[JunoMuno]

hmmm i think im gonna get a 89 240sx fastback soon. but im not sure what the price is usually going for. anyone have any idea around what price range it would be at so i dont get jipped? oh man cant wait till get one and practice drift.

[Laxntiga]

prolly.... a decent shape one.... 1,800 bucks. Your still going to need to get some maintenance and stuff done before driftn it around.

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I take back my 1.8k, you're probably looking closer to 3k. After you spend the 3k, remember you are going to need tighten up the suspension, get a new differential ( I think ), tires, maintenance etc. You're probably looking at close to 5-6k to have a drift car up and ready (Excluding cosmetics - meaning no body kit, paint job, etc. et.). ALSO, keep in mind, your car will probably have 120k+ miles on the engine..... so I dont know what you want to do there.

[ghost]

please don't think you'll be fine by getting one, slap an exhaust on, and then try to drift

Anywhere between free to about 3k depending on the condition would be the price range for an 89

[v8subie]

my tokyo drift senses are tingling, don't buy one.

[phantompc4]

buy a shell if you can. you can get a shell for about 500. but if you want a running one probably no more than 3k. before you do anything to it get a new suspension setup. more important than power. then get an sr20 with all the reliability mods b4 that, but since u dont even know how these cars sell you probably donno any of this information and havent done any research.

[ek9]

silvias S13's FTW, great drift hacks.

[FAC]

i got a 90 hatchback for 2k +1k of maintenance. Theres 100k on the motor and it drives real nice.

you should spend around 2.5k-3k for a fully maintenanced 2fortay and a grand on suspension. I had to get new brake rotors and tires so thats where most of my 1k went. spl kts coilovers. thats what im gonna get when my moneys saved up. almost there

[soju]

buy a shell if you can. you can get a shell for about 500. but if you want a running one probably no more than 3k. before you do anything to it get a new suspension setup. more important than power. then get an sr20 with all the reliability mods b4 that, but since u dont even know how these cars sell you probably donno any of this information and havent done any research.

hahaha. this thread is full of win.

[corry29]

yeah, u'll end up spending alot of money just to keep it in shape.

[ek9]

^ wtf you on about. my s15 doesnt cost much to maintain. Just regular services etc(say evry 5000km) and your fine. but in your case since you getting an older car SR20 swap ftw =).

[syduky]

If you do get a 240sx hatchback, are you goin to keep the flip flop lights or are you going to do a s13 or s15 lights conversion? I would want to do the s15 conversion but i heard it puts a dent in your bank account >.<..then again, what conversions don't cost a lot?

[supad0rk]

hmmm i think im gonna get a 89 240sx fastback soon. but im not sure what the price is usually going for. anyone have any idea around what price range it would be at so i dont get jipped? oh man cant wait till get one and practice drift.

You live in SoCal so you should be able to find a running chassis for about $2500 or so probably, might not be the prettiest thing but if you are using this car to learn off of then you don't need too much. Learn to drive the car first before you start messing around with anything. If this is your first car or first FR then I would suggest that you take your time and don't just jump in by buying a shell and starting to build the car.

buy a shell if you can. you can get a shell for about 500. but if you want a running one probably no more than 3k. before you do anything to it get a new suspension setup. more important than power. then get an sr20 with all the reliability mods b4 that, but since u dont even know how these cars sell you probably donno any of this information and havent done any research.

Negative, no point in wasting money on suspension if he has never had an S13 before. He will have nothing to base the decision off what suspension to get to fit his needs. Wasting money unless it's just replacing blown shocks or something.

i got a 90 hatchback for 2k +1k of maintenance. Theres 100k on the motor and it drives real nice.

you should spend around 2.5k-3k for a fully maintenanced 2fortay and a grand on suspension. I had to get new brake rotors and tires so thats where most of my 1k went. spl kts coilovers. thats what im gonna get when my moneys saved up. almost there

Rotors and tires shouldn't cost that much usually, I was running Federals and Falkens (205/50r16 205/55r16 on a 16x8) for a track day and a half on top of 3 or 4 months daily driving. I think for all four was around $280 shipped. Probably could have spent $50 more for 615s in the front. On stock rims you should be paying less probably if you look around. Rotors should be no more than $50/rotor. Stock and decent priced things are always fine, getting ripped off for paying $150/tire when you don't know what you are doing is not.

yeah, u'll end up spending alot of money just to keep it in shape.

Pick n Pull, forums and networking are your friend's. Stock S13s are not that difficult to keep up with maintenance unless you don't have a job. If you look hard enough you can find one with decent milage for a decent price and shouldn't have a problem. It's always a gamble because you don't know what the previous owner did.

If you do get a 240sx hatchback, are you goin to keep the flip flop lights or are you going to do a s13 or s15 lights conversion? I would want to do the s15 conversion but i heard it puts a dent in your bank account >.<..then again, what conversions don't cost a lot?

Something that the OP shouldn't have to think about if he doesn't know pricing of S13s. They look pretty but are pointless unless you have the money to continue to drive it how you want. I wouldn't bother with it for a long time because if you screw up then it will be a big dent in your pocket. Seen plenty of people do it or get the front and the car barely ever goes anywhere (barely any other mods or is kept in the drive-way).

