If you could have back any of your previous vehicles...

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isk1tz

Discussion Starter · Jan 20, 2014

which would it be, and why?

Of mine I think I miss my 240sx the most. It was a 95 SE and I traded a 98 Accord for it.

I got it as a project/daily driver but never got to finish it. It had the stock dual overhead cam engine, LSD, manual transmission, and a few miscellaneous mods. I had plans to straighten the body back out, upgrade the suspension to coilovers and replace the vertical doors with normal hinges again since they weren't installed correctly.

Unfortunately none of this happened and I had to sell it. The person I sold it to swapped the engine and sold it to someone up north.

There has been another 240 of the same generation sitting in a field for the last 8 years (maybe longer) up to road about 5 miles from my house but my friend and I have never been able to contact the residents. It's sad to see it just waiting for a new home and the body appears to be in good shape considering its status. I still try to knock on the door from time to time.

Anyway, that's the one I wish I could have kept and it got me wondering if anyone else had that one car they wish they could have held on too. So, whats the one you won't ever forget?

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5zero4

· #21 · Jan 24, 2014

Looked good!

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isk1tz

Discussion Starter · #22 · Jan 24, 2014

808xBguy said:
My 2004 Toyota Matrix XRS.

CF hood, TRD Celica Front bodykit, Megan Coilovers, full magnaflow catback exhaust, HPE headers, Injen CAI, SS, ES motor mounts, full sounds, custom painted roof. Sportmax (now XXR) 002 16x8 +0 on 195/45s. Enjoyed putting it in LIFT so much that I blew to top half of the motor. Expired warranty, had to pay $10k outta pocket to fix. Sold it for super cheap because LIFT wasn't the same after the repair.

Never heard of LIFT? Whatever it is you must have like though since you put it on your license plate. Someone wanna fill me in?

Chris-Garage

· #23 · Jan 24, 2014

(Variable Valve Timing and Lift-intelligent) VVTL-i
similar to VTEC

isk1tz

Discussion Starter · #24 · Jan 24, 2014

I thought that was a stock thing for Toyota? If that's what it is why not just say I loved the VVTL-I. I've never heard it called lift before but then again you never hear a bunch of Toyota guys standing around being all "LIFT KICKED IN YO!"

My 2000 Celica had that engine in it and it was awesome. It was my second favorite car just behind the 240. Technically it was better in every way and I loved it, I took it on a thousand mile road trip back home and it was the most amazing drive I have ever had. I got a ticket on the thousand miles back but what can ya do.

I think I liked the 240 more for what it could have been, and it was the last car I had that was just mine. After that I had a sentra and then got into a relationship around the same time I got the Celica so I never really got to play with it like my other cars.

Chris-Garage

· #25 · Jan 24, 2014

about 10 years ago i installed a AEM CAI on a 2001 Celica GTS and when LIFT kicked in it was really loud lol

BrickPig

· #26 · Jan 24, 2014

Chris-Garage said:
(Variable Valve Timing and Lift-intelligent) VVTL-i
similar to VTEC

More on that engine with VVTL-i:
Toyota ZZ engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

cductn

· #27 · Jan 24, 2014

Old car I wash I could of get back.... My old original 1991 Nissan sil80 (s13 front 180sx rear) I still remember flying over to Japan with a good mate 2 weeks before my 18th birthday to look for a car to import over... Ended up taking 6 months from when I first purchased it before it had compliance for Australian roads... Ended up modding the crap outta it.... About 12 months later I almost wrapped it around a pole with my little sister in the car then I new I had to get rid of it.... But now after learning to drive better and having greater access to tracks it's definitely something I wish I had back

5zero4

· #28 · Jan 29, 2014

cductn said:
Old car I wash I could of get back.... My old original 1991 Nissan sil80 (s13 front 180sx rear) I still remember flying over to Japan with a good mate 2 weeks before my 18th birthday to look for a car to import over... Ended up taking 6 months from when I first purchased it before it had compliance for Australian roads... Ended up modding the crap outta it.... About 12 months later I almost wrapped it around a pole with my little sister in the car then I new I had to get rid of it.... But now after learning to drive better and having greater access to tracks it's definitely something I wish I had back

Ahhhh the old sleighty. I remember when they started getting imported into Australia. Everyone wanted one.

