Daily drivers: MKIII N/A Supra Vs. Nissan 240SX

[drmmr15]

I believe the all-trac is AWD

[sd88supra]

Originally Posted by drmmr15

I believe the all-trac is AWD

Yeah I just looked it up, it is AWD, which I don't like as much as RWD. I guess efficient, low maintenance RWD non-two seater is what I'm looking for (a little too demanding, huh?). I was even looking at second generation Celicas (RWD), but I haven't found any in good condition. So it seems like its between the 240 and N/A Supra.

[justin1642]

my little brothers first car is a 240 and i have driven it so i all i can say is it is ok. it tops out at 115mph and has a rev limiter of 5.5 rpm the gas mileage is decent though. i haven't worked on it so i'm not sure about that i am just used to supras (all i owned) my first was 86.5 n/a now 89 turbo. i guess as long as you don't expect too much performance from the 240 n/a it'll be fine.

[drmmr15]

3rd Gen Celica's are amazing. RWD, EFI, and the 22re will last forever. I would know. I have an '85 Celica GTS and have put over 15000 miles on it in less than 6 months, with only routine maintainence. Find one in good condition, and you won't be disappointed. Also, 25mpg around town, and 30 on the highway.

[burton51m]

what 240sx yrs are we lookin at??

i get around 18mpg.

^thats with accelerating fast

if i drove normal i would get better mpg.lol

[justin1642]

the one i drove was a 1990 not sure what he is looking at/for.

[sd88supra]

I was looking at '89-'93 240s. Theres two different N/A engines (on is slightly more powerful). The '94-'98 240s cost way too much.

And yeah, I've heard nothing but great things about the older RWD (2nd and 3rd generation) Celicas, but I have yet to find one in good condition, and I don't want a daily driver as a project car.

I don't know, I might just end up spending $400 more at the pump every year

or... how do you guys like MR2? I've only driven an '85 automatic. I see lots of MR2's around, makes me think theyre reliable like the Celica.

[jfunez]

I owned a 90 ,240 single cam ...they are very easy to fix and the comon problem is timming chain rattle, wich can be easyly repaired by replacing the tentioner. other than that they are very fun to drive and ckick around the bends and corners. throtle is very responsive and are torquey considering the horsepower....gotta love the smooth manual transmission.....head gaskets if needed require more work than our supras....