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SilviaDriver · 02-08-2003, 03:17 PM

list what chassis u have and what you hate about it and y

S14

- Trunk space: so damn small, i could barely fit my sub box in there!!

- Rear seat: the rear seats for the s14 is a joke. you cant fit anybody back there.

thats pretty much it for now

Bbandit · 02-08-2003, 03:21 PM

s13 coupe

rear seat - might as well be a two seater instead a 4 seater, the rear seat is just there for the formallity, cant fit anybody back there..

shifting - stock shift = not firm at all/will change it later with short shifter

other than those.. im happy

AKADriver · 02-08-2003, 03:55 PM

the sunroof and the rusty hatch.
both rattle like crazy and leak.

Dark · 02-08-2003, 04:35 PM

my front seats are old and saggy and I don't want to spend 800 dollars on a good pair of seats

93 hb

KiDyNomiTe · 02-08-2003, 05:28 PM

the fact that i dont have one

tnord · 02-08-2003, 06:34 PM

you don't like the trunk because you can't fit your sub box in it???

i hear the ford taurus has lots of trunk space

i hate the engine.......other than that, i have no major problems with the car.

96SEChick · 02-08-2003, 06:52 PM

'96 S14

I can't say that I hate anything about the car. I do dislike the 155bhp engine. But I bought it knowing about it, so I can't complain too much. It's also something that I can change about the car

I also dislike the fact that the power sunroof takes up so much headroom. That's one of the 2 reasons my bf wants me to sell it & get either a Z32 or AWD turbo Eclipse (the other of the 2 reasons is the lack of power). But, I wouldn't have bought my car w/o the sunroof & I would have regretted it if I did. I use it a lot more than I thought I would.

I also wish she came with LSD & ABS (especially the LSD) as standard equipment on all S14's. But I guess Nissan made some extra money having it an additional option.

But, both of the dislikes came w/ the excellence of the car. The way my car runs & handles & looks & feels cancels those three out pretty well.

kurissuS13 · 02-08-2003, 07:22 PM

S13 HB

timing chain(?) rattle - i don't kno whur it's comin from, but it's pi$$in me off! makes my stock exhaust sound like a fart can.

space - this car was made with a small ppl in mind. i'm 6'1" and i can barely fit. it's a 4 seater, but those 4 ppl hafta be 5'9 and under.

headlights - couldn't they have made the visibility a little better?

masta · 02-08-2003, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by KiDyNomiTe
the fact that i dont have one

Same here!

Tnord: ROFLMAO!

Natty · 02-08-2003, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AKADriver
the sunroof and the rusty hatch.
both rattle like crazy and leak.

I second those. I tried to "tension" the sunroof and only made it worse by breaking the plastic latch.

I have a 1991 Fastback LE 5 speed.

I hate my old synchros.
I hate my power windows and locks.
I hate my rattles.
I hate my leather.
I really hate the previous owners for smoking in it. They hot boxed the **** out of it and it smells really bad. They kept it in decent condition though.

I think that's it.

Jeff

toddnappi · 02-08-2003, 08:47 PM

I love my car. There's not too much I dislike. I love the engine. I don't know why people rag on it so much. When will you all be satisified with horsepower!! When you accept your car for what it is, driving becomes a lot more fun.

On the other hand, I hate how it gets lousy gas milage for a 4cyl. I hate how the car is coming into fashion with the wrong crowd, but it never seems to attract any attention.

dave2u · 02-08-2003, 08:57 PM

hate the way it rattles on tickover . Hate the little cabin rattles here and there. Hate the fuel consumtion now i have some mods on it. Hate the way my windscreen keeps gettin like a greasy film on it makin it a nightmare in the dark when its raining. Can barely see out of it.

dave

whateverjames · 02-08-2003, 09:57 PM

gearing, syncros, lack of high end power. that would be all. seats are fine with me.

elevator · 02-08-2003, 10:03 PM

RPS13 Sileighty

There is NOTHING I hate about it.

I took the back seat out. Installed a roll cage. The back seat was worthless anyway.

fastpace · 02-08-2003, 10:19 PM

the open differential, which I don't have to worry about that anymore. And it is so hard to reach to change certain parts.

elevator · 02-08-2003, 10:46 PM

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Originally posted by fastpace
And it is so hard to reach to change certain parts.

