What to do, get another celica or different car? Options

[phaqgm]

Get a 1G AWD DSM. Those cars were built with on thing in mind... Speed. Not to mention the 6 bolt 4G63 is a very stout engine.

[0Re0]

Id say get a truck and raise it up with bigger wheels OFF ROADING is the $hit !

[95ST]

neon...hahahaha, Id rather have a stock ST than any neon, at least the ST looks good and will last 200,000 miles.

[Guest_Matthew_*]

yea they STi was kinda outta the question now that i think about it


I am looking to pay off the loan for my eclipse with the money that i sold my celica for and just get a 2002-03 WRX

i want one real bad

thats what i would recommend...you can get one on ebay for around 15K

[94TRDCeli]

sup to you man i still want a different car as well but the more i look at celis the more i wanna keep it...240s are nice though my friend has one it was really slow...but still fun

[Cragspider]

Yeah its slow but its faster than the gt's. Im gona see what happens in the next few months. Im hoping to have about another 3k saved up by my birthday in Nov, so hopefully I can have a car by then. Also if I can get a total of 10k then I can get a 97-98 240 which has different headlights and taillights to it. But it will manly look stock untill I 1. either get a SR20 or 2. I decide to go for looks and a little better preformance if its got lower miles. But untill then I will still be around here and lurking the 240 boards.
Bryan

[CurrenZS]

when i was getting my car, i was actually about to buy a 95 S14 Nissan Silvia with SR20DE (but auto cos i couldnt find any manuals and i needed a car cos mine got totalled and i needed to get to work and i won't bus).
The auto was slow as, but a manual SR20DE is probably just a bit slower than an SSII or ZS Curren. the interiors arent as nice as Celica/Currens and they 2 i test drove felt quite loose in the body and a guy i know has one and his feels loose too. and then i found the curren and forgot about the silvias ;-) im actually not really a fan of RWD, i quite like FWD actually. FYI my other mate has a 96 JDM Integra sedan with 5sp and 1.8 vtec. SR20DE Silvia vs 3SGE Curren/Celica vs Teg vtec would basically depend on driver and launch over 400m. BEAMS SSIII would piss all over all of them however.

i reckon it'd be cool if you got a Celica hatch, and got a front cut for a 3SGE Curren and had like a Sil80 but for Curren/Celicas. But then if my car got totalled i wouldnt get the same car again just cos i liked it, there are too many decent cars out there that i would like to own to have the same car twice.

sorry for crapping on

[KAMiX]

Hey man. Are 240's imported to US or sold from dealerships? The reason I ask is that they are everywhere over here, and although there are the odd beautiful specimens around, they are really a teenage ricer car. I won't complain about the engine - the SR20 is a serious engine - like all nissans. But I've driven one, and as someone else said they feel loose, almost like a big box of plastic wrapped around a chassis. I don't want to put you off, but I fully recommend going and testdriving one well before you make the decision.


I vote for a 300 - they are so much nicer and look unreal with a decent bodykit. Before I knew as much about cars I used to class them in the same category as ferrari's and lambos - just because I saw one that took my breath away!

Just promise me that b4 you buy you spend a lot of time testdriving all sorts of cars, its pointless to rush into these things


PS. And try to enjoy the experience that wiping out your celi has opened up for you!

[Charlie97L]

QUOTE (kamixZR @ Aug 3, 2003 - 6:38 AM)

Hey man. Are 240's imported to US or sold from dealerships? The reason I ask is that they are everywhere over here, and although there are the odd beautiful specimens around, they are really a teenage ricer car. I won't complain about the engine - the SR20 is a serious engine - like all nissans. But I've driven one, and as someone else said they feel loose, almost like a big box of plastic wrapped around a chassis. I don't want to put you off, but I fully recommend going and testdriving one well before you make the decision. I vote for a 300 - they are so much nicer and look unreal with a decent bodykit. Before I knew as much about cars I used to class them in the same category as ferrari's and lambos - just because I saw one that took my breath away! Just promise me that b4 you buy you spend a lot of time testdriving all sorts of cars, its pointless to rush into these things PS. And try to enjoy the experience that wiping out your celi has opened up for you!

insurance on 300zx tt's is ridiculous tho.

get a 240 man. it will have the k engine, but you can always swap.

[FallenHero]

Go here

www.xatracing.com

They are 240sx gods!

Jon

[97sccelica]

one of my uncles has a 1992 240sx with the vlsd rear end.

it is a fun car to drive but, there are things about it that make me like my celica a lot more.

the suspension is VERY VERY stiff. i feel every ant i run over in that thing. the s13's arent that good looking, the s14's are ok and the 97-98 240's look good.

the car is not fast either, but it is fun to drive being that it is RWD. i think it is on par with a celica GT, maybe a bit faster. but it is crazy on the freeway!!!!! while the car in an auto, i have pegged the speedo in 3rd gear!!(the speedo goes to 110-115) the car, with a ecu upgrade will go to i think 150 or something like that. after 60mph the car just does not stop pulling

the sr20det is a great engine. its light and makes good power and, like the 3sgte, can be built to 400hp on the stock internals.

but the car sucks in the rain. i think it has to do with the stiff suspension of the s13(s14's have slightly softer suspension and weigh more) it just loves to lose traction, even when im careful not to.

dont buy older mitsu turbo cars, millions of problems waiting to happen. a 300zx TT is expensive to insure(as well as a 240)

too bad you couldnt afford an STI, but either way, i would not buy a car that the dealer wont let you test drive till after you have signed your first name on the papers.

i went to miller mitsubishi with my dad to see his friend(the sales manager there) and to test drive an evo8. we were not able to drive it. but, trading in my car, i could have gotten the evo 8 for $265 a month. i could afford that, but um, double that and thats the price i would have to pay for insurance a month, lol.