2001 S14a Touring Manual 76k

[Alex]

if i didnt have the baby i'd have this of you.

Sell him to Madonna and buy my car then

[Alex]

Just done a HPI check through the RAC and its come back all clear

Admittedly i didn't do it before buying the car

[benjy26]

How did you get the leather looking so good?! I am looking to buy one of these, yours is just too expensive unfortunately, and the leather is grim in most of them. Thanks, Ben

[Alex]

I just soaked them with warm water to begin with to get the initial grime off (luckily they were really clean anyway) and just used a basic leather conditioner form Halfrauds (it was a dark green bottle but i can't remember the name). It takes fcuking ages dude. Probably took me around 4 hours to do a good job on the drivers seat alone Its worth it though, i had dark creases going up the drivers side bolster (closest to the door) these are now completely gone, i thought they were cracked but they weren't at all

Hope that helps

[benjy26]

A fellow Partridge fan and an owner of a Mint 200SX, good stuff! This does look beautiful, have you sold it yet? I am selling my car at the moment but might be interested if that price continues to drop! Kiss my face.

Thanks for the advice.

[Alex]

No, still not sold mate

The price won't drop either, ive had a few PM's telling me its too cheap. Its just a crap time of year to sell a car i suppose

[benjy26]

It does look stunning. I am hoping to have my car sold by next Saturday and MIGHT be in a position to certainly come and see it and potentially make an offer. Whatever happens you will, of course, have the last laugh!

Incidentally, have you had any other 200sx's? I have driven two now, one manual and one auto. I definitely want the manual as it allows you to be so much more precise with the power and, therefore, the way the car drives. The auto was nice though: a 99 with 64,000 miles for 4500.

Cheers, Ben

[Alex]

Nope this is my first one. I test drove 12 whilst looking around in the space of about 4 months. They were all manuals and had all been thrashed and hardly ever looked after properly (turbo smoke, cam wear). Ill definately return to a 200sx again, and i know for a fact i wont find one in better shape than this Its probably the last UK manual ever to be sold from Nissan

Edit: Them pics are actually really crap, not sure why i haven't taken any better ones. Ill try and sort some for the weekend

[benjy26]

Let me know when you have some more pics and send them to my email benjygriff@hotmail.com

Thanks. What is the easiest way to spot a thrashed car?!

[Alex]

Lack of service history, HPI report coming back dodgey, turbo smoke, chav owner, stupid modifications, when he takes you out for a test drive he doesn't wait for it to warm up before boosting it, dodgey smoke coming from the exhaust, i could go on........

Edit: Ill try and get some pics done for the weekend

[benjy26]

Valid points! From a technical perspective, what are the main detectable issues to be wary of, other than turbo/exhaust smoke. How important is warming up and down? Cheers, Ben

''I know a cracking owl sanctuary''

[Alex]

''I know a cracking owl sanctuary''

Heres some helpful threads (some go a bit off topic but they make good reading)

http://sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t...=turbo+cooling

http://sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t...hlight=warming

http://sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t...hlight=warming

http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.p...=1#post2479295

[benjy26]

Thanks will have a good read. I need all the help I can get! Did you ever bother soundproofing yours?

[Alex]

No didn't bother, its only when its raining that you can hear a bit of water splashing up the rear arches. I only drive 3 miles to work so it doesn't really bother me. Would be worth doing if you have to travel a lot i suppose though

[benjy26]

Yes, will have to see when I get one what I want to do. Any luck selling yours yet?

[Alex]

No nothing. Doesn't look as if im gonna get insured on a JDM integra anymore so i think i might start my little 205 project ive been dreaming about for the last few months

http://sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t...&highlight=gti

[benjy26]

205 project looks fun, not my sort of car but hey, it takes all sorts! Let me know how you get on with yours but I can't realistically imagine I will spend over 5k. Thanks, Ben

[Alex]

205 project looks fun, not my sort of car but hey, it takes all sorts! Let me know how you get on with yours but I can't realistically imagine I will spend over 5k. Thanks, Ben

Ok matey, likewise. If your interested in a 200sx then PM me the advert and ill tell you what questions to ask and what to look out for

[benjy26]

Cheers, much appreciated!

[benjy26]

Hey Alex, what do you think of this:

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk...=&max_mileage=

I reckon its overpriced.

Thanks, Ben