Other vehicles like the VX: Affordable, limited production, crazy owner obsession

[pbkid]

Totally agreed in general!

The S2000 is not livable as a daily driver in my book because it is has very little storage space and keeping the engine boiling at over 3k rpm on your way to work in the morning while you're trying to drink your coffeee and listen to NPR gets on your nerrves very quickly. Two people I know well had them - one bought another car as his DD, the other traded the S2k in on a Boxster S.

hmm..didnt know they had problems like such...

i've always heard that they are neat little cars with a few mods can be very capable...and of course you cant lose on honda reliability

[twistedsymphony]

no one has mentioned my current car love... the Nissan 240sx

the 240 isn't in itself rare but there were a few rare versions.

the 91-94 Convertible .. less than 8000 made in the USA


it wasn't released anywhere else in the world.
Japan received only 600 of the Silvia convertible which is based on the same chassis, just with a different motor and front end (the convertible mechanism was different too) many people do silvia conversions to their 240s since the body parts are interchangeable.

^this car belongs to a friend of mine it's a 240sx convertible that has had the front end and motor swapped to look like a Silvia.

Also the 97-98 240sx called the "kouki" (Japanese for late period) only saw less than 7000 released in the USA...

^all OEM aero with aftermarket wheels

I own a 1995 240sx that I plan on converting to a kouki (body parts are interchangeable) I plan on buying a 240sx convertible sometime next year if I can find one

Even though the 1995-1996 body style like mine (called "zenki" for early period) isn't as desirable as the kouki style, it's still pretty uncommon with only 30,000 being releases in the US.

[pbkid]

[QUOTE=twistedsymphony;152071]no one has mentioned my current car love... the Nissan 240sx

Also the 97-98 240sx called the "kouki" (Japanese for late period) only saw less than 7000 released in the USA...

^all OEM aero with aftermarket wheels. [QUOTE]

ah man i knew i was forgetting something

those are very very nice cars! tons of two-ford freaks out there!

i love the kouki versions, along with the silvia S15, those are one of my dream cars...
http://www.driftingstreet.com/images...silvia-s15.jpg

my mechanic has a 240 with a skyline conversion on it...R32 motor i believe...

he has a few cars actually...most of them i am very jealous of
240sx with skyline conversion
97 integra with JDM front end
R35
F350 with around 8-10" of lift and tires to match, to pull his 240 to the drift comps
93 hatch civic...12.5 quarter mile with no forced induction (H22 heavily built motor, lighted up the whole car, ZEX nitrous)

[kcbsvx]

I didn't read this entire post but did anyone mention the poor man's exotic, the Subaru SVX?

I have had several, still have one, and can attest to the fanaticism of the ownership ranks. I am actually here because I would like a nice VX.

Actually Dayle, who runs motorsportwarehouse.com, is an SVX person and a VX guy too. You probably know that he is carrying VX items on his site along side the vast SVX inventory.

I hope to have a VehiCross in my stable in the next year.

Is anyone here in Western Mass?

Christian

[pbkid]

I didn't read this entire post but did anyone mention the poor man's exotic, the Subaru SVX?

I have had several, still have one, and can attest to the fanaticism of the ownership ranks. I am actually here because I would like a nice VX.

Actually Dayle, who runs motorsportwarehouse.com, is an SVX person and a VX guy too. You probably know that he is carrying VX items on his site along side the vast SVX inventory.

I hope to have a VehiCross in my stable in the next year.

Is anyone here in Western Mass?

Christian

welcome to the family!

keep your eyes open...VX's appear around here or get posted around here all the time for sale...

also, check Vehigaz's VX..i think its still for sale and its a great deal with supercharger

[Sprey]

Heres one that seems to fit the title ( i think)
Little bit of insight to them before you click the wiki link.
A total of 15,852 units were built and registered in Japan, however with niche market car importing occurring in the early 1990s it is possible that some vehicles were constructed and exported directly from Japan without first being registered there. This makes it difficult to know exactly how many Seras were produced, although it is certainly less than 16,000 and they are now becoming rare collectibles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Sera

[VehiGAZ]

hmm..didnt know they had problems like such...

i've always heard that they are neat little cars with a few mods can be very capable...and of course you cant lose on honda reliability

They are neat and capable. But to have one as your daily driver can get annoying is all I'm saying...