Yeah, it is a bit cramped under the hood. No room to work.

*SaintlyCharBoy* · 02-08-2003, 11:35 PM

s14

i hate:

my transmission
open dif
aftermarket sunrof
the fact that i spent 6+ months without a car searching for an s14, and this was the only one within 150 miles under 7k

SilviaDriver · 02-09-2003, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tnord
you don't like the trunk because you can't fit your sub box in it???

got them for free, might as well put some use to them rather than take up space

*DSC* · 02-09-2003, 12:32 AM

I'm pretty happy with trunk space, tho the trunk 'entrance' area could have been a bit larger.

I hate the transmission and engine

Other than that the car is great.

SimpleS14 · 02-09-2003, 01:02 AM

S14

*engine and automatic transmission

*no cup holders

*rattles and/or squeaks from a-pillar, c-pillar and trunk

*steering wheel

saga240 · 02-09-2003, 01:22 AM

rattles rattles rattles..

i dont like the "bump" in the trunk..

the fact that i broke my headlamp clips..

squeaks.. squeaks..

REALLY bumpy ride over some surfaces.. heh..

but i love my car

Kreator · 02-09-2003, 01:24 AM

The ****ing 150 psi compression, getting fixed this summer though hopefully.... other than that, nothing else really....

s14 RL · 02-09-2003, 03:11 AM

-The location of the oil filter

-frameless windows

-stupid recommended jackstand locations with a lip that I dont want to squish

Never did find a need for a backseat, cupholders, or trunk space

96SEChick · 02-09-2003, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by GT specR
no cup holders

AMEN!! It's so embarassing when I pick up fast-food on the way home and I always have to get one of those radioactive/nuclear/recycled paper drink carriers for 2 drinks! The girls at the window always look at me a bit weird. I just say--it's one of the few inconvenieces of owning a sports car.

Quote:

Originally posted by s14 RL
The location of the oil filter

ARGGG--I get to deal with this every 3-4 months. Getting it out isn't that bad, but trying to get the new one in is awful! You can't see shiit to get the threads started (unless there's a trick I haven't found yet--I change my oil filter from the top)

toddnappi · 02-09-2003, 09:54 AM

I can't get the oil filter out in my sister's car (90 hatch). I crushed it. How am I supposed to get it out?

Steeles · 02-09-2003, 11:41 AM

rattles and squeaks from various place, the busted wheel bearing the dents from the hood flying up the primered CF hood the blown shocks the stock ecu still sitting in there

*HaLo* · 02-09-2003, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by James
S13:
ding dong ding dong
(If you have a S13 you know what I'm talking about! please don't think I'm weird....)

Oh man, that DOES get on my nerves...

DuffMan · 02-09-2003, 01:44 PM

S13 - car in general:

Shifter is vauge, transmission is notchy to begin with and gets worse as the syncros go. A b&M fixed a lot of this though.

General lack of room for my large feet. Heel toe is difficult.

Seats aren't very comfortable

Automatic seat belts.

My car in particular:

Sunroof howls like a possesed dog.

Rear defroster doesn't work and cannot be reapaired.

-E- · 02-09-2003, 02:01 PM

the Oil filter, seats and that rattle noise that GT specR described, ahh who need a cup holder when you can use the passenger

O well I still love my 240

HippoSleek · 02-09-2003, 03:02 PM

Rear subframe bushings being worn. damb those things drive me nuts!

Otherwise, I've got no build quality issues and only myself to blame for the worn suspension and lack of lsd.

02-08-2003, 03:17 PM	#1
SilviaDriver Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose, CA Age: 40 Posts: 5,514 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: SilviaDriver Feedback Score: 2 reviews	what u hate about ur 240 list what chassis u have and what you hate about it and y S14 - Trunk space: so damn small, i could barely fit my sub box in there!! - Rear seat: the rear seats for the s14 is a joke. you cant fit anybody back there. thats pretty much it for now

02-08-2003, 03:21 PM	#2
Bbandit Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas and now Jakarta Age: 43 Posts: 2,674 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Bbandit Feedback Score: 0 reviews	s13 coupe rear seat - might as well be a two seater instead a 4 seater, the rear seat is just there for the formallity, cant fit anybody back there.. shifting - stock shift = not firm at all/will change it later with short shifter other than those.. im happy __________________ ==>>TGL GARAGE<<==.. RIP! S13 coupe KA-T @ 0.5 Bar = SOLD! A31 Cefiro + SR = Current

02-08-2003, 04:35 PM	#4
Dark Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my front seats are old and saggy and I don't want to spend 800 dollars on a good pair of seats 93 hb __________________ 93 Fastback, 5spd with obx shortshifter Power is in the control of strength.

