04-14-2004, 09:49 AM
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:AWD DSM:
I was tempted before the TII and it's fun, easy to make fast, and boosted. Parts are dirt cheap and dsmtrader.com rocks.
S13 240:
What are you thinking? If you want a budget rwd car with low power that you PLAN to swap engines with, go for it. Otherwise, they're poorly weighted and underpowered. But hey, they're reliable!!!! However, you could argue the same for the civic. I drove the one chris was test driving and that was an S14. I was not impressed. If you want a car of similar.... yeah... buy an NA 2nd gen RX-7. They're very reliable (although not up to a 240) and they are weighted SOOOO perfectly.
1: There's an AWD Laser in the Valley Trader for a Grand. SOMEONE GO BUY IT! I'm not even kidding.
2: You drove an S-14. That was your first mistake. The S14 handles like a dead sow compared to an S13. They're big and heavy, and they have a luxofart Mark4golfesque suspension because Nissan (God knows why) somehow had the idea that all of their cars had to be quasi-luxury in the late nineties. I guess they completely forgot about that whole upscale division they own. You know, with the smooth, supple, luxurious ride? Maengsmom? Or was it Infiniti? Something like that. Anyhoo, an S13 is worlds apart from an S14. Ok, maybe not worlds. But with a little suspension work, they're gold.
3: While I'd love to have a rotary, Dave swears he'll never touch one. I say: "But they're so damn cool, I want one." And dave says "No," Oh well! Besides, finding an RX-7 that don't need a complete engine overhaul around here is like finding, well, something really hard to find. I'm out of metaphors for the day.
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