Thread: Buying a 240sx
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Old 09-24-2012, 12:33 PM   #11
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Just to reiterate what other people have already said. Find the lowest mileage and most stock condition 240 that you can afford with the least amount of rust possible and be prepared to work on it.

Based on my experience, at first you will just be replacing worn out parts with higher-performing aftermarket parts which also happen to be cheaper than stock replacements. Then you will be tweaking the suspension because you wish it handled a bit more like a Porsche. Then you will do some shitty engine "mods". Then you will realize that you really want it to be actually faster and then buy an SR and that is the point where you better damn well have an actual daily driver like a sentra or a corolla, or something stupid like that to get you around as you sell your soul to the 240.

Basically, if you want to have a car purely for transportation, get something else.
If you want a car that's going to rustle your jimmies, get a 240.
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