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rubbersidedown · 03-18-2002, 04:33 PM

That's it, i can't take it anymore. I was talking to some kid today and i was tellin him about the 240 because he was all interested in buying a sports car. He was lookin through his compact sports car magazine or whatever and he said he really didn't like how the 240 looked. I had a look for myself and it only showed the s14. Personally i'm a big fan of the s13 so i told him to search for one online or something. I talk to him the next day and he's like "yeah, i saw one finally. Its cool lookin but it looks like a ford probe". I flipped! I've heard people make that reference before but i haven't heard that in a long long time. I feel there is a very slight resemblance between the two but i have never and will never mistake a s13 240sx for a probe or vice vs. Maybe its just me, but i think that every probe ever made is the ugliest hunk of metal i've ever seen in my life. Is anyone else upset about the whole "s13 looks like a probe" thing or is that just me as well? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'>

KiDyNomiTe · 03-18-2002, 04:37 PM

S13s are sooo nice looking. I hate probes, the only thing similar is the lights and hatchback, I love the back of S13s like 100 times more than Probes.

SimpleS14 · 03-18-2002, 04:38 PM

I don't have a S-13 and this is the second time I heard this.  But I understand how it is when they mistake your car for something not even close.  I hate it when people mistake my S-14 for a MX-6.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'>

rubbersidedown · 03-18-2002, 04:41 PM

well its not just that the ford probe doesn't look anything like but come on.. its a ford probe they're comparing it too! American and a hunk of shit  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'>

Chairman Kaga · 03-18-2002, 05:03 PM

The Ford Probe is no more a Ford than a Geo/Chevy Prism is a Geo/Chevy. The Probe shares every mechanical bit, including the drivetrain, suspension, and brakes with the Mazda MX-6/626 Family, even the subframe is the same. Where as I don't personally care for the looks either, they are a formidable autocross/roadrace car in GT trim, and the old 2.2 intercooled turbo 5 speeds make great winter beater/ sleeper cars...

KiDyNomiTe · 03-18-2002, 05:08 PM

Ya I have heard people comparing 240 to MX-6 the only similarity is the head lights are almost the same size (but they are split). My brother hasa Mazda MX-6 and I am wonderign if I could beat him. His is auto and when I get my S13 (summertime, it will be auto). Who would win?

240 2NR · 03-18-2002, 05:11 PM

I walked into some huge auto mall outside of chicago looking for a 3rd gen RX-7 last summer.  So I sit down with the guy and tell him what I'm looking for and he's clueless.  A minute later he's like, oh is that the one that looks like a probe?  I was like well it has flip up headlights, but otherwise it looks like an RX-7.  Then he asked if it was a v-6 and I realized I was in the wrong place.

whateverjames · 03-18-2002, 05:15 PM

when i was about 16, i was getting an old ford probe. until i saw a red 240SX when i was about 17. i was like THAT is the car i'm getting, it looks like a probe except BETTER! so basically, people who don't know shit about cars will say stuff like that. when i got my car, i didn't think it looked like a probe anymore. hell my friend thought my car looked like an avenger at first. wtf

KiDyNomiTe · 03-18-2002, 05:18 PM

haah omg how could you mistaken such a beautiful and fast car for a crappy car. That is a disgrace, I mean everyone know what an RX-7 is, even people who hate imports have major respect for the RX-7.

My bros car (MX6) is like in real bad condition and my parents have bad problems with used cars now. I need some convincing argurments for them buying an S13.

*LanceS13* · 03-18-2002, 05:30 PM

Personally, I like the look of the Probe...it's a crying shame they aren't rwd.  I understand what  you're  saying,  though.  I'd get erked b/c they thought my car was something it wasn't, but I wouldn't get all pissy about it...not everybody is a car guy/gal, so you can't get mad if they don't know.  About the S13's being ugly?  I personally think that anybody that says this must be on crack...it's got that classic sports car look.  But anyway, it's really just a difference in taste.  Like, alot of people here think Mustangs look like ass, but I happen to think the newer ones look pretty mean.