02-08-2003, 05:28 PM	#5
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the fact that i dont have one __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

02-08-2003, 06:52 PM	#7
96SEChick Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Broken Arrow, OK Age: 48 Posts: 1,814 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	'96 S14 I can't say that I hate anything about the car. I do dislike the 155bhp engine. But I bought it knowing about it, so I can't complain too much. It's also something that I can change about the car I also dislike the fact that the power sunroof takes up so much headroom. That's one of the 2 reasons my bf wants me to sell it & get either a Z32 or AWD turbo Eclipse (the other of the 2 reasons is the lack of power). But, I wouldn't have bought my car w/o the sunroof & I would have regretted it if I did. I use it a lot more than I thought I would. I also wish she came with LSD & ABS (especially the LSD) as standard equipment on all S14's. But I guess Nissan made some extra money having it an additional option. But, both of the dislikes came w/ the excellence of the car. The way my car runs & handles & looks & feels cancels those three out pretty well. __________________ Lauren '91 300ZX TT Ultra Red 5-speed - JWT POPCharger, JUN flywheel, ACT clutch, Energy Suspension Bushings, Tokico Blues - dyno'ed 295hp/306tq '94 300ZX TT Black Emerald Pearl 5-speed - JWT POPCharger, JWT ECU w/ Stillen chip, Stillen exhaust, Tokico Blues, Eibach ProKits, 18" Enkei RP-01 wheels - dyno'ed 333hp/385tq '00 WS6 Trans Am Bright Red 6-speedFOR SALE - only 29k miles, stock, fully loaded, only $23,999 (NADA $26300) Green Country Motorsports Northeastern Oklahoma SCCA

02-08-2003, 03:55 PM	#3
AKADriver Post Whore! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 43 Posts: 3,517 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	the sunroof and the rusty hatch. both rattle like crazy and leak.

02-08-2003, 06:34 PM	#6
tnord Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	you don't like the trunk because you can't fit your sub box in it??? i hear the ford taurus has lots of trunk space i hate the engine.......other than that, i have no major problems with the car.

02-08-2003, 07:22 PM	#8
kurissuS13 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SoCali Caliente Age: 41 Posts: 469 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	S13 HB timing chain(?) rattle - i don't kno whur it's comin from, but it's pi$$in me off! makes my stock exhaust sound like a fart can. space - this car was made with a small ppl in mind. i'm 6'1" and i can barely fit. it's a 4 seater, but those 4 ppl hafta be 5'9 and under. headlights - couldn't they have made the visibility a little better? __________________ "OMG!!! It's... it's Bananas! They're... they're in Pajamas!!! And, THEY'RE COMING DOWN THE STAIRS!!!" --SUGAR & PATIS 4 LIFE--

02-08-2003, 08:47 PM	#11
toddnappi Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NJ Age: 40 Posts: 439 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I love my car. There's not too much I dislike. I love the engine. I don't know why people rag on it so much. When will you all be satisified with horsepower!! When you accept your car for what it is, driving becomes a lot more fun. On the other hand, I hate how it gets lousy gas milage for a 4cyl. I hate how the car is coming into fashion with the wrong crowd, but it never seems to attract any attention.

02-08-2003, 08:57 PM	#12
dave2u Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: uk Age: 54 Posts: 499 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hate the way it rattles on tickover . Hate the little cabin rattles here and there. Hate the fuel consumtion now i have some mods on it. Hate the way my windscreen keeps gettin like a greasy film on it makin it a nightmare in the dark when its raining. Can barely see out of it. dave __________________ http://www.nissanmotorsport.co.uk Formerly Red UK sr20det 1997 200sx s14a NOW Red 1992 ca18det uk 200sx facelift S13 17inch Hijoin wheels K+N induction kit Despoilered P.I 35mm lowering springs

02-08-2003, 09:57 PM	#13
whateverjames Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis Age: 45 Posts: 2,263 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	gearing, syncros, lack of high end power. that would be all. seats are fine with me. __________________ 02 Blazer X - 90 240SX w/SR oh noes

02-08-2003, 10:03 PM	#14
elevator Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Age: 72 Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	RPS13 Sileighty There is NOTHING I hate about it. I took the back seat out. Installed a roll cage. The back seat was worthless anyway.

