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DRFT180 · 05-30-2013, 01:51 PM

I'll be 28 at the end of this year and have been daily driving a 240 for my entire driving life so far. Bought my S13 when I was 17 (same time I joined Zilvia, 2003), and my S14 when I was 22. Still driving and building the S14 daily.

It's been a very fun 10 years.

Ramonesfreak2010 · 05-30-2013, 07:26 PM

theres a guy that comes to the local meet around here in his S14. He is a lawyer in his 60's.

orion::S14 · 05-30-2013, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blkvrtswp

Anyone else remember the 240SX mailing list?

Ha...I think that's THE qualifier for "old timer" around here.

Amarok.org 240SX e-mail list...before forums, 56k was as good as it got, and we chatted 240SX stuff by group e-mail.

The good old days? haha...

...

On topic: I don't daily mine anymore - It racked up 100,000 miles from 1997 to 2004 as my DD...and has been a weekend car (HPDE, autocross) since.

- Brian

*Wake* · 05-30-2013, 10:40 PM

I guess compared to the current demographic here on zilvia im an old timer.

In the grand scheme of things i would like to think im pretty young.

End of the year will be 10 years for me. Been lurking since 01, crazy.

Felipe · 05-31-2013, 12:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramonesfreak2010

theres a guy that comes to the local meet around here in his S14. He is a lawyer in his 60's.

I think we got a winner lol

gerardogomez0809 · 05-31-2013, 08:02 AM

Lol

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Felipe · 05-31-2013, 02:07 PM

I know there is alot more on here... Not calling any names n stuff but there not on here as much.

EvilRB · 05-31-2013, 07:01 PM

Does my Cefiro still count?

kandyflip445 · 05-31-2013, 08:38 PM

Do I count as old? I hadn't driven my 240 for over a year and just got it inspected and registered today to get ready for autocross next week.

EDIT: Sometimes I wonder if Phlip still has those injectors I bought so many years ago and never picked up. LOL

Felipe · 05-31-2013, 11:11 PM

Im waiting for some one to say....

"i had my 240 since i was 18"

Me: dude your 21

jr_ss · 05-31-2013, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blkvrtswp

I'm 47 and reading "I'm a little older about to turn 26" made me laugh. Anyone else remember the 240SX mailing list? I have no kids so that is probably why I still obsessively modify and drive my toy so much.

1996 Bought 1st S13 1990 hatch
1998 Nitrous on the SOHC KA
2000 SR Swap
2002 Opened Heavy Throttle
85 customer swaps, 17 240sx bought & sold and 129 JDM engine sets later
2006 sold my original S13 for $12k
2007 bought current convertible for $2600
2008 closed HT
2013 1st time painting a car myself - about to begin June 5th!

Ah, Heavy Throttle, those were the days... I was sad to see it close.

RU4REAL · 05-31-2013, 11:44 PM

I bought her brand new in Sept 1995. I've been daily driving her since:

Original paint aside from the kit.

I have an endless love for this Silvia. Oh I'm 42. Lol

ka24et · 06-01-2013, 12:30 AM

I've had a S13 since high school. Test drove a few from the dealerships. Still remember that new car feeling.

Bought a "test" version of lowering springs from suspension techniques in 1990. Bought a NEW set of SSR EX-C fins in 1991. Was pretty tough to get parts back then. Took a while for the US market to fully embrace the S13/S14 aftermarket. Had to import stuff directly from Japan.

Owned 15 cars since then (4 of which were S13's). Still drive one every other day.

I am 40 now. So that makes it 2 decades. Wow how time flies. No plans to ever part with the S13. Maybe give it to my son if he wants it.

enriquetc240 · 06-01-2013, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blkvrtswp

I'm 47 and reading "I'm a little older about to turn 26" made me laugh. Anyone else remember the 240SX mailing list? I have no kids so that is probably why I still obsessively modify and drive my toy so much.