rubbersidedown · 03-18-2002, 05:41 PM

I would normally get pissed about it Lance, but i just wish people would drop it. I mean, you don't have to know shit about cars to notice visual differences between two objects. I'm sorry but i just don't see it, i don't see it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

whateverjames · 03-18-2002, 05:44 PM

yeah really i think the newest mustangs are the best looking mustangs made.....

besides the 66!   i don't see how someone could think a WRX looks badass but not a cobra

MorganS13 · 03-18-2002, 06:13 PM

i've heard people who thought my car was a probe before.  a couple of my friends even thought my car was front wheel drive and had a V6 in it for the longest time.  boy were they surprised.   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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Anubis · 03-18-2002, 06:15 PM

I think that the S14 looks like the toyota soarer from the side. yea anyway

KiDyNomiTe · 03-18-2002, 06:24 PM

Sum1 wanna answer my question of who would win (240SX S13 maunal vs. MX-6 auto V6)

whateverjames · 03-18-2002, 06:46 PM

a 240sx will beat a "five speed" mx6. auto shouldn't be a problem

*DSC* · 03-18-2002, 06:59 PM

I think probes, s13's and old porshes look similar from the front at a distance...but up close the shape is completely different.  Same with the mx-6 and s14.

rubbersidedown · 03-18-2002, 07:16 PM

i actually had someone mistaken my car for a porsche once. i had almost forgotten. it was kinda funny actually. he only saw it from a distance but i didn't bother correcting him  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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Russki · 03-18-2002, 08:38 PM

I had a 2nd gen Probe GT until i crashed it.  Let me tell you, for a car that size, it is VERY VERY safe.  I hit a tow truck head on traveling at 40mph and he was going about the same.  I broke my leg, otherwise i was very lucky.

Anyways, I miss my probe so please quit saying it's ugly <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>   I think both the 2nd gen Probe and my S13 look great, wouldn't trade them for anything else.

palpatine1st · 03-18-2002, 08:55 PM

please dont compare the biggest POS on the market the ford to the 240 my god have you no decency.  
i had a probe for about 326 miles before it died after that i told ford to blo me forever! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'>

SimpleS14 · 03-18-2002, 09:23 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (KiDyNomiTe @ Mar. 17 2002,8:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Sum1 wanna answer my question of who would win (240SX S13 maunal vs. MX-6 auto V6)</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
I think the 240SX will win.  I actually raced a MX-6 with my S-14 ('95 auto) and beat him  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':sly:'> not once but twice  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'> the second time was so sweet.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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I like abusing these smilies  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/satisfied.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':satisfied:'>

hurleyboi514 · 03-18-2002, 09:48 PM

ive got a friend w/ an 88 MX6 gt.  its friggin fast!!  ran a 14.3 1/4 mile!!  hes put very little into it.  its got a stage II CF clutch, aluminum flywheel, intake, turbo back exaust, and alot of weight saving mods.  like no interior!! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'>  i think its ugly as hell, but i would never race it...  i think hes running 10 psi on the street, and 14 at the track.  it all depends on the octane he can get.

wa-fu · 03-18-2002, 09:48 PM

I used to have a Pinto and some guy thought it was a Porsch (I was delivering him a pizza&#33<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

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And my last car was a 96 Probe GT.  Those cars are basically Mazdas.  I liked it except that it was FWD and not a 240.  Only way to mistake one for the other is if you never pay attention to either.

adey · 03-18-2002, 09:57 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (whateverjames @ Mar. 18 2002,4:44)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><snip>
besides the 66! i don't see how someone could think a WRX looks badass but not a cobra</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
ummm... for one, the Cobra (and all mustangs) have BLACK PLASTIC INSERTS for a HMIC that DOESN'T EXIST. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/whatsthat.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':whatthe:'> Sure, the mustangs are mean looking, but you can't compare them to WRXs. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'> 'Stangs may look mean, but they don't got much bite. (flame suit: on)

DrDubbleB · 03-18-2002, 10:20 PM

They don't have the black plastic inserts for the hood scoop anymore, and it was never meant to look like a HMIC (Hood Mounted Inter Cooler??? now that's ineffiency, it would never work, not enough room...I don't think they exist.), just a hood scoop, which is now functional. I think James was talking about the 1966 Shelby GT350 though.
Also, I don't think they do look all that good (the new ones), and the only "mean" looking American car left, is the Dodge Viper.

misnomer · 03-19-2002, 01:27 AM

Hey, did anybody notice how similar an s13 looks to a Ford Probe? Stop kidding yourselves guys, they are very similar looking automobiles. Similar stance, popup lights, two door, hatch setup. They're both pretty good looking cars, just some of the little things make you prefer one of the other.

