thinking about getting a 240sx, also is 98k miles too much is it worth getting a car with that many miles? I can get a 1995 240sx SE 5 speed, loaded for 6k it has 98k miles good deal?
How Bad is driving a RWD Car in Rain/Snow?
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JoLLyRoGer
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That's what mine cost, with 107k miles. JollyRoger, you can't depend on KBB for quickly adjusting to market demand.
It's fine in the rain. It wasn't with the old tires. Get good tires. I have Dunlup FM901s. Soft compound (supposed to matter even in the rain). 215/55-16.
It's fine in the rain. It wasn't with the old tires. Get good tires. I have Dunlup FM901s. Soft compound (supposed to matter even in the rain). 215/55-16.
My van is okay in rain - don't know about snow. But it weighs about 3978974398x what that 240sx does, and as such isn't too horribly apt to doing nasty things in any conditions.
Vic
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Depends on the tires, the driver, whether the car has independent rear or live axle suspension (independent is better which the 240 has), whether or not the car has a limited-slip differential, and the front/rear weight distribution of the car (more weight in rear = better). An old air-cooled, rear-engine RWD Volkswagen Bug, which is heavy in the rear and has an independent rear suspension, is better in the snow that any FWD car I have ever driven. A 2-wheel drive pickup, on the other hand, is probably the worst, where the lightweight live-axle rear end is always trying to break loose.
As for the price, Edmunds.com says $6k is too much, even if the car had every option. $5k or a little more would be okay from a dealer, $4k or so from a private party.
As for the price, Edmunds.com says $6k is too much, even if the car had every option. $5k or a little more would be okay from a dealer, $4k or so from a private party.
but is 98,000 mile too much for a car? I am selling my 1998 4dr accord with 72k miles to get this car
My car handles well in the rain, but it has the vehicle dynamic control (VDC, called different things by different manufacturers). It's easy to kick out the tail of my car when it's raining, but the VDC kicks in real quick and keeps it in control. VDC isn't something to rely on for driving like a moron of course, but it helps.
I won't be driving my car in the snow, because it has 18" wheels with summer compound tires. If it drops even below 60 the tire pressure drops to almost 20psi, and the tires feel like I'm driving around on bricks (ok, that's extreme). I could get Blizzaks and some steel wheels or something, but no thanks.
I won't be driving my car in the snow, because it has 18" wheels with summer compound tires. If it drops even below 60 the tire pressure drops to almost 20psi, and the tires feel like I'm driving around on bricks (ok, that's extreme). I could get Blizzaks and some steel wheels or something, but no thanks.
well my car has a salvage title I think it will go pretty fast for $7100 so I should have some cash left over
this car is pretty reliable right?
If you can't drive a rwd car in the rain then you problem can't drive 
. Snow is bit harder but with good snow tires and maybe some weight in the trunk if you need it its not that bad. Just takes a little more skill.
. Snow is bit harder but with good snow tires and maybe some weight in the trunk if you need it its not that bad. Just takes a little more skill.And yet some of us really old farts learned to drive RWD cars before traction control was even a wet dream, and managed to survive.
ABS, air bags, traction control, etc. have surely been an improvement though!!
Originally posted by: ShotgunEd
btw the 240sx I want to get is black on black with leather
Black is hard to find.
RWD is fun in the rain. Fish tail anyone.
I would get a good set of snow tires if you're planning to drive in the winter.
I would get a good set of snow tires if you're planning to drive in the winter.
If you know the proper way to handle a RWD in the snow, and obey the rules of physics you will be fine.
i hear ya..i spun out in the rain in my 2wd tacoma today... that sucks. then i ended up on iceplant in the middle of the circular onramp, and since it was wet, i didn't have enough traction to drive out. kept spinning my tires...
Pliablemoose
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I grew up in South Dakota, never drove a FWD car till 76'
RWD sucks badly in the snow, I'm not sure how balanced (front vs rear weight bias) the 240SX is, but they (RWD sports cars are bitches in the snow)
With FWD cars, you steer the direction you wish to go, usually away from the direction of the skid.
RWD cars, you steer into the skid, slowing down till you get some directional control. It can get a little spooky, especially when you have to point your car into a ditch (the direction of the skid) and hope you slow down enough to steer safely away from whaterer you had to steer into before you hit something.
I get a charge out of driving FWD cars in the snow/ice, my wife really freaks out
RWD sucks badly in the snow, I'm not sure how balanced (front vs rear weight bias) the 240SX is, but they (RWD sports cars are bitches in the snow)
With FWD cars, you steer the direction you wish to go, usually away from the direction of the skid.
RWD cars, you steer into the skid, slowing down till you get some directional control. It can get a little spooky, especially when you have to point your car into a ditch (the direction of the skid) and hope you slow down enough to steer safely away from whaterer you had to steer into before you hit something.
I get a charge out of driving FWD cars in the snow/ice, my wife really freaks out
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