1996 Bought 1st S13 1990 hatch
1998 Nitrous on the SOHC KA
2000 SR Swap
2002 Opened Heavy Throttle
85 customer swaps, 17 240sx bought & sold and 129 JDM engine sets later
2006 sold my original S13 for $12k
2007 bought current convertible for $2600
2008 closed HT
2013 1st time painting a car myself - about to begin June 5th!

A little older than majority of the ones here. Lol

I have 4 year old and a wife. He loves working in the garage with me.

LigouriRd · 06-04-2013, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RU4REAL

I bought her brand new in Sept 1995..Oh I'm 42. Lol

Caint hold a candle to that but, I'm the second owner of mine, bought her in the summer of '02. Joined this site and been lurking around shortly after. She gets less and less miles put on her every year...that kinda crap happens when one gets married and has a kid on the way.

silviaworks · 06-04-2013, 03:10 PM

I'll be that guy to say I had mine at 18. 26 now. Wrecked the first, got another and have been daily driving her till just a couple months ago. Bought a FR-S.

***FaLKoN240*** · 06-04-2013, 04:30 PM

2004 I got my first 240 at 18

Crashed it a couple of times trying to be a cool mountain racer.

2006 Sold it, bought a black 93 in Pacifica, turned out to be a rust bucket. Sold it a week later.

Used the money from selling the rust bucket to buy my favorite S13, it was a perfect super black hatch. Had it for a year before it was taken away from me (asshole MKIII Jetta crashed into it while it was parked)

2007 bought a modified shell swapped over parts from my favorite s13 and made it KA-T with my insurance money. Sold it after it kept blowing $350 ecus from Enthalpy because of a chassis short.

2008-2010 Messed with a bunch of shitty RWD i6 Toyotas

2011 bought a white 1992 with a S13 blacktop SR, sold it at the end of the year to pay for college. Daily drove an Integra for a year. Sold that Integra and bought an Accord wagon that I drove for a year.

2013 Flew to LA to buy and drive back home the S14 that I own, dd, and modify currently.

I've tried to get away. But I know in my heart that I love these cars. I can't find anything close to replacing it.

blessedhellrider · 06-18-2013, 07:39 PM

ahh man ,thought this was about old timer knives lol. !

naw have had my s13 for 11 years now. :P

blessedhellrider · 06-21-2013, 09:48 AM

when teens call you an old fart .lol .or when you talk about a cassette tape or even an album.

haha my lil cousins looked at a manual car door window handle and said " what's that thing ,2 handles to get out?"

Felipe · 06-21-2013, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blessedhellrider

haha my lil cousins looked at a manual car door window handle and said " what's that thing ,2 handles to get out?"

lmao...

Try explaining pagers to them lol

blessedhellrider · 06-21-2013, 03:14 PM

^ oh yeah . dude i remember the clear or neon caces you could get for them at the mall!!

FRpilot · 06-21-2013, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Felipe

Try explaining pagers to them lol

well son, you see, before there were smart phones and even regular cell phones... we would communicate with each other by using these things called pagers and text each other using pager code...

chato de shamrock · 06-25-2013, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Felipe

Try explaining pagers to them lol

LOL. That picture got me laughing. I remember back in the day when kids would walk around with their pagers on their waist. Many of them didn't even have them activated. Just carrying it to look cool. LOL.

I'm 33, but i don't think of myself as old. I daily drive mine up until last Wednesday when I got into my first fender bender. It's going to get back on the street though and i'll continue to daily it.

redline racer510 · 06-25-2013, 09:29 AM

Do I qualify, been driving 240's for 8 years and been a zilvia member since 06?

BossHogg · 06-25-2013, 10:16 AM

Have had a 240 for 12 years now. Parents bought one brand new in 92 so naturally I inherited it when I turned 16.