Beauty is all in the eyes of the beholder.

DuffMan · 03-19-2002, 02:01 AM

I think s13 fastbacks dont take pictures well. They look better in person than they do in pictures.

Like me!

matic 240sx · 03-19-2002, 06:48 AM

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'> well...  saying a prode looks like a 240?  well... yes they do share some of the same things but...  they look totally different...  i have an s14 but i dont see myself ever mistaking a probe for a 240 anyday... from any angle.. and ford (sorry all) is a joke... fords are CRAP...

03-19-2002, 07:00 AM

yeah i used to have an 87 toyota mr2, and everyone thought it was front wheel drive, and they were totally amazed that the motor was in the rear, i thought it was funny, but then again in my town people are pretty much hicks (rednecks) that drive big trucks or trans ams, anyways i thought it was funny, man i miss my mr2 it was a fun little car...

oberkill · 03-19-2002, 07:46 AM

Some of you guys are just as bad as the domestic morons we all deal with everyday. When I say domestic morons I am talking about the idiots that if it isnt a (ford, chevy, dodge, etc) it cant be fast. I have a SR powered 240 but I also have a 98 Cobra Mustang and have had several in a long line of Mustangs. I think a 240 with the 91 and up front end looks alot like a Probe front end and I can see someone who doesnt know any better confusing them. We are not all "car people" most people just drive thier cars and the younger crowd just doesnt know. If someone mistakes your car for a car you dont like WHO F'N CARES!!! As far as the WRX giving a Cobra a run thats actually kind of funny! My Cobra still kills my 240 and it is stock, the 240 is catching up fast and will be faster by spring but for now it is the slower daily driver. Back to the haters that claim "insert and domestic here" is crap and breaks down all the time is just another import idiot in my book not a car enthusiast. I work on my car/cars because I like cars I dont care who made it. If it is fast, has potential to be fast, or just looks good I like it. My 240 is my first "import" car that I have built (at least stateside) and the only thing I dont like about it is alot of the import crowd are just plain childish and immature. There is a whole big world out there not just your world. This is not directed at anyone on this board directly more to the attitude in the Import world as a whole, I get just as pissed on the Mustang forums I go to.
[Rant mode off!!]

Alan

03-18-2002, 04:33 PM	#1
rubbersidedown Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 343 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	That's it, i can't take it anymore. I was talking to some kid today and i was tellin him about the 240 because he was all interested in buying a sports car. He was lookin through his compact sports car magazine or whatever and he said he really didn't like how the 240 looked. I had a look for myself and it only showed the s14. Personally i'm a big fan of the s13 so i told him to search for one online or something. I talk to him the next day and he's like "yeah, i saw one finally. Its cool lookin but it looks like a ford probe". I flipped! I've heard people make that reference before but i haven't heard that in a long long time. I feel there is a very slight resemblance between the two but i have never and will never mistake a s13 240sx for a probe or vice vs. Maybe its just me, but i think that every probe ever made is the ugliest hunk of metal i've ever seen in my life. Is anyone else upset about the whole "s13 looks like a probe" thing or is that just me as well? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'> <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'> __________________ 1991 240sx coupe w/ ca18det Bone stock Purchased but not installed parts: HKS adjustable timing gears Electronic Oil Pressure Guage Apex'i Multichecker t3/t04b turbo Stainless Steel, top mount tubular manifold ARC bov 450cc injectors Spearco FMIC

03-18-2002, 04:37 PM	#2
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	S13s are sooo nice looking. I hate probes, the only thing similar is the lights and hatchback, I love the back of S13s like 100 times more than Probes. __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

