 24 days of going back and forth with this seller trying to buy a damn 240. It's a pignose coupe, it's rusty, fenders are shot, rear quarter panel damage, etc, typical 240. So far, I am the only one who has made an offer on the car. I honestly wouldn't pay over $800. He wants $1300. I am up to $1200, and I am spent. He just won't budge and it's just so damn annoying. He wanted the car gone "asap". Blue book on the car was between $600-900. Pain in the ass. I even offered to throw in a brand new $200 alarm on top of it. I just want this damn car and it's just driving me crazy. That's all.

[twastheglow]

So wait, you offered $1,200 and a $200 alarm for the car?
*mike*

[omgjacki]

I'm sick of everyone asking for rediculous amounts of money for their 240. For real, I've had people ask for $3400 on a COMPLETELY STOCK 240sx just because it was clean. The miles were still through the roof. Like for real, I don't care how clean it is, I know what it's worth, and it's no where near $3400.

[Xavier]

Don't buy into fad cars. Problem solved.

[The Captain]

I sold my 240 for 400 bucks (granted i got it for 100). Wait it out dude, you'll find a cheap one.

[IdriveBad]

Originally Posted by twastheglow

So wait, you offered $1,200 and a $200 alarm for the car?
*mike*

Yes. Still wouldn't budge on it.

Originally Posted by omgjacki

I'm sick of everyone asking for rediculous amounts of money for their 240. For real, I've had people ask for $3400 on a COMPLETELY STOCK 240sx just because it was clean. The miles were still through the roof. Like for real, I don't care how clean it is, I know what it's worth, and it's no where near $3400.

I know, some people are ridiculous with their asking prices. I'm not going to spend that kind of cash on a beat rusty car. That whole initial d **** and drifting skyrocketing these prices, I should've sold my rx7's for big profit. I did made a nice profit on my old s13 when I sold it though.

Originally Posted by Xavier

Don't buy into fad cars. Problem solved.

It has nothing to do with the fad. I hate drifting and any of that ****, I just like 240s. I had a hatchback before and I miss it, I enjoyed driving it. I don't care what other people think of them or if everyone else has them, I buy the car because I like it.

[IdriveBad]

Originally Posted by The Captain

I sold my 240 for 400 bucks (granted i got it for 100). Wait it out dude, you'll find a cheap one.

Eventually, yeah, I don't care about being cheap, it's just finding one in my price range. I'm spending as much as I can right now, I don't have any extra cash to add. I want a coupe with a power sunroof, and they are a pain to come by. If I had the extra money, I would just give the guy the extra $100 and buy the damn car just to get it, but I don't have it. I even told him, I still have to get the car home somehow. I have a DD, so I don't care enginewise if the car runs, this one happens to run fine though. I just want a clean shell, and there are just no coupe shells for sale, at least none in my price range.

[SovXietday]

Honestly, move on from this car and look for another one. Buying cars isn't worth the hassle, I generally don't even pay attention to a car that is priced way too high from the beginning. Just go find another one, took me 2.5 months for me to find my Camaro but it was worth the wait.

[twastheglow]

^ (Xavier) I guess that solves the problem...unless of course that's the car he wants.
*mike*

[IdriveBad]

Originally Posted by SovXietday

Honestly, move on from this car and look for another one. Buying cars isn't worth the hassle, I generally don't even pay attention to a car that is priced way too high from the beginning. Just go find another one, took me 2.5 months for me to find my Camaro but it was worth the wait.

I emailed him yesterday and told him I'm done wasting my time. I said I still want it, but I'm not waiting. He has my number and I told him he can call or email me if he decides to sell the car.

[twastheglow]

Originally Posted by SovXietday

Honestly, move on from this car and look for another one. Buying cars isn't worth the hassle, I generally don't even pay attention to a car that is priced way too high from the beginning. Just go find another one, took me 2.5 months for me to find my Camaro but it was worth the wait.

I fully agree.
*mike*

[omgjacki]

I've been going through this bull**** looking for a 240 coupe for over a year now and I'll tell you, it's the most annoying, stressful thing ever, but when I have one it'll be well worth it. That's what I want. I don't care how long it takes me to find the right one, I'm gonna find one. I've looked at other cars and I've come across a lot of great deals like, an '88 Supra for $800. I was all ready to go ahead and but it but it just didn't feel right. I've come across hundred of hatches, but I just don't care for them.

Originally Posted by Xavier

Don't buy into fad cars. Problem solved.

For real, it's annoying how everyone and their mother wants a 240 but I don't even care about that. I'm a Nissan fan and I always have been. I love the look of a coupe when it's driving by and I love how there are endless possibilities when it comes to modding. It's not like a Honda how, no matter what you do to it, they all sound the same.

[SovXietday]

Originally Posted by omgjacki

It's not like a Honda how, no matter what you do to it, they all sound the same.

Them be fightin' words there.

[twastheglow]

It's threads like these that make me thankful for what I have. I bought mine in 2005 for $1,500 and drove 10 hours one way down to Charlotte, NC to pick it up. And this was with a crumpled front fender and damaged right flip-up head light and 147k miles on the car. (granted I didn't care about the body damage because I already had a full S13 Silvia conversion waiting at home) BUT...it was a southern car that never saw snow or salt and the body was in perfect shape with ZERO rust. The point is...if you're prepared to drive a distance, that'll open up other car buying oportunities.
*mike*

[omgjacki]

Originally Posted by SovXietday

Them be fightin' words there.

I figured. I don't mean anything negative by it, it's just that I've seen a lot of different Hondas that sound very similar whereas I've seen a TON of 240s and they all sound different. I don't understand why, no matter what you do to it, every Honda sounds the same.

[TurboTagTeam]

If you guys want a cheap 240 you need to be looking at Auto-Trader and NO WERE ELSE. You need to find people who don't know what they have. Like a 50 year old lady who hates her pristine S13 coupe because it has a manual transmission. Everyone on the forums knows what they can get. Your not gonna find a good deal.

A freind of mine bought a MINT 92 coupe of autotrader last year. How much did he pay? $500

And BTW-----I agree that you have to drive to get a good one. My car came from California.

[omgjacki]

Originally Posted by TurboTagTeam

If you guys want a cheap 240 you need to be looking at Auto-Trader and NO WERE ELSE. You need to find people who don't know what they have. Like a 50 year old lady who hates her pristine S13 coupe because it has a manual transmission. Everyone on the forums knows what they can get. Your not gonna find a good deal.

A freind of mine bought a MINT 92 coupe of autotrader last year. How much did he pay? $500

And BTW-----I agree that you have to drive to get a good one. My car came from California.

I agree, also. You're not gonna find anything good in the city.

A friend of mine bought his coupe for $800 off of some guy's brother. The guy moved to Italy or something and said sell it. No rust, no damage, nothing.

[Xavier]

Originally Posted by IdriveBad

It has nothing to do with the fad. I hate drifting and any of that ****, I just like 240s. I had a hatchback before and I miss it, I enjoyed driving it. I don't care what other people think of them or if everyone else has them, I buy the car because I like it.

Then you get to deal with the inflated prices. Why are you complaining?

[omgjacki]

Originally Posted by Xavier

Then you get to deal with the inflated prices. Why are you complaining?

Why do you care?

[Xavier]

Its an open discussion.