SimpleS14 · 06-25-2013, 11:02 AM

At 30 I don't consider myself an old timer, but I've been around for a while to see quite the amount of changes throughout the community. Still have the 240 (bought in 2001), but now that I'm in a city environment it's locked away in storage at the moment.

DrtyRat · 06-25-2013, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redline racer510

Do I qualify, been driving 240's for 8 years and been a zilvia member since 06?

If you have to ask......

Lol...I think it has more to do with age than anything else.

*fliprayzin240sx* · 06-25-2013, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SimpleS14

At 30 I don't consider myself an old timer, but I've been around for a while to see quite the amount of changes throughout the community. Still have the 240 (bought in 2001), but now that I'm in a city environment it's locked away in storage at the moment.

Whoa...you're still around. Talk about a blast from the past.

SimpleS14 · 06-25-2013, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fliprayzin240sx

Whoa...you're still around. Talk about a blast from the past.

Likewise....I still remember doing the roller paint job after seeing your other car. A shame I left VA after you moved there or else I would have met you in person too.

*DALAZ_68* · 06-26-2013, 02:11 AM

do i count? i hate my coupe, cant wait till i have enough to buy something newer...not s chassis, built the track hatch and dont have money to fund it, so most liekly its getting torn to pieces...and that is life...

05-30-2013, 01:51 PM	#31
DRFT180 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 656 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	I'll be 28 at the end of this year and have been daily driving a 240 for my entire driving life so far. Bought my S13 when I was 17 (same time I joined Zilvia, 2003), and my S14 when I was 22. Still driving and building the S14 daily. It's been a very fun 10 years. __________________ S14 Build

05-30-2013, 10:40 PM	#34
Wake Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Santa Cruz, ca Age: 41 Posts: 6,699 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	I guess compared to the current demographic here on zilvia im an old timer. In the grand scheme of things i would like to think im pretty young. End of the year will be 10 years for me. Been lurking since 01, crazy. __________________ S.P.P.S. Member #00 CoUpe LOve Member #00

05-31-2013, 02:07 PM	#37
Felipe Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: No pues wow Posts: 2,965 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I know there is alot more on here... Not calling any names n stuff but there not on here as much. __________________ Late Night Crew #1

05-31-2013, 07:01 PM	#38
EvilRB Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SO CAL Posts: 1,418 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Does my Cefiro still count? __________________

05-31-2013, 08:38 PM	#39
kandyflip445 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Arden, NC Age: 39 Posts: 4,460 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: kandyflip445 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Do I count as old? I hadn't driven my 240 for over a year and just got it inspected and registered today to get ready for autocross next week. EDIT: Sometimes I wonder if Phlip still has those injectors I bought so many years ago and never picked up. LOL __________________ My 240 vBgarage

05-30-2013, 07:26 PM	#32
Ramonesfreak2010 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Silver Spring, MD Age: 32 Posts: 963 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	theres a guy that comes to the local meet around here in his S14. He is a lawyer in his 60's.

05-31-2013, 08:02 AM	#36
gerardogomez0809 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: La Habra, CA Age: 38 Posts: 394 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Lol Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

05-31-2013, 11:11 PM	#40
Felipe Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: No pues wow Posts: 2,965 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Im waiting for some one to say.... "i had my 240 since i was 18" Me: dude your 21 __________________ Late Night Crew #1

05-31-2013, 11:44 PM	#42
RU4REAL Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal Age: 53 Posts: 96 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I bought her brand new in Sept 1995. I've been daily driving her since: Original paint aside from the kit. I have an endless love for this Silvia. Oh I'm 42. Lol Last edited by RU4REAL; 05-31-2013 at 11:45 PM.. Reason: Edit for age