[FAC]

I got passenger tires hankook ventus II. they costed me around 380 and brake rotors costed me around 220. Thats when I said most of the money. The rest was on tc rod bushings, tie rod booth replacement, transmission switch. Yeah still less than 1k but just said 1k.

[v8subie]

This is just a vent and off-topic...and towards no one in general.

What kills me now is the lack of common sense. People sell the Nissan 240sx like it is the be all, end all of all drifting cars. They are plenty of freaking cars out there with RWD drivetrain setups and nobody goes out there to look for it. Hell, if you want to learn how to drive, buy an old fox body mustang and learn on that. Buy a 1st generation MR2. Everybody seems to think that drifting scene is the ish, reality check for the naive. It's been out before it Initial D hit the air waves and before Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift hit the box office. Hell when drag racing was the scene, everybody was into it. I guess my pet peeve, just because it's commercialized, don't think there is other means automotive fun. There was a time when the drift community exploded in the United States, I predicted Time Attack was going to be the next big thing (I was right unfortunately). Now you have people like Travis Pastrana doing to Rally courses but can't even beat S. Loeb (or Petter Solberg for that matter) and S. Papadakis doing his "drift thing" even though he claimed he wasn't going to compete but do it for fun. What do you know, he got out of the scene he helped create and joined a completely different scene that he knows nothing about. People like Papadakis and Pastrana are gold diggers and don't truly appreciate the automotive enjoyment and enthusiasm as some of the people who do it. I don't really call a drifting, drag racing, or time trials a professional sport, more a like a past-time or hobby. It's all thanks to the companies like AEM, HKS, and others that took it to a new level when it really shouldn't. These events are suppose to help your ability to understand your car, technique, and situations. Instead, sometimes I believe people are just jumping in there because they think they might make money like Papadakis did. I'm slowly losing interest in the automotive scene due to this.

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[soju]

^ is Papadakis related to Papadoc from 8-Mile?

[ek9]

This is just a vent and off-topic...and towards no one in general.

What kills me now is the lack of common sense. People sell the Nissan 240sx like it is the be all, end all of all drifting cars. They are plenty of freaking cars out there with RWD drivetrain setups and nobody goes out there to look for it. Hell, if you want to learn how to drive, buy an old fox body mustang and learn on that. Buy a 1st generation MR2. Everybody seems to think that drifting scene is the ish, reality check for the naive. It's been out before it Initial D hit the air waves and before Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift hit the box office. Hell when drag racing was the scene, everybody was into it. I guess my pet peeve, just because it's commercialized, don't think there is other means automotive fun. There was a time when the drift community exploded in the United States, I predicted Time Attack was going to be the next big thing (I was right unfortunately). Now you have people like Travis Pastrana doing to Rally courses but can't even beat S. Loeb (or Petter Solberg for that matter) and S. Papadakis doing his "drift thing" even though he claimed he wasn't going to compete but do it for fun. What do you know, he got out of the scene he helped create and joined a completely different scene that he knows nothing about. People like Papadakis and Pastrana are gold diggers and don't truly appreciate the automotive enjoyment and enthusiasm as some of the people who do it. I don't really call a drifting, drag racing, or time trials a professional sport, more a like a past-time or hobby. It's all thanks to the companies like AEM, HKS, and others that took it to a new level when it really shouldn't. These events are suppose to help your ability to understand your car, technique, and situations. Instead, sometimes I believe people are just jumping in there because they think they might make money like Papadakis did. I'm slowly losing interest in the automotive scene due to this.

[/vent]

sounds like somebodies 4wd traction's not letting them drift.....lol.

Silvias are like the best platform for drifting, just add a few mods and you ready to go...hence why PEOPLE GO FOR THEM, sure you could get a mustang or whatever but it would be hard and take alot of effort to get these thing on a angle your comfortable with.

[v8subie]

sounds like somebodies 4wd traction's not letting them drift.....lol.

omg you're an idiot. i'll make everyone happy and not even post anymore.

[Laxntiga]

Call me an idiot for believing my friend, but wasn't the 240sx meant to be a grip car? over a drift car?

[ghost]

sounds like somebodies 4wd traction's not letting them drift.....lol.

Silvias are like the best platform for drifting, just add a few mods and you ready to go...hence why PEOPLE GO FOR THEM, sure you could get a mustang or whatever but it would be hard and take alot of effort to get these thing on a angle your comfortable with.

wow why don't you go out and drive more cars and see what everyone else is bringing.

The reason why people have so many 240's is cuz of the cheap price that comes with it. The aftermarket support on the S-Chassis is another thing to note. its getting to be the next honda around here...

Do you even drift? I'm assuming you don't cuz your name says ek9, but I could be wrong.

Call me an idiot for believing my friend, but wasn't the 240sx meant to be a grip car? over a drift car?

All cars were meant for grip...

[Clix]

wow why don't you go out and drive more cars and see what everyone else is bringing.

The reason why people have so many 240's is cuz of the cheap price that comes with it. The aftermarket support on the S-Chassis is another thing to note. its getting to be the next honda around here...

Do you even drift? I'm assuming you don't cuz your name says ek9, but I could be wrong.



All cars were meant for grip...

Not mine, mine was meant to dori dori through mountain passes with a cup of water. Initial Deez nuts yo!

S-chassis just have large aftermarket support like how the EG, EK, and the DC chassis are.