N00b here. Seeks help of 240 owners abroad
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N00b here. Seeks help of 240 owners abroad
I'm a noob. Not even a special noob, just an ordinary run of the mill noob. I don't even have a 240SX yet 
Both cars in my history have been Hondas. Great, reliable, fair-looking cars - albeit underpowered and FF. My latest car, the '95 Civic Coupe, has nearly 6k in bodywork done to it, which is fine, because it looks really great. I need to sell it though, to buy the 240, so if anyone knows anyone interested in a high quality potential showcar, hit me up!
Anyway, something changed in me a month or so ago. I'd just gotten the civic out of the finish stages, and was driving it home. I missed the manual trans, so I was having fun with it. So I pulled hard away from this stoplight, and as I was going into second gear, it hit me... my gut told me... "This car drives from the wrong end..." And I was dumbfounded. I think I even pulled over for a minute to catch a breath. I mean, I knew I was into nice cars... and I knew I liked fast cars... but never before was it so clear and obvious. I was betraying myself. I was stifling the true performance enthusiast by owning a FF. I was satisfying the desire to have the nice, but the desire for speed was being ignored. Later that night, I sat down to think about my revelation. I knew what I was doing to myself, and it hurt. I think I cried. So the next day, I made arrangements to finish the civic, and then began pondering what I would do. I knew only one thing - I needed an FR.
So I began looking, listening, and watching. At first, I wanted anything imported and RWD. Slowly it began to narrow down to Gen 2 Supras, AE86s, S13s, and Datsun 510s and 240Zs. I knew the G2 Supra and AE86 would reach a dead end mod-wise pretty quickly, which left the S13 and datsuns. the 240Z would have to have a LS1, which was too much money for a good one, and I wanted to keep decent gas mileage. So, I was down to S13 and 510. Then I looked for 510s, and realized all the nice ones were going for way too much money what they were. So I decided on the S13. I always liked the S13, especially the '91-'93 fastback, but there never were any for sale when I was looking.
Anyway, There's my story. I'm not trying to jump on the 240 bandwagon for drifting or anything, I just want a reliable FR car that I can mod to hell and back and then drive every day.
Anyway, if anyone knows anyone who's interested in buying a nice looking, show-ish honda... the money would go to a good cause. I need a 240.
Both cars in my history have been Hondas. Great, reliable, fair-looking cars - albeit underpowered and FF. My latest car, the '95 Civic Coupe, has nearly 6k in bodywork done to it, which is fine, because it looks really great. I need to sell it though, to buy the 240, so if anyone knows anyone interested in a high quality potential showcar, hit me up!Anyway, something changed in me a month or so ago. I'd just gotten the civic out of the finish stages, and was driving it home. I missed the manual trans, so I was having fun with it. So I pulled hard away from this stoplight, and as I was going into second gear, it hit me... my gut told me... "This car drives from the wrong end..." And I was dumbfounded. I think I even pulled over for a minute to catch a breath. I mean, I knew I was into nice cars... and I knew I liked fast cars... but never before was it so clear and obvious. I was betraying myself. I was stifling the true performance enthusiast by owning a FF. I was satisfying the desire to have the nice, but the desire for speed was being ignored. Later that night, I sat down to think about my revelation. I knew what I was doing to myself, and it hurt. I think I cried. So the next day, I made arrangements to finish the civic, and then began pondering what I would do. I knew only one thing - I needed an FR.
So I began looking, listening, and watching. At first, I wanted anything imported and RWD. Slowly it began to narrow down to Gen 2 Supras, AE86s, S13s, and Datsun 510s and 240Zs. I knew the G2 Supra and AE86 would reach a dead end mod-wise pretty quickly, which left the S13 and datsuns. the 240Z would have to have a LS1, which was too much money for a good one, and I wanted to keep decent gas mileage. So, I was down to S13 and 510. Then I looked for 510s, and realized all the nice ones were going for way too much money what they were. So I decided on the S13. I always liked the S13, especially the '91-'93 fastback, but there never were any for sale when I was looking.
Anyway, There's my story. I'm not trying to jump on the 240 bandwagon for drifting or anything, I just want a reliable FR car that I can mod to hell and back and then drive every day.
Anyway, if anyone knows anyone who's interested in buying a nice looking, show-ish honda... the money would go to a good cause. I need a 240.
Welcome to the forums. Long story...only read half of it.
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Welcome. I like how you change your sig. every so often JaySlide. What do you think of that "widemouth" body kit on that white s14? I was thinking if i ever gat an S14 with front end damage i would buy that kit.I think its this one:
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touching story...
as far as the civic goes...
and a great warm welcome to the boards
i'd go with the DRFT kit..
-Jaysin
as far as the civic goes...
and a great warm welcome to the boards
Originally posted by jboo88
What do you think of that "widemouth" body kit on that white s14? I was thinking if i ever gat an S14 with front end damage i would buy that kit.
What do you think of that "widemouth" body kit on that white s14? I was thinking if i ever gat an S14 with front end damage i would buy that kit.
i'd go with the DRFT kit..-Jaysin
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