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BenNs13 · 01-20-2002, 02:21 AM

#### sumtime i just hate the 240....today i test drove a 95 240SX for my friend..clean body and interior it had 80k on it and dealer wanted $6035 total for everything.... 5spd too...which is the first 5spd 240 i've ever driven...and ####  I AM IN LOVE WITH IT..for those of you who say that the KA24DE sucks, crappy, or etc...IT SURE AIN'T NO CRAPPY ENGINE....that is one fine ass peice of engine...being this is the first time i ever driven a 5spd 240SX...i couldn't stop talking about it to my friends....i downshifted and sorta abused it a lil..but not too much...and again #### that is one fine ass engine..although it redline a lil quick...it was fine...and the rpm climbs really quick...i did notice that...my car is an auto SOHC S13...so this 95 240 is soo #### good...i just can't say how much i love it....oh wells...now i don't know if i should get rid of my 240 or not...i mite want to do a DOHC motor transplant...or i mite just sell it and get me a 97-98 240SX....just so tyte..i feel sorry for those who thinks the KA24DE is crappy they are missing out on ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

duderiffic · 01-20-2002, 02:24 AM

1997-1998 seem more comfortable to me to drive than the older ones.  The interior feels very "fast" too bad the car isn't hahahaha!!

Jeff
1998 SE.

soon2Bsilvia · 01-20-2002, 02:26 AM

I never said its crappy, but I sure think its dissapointing when you think about the SR20DET that others are enjoying in the other countries while we have to dream of the swap.
Don't get me wrong, our 2.4L engine can kicks ass!

duderiffic · 01-20-2002, 02:29 AM

Yea it would be nice to send a message to a company by not buying a car because it doesn't have the right engine, but it seems like America did that anyways.  I don't think it was the engine that turned America off.  I guess if you live in a house with wheels owning a Camaro/Firebird/Mustang is just too irresistable.  So thanks whitetrash!!  It is kinda gay to have to swap engines just to get a car that doesn't get raped by pretty much everything that can move.

Jeff
98 SE

soon2Bsilvia · 01-20-2002, 02:34 AM

I wish they would of let an S15 come over instead of that gay ass Bettle.

duderiffic · 01-20-2002, 02:35 AM

Why are you comparing a S15 to a Beetle?  I don't get it.

Jeff

soon2Bsilvia · 01-20-2002, 02:44 AM

...its a joke dude...just a joke.

*AceInHole* · 01-20-2002, 10:30 AM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from duderiffic on 2:29 am on Jan. 20, 2002Yea it would be nice to send a message to a company by not buying a car because it doesn't have the right engine, but it seems like America did that anyways. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
LoL.... if we didn't buy the car it would basically tell Nissan that we want wimpier non turbo smaller displacement FWD cars with no torque (since the compact sports car market is majorily such).  

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I don't think it was the engine that turned America off. I guess if you live in a house with wheels owning a Camaro/Firebird/Mustang is just too irresistable. So thanks whitetrash!! </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
I'd say it's mostly to blame on insurance companies.  For one, the majority of new car buyers are women, and the stereo type goes that women drivers are afraid of RWD because it's more "dangerous".  Insurance for RWD cars is then higher.  Add in that insuring a turbocharged car is even more, and you have poor sales of the 240, and no SR20DET.  
Seriously, would you rather have an SR20DE??

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">
It is kinda gay to have to swap engines just to get a car that doesn't get raped by pretty much everything that can move.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
So since the KA won at the last unofficial KA vs SR race (which I beleive was at the last UNN meet), with a hefty weight disadvantage....  

Anyways... just a few comments.

01-20-2002, 02:21 AM	#1
BenNs13 Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 11 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	#### sumtime i just hate the 240....today i test drove a 95 240SX for my friend..clean body and interior it had 80k on it and dealer wanted $6035 total for everything.... 5spd too...which is the first 5spd 240 i've ever driven...and ####  I AM IN LOVE WITH IT..for those of you who say that the KA24DE sucks, crappy, or etc...IT SURE AIN'T NO CRAPPY ENGINE....that is one fine ass peice of engine...being this is the first time i ever driven a 5spd 240SX...i couldn't stop talking about it to my friends....i downshifted and sorta abused it a lil..but not too much...and again #### that is one fine ass engine..although it redline a lil quick...it was fine...and the rpm climbs really quick...i did notice that...my car is an auto SOHC S13...so this 95 240 is soo #### good...i just can't say how much i love it....oh wells...now i don't know if i should get rid of my 240 or not...i mite want to do a DOHC motor transplant...or i mite just sell it and get me a 97-98 240SX....just so tyte..i feel sorry for those who thinks the KA24DE is crappy they are missing out on ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!

01-20-2002, 02:24 AM	#2
duderiffic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area (Sunnyvale) Age: 42 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	1997-1998 seem more comfortable to me to drive than the older ones.  The interior feels very "fast" too bad the car isn't hahahaha!! Jeff 1998 SE.

01-20-2002, 02:26 AM	#3
soon2Bsilvia Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I never said its crappy, but I sure think its dissapointing when you think about the SR20DET that others are enjoying in the other countries while we have to dream of the swap. Don't get me wrong, our 2.4L engine can kicks ass!

01-20-2002, 02:29 AM	#4
duderiffic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area (Sunnyvale) Age: 42 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yea it would be nice to send a message to a company by not buying a car because it doesn't have the right engine, but it seems like America did that anyways.  I don't think it was the engine that turned America off.  I guess if you live in a house with wheels owning a Camaro/Firebird/Mustang is just too irresistable.  So thanks whitetrash!!  It is kinda gay to have to swap engines just to get a car that doesn't get raped by pretty much everything that can move. Jeff 98 SE

01-20-2002, 02:34 AM	#5
soon2Bsilvia Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I wish they would of let an S15 come over instead of that gay ass Bettle.

01-20-2002, 02:35 AM	#6
duderiffic Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bay Area (Sunnyvale) Age: 42 Posts: 464 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Why are you comparing a S15 to a Beetle?  I don't get it. Jeff

01-20-2002, 02:44 AM	#7
soon2Bsilvia Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	...its a joke dude...just a joke.

01-20-2002, 10:30 AM	#8
AceInHole Autox Technician Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: New Haven, CT Age: 43 Posts: 3,961 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: AceInHole Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from duderiffic on 2:29 am on Jan. 20, 2002Yea it would be nice to send a message to a company by not buying a car because it doesn't have the right engine, but it seems like America did that anyways. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> LoL.... if we didn't buy the car it would basically tell Nissan that we want wimpier non turbo smaller displacement FWD cars with no torque (since the compact sports car market is majorily such).   </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I don't think it was the engine that turned America off. I guess if you live in a house with wheels owning a Camaro/Firebird/Mustang is just too irresistable. So thanks whitetrash!! </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> I'd say it's mostly to blame on insurance companies.  For one, the majority of new car buyers are women, and the stereo type goes that women drivers are afraid of RWD because it's more "dangerous".  Insurance for RWD cars is then higher.  Add in that insuring a turbocharged car is even more, and you have poor sales of the 240, and no SR20DET.   Seriously, would you rather have an SR20DE?? </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> It is kinda gay to have to swap engines just to get a car that doesn't get raped by pretty much everything that can move.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> So since the KA won at the last unofficial KA vs SR race (which I beleive was at the last UNN meet), with a hefty weight disadvantage....   Anyways... just a few comments.