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slix · #1 08-02-2003, 07:07 PM

I am so sick of all the hype around the 240sx now days. When I'm driving or am at a show I'm not even entered in, I constantly have new drivers or ricers coming up to me asking insane questions such as "Why don't you drop in an RB26DETT???", "is this one of those drifting cars?" or "can you do an 11 sec quarter??" The 240 is becoming the new civic in imports today. Because of those magazines (you know the ones I'm talking about) saying that the 240 is the most fun and easiest thing to fix up, everyone's jumping on the bandwagon. I in no way regret making my choice to purchase a 240, it's just a little disheartening when the 15 yr old girl down the street asks for one from her daddy,gets a 3000 body kit, then paints it purple and is the "coolest" thing around at her high school. There are few people who still respect the car for what it is: a nice, affordable RWD starter with great potential. Anyone else feel similarly?

Suislide · #2 08-02-2003, 09:09 PM

me. i fucking hate it. read my post in one of the other threads for more details, but i just hate how i have loved the car for so long when nobody else did, and now right when i'm finally able to get my own, it becomes a huge fad and i'm not unique anymore. like i've said many times before, i will still buy a 240SX and will still do everything to it that i've been planning to do for years now, but i still hate how it's becoming so popularized. but fuck what the crowd's doing and fuck what the trend is. i build my car to make ME happy, not them or anyone else.

R.W.240 · #3 08-02-2003, 09:12 PM

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Originally posted by S13_Iketani
. but fuck what the crowd's doing and fuck what the trend is. i build my car to make ME happy, not them or anyone else.

RyanGiorgio · #4 08-02-2003, 10:20 PM

Don't drive yet, probably won't be driving a 240 when I do get my license...but I still have a high respect for this car. Every so often I see some S13's around here...they aren't nice, they have lame thumping systems and huge rims with a fat APC muffler. Fuck all that. If your going to ruin a sacred car like this, why don't you just leave it fucking stock. It also pisses me off that people think a riced car is the hot shit, when in reality, the die-hard import fans will say a stock Silvia S13 is nicer, and those faggot "cool kids" will laugh at us. Its so fucking gay what the import scene has transformed into. You all know the kids that come here and show off there 240's with ugly ass "fang" kits. They get flamed from us, but you know there cocky friends think it the hottest ride in town. Fuck them and fuck all the import fans to come.

Fliquer · #5 08-02-2003, 10:56 PM

Im sure die-hard civic tuners feel the same way.

Fuck people who jump on the 240sx bandwagon because its trendy. But also fuck people who have a "holier than thou" attitude because their car is RWD; as if they are 10x cooler because they drive a 240sx A guy in a stock 240sx isnt any cooler than a guy in a stock civic. Its what YOU do WITH your car that makes you cool or not cool. (btw, "with" is not synonymous with "to")

Oh, you say your 240sx is better for racing because it can handle well? Alright then, tell me what tracks you have been to and what hot-laps you have run. Wait, you've never been to a race track? Not even auto-x? But your car is cool because it can drift? So then I'll be seeing you in the next local D1 event right? No?

OH, I see...you're a "street racer", I guess THATS cool...

Prelewd · #6 08-03-2003, 12:38 AM

I see all this bickering about the 240 going mainstream.. It's the unofficial mantra of the 240/nissan purist. Just don't worry about it. All the trendy will have their clear tails and LEDs, but the real machine will be with the enthusiasts, and they can tell the difference in the end. Fuck everyone else.

Just don't worry about this shit.