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TartanJack

· #29 · Jan 29, 2014

Ah, the old "sileighty" . . .
Forever immortalized as "Blue Impact" in Initial D. Much like the "Ghost of Akina" immortalized the AE86. They will have a following for a long time to come.

isk1tz

Discussion Starter · #30 · Jan 29, 2014

Thumbs up for the Initial D reference

problem is after shows like Fast and Furious came out in the US import prices went through the roof and never really came back down like they should. You can't find a decent honda from the 90's anymore that hasn't had a million engine swaps and anything RWD like 240's or corollas are gone, even old miatas are high. I've only even seen a few AE86 models for sale and they were outrageous. I still see an MR2 for a good price every now and then, and have thought about getting another one of those. Super sticky in the corners.

TartanJack

· #31 · Jan 29, 2014

The WORST thing to come to cars is the whole televised auction thing.
Now, people see any old car with ANY character as a "collectible" and get them and want insane prices even if they don't drive them.

I mean, some cars are truly collectible by rarity or particular "mystique," but most should be enjoyed. Jim Clarks R4 Lotus 25 or Lotus 49 R2 SHOULD be extra special." But, a rusting Dodge Charger or Mustang just isn't worth what people want for them. The same for imports. I'd love an AE86 (and would love to make a tofu-car), but the prices have gotten stupid for a crappy example.

I'm glad I have my Miata, which has been in the family since 1989. My father drove it for 9 years and it's been mine since then. I do think they are often underated for driving (esp. by people who don't know what a real sports car is about other than looks). Despite pressure to get rid of it 6-7 years ago, I'm glad I didn't. It is worth WAY too much to me.

Also, prices depend a lot on market. Crappy 90s Hondas are around here for decent. But, good luck finding a small Toyota pick-up, esp. 4wd, for under 8-10K in rural SC. That goes for ones 10-20 years old too. Go to Atlanta or a big city and they can be gotten relatively cheap.

I am now missing my Bus. I wish I had gotten the Subaru or 911 engine swap. But, then again, I wouldn't have the Miata now . . .
It all worked out.

Now, if can keep my kids from scratching my B . . .
They scratched it today with a sled- about a foot long.

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box monkey

· #32 · Jan 29, 2014

I'd have to say my first vehicle, a 1998 Toyota Tacoma single cab 2wd automatic. Had a great time with it, and miss it to this day. I'm on my 5th veh, the xB, so I don't have many I miss terribly. Other than that, I would'nt mind having my Mustang back, but the Tacoma is definitely the one I regret getting rid of the most!

zinger

· #33 · Jan 29, 2014

TartanJack said:
They scratched it today with a sled- about a foot long.

OUCH!

BLK TST

· #34 · Jan 30, 2014

This one is easy...My 2002 Turboed SVT Focus. Loved it. It was one of the most fun cars I have ever driven and owned. Unfortunately I lost it in the divorce (but got to keep the house, my daughter and a 2.6 liter garbage ragged out Intrepid which died 8 months later) and a year later, without her ever changing the oil she cracked the motor. She never had any clue as to what that car was and treated it like garbage. She smoked in it, burned the doors, ripped the front valance of bent the rims, and had the exhaust ripped off exiting a drive way. She always came to me to fix it and I always declined. You get what you get for having an affair and leaving your kid a week before Christmas. Yes I am still bitter, can you tell?

isk1tz

Discussion Starter · #35 · Jan 30, 2014

BLK TST said:
Yes I am still bitter, can you tell?

Nah, not at all. That is sad though, I remember about 9 years ago there was a bright yellow 88 MR2 that had been given lots of love and I wanted so badly to trade my 98 saturn for it. My saturn was terrible, and the MR2 was the sexiest thing I had ever seen. Anyway, stuff happened and I couldn't get it. It sold to another guy in my same town who blew it up a few months after getting it, then let it sit, then crushed it. Konigs and all. I eventually got an 89 MR2 last year but had to sell it soon after getting it.

In other news I finally got in contact with the people who have been letting that white s14 body 240 sit in their field the last 8 years.

It's an auto, SE, DOHC, virgin beauty. Unfortunately the owner has been to the internet and feels it's worth its weight in silver, not quite gold. It has had a serious infestation of wasps and spiders which I imagine were all gone since it was 15 the day I went to look at it. Also the fuel pump is out, all 4 tires are dead, brakes are probably locked up, engine is full of sludge guaranteed, and who knows if any antifreeze was in it and what the coolant has been up too these last few years. Not to mention the wiring that may or may not be intact at all anymore given it's been in a field where lots of rodents sort of tend to live.

Short version is I'm looking for another MR2 instead

but pending that fails, which it likely will, I may try and find a little del sol.

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