Why the hell didn't Nissan sell this car in NA?

[Phuz]

I'll take 5, please.

Soooo sweet.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Reminds me of the 200SX in a way

 

[boyRacer]

Because it'll take away sales from the 350Z

 

[Imported]

They used too.. 240SX it was known as (S13, S14) ..

If they sold the S15s with the SR20DETs.. I would have bought one.. or tried to.

 

[ElFenix]

cuz its a japanese market car, duh!

 

[Cyberian]

Wow!

That's a 1900? I didn't even think Nissan was around then!

 

[Kaervak]

Because all the tree hugger twits would flip out cause that car pollutes more.

 

[zixxer]

My car has a similar engine to that.. I have a 98 200sx with a sr20det from a gti-r...

 

[Phuz]

You put a sr20det in a 200sx?

:camera:'s?

 

[nan0bug]

Originally posted by: Phuz
You put a sr20det in a 200sx?

:camera:'s?

You put an sr20det in a 200sx?

why?

 

[Howard]

Why the hell didn't Nissan sell this car in NA?

What, is there a turbo version?

Cellulose floor mats included!

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Kaervak
Because all the tree hugger twits would flip out cause that car pollutes more.

Yeah, why would anyone care about things like pollution?

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: nan0bug

Originally posted by: Phuz
You put a sr20det in a 200sx?

:camera:'s?

You put an sr20det in a 200sx?

why?

Because he can and wants to? I'd put it in my Sentra if I could afford it

Originally posted by: Cyberian
Wow!

That's a 1900? I didn't even think Nissan was around then!

LOL, I don't even know what year he's aiming for because he's way off.

And don't they use KM in Japan instead of miles?

 

[0roo0roo]

cuz it looks old.

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: Kaervak
Because all the tree hugger twits would flip out cause that car pollutes more.

Are you against reducing air pollution?

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Reminds me of the 200SX in a way

That is wat it is called in Europe and Australia...a 200SX.

 

[Ryan]

They did, but not any more I wish this could replace the current SE-R Sentra, or at least take the place of the void that the 200sx left.

 

[EXman]

cause it is a sister to the skyline which is right hand drive and they will not engineer it to be left hand drive as well as some emissions standards too. Notice this guy is selling a car that is not even on this continent. Shadey looks like a pain in the butt to get it registered. Seats were ugly and so was the tail. other than that not bad.

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: EXman
cause it is a sister to the skyline which is right hand drive and they will not engineer it to be left hand drive as well as some emissions standards too. Notice this guy is selling a car that is not even on this continent. Shadey looks like a pain in the butt to get it registered. Seats were ugly and so was the tail. other than that not bad.

Not really. The Silvia and Skyline are totally different beasts.
The Skyline is AWD and a good 700-800 lbs heavier, and plenty more expensive in Japan.

The car itself is readily available in LHD. Just look at the S13 and S14 240SX's. Same exact vehicles as the JDM, in LHD but with the KA24DE.

I think the reasons are more towards smog/emissions, the turbo (maintenance, insurance), and competition for the Z.

 

[atom]

The car itself is readily available in LHD. Just look at the S13 and S14 240SX's.

...except that car is a S15.

I like how the buy it now price is 25k. Thats more than how much it costs new in Japan, and it not even like the S15 is a hard car to find over there.

 

[littleman]

Originally posted by: psteng19

Originally posted by: EXman
cause it is a sister to the skyline which is right hand drive and they will not engineer it to be left hand drive as well as some emissions standards too. Notice this guy is selling a car that is not even on this continent. Shadey looks like a pain in the butt to get it registered. Seats were ugly and so was the tail. other than that not bad.

Not really. The Silvia and Skyline are totally different beasts.
The Skyline is AWD and a good 700-800 lbs heavier, and plenty more expensive in Japan.

The car itself is readily available in LHD. Just look at the S13 and S14 240SX's. Same exact vehicles as the JDM, in LHD but with the KA24DE.

I think the reasons are more towards smog/emissions, the turbo (maintenance, insurance), and competition for the Z.

definetely because of the smog/ emissions. the car is out in australia under 200sx.