neil b

Can anyone offer any info on these:
Are they any good?
How fast?
Handling?
Tuning? etc

Looking to buy one (an S13 ((Mk 1))and any information will be greatfully recieved

bobfrog1

Take a look at http://www.sxoc.co.uk/

basal_lobe

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Some people like low rent. I don't. They are nice and cheap for what you get though and far better for oversteering off the road in than say a Mondeo or Vectra.

MarkCSC

Ignore the heplful comments above

have a look here
http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...hreadID=107851
also hit the search button at the top of the screen and search for 200sx. There are quite a few posts.

Mark

Mycroft

Mark, you are so 'straight'... bet you were a prefect at that Secondary Modern/ Comprehensive you went to... hahaha

astraboy

i'm selling the 3-door to buy one.
I'm really looking forward to it as well
astraboy.

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Astraboy, so which are you ?

astraboy

bit of both actually
astraboy.

andy_s13

S13 200sx: They aren't too bad.
Standard trim they should pull to around 135-140mph. Handling is on the 'comfy' side, with a fair amount of grip available. Steering is quite power assisted, maybe not enough feel if you're used to something a bit meaty. Tuning potential is generally good, with the standard power of 170bhp able to be raised to either 230 or 270 with 'simple' upgrades (intercooler, fuel pump, turbo). Injectors are best upgraded for either constant running at 270bhp or above, and that means a remapped chip, unichip, ecu etc.

Watch out for: Rear boot spoiler rust. This is the most affected area of the car that rusts.
Big end bearings seem to be the most common major component to fail along with the original t25 turbo's.

danny-boy

Neil B, talk to Dave_the_B he's a member on here and no doubt will post when he sees this thread, he use to have one and he knows shed loads about em.

I like em, esp. the s14a, hard as nails and fast as ****

chrispy200+

iTrader: (2)

constructive comment there from mycroft, i now have a much clearer insight as to the type of people that drive such cars

Sparky1066

Whooped quite a few Scoobs when I use to have one.

Sparky1066

And a EVO 6 on the M11.

John R

Basal Lobe

It would appear that you are a bit of a ****. No?

You stick with your low rent car - presumably a Scooby and I'll sit happily with my 200. When you are ready to give up the "comfort blankie" of 4wd then you can try a rwd car.

Once rolling they will comfortably keep up with a Scooby, handle in an enormously entertaining fashion and will tune to utterly preposterous levels for very little money and not go pop with anything like the ease of a Subaru.

Lots of love

John

astraboy

innit!
4wd - girls car
RWD - hairs on yer chest, mans car.
astraboy.

AbnormalAnimal

Better than double talk you fcukwit, no wonder you got barred from sxoc.

Go crawl back under that stone you call (misguided)knowledge

Mycroft

Abnormal Animal... sums it up really... hahahahahahahahahaha... PMSL...

GCollier

I have to agree with John R. I've owned 3 Jap performance cars (scooby, evo 6, nissan 200sx (S14)), and the nissan had the most entertaining handling of all them. For value for money, I can't think of another car on the road which can touch a 200sx.

Gary.

DJFish

They're good.

marty_t3

I went from mildly modded S13 200sx to a 94wrx, then promptly sold it and bought another S13.

I have nothing but good things to say about the S13 200. Get a good one (no turret/bootlid/sill rust and non-rattly big ends) and you'll love it.

It's, IMO, a far more entertaining drive that the scoob. With a few cheap mods it's easily keep up with most scoobs in terms of acceleration. To get the 200 to handle right you definitely need to sort the suspension... the standard setup is way too soft with far too much body roll.

In comparison to a scoob....

Good points - Cars are cheaper, Parts are cheaper, insurance is cheaper, it's more reliable than a scoob, it's better looking, it gets better mpg, loads of tuning options and it's easier to work on, not as common as scoobs, lighter than a scoob, excellent drag coefficient and less transmission losses (rwd)

Bad points - Scoob is safer and quicker in the wet. Scoob is practical (bootspace, rear seats etc), scoobs are newer and don't rust.

£1,500 will get you a decent S13 and another £1000 will see it to about 250hp.

I bought mine for less than 1/2 the price of my scoob and it comes with 220hp@wheels (approx 260ish@flywheel).





[Edited by marty_t3 - 4/14/2003 1:00:38 PM]

DJFish

See, told you they were good.

John R

Have you sold yours yet matey?

DJFish

Nope,
Decided to hang onto it for a while and save up my pennies for a nice Audi S4 Avant or something similar.
Silly to get rid of it when it still brings a smile to my face, even if it is burning off a Post Office van at 6am on my way to the station!
Main reason for selling was practicality, if it remains a problem I'll just buy a trailer and towbar!
Cheers
Dave

AbnormalAnimal

Top cheap fun, bought mine a year or so ago, spent £500ish on mods and now running about 225bhp, easily enough to see off any standard scooby (once rolling of course )

Visit www.sxoc.com

mine:-



[Edited by AbnormalAnimal - 4/11/2003 4:57:23 PM]

Mycroft

Double thread

[Edited by Mycroft - 4/11/2003 6:22:26 PM]