haha... i feel for you R.W.240... ive been saving for a few years already to purchase one, im almost 19 now... got about 7 grand rounded up, enough for the car and a few mods. i want to get one in good condition because i dont think ill have too much left over for extensive repairs, although i do have a somewhat decent knowledge about cars (took auto class for 3 years in high school).
vRacing: i see a few on autotrader.ca for a few hundred dollars... but they are all the 89-90 pignose/sohc models, and im aiming for a dohc and good condition one... just wondering, what kind of repairs did you have to do to bring your car up to good condition? or was it already running well at that price? cuz if it was, what a deal you got!
KenOhki2112: which price is a good price to pay? the $4200 or the $6200? i really dont want to use ALL of my saved up money for just the car alone and not have any reserve left, but if it is in perfect condition and the $4200 one needs repairs, i will have to seriously consider it...
johnnyboy5: i currently do not have a car and my parents are all about cheaper domestic cars...
so i dont think that the mechanic that they know would help me much.... and he isnt really well known either. my friends arent really car enthuiasts either... i guess i would be most qualified. oh, and thanks for the tip... any other things that i should look out for?
one last thing to add, i see a really nice 1991 white 240sx with only 95 000 km (! lowest ive ever seen...) going for $2300... the only problems i see are that its automatic and "as is" condition. i was under the impression that as is means that it wont pass emissions? please correct me if im wrong. anyways, my real question here is how much would it cost for the automatic to manual transmission and how hard is it to do? yes, i know this has been posted before, but ive seen prices ranging from 300 to 1000... just wondering if there is anywhere i can do it in and around toronto area... thanks alot to everyone for their replies.
