Early ninties Nissan 200SX - any good?
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Hello, a '91 200SX has appear locally for a good price. What I want to know is how will it compare to my mk1 MR2 for handling and running costs?
My MR2 is getting to the point where it'll need a lot of welding to keep it on the road and I quite fancy having a car without rust on it for a while.
My MR2 is getting to the point where it'll need a lot of welding to keep it on the road and I quite fancy having a car without rust on it for a while.
Cheers - I got to a buyers guide via www.sxoc.com
The mileage is a bit high on this one (102k) but it has a full main dealer history (apparently - if I had a quid for every car with a FMDH which doesn't have the reciepts to back it up...)
How often are the services? I've read of oil changes every 3k!
I'm going for a good tyre kicking session tomorrow.
The mileage is a bit high on this one (102k) but it has a full main dealer history (apparently - if I had a quid for every car with a FMDH which doesn't have the reciepts to back it up...)
How often are the services? I've read of oil changes every 3k!
I'm going for a good tyre kicking session tomorrow.
MR2 turbo? Yep, nice and fast but a bit out of my price band though (less than 2k). The 200SX is standard, and it'll stay that way - I've blown enough cash on tweaking cars to make them faster.
Besides, if I want to go fast I'll use my bike
By "tyre kicking" I mean "check all the bodywork with a magnet and have a go at the underbody with a screwdriver" - it took me six months to find an MR2 that had rear arches made of metal rather than filler.
I agree about the interior, but it'll make a nice change from "ugly" which is what the inside of the MR2 is.
Besides, if I want to go fast I'll use my bike
By "tyre kicking" I mean "check all the bodywork with a magnet and have a go at the underbody with a screwdriver" - it took me six months to find an MR2 that had rear arches made of metal rather than filler.
I agree about the interior, but it'll make a nice change from "ugly" which is what the inside of the MR2 is.
danger mouse said: ...The only reasons I can see for you justifing a 200 over another CRX are that:
a) You have your own peanut on the way.
b) You really are sick of rust (I know I am, did I tell Twink is now off the road with a nasty dose of the Italian tinworm?)...but I'd be shocked if a 200 of similar age would be any better preserved.... or
c) You want to try the last configuration out. FR as apposed to FF or MR.*
Whatever you do have fun...
Mouse.
ps. I got an email from your HR dept. yesterday. Have you been stirring things up, or are they really that slow?If the former, cool!
*fellow PH's watch out for a 200zx shaped hole coming to a hedge near you, soon.
a) not yet :fingerscrossed:
b) Ooooooh yes.
c) well, you've got to try everything once (and we still have the moonroof as backup).
About your PS - much as I'd like to take the credit I think they really are that slow, or it could be that as we're in the new financial year they've go some budget to play with.
Good luck with Twink - how serious is it? Any idea where the engine number is on a CRX? The moonroof is so full of PAS and aircon crap I can't see it anywhere (need to fill in an insurance form
)
dern said:Nice bikes. I always liked kwaks right up until my zx6r spoiled it for me and I moved to a fireblade. I loved my zxr750 and wish I'd had it when I could ride rather than when I'd just passed my test and it scared the bejesus out of me whenever we infrequently went out. Often think of picking up a zx7r even now - absolutely gorgeous bike imo.
It's only a 400 - shush, don't tell anyone. Still does 0-60 in under 4 seconds
Mark
That's why I picked the 400 - it's only fast when I'm working hard to keep it in the 12000-14500 powerband.
Give me a couple of years NCB and I'll start looking for a ZX7R - in green naturally.
Well it looks like the 200SX is a good one: No rust (all panels checked with a magnet), no smoke in the exhaust, no knocking from from the big ends, all the toys work, all bar two stamps are present and correct in the service book and it drives well. I spent an hour and a half checking it over before I drove it!
The only stumbling block is the trade in value of my MR2
The only stumbling block is the trade in value of my MR2
1900 quid - I'm having the local Nissan dealer have a look at it for me this week. If they can't spot anything wrong then I'll snap it up.
The water collection device on the rear deck had rusted through - I found a reciept for the repair dated three years ago so I pulled the boot trim off and checked it. The repair looks fine but I'll take the spoiler off and give it a good going over with waxoil or something before I put it back together.
The previous owner had receipts for replacing light bulbs - WTF kind of numpty pays someone fifty quid an hour for that?
The water collection device on the rear deck had rusted through - I found a reciept for the repair dated three years ago so I pulled the boot trim off and checked it. The repair looks fine but I'll take the spoiler off and give it a good going over with waxoil or something before I put it back together.
The previous owner had receipts for replacing light bulbs - WTF kind of numpty pays someone fifty quid an hour for that?
The offer was three hundred quid.
The roof needs replacing (rust), the rear wings need replacing again, the side skirts no longer fit (the first set of rear wings were welded on in the wrong place), it has no history (I've done most of the servicing myself) and has about a month to go on the MOT.
My father-in-law has first dibs but if he can't afford the insurance (lowest quote 300 quid!) it's going to a mate who has already offered to double that figure.
Thanks for the interest. I have a set of alloys with 185/60R14 moulded slicks (road legal) that I will no longer need, I really must advertise those on PH.
The roof needs replacing (rust), the rear wings need replacing again, the side skirts no longer fit (the first set of rear wings were welded on in the wrong place), it has no history (I've done most of the servicing myself) and has about a month to go on the MOT.
My father-in-law has first dibs but if he can't afford the insurance (lowest quote 300 quid!) it's going to a mate who has already offered to double that figure.
Thanks for the interest. I have a set of alloys with 185/60R14 moulded slicks (road legal) that I will no longer need, I really must advertise those on PH.
List of faults with the 200SX on delivery:
* 3 inches dead travel in the clutch (new clutch just fitted),
* half an inch of slack in the throttle cable,
* 22mm toe out on the front
due to a new ball joint fitted after my test drive.
Jobs done since delivery:
* fixed above faults,
* removed go faster stripes (why god, why?),
* removed a couple of connectors from the pop up light controller so the air brakes don't come on with the side lights,
* removed cigarette from handbrake trim,
* lubed seized bonnet hinges and straightened the brackets,
* tightened jubilee clip on the high pressure side of the inlet system to fix on boost air leak.
Still to do:
* fit 205/55/R15 rear tyres
* resist the urge to give it 15psi of boost for under 100 quid.
* 3 inches dead travel in the clutch (new clutch just fitted),
* half an inch of slack in the throttle cable,
* 22mm toe out on the front
due to a new ball joint fitted after my test drive. Jobs done since delivery:
* fixed above faults,
* removed go faster stripes (why god, why?),
* removed a couple of connectors from the pop up light controller so the air brakes don't come on with the side lights,
* removed cigarette from handbrake trim,
* lubed seized bonnet hinges and straightened the brackets,
* tightened jubilee clip on the high pressure side of the inlet system to fix on boost air leak.
Still to do:
* fit 205/55/R15 rear tyres
* resist the urge to give it 15psi of boost for under 100 quid.
Abnormal said:
They are pretty good 
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just be carefull in the wet with 15psi of boost,I wasn't today
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No damage apart from a scratched bumper and some soiled underwear from my passenger!
Oh and hi allfirst post 'n all .
Another sxoc lurker comes out!
Hello - that's the second time I've seen these photos today. Nice spin - are you sure you want a GT4? Life will get boring...
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