03-18-2002, 04:41 PM	#4
rubbersidedown Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 343 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well its not just that the ford probe doesn't look anything like but come on.. its a ford probe they're comparing it too! American and a hunk of shit  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'> __________________ 1991 240sx coupe w/ ca18det Bone stock Purchased but not installed parts: HKS adjustable timing gears Electronic Oil Pressure Guage Apex'i Multichecker t3/t04b turbo Stainless Steel, top mount tubular manifold ARC bov 450cc injectors Spearco FMIC

03-18-2002, 05:08 PM	#6
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ya I have heard people comparing 240 to MX-6 the only similarity is the head lights are almost the same size (but they are split). My brother hasa Mazda MX-6 and I am wonderign if I could beat him. His is auto and when I get my S13 (summertime, it will be auto). Who would win? __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

03-18-2002, 05:11 PM	#7
240 2NR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 1,131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I walked into some huge auto mall outside of chicago looking for a 3rd gen RX-7 last summer.  So I sit down with the guy and tell him what I'm looking for and he's clueless.  A minute later he's like, oh is that the one that looks like a probe?  I was like well it has flip up headlights, but otherwise it looks like an RX-7.  Then he asked if it was a v-6 and I realized I was in the wrong place. __________________ Steve 93 240sx FB currently very clean and for sale

03-18-2002, 04:38 PM	#3
SimpleS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Philly Age: 42 Posts: 9,185 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: SimpleS14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't have a S-13 and this is the second time I heard this.  But I understand how it is when they mistake your car for something not even close.  I hate it when people mistake my S-14 for a MX-6.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/crazy.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':crazy:'> __________________ *Goals are dreams with a deadline.* L.H.O.O.Q.

03-18-2002, 05:03 PM	#5
Chairman Kaga Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The Ford Probe is no more a Ford than a Geo/Chevy Prism is a Geo/Chevy. The Probe shares every mechanical bit, including the drivetrain, suspension, and brakes with the Mazda MX-6/626 Family, even the subframe is the same. Where as I don't personally care for the looks either, they are a formidable autocross/roadrace car in GT trim, and the old 2.2 intercooled turbo 5 speeds make great winter beater/ sleeper cars...

03-18-2002, 05:15 PM	#8
whateverjames Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis Age: 45 Posts: 2,263 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	when i was about 16, i was getting an old ford probe. until i saw a red 240SX when i was about 17. i was like THAT is the car i'm getting, it looks like a probe except BETTER! so basically, people who don't know shit about cars will say stuff like that. when i got my car, i didn't think it looked like a probe anymore. hell my friend thought my car looked like an avenger at first. wtf __________________ 02 Blazer X - 90 240SX w/SR oh noes

03-18-2002, 05:18 PM	#9
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	haah omg how could you mistaken such a beautiful and fast car for a crappy car. That is a disgrace, I mean everyone know what an RX-7 is, even people who hate imports have major respect for the RX-7. My bros car (MX6) is like in real bad condition and my parents have bad problems with used cars now. I need some convincing argurments for them buying an S13. __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

03-18-2002, 05:30 PM	#10
LanceS13 AutoX Junkie Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MS Age: 43 Posts: 2,044 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Personally, I like the look of the Probe...it's a crying shame they aren't rwd.  I understand what  you're  saying,  though.  I'd get erked b/c they thought my car was something it wasn't, but I wouldn't get all pissy about it...not everybody is a car guy/gal, so you can't get mad if they don't know.  About the S13's being ugly?  I personally think that anybody that says this must be on crack...it's got that classic sports car look.  But anyway, it's really just a difference in taste.  Like, alot of people here think Mustangs look like ass, but I happen to think the newer ones look pretty mean. __________________ 1992 240SX Fastback #47 DSP MS SCCA RX-7 ITS Project FOR SALE

03-18-2002, 05:41 PM	#11
rubbersidedown Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 343 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I would normally get pissed about it Lance, but i just wish people would drop it. I mean, you don't have to know shit about cars to notice visual differences between two objects. I'm sorry but i just don't see it, i don't see it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> __________________ 1991 240sx coupe w/ ca18det Bone stock Purchased but not installed parts: HKS adjustable timing gears Electronic Oil Pressure Guage Apex'i Multichecker t3/t04b turbo Stainless Steel, top mount tubular manifold ARC bov 450cc injectors Spearco FMIC

