Should I?

I found a Nissan that might get me into the N scene. It is at a local wrecking yard, and it is for sale. Ive been debating between a second vehicle for some time now. I have a Honda that I have been working on for a number of years now, and I would love to save some miles on my new engine. So I have been thinking either a crotch rocket, for gas mileage (though my wife hates the idea) and insurance. (a big concern for me is my parking situation. there is only 2 resident spaces at my condo, and my wife an i each use one. now I think I could park it in the visitor parking w/o any problems, but I dont like parking my cars far away from my house. it will have an alarm, but still... and a bike, I could pull up into my backyard, so parking wouldnt be an issue.) and an older RWD japanese sports car. I may have found the tie-breaker today, but i want to see what eveyone here thinks of the deal. its a 91 240sx, pretty stock, with some old chrome 16s (thank god for gunmetal wheel paint), and maybe lowered (dont know how, maybe heated springs) interior has some not too major rips, but exterior is decent, paints peeling, and theres a dent in the hood, but other than that its straight, and i can always rattlecan it black. i dont really know how many miles it has, it looks like it says 15xxx, but i dont know what that first digit is. but the asking price seems almost too good to pass up. they are asking $999 for it, so im going to check into insurance and stuff, but is that as good as it sounds? If so, I might go buy it this weekend. But another, even more major concern is that my wife and I are trying to buy a house, and it will dip into our savings pretty hard. so is that such a good deal that setting back a home purchse may be worth it? sorry this got so long, let me know what you guys think. thanks!

oh yeah, and its an auto

auto..yuck. but for a grand...it sounds like a decent buy, provided it runs ok

yeah, and eventually i'll either drop in a manny and maybe a turbo, or an sr20 swap. but that pulls money away from the civ, so it may be awhile.

what is done to the civic?

B18c, brakes, suspension, a bunch of stuff. sound familiar?

haha..yes it does...your siggy isnt showing up...btw

the auto is what turns me off, but with the effort on the civic, it may end up being two project cars..thats why my beaters are too beat to mod..

there, now it should be working.



(edit)damnit, here goes again.

WOOHOO!

oh, and the wife is still wanting some stuff on her 'Rolla too, so its three project cars if i get my FR. oh well, I guess I need to stop calling in sick and go in for some OT.

so you dont have any beater? do you drive the civic in the winter?

well, yeah. but in sacramento, our winters are just rain. its not like i have snow to deal with, so its not all that bad. but i would like to save a few miles on my b18, since it cost me over 3x what they are asking for the 240. im going to go look at it today if its still there, and maybe drive it and see how well it runs. and maybe see how low they will go. i need to check insurance and everything first. but with the miles it will save on the other cars on our policy, it probably wont be too bad.

well damnit. i went to test drive it today, and it was sold. oh well. I am just going to start hoarding money and if something comes up again, ill jump on it. or ill buy a house. either way, ill be glad I have the money. im pretty set on a Nissan as a second car though. either that or an old rx-7 (not sure about needing to learn all about rotories though) and an AE86. yeah, I watch way too much InitialD.

i recently did some reading about rotaries, and it was very interesting...quick story about RX7s...

i had a roommate in college who LOVED rx7s..he wasnt a car guy, but he had rx7 pictures and posters all over his room....he swore that, although he had never owned a car, and had rarely driven, that when he graduated, he would have his rx7. we both graduated in 2002, and about 2 weeks later he emailed me with pics of his new, 1987 rx7...this was non-turbo, and pre-refresh, so it had a stock 145 bhp...it was an automatic...he was so excited...now, i didnt care much for him as a roommate or as a person, but i was amused to see him SO happy with this car. It was really very nice...he got it with the lr corner wrecked, and did some work to it, and had it painted, and it was very nice, inside and out. he soon found that it was not fast, and it didnt get very good mileage...he soon grew to hate it...but he kept it nice, and put it online, and some guy came from halfway across the country to get this car, and he sold it to him...a short while later, dan emailed me again, this time with pictures of his new, fully built metallic blue 95 13B-REW rx7...it was very nice, very fast, and very tempermental...and finding replacement parts, especially performance stuff was a nightmare...

the point of that story, you ask? well there isnt one. haha

but seriously, the wankel rotaries are very interesting in their operation, and if you get one, dont get an NA model.

oh I love rotories. and i know a lot about them, but i know way more about normal reciprocating engines. i just dont want to have to learn everything all over again. and even though its not expensive, i dont really look forward to pulling the motor every few months to put in new apex seals. (I beat the hell out of my cars.) but, all that said, if i come up on a clean turboII for a good price, im going to jump on it.

what is it that you do for a living, if i may...

im an apprentice bathroom remodelor. im supposed to be a journeyman by the end of the year though.

quote:

ORIGINAL: Icon
either that or an old rx-7

I know a guy that has an Fc for sale (cheap), if you dont mind a salvage title......

how cheap? does it run well? and is it turbo?

he wanted a few hundred. it runs but its non turbo.