06-01-2013, 12:30 AM	#43
ka24et Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles Age: 51 Posts: 259 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	I've had a S13 since high school. Test drove a few from the dealerships. Still remember that new car feeling. Bought a "test" version of lowering springs from suspension techniques in 1990. Bought a NEW set of SSR EX-C fins in 1991. Was pretty tough to get parts back then. Took a while for the US market to fully embrace the S13/S14 aftermarket. Had to import stuff directly from Japan. Owned 15 cars since then (4 of which were S13's). Still drive one every other day. I am 40 now. So that makes it 2 decades. Wow how time flies. No plans to ever part with the S13. Maybe give it to my son if he wants it. __________________

06-04-2013, 03:10 PM	#46
silviaworks Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: los angeles Age: 37 Posts: 53 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I'll be that guy to say I had mine at 18. 26 now. Wrecked the first, got another and have been daily driving her till just a couple months ago. Bought a FR-S.

06-04-2013, 04:30 PM	#47
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Temecula Posts: 16,885 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	2004 I got my first 240 at 18 Crashed it a couple of times trying to be a cool mountain racer. 2006 Sold it, bought a black 93 in Pacifica, turned out to be a rust bucket. Sold it a week later. Used the money from selling the rust bucket to buy my favorite S13, it was a perfect super black hatch. Had it for a year before it was taken away from me (asshole MKIII Jetta crashed into it while it was parked) 2007 bought a modified shell swapped over parts from my favorite s13 and made it KA-T with my insurance money. Sold it after it kept blowing $350 ecus from Enthalpy because of a chassis short. 2008-2010 Messed with a bunch of shitty RWD i6 Toyotas 2011 bought a white 1992 with a S13 blacktop SR, sold it at the end of the year to pay for college. Daily drove an Integra for a year. Sold that Integra and bought an Accord wagon that I drove for a year. 2013 Flew to LA to buy and drive back home the S14 that I own, dd, and modify currently. I've tried to get away. But I know in my heart that I love these cars. I can't find anything close to replacing it.

06-18-2013, 07:39 PM	#48
blessedhellrider Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: tampaish Age: 42 Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ahh man ,thought this was about old timer knives lol. ! naw have had my s13 for 11 years now. :P __________________

06-21-2013, 09:48 AM	#49
blessedhellrider Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: tampaish Age: 42 Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	when teens call you an old fart .lol .or when you talk about a cassette tape or even an album. haha my lil cousins looked at a manual car door window handle and said " what's that thing ,2 handles to get out?" __________________

06-21-2013, 03:14 PM	#51
blessedhellrider Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: tampaish Age: 42 Posts: 277 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^ oh yeah . dude i remember the clear or neon caces you could get for them at the mall!! __________________

06-25-2013, 09:29 AM	#54
redline racer510 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: EARFF(earth for you idiots) Posts: 1,072 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Do I qualify, been driving 240's for 8 years and been a zilvia member since 06? __________________ WARNING: User has a low tolerance for stupidity. Post at your own risk.

06-25-2013, 10:16 AM	#55
BossHogg Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: america Posts: 998 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	Have had a 240 for 12 years now. Parents bought one brand new in 92 so naturally I inherited it when I turned 16. __________________

06-25-2013, 11:02 AM	#56
SimpleS14 Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Philly Age: 40 Posts: 9,185 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: SimpleS14 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	At 30 I don't consider myself an old timer, but I've been around for a while to see quite the amount of changes throughout the community. Still have the 240 (bought in 2001), but now that I'm in a city environment it's locked away in storage at the moment. __________________ *Goals are dreams with a deadline.* L.H.O.O.Q.

06-26-2013, 02:11 AM	#60
DALAZ_68 not giving a fuck Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los angeles Age: 37 Posts: 15,077 Trader Rating: (104) Feedback Score: 104 reviews	do i count? i hate my coupe, cant wait till i have enough to buy something newer...not s chassis, built the track hatch and dont have money to fund it, so most liekly its getting torn to pieces...and that is life... __________________ LOL 240... whats better than 1? 5 1's ...lol PSN & XBL GT : Wh0pp3r68 CLUB LEXUS : Wh0pp3r