RalphCare · #7 08-03-2003, 12:48 AM

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Originally posted by S13_Iketani
me. i fucking hate it. read my post in one of the other threads for more details, but i just hate how i have loved the car for so long when nobody else did, and now right when i'm finally able to get my own, it becomes a huge fad and i'm not unique anymore. like i've said many times before, i will still buy a 240SX and will still do everything to it that i've been planning to do for years now, but i still hate how it's becoming so popularized. but fuck what the crowd's doing and fuck what the trend is. i build my car to make ME happy, not them or anyone else.

my thoughts EXACTLY (and i stress the exactly.. right down to the tee)

drift into a curb · #8 08-03-2003, 12:56 AM

Just let the fad pass I say. All the trendy people will realize they don't know what they are doing and the diehards will still be in the game. Personally, I believe things will be settled on the track. The posers will be seperated from the real enthusiasts. It is all too common to see a guy with a swap that doesn't know the first thing about driving. Not to say I'm a good driver, far from it, but I've been road racing for quite awhile and have much to learn. At least the car is no longer in production and with the rate that people are crashing their cars these days, I expect my car to become more rare.

NSX-R-SSJ20K · #9 08-03-2003, 04:10 AM

i don't see what being cool has to do with anything if you're avoiding the trend and being yourself about it.

The only car i'd put a bodykit on is in my sig i'm starting to think being subtle is better. Like Bodykits available for the Skyline are mostly but ugly and the fast ones don't have stupid over done bodykits anyway. They just have Carbon diffusers and Rear Spoiler.

If i went with trend in England i'd be driving a 125hp 16v 1.6 liter Citroen Saxo with Euros and Neons but i'm not going to fucking do that because FRENCH SHIT BOXES ARE BUTT UGLY.

Incidently i subscribed to SuperStreet (i kinda wish i hadn't) i read the articles but it seems to be only the Articles about Japanese vehicles in Japan.

Personnally i think we need to plan a revolution and make all the trend freaks believe mustang V6's are trendy.

IwannaDRift · #10 08-03-2003, 07:12 AM

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Originally posted by NSX-R-SSJ20K
Personnally i think we need to plan a revolution and make all the trend freaks believe mustang V6's are trendy.

Yups^^^^^

I mean come on already, don't kill everything that people have by making it a trend.. But seriously though.. I just say, I build the car for myself and fuck the rest of them.. I mean their mentality is that of a monkey, like we're saying "copy what I do, and you will be cool", and you know that they will be happy in their white leather "type R style" seats and stock d16s, but yet they still buy 240's and Corollas (AE86's).. I was driving my sisters Hyundai accent and they are all trying to race me, why?? because he car has sounds, thats it.... I still busted their punk asses at 115, and yes, thats true, the car did hit 115, but seriously though, fuck em, if they wanna have neon lights and bodykits and shit, let them have it.. I'll be in line to take and strip their cars when they are done with their fads.. PEas!!!!!

RWD Maniac · #11 08-03-2003, 07:29 PM

trends are stupid.

I was always a fan of 240sx... nuff said.

I will just make my 240 when i get mine that is.. to what i want, and drive it for a good few years... and of course pay to get into a race track and have some fun.. i am not planning for a sr swap, maybe just put in a newer ka... something i think is less trendy

street racing is pathetic.... really is..

Suislide · #12 08-03-2003, 07:53 PM

who cares if an SR is trendy? it's a good engine and that's why i want one for my car, i don't care how many people already have them.

IwannaDRift · #13 08-03-2003, 08:03 PM

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Originally posted by S13_Iketani
who cares if an SR is trendy? it's a good engine and that's why i want one for my car, i don't care how many people already have them.

Yups, sure its trendy and overly popular, but it works and that matters most IMHO.. PEaS!!!!!!!

RWD Maniac · #14 08-03-2003, 08:37 PM

heh, i just dont want to order parts when something blows..

Suislide · #15 08-03-2003, 08:52 PM

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Originally posted by RWD Maniac
heh, i just dont want to order parts when something blows..

but you know what? i bet the SR is so popular over here now that there's not many parts that you would have to order for. just go to an SR supplier in the States and you'd probably find what you need, or there's always eBay. when the SR was first getting popular over here, sure you'd have to wait for a while for parts, but now, i bet it would be the same as normal.

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