03-18-2002, 05:44 PM	#12
whateverjames Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis Age: 45 Posts: 2,263 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yeah really i think the newest mustangs are the best looking mustangs made..... besides the 66!   i don't see how someone could think a WRX looks badass but not a cobra __________________ 02 Blazer X - 90 240SX w/SR oh noes

03-18-2002, 06:13 PM	#13
MorganS13 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Midwest Posts: 707 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i've heard people who thought my car was a probe before.  a couple of my friends even thought my car was front wheel drive and had a V6 in it for the longest time.  boy were they surprised.   <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

03-18-2002, 06:15 PM	#14
Anubis BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Age: 39 Posts: 990 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think that the S14 looks like the toyota soarer from the side. yea anyway

03-18-2002, 06:24 PM	#15
KiDyNomiTe Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Age: 38 Posts: 6,296 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: KiDyNomiTe Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sum1 wanna answer my question of who would win (240SX S13 maunal vs. MX-6 auto V6) __________________ PROCEED Grip Gambler

03-18-2002, 06:46 PM	#16
whateverjames Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: St. Louis Age: 45 Posts: 2,263 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	a 240sx will beat a "five speed" mx6. auto shouldn't be a problem __________________ 02 Blazer X - 90 240SX w/SR oh noes

03-18-2002, 06:59 PM	#17
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think probes, s13's and old porshes look similar from the front at a distance...but up close the shape is completely different.  Same with the mx-6 and s14. __________________

03-18-2002, 07:16 PM	#18
rubbersidedown Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 343 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i actually had someone mistaken my car for a porsche once. i had almost forgotten. it was kinda funny actually. he only saw it from a distance but i didn't bother correcting him  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> __________________ 1991 240sx coupe w/ ca18det Bone stock Purchased but not installed parts: HKS adjustable timing gears Electronic Oil Pressure Guage Apex'i Multichecker t3/t04b turbo Stainless Steel, top mount tubular manifold ARC bov 450cc injectors Spearco FMIC

03-18-2002, 08:38 PM	#19
Russki Leaky Injector Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 82 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I had a 2nd gen Probe GT until i crashed it.  Let me tell you, for a car that size, it is VERY VERY safe.  I hit a tow truck head on traveling at 40mph and he was going about the same.  I broke my leg, otherwise i was very lucky. Anyways, I miss my probe so please quit saying it's ugly <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>   I think both the 2nd gen Probe and my S13 look great, wouldn't trade them for anything else.

03-18-2002, 08:55 PM	#20
palpatine1st Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	please dont compare the biggest POS on the market the ford to the 240 my god have you no decency.   i had a probe for about 326 miles before it died after that i told ford to blo me forever! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'>

03-18-2002, 09:23 PM	#21
SimpleS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Philly Age: 42 Posts: 9,185 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: SimpleS14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (KiDyNomiTe @ Mar. 17 2002,8:24)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Sum1 wanna answer my question of who would win (240SX S13 maunal vs. MX-6 auto V6)</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> I think the 240SX will win.  I actually raced a MX-6 with my S-14 ('95 auto) and beat him  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sly.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':sly:'> not once but twice  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> the second time was so sweet.  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> I like abusing these smilies  <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/satisfied.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':satisfied:'> __________________ *Goals are dreams with a deadline.* L.H.O.O.Q.

03-18-2002, 09:48 PM	#22
hurleyboi514 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Fort Posts: 905 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ive got a friend w/ an 88 MX6 gt.  its friggin fast!!  ran a 14.3 1/4 mile!!  hes put very little into it.  its got a stage II CF clutch, aluminum flywheel, intake, turbo back exaust, and alot of weight saving mods.  like no interior!! <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>  i think its ugly as hell, but i would never race it...  i think hes running 10 psi on the street, and 14 at the track.  it all depends on the octane he can get. __________________ HighTach Motorsports

03-18-2002, 09:48 PM	#23
wa-fu Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Carolina Posts: 109 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I used to have a Pinto and some guy thought it was a Porsch (I was delivering him a pizza&#33<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> And my last car was a 96 Probe GT.  Those cars are basically Mazdas.  I liked it except that it was FWD and not a 240.  Only way to mistake one for the other is if you never pay attention to either. __________________ ...got to find the reason why my money's all gone...

