The trick to a good sleeper is to pick an uncommon vehicle…and make it look stock. A Volvo 240 wagon with huge slicks on the back isn’t a sleeper, its probably got a nitrous fed LS1 under the hood, but this next car looks like it should be old man driven…not that there is anything […]
The Nissan Silvia S12 generation was a sporty compact front-engine rear-wheel-drive coupe/hatchback that was sold as the Nissan 200SX in the USA from 1984 through 1988. Rust, misplaced confidence, and general negligence have all but removed most of these from the roads, so finding one in nice original condition is treat. Find this 1987 Nissan […]
Oh boy. Another classic rear-drive Nissan from the 80s with a big American V8 shoved under an ugly cowl induction hood…wait…that’s not a small block Chevy? That is a Toyota 1UZ-FE from some 90s Lexus with a high-rise intake manifold and a carbumafication setup. This thing is ratty, but it should be fun. Find this […]
The Nissan Silvia S12 generation was a sporty compact front-engine rear-wheel-drive coupe/hatchback that was sold as the Nissan 200SX in the USA from 1984 through 1988. Rust, misplaced confidence, and general negligence (reporting for duty — SIR!) have all but removed most of these from the roads, so finding one in nice original condition with […]
I’m feeling nostalgic. Nostalgic for a time when license plates were blue…louvers were cool…turbochargers were only available on performance cars…and hood scoops were shaped like pizza boxes. Find this 1984 Nissan 200SX S12 Turbo offered for $4000 in East Bay Area, CA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck. From the seller: 1984 1984 Nissan Datsun S12 200SX […]
I exhale a hearty chuckle every time I read a craigslist posting where the seller tries to tell you that his Japanese econobox (or whatever) is rare. In this next feature the seller assures us that this thing is “Mega Rare”, which at first glance seems absurd, until you do some research and discover that […]
The Nissan Silvia S12 generation was a sporty little front-engine rear-wheel-drive coupe/hatchback that was sold as the Nissan 200SX in the USA from 1984 through 1988. Rust, misplaced confidence, and general negligence (reporting for duty — SIR!) have all but removed most of these from the roads, so finding one in nice original condition with […]
In 1995 Nissan recycled the 200SX badge (previously used on the rear-drive S12 Silvia) for a 2-door version of the B14 Sentra that was known as the Lucino in Japan. The 200SX was available in Base/SE trim with a 1.6 liter GA16DE, or SE-R with the 2.0 liter SR20DE — both with 5-speed manual gearbox […]
Take a look at this 1998 Nissan 200SX 2-door 5-speed here on eBay bidding for $1,200 reserve-not-met with auction ending on Friday.
The S12 generation Nissan Silvia was released in North America with the lame sounding 200SX name, but it was a decent handling rear-drive sports coupe. Unfortunately Nissan didn’t want to cannibalize sales from the profitable 300ZX so it was never given a powerplant more powerful than the non-turbo VG30, but that doesn’t mean you can’t […]