02-08-2003, 10:19 PM	#15
fastpace Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Houston, TX Age: 43 Posts: 689 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: fastpace Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the open differential, which I don't have to worry about that anymore. And it is so hard to reach to change certain parts. __________________ life is what you make of it!!!! "well, I go out, I do the practice, I think about it and I concentrate on one small thing I can change that will have an effect. I make that change then I go out and drive to my maximum." -Ayrton Senna

02-08-2003, 11:35 PM	#17
SaintlyCharBoy Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bow, NH Age: 43 Posts: 849 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	s14 i hate: my transmission open dif aftermarket sunrof the fact that i spent 6+ months without a car searching for an s14, and this was the only one within 150 miles under 7k __________________ 92 vert - KADE + VH41 + GM MA5 = too many parts in the garage 95 base - retired

02-09-2003, 12:32 AM	#19
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm pretty happy with trunk space, tho the trunk 'entrance' area could have been a bit larger. I hate the transmission and engine Other than that the car is great. __________________

02-09-2003, 01:02 AM	#20
SimpleS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Philly Age: 42 Posts: 9,185 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: SimpleS14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	S14 engine and automatic* transmission no cup holders rattles and/or squeaks from a-pillar, c-pillar and trunk steering wheel __________________ Goals are dreams with a deadline.* L.H.O.O.Q.

02-09-2003, 01:22 AM	#21
saga240 Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: long beach Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rattles rattles rattles.. i dont like the "bump" in the trunk.. the fact that i broke my headlamp clips.. squeaks.. squeaks.. REALLY bumpy ride over some surfaces.. heh.. but i love my car

02-09-2003, 01:24 AM	#22
Kreator Nissanaholic! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: MD Age: 41 Posts: 1,975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The ****ing 150 psi compression, getting fixed this summer though hopefully.... other than that, nothing else really.... __________________ кто болеет за Зенит, у того всегда стоит!

02-09-2003, 03:11 AM	#23
s14 RL Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: OC Posts: 66 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	-The location of the oil filter -frameless windows -stupid recommended jackstand locations with a lip that I dont want to squish Never did find a need for a backseat, cupholders, or trunk space

02-09-2003, 09:54 AM	#25
toddnappi Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: NJ Age: 40 Posts: 439 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I can't get the oil filter out in my sister's car (90 hatch). I crushed it. How am I supposed to get it out?

02-09-2003, 11:41 AM	#26
Steeles Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: 7th layer of hell, special pit of anger Age: 48 Posts: 3,785 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	rattles and squeaks from various place, the busted wheel bearing the dents from the hood flying up the primered CF hood the blown shocks the stock ecu still sitting in there __________________ Keeping it Godzira bishes. So I murdered another turbo

02-09-2003, 01:44 PM	#28
DuffMan Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: in a cardboard box Posts: 2,517 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	S13 - car in general: Shifter is vauge, transmission is notchy to begin with and gets worse as the syncros go. A b&M fixed a lot of this though. General lack of room for my large feet. Heel toe is difficult. Seats aren't very comfortable Automatic seat belts. My car in particular: Sunroof howls like a possesed dog. Rear defroster doesn't work and cannot be reapaired.

02-09-2003, 02:01 PM	#29
-E- Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Florida, Americas Wang! Age: 43 Posts: 2,912 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the Oil filter, seats and that rattle noise that GT specR described, ahh who need a cup holder when you can use the passenger O well I still love my 240 Last edited by -E-; 02-09-2003 at 02:05 PM..

02-09-2003, 03:02 PM	#30
HippoSleek Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: elsewhere Posts: 2,081 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Rear subframe bushings being worn. damb those things drive me nuts! Otherwise, I've got no build quality issues and only myself to blame for the worn suspension and lack of lsd.