03-18-2002, 09:57 PM	#24
adey Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,072 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (whateverjames @ Mar. 18 2002,4:44)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><snip> besides the 66! i don't see how someone could think a WRX looks badass but not a cobra</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> ummm... for one, the Cobra (and all mustangs) have BLACK PLASTIC INSERTS for a HMIC that DOESN'T EXIST. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/whatsthat.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':whatthe:'> Sure, the mustangs are mean looking, but you can't compare them to WRXs. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> 'Stangs may look mean, but they don't got much bite. (flame suit: on) __________________ Instagram: @SX180HKG

03-18-2002, 10:20 PM	#25
DrDubbleB Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,119 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	They don't have the black plastic inserts for the hood scoop anymore, and it was never meant to look like a HMIC (Hood Mounted Inter Cooler??? now that's ineffiency, it would never work, not enough room...I don't think they exist.), just a hood scoop, which is now functional. I think James was talking about the 1966 Shelby GT350 though. Also, I don't think they do look all that good (the new ones), and the only "mean" looking American car left, is the Dodge Viper.

03-19-2002, 01:27 AM	#26
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey, did anybody notice how similar an s13 looks to a Ford Probe? Stop kidding yourselves guys, they are very similar looking automobiles. Similar stance, popup lights, two door, hatch setup. They're both pretty good looking cars, just some of the little things make you prefer one of the other. Beauty is all in the eyes of the beholder. __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!

03-19-2002, 02:01 AM	#27
DuffMan Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: in a cardboard box Posts: 2,517 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think s13 fastbacks dont take pictures well. They look better in person than they do in pictures. Like me!

03-19-2002, 06:48 AM	#28
matic 240sx Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: las vegas Age: 42 Posts: 798 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: matic 240sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/dozingoff.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> well...  saying a prode looks like a 240?  well... yes they do share some of the same things but...  they look totally different...  i have an s14 but i dont see myself ever mistaking a probe for a 240 anyday... from any angle.. and ford (sorry all) is a joke... fords are CRAP... __________________ · m á † í ç · after9racing.com

03-19-2002, 07:00 AM	#29
Guest Posts: n/a	yeah i used to have an 87 toyota mr2, and everyone thought it was front wheel drive, and they were totally amazed that the motor was in the rear, i thought it was funny, but then again in my town people are pretty much hicks (rednecks) that drive big trucks or trans ams, anyways i thought it was funny, man i miss my mr2 it was a fun little car...

03-19-2002, 07:46 AM	#30
oberkill Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 314 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: oberkill Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Some of you guys are just as bad as the domestic morons we all deal with everyday. When I say domestic morons I am talking about the idiots that if it isnt a (ford, chevy, dodge, etc) it cant be fast. I have a SR powered 240 but I also have a 98 Cobra Mustang and have had several in a long line of Mustangs. I think a 240 with the 91 and up front end looks alot like a Probe front end and I can see someone who doesnt know any better confusing them. We are not all "car people" most people just drive thier cars and the younger crowd just doesnt know. If someone mistakes your car for a car you dont like WHO F'N CARES!!! As far as the WRX giving a Cobra a run thats actually kind of funny! My Cobra still kills my 240 and it is stock, the 240 is catching up fast and will be faster by spring but for now it is the slower daily driver. Back to the haters that claim "insert and domestic here" is crap and breaks down all the time is just another import idiot in my book not a car enthusiast. I work on my car/cars because I like cars I dont care who made it. If it is fast, has potential to be fast, or just looks good I like it. My 240 is my first "import" car that I have built (at least stateside) and the only thing I dont like about it is alot of the import crowd are just plain childish and immature. There is a whole big world out there not just your world. This is not directed at anyone on this board directly more to the attitude in the Import world as a whole, I get just as pissed on the Mustang forums I go to. [Rant mode off!!] Alan __________________ http://www.project240.com