Nismo280zEd Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Need some help from some wiser folk or atleast some people with a different mind set. I've got two cars right now. A 95 S14 (240sx) lightly modded, exhaust, intake, alarm, paint, and the kouki front end, as well as SE 5 lugs and SE wheels. I've also got my Z. 78 280z 2+2 w/ MS 3.0 running MSnSE about to get an S14 rear subframe swap (better suspension, disc brakes, etc. ) interior is kinda stripped, has front seats and carpet and a dash, speakers and radio. No heater or A/C. Working on repainting it. I'm hopefully going to be attending UofH in August which is a 50 mile commute if I drive. I don't need two cars as I'm trying to cut out some debt and save for a house. My plan is to sell the 240 for about 7,5K (yeah I can get that, the market for 240's is retarded right now) take 2k or less and put that into the Z then through the left over at a credit card and pay it off. My question is... would you daily drive a 30 year old car for another 2-3 years? -Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LamboZ Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Yes, I would and have in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I did... Just get a reliable slow EFI L6 for the Z so that you can't break stuff... unless you have already done some crazy swap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsun350Z Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Don't expect it to be a trouble free 2-3 years. As long as you budget a little bit for repair and maint. you have a pretty good plan going on. Definitely a good mindset, Less debt is always a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X64v Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I've been daily driving my 240 for almost three years. It's not totally trouble free, but as long as you're ready to replace normal wear parts on short notice, it'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Tough call. If you are serious about paint etc.. your gonna put much more then 2k in it though. How much would the z fetch? IMO the 240sx is a superior daily driver for most people. Myself included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Well I do all my own paint and body work so good PPG paint and materials will only run like 600. I used to daily drive my Z when I had webers on it.. but 13mpg was enough financially for me to stop driving it. 240sx is in need of a head job the seals are old and it's starting to burn some oil from the vavle seals. Other than that she's in great shape even with almost 160k on her. Still reading 200psi across the board. I talked with the wifey tonight about it, looks like I'll be able to hold onto both for a bit longer. I guess I"ll just have to wait and see how the next 5 months pan out. I miss my Z so bad though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HICKL Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Keep the Z! Driving an older car is no big deal if you have the mechanical skills to keep it rolling. Bye the way, you still want that old diff of mine? Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Tough call. IMO put the 240sx up for an outrageous price and see if you have any takers! Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Keep the Z! Driving an older car is no big deal if you have the mechanical skills to keep it rolling. Bye the way, you still want that old diff of mine? Jeff Yeah I can come pick it up this weekend actually. I get off around 3:30 on saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HICKL Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hey ed, it's 6:00 pm sat, I will be here tonight then going out of town for the weekend. If you want to come out this evening, give me a call. 832-768-1385 Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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