Who likes there automatic S14??

ccroaddog · May 7th, 2003, 01:01 AM

The reason why im asking is cause there is so many auto's out there. And not to mention a 97 LE just popped out by my house at the nissan dealership... i plan on going for a test drive within the next two days. give me your thoughts

May 7th, 2003, 08:08 PM

Well I'm gonna assume your previous 200SX was a 5-spd (since your sig says B&M short shifter) so you know how to drive manual transmission. And I'm also gonna assume you know how to drive an automatic. Just decide which one you would rather drive in a sports car.

I suggest you wait for a 5-spd 240SX because i believe all sports cars should be in stick and automatic 240SX's have very little demand if you decide to eventually sell it. But go ahead and test drive it to get a feel for the car. I test drove an automatic fastback when i was in the process of searching for my car. You can always swap the tranny, but that means more $$$.

1 WICKED SE-R · May 7th, 2003, 08:43 PM

theres a '98 s14 for sale where i live (like 20 mins away)
anyway just wondering how much you guys think it might go for its black on black
auto
carbon fiber dash kit
an i think ~79xxx on the dial
so any thoughts would be great

thanks

ccroaddog · May 7th, 2003, 09:06 PM

the 97 LE(angry eye) buy my house is 7600 with 87000 miles....the reason why im asking about the autos is cause if i ever get enough money to do a swap i would also do a auto to 5 speed conversion at the same time.

Right now i just want a good every day driver that looks damn good

bizzy b · May 17th, 2003, 02:57 AM

if you have any intention of swapping to an SR20 or RB25DET, don't worry about the tranny. sure, it'll be kinda lame at first, but you need the corresponding tranmission to go with either of those engine swaps anyway. if you're just going to modify the KA24DE, then by all means wait for a manual. you'd have an easier and cheaper time converting the body panels of a 95-6 than the transmission.

lowridin23 · Jun 10th, 2003, 03:17 PM

Or just get a level 10 trans. and call it a day.

Jun 11th, 2003, 12:42 AM

my 97 auto is adequate for commuting. With the overdrive on it runs like a civic. With the overdrive off it runs quite a bit faster, enough to be adequate. If you plan on doing the swap like me, get the auto if it's a good price and do the swap with the purchase of a front clip (engine tranny etc). Good luck finding a 240sx manual. I've been looking for a long damn time (cuople monthes :P) and they are hard to find in good condition. Lucky if u do find one at all. good luck!

cpt276 · Jun 12th, 2003, 05:45 PM

i bought an '97 240se auto. but i was also planning doing the swap shortly after the purchase. my main concern was that i wanted a clean vehicle. meaning no salvage title, no major accidents, etc. that to me was more important than finding a 5-speed, with a salvage title. so for 3 months i dealt w/the auto, and now i'm just waiting for my swap to be complete. the other thing was (in considering what i wanted, and it's just me) is i didn't want a green car.

holisticbeatz · Jun 15th, 2003, 10:12 PM

an auto -> manual swap isn't for the mechanically inept. I was lucky to find my 95 S14 with a manual transmission after a week of searching for Integras.

Jun 15th, 2003, 10:39 PM

yeha i didn't want a green one either :P no offense to green 240's.

Hey i used to have an integra. Too bad i sold it for a 240 : )

intrepid · Jul 13th, 2003, 12:30 AM

true sports cars are manual

Jul 13th, 2003, 12:33 AM

clk amg 55 is auto... damn fast "sports" car.

vsp3c · Jul 13th, 2003, 03:30 AM

..it's kinda like a manual but not really.. it has that touch shift crap..

Transmission Driver-adaptive electronic 5-speed automatic. Touch Shift allows driver to manually downshift and allow upshifts by nudging the shift lever to the left or right from the Drive position. Shift into Optimum Gear programming allows one-touch selection of the best gear for maximum acceleration by holding the shift lever to the left of Drive for one second. Driver-selectable winter mode starts vehicle moving in 2nd gear or a special second Reverse gear to help improve takeoff on slippery surfaces. Display in instrument cluster indicates selected gear range and standard/winter mode.

^^^ straight from their website..

intrepid · Jul 16th, 2003, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mmdb
clk amg 55 is auto... damn fast "sports" car.

mercs have something else.. its called class

also, it's a luxury sports coupe, it only needs to do 20km/h to get any attn

kite-guy240 · Jan 13th, 2005, 08:34 PM

yea i'm 16 and i jsut got a 97 240sx and i gotta say i love the front end i was thinking about the sr20 but that more for higher rpms and constantly in the gas, hence it beign a great drifing engine but for dragging or off the line racing as far as i kno the ka24 is the best. Im new at this and i jsut bought a turbo for my car and could use some help but i was also wondering if anyone has done a rb25 conversion, thats my goal for my car thax... abd the auto tranmission works great however for some reason mine shifts pretty hard into second does anyone elses do this? (e-mail me at epburnoutdude@aol.com)