1995 Nissan 240SX SE | Retro Review
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You want an adrenaline rush? That'll be 2 large. This gen 240 is super rare! You're more likely to see a right hand drive Silvia here in the Staes than a US spec.
Show 1339 | Record Date 6-1-1994
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people would kill for a clean 240SX like that one
I saw these brand new off the transport truck at the Nissan dealer I worked at as a teenager. It was the perfect sportscar for most people. A lot of reviews back then shit-talked it for not being a turbocharged AWD beast but even as a kid, I preferred everyday usability and cost of ownership.
@@dadgarage7966 These are the exact reasons I love the BRZ and 86. They're the closest thing to a modern S-chassis car. Light, practical, and fun as hell on the twisties. Ironically enough, they're getting a 2.4L NA motor as well with the next gen.
@@KTH96 - that new 2.4L NA excites me. Can't wait to test drive one.
@@mikea5205 yes, absolutely. Once they announce a BRZ tS or 86 GRMN/TRD package, I'm going straight to the dealer
God, the second gen looks dope! It looks Porsche-esque and I’m fucking down for it! (If I could afford it at least)
Damn, this is some rare footage of a completely stock 240SX! It should be kept in a museum for all of us to gawk at
I had one, but slammed it, still have the stock parts just in case. was in bad condition but stock.
Back when Nissan didn't have CVTs in their vehicles.
Amen
The CVT is like the rotary engine. A great idea on paper, if they could only get it to work reliably in the real world.
Well, not in any US delivered vehicles. The K-cars and micro trucks in Japan did.
@@christopherconard2831 but some companies got CVT right. Ain't it?
@CJ Malone what about Toyota CVT
Has this car ever aged well. Nice.
It looks so good!
It’s just so clean looking
Try to find one not modified or rusted out.
Beautiful 90s style. If only she got the maxima motor.
@@Thewestcoastshooter dude that would be sick
Target audience: women
Drift racers: oh I dont think so
I imagine something like the old lady VW commercial, but with a Sylvia
Sawako : what are you saying!? (OverRev manga reference)
Look at that thing handle like a boss, great car! Too bad I lack a time machine and was too poor at the time to buy one.
I had a Stanza instead, which shared a few things. (Engine, dash, seats, steering wheel, etc.) Cool angular styling too.
@Allen S theres a lil thing called D1 ladies league. You should probably take a look at that.
@@Gr8thxAlot Those Stanzas were bullet proof. Compact sedan, boxy styling & excellent on fuel. You couldn't go wrong. My aunt & uncle had one in the 90s. I daily a 1996 Nissan Maxima. My first car- wouldn't trade it for the world. Same angular/boxy styling as your Stanza more or less. After few mods like longtube headers, CAI, bigger tires/wheels, full catback it returns almost the same mpg as my Scat Pack Challenger lol. I totally love it
Back when Nissan was a good brand
Find a G37 or q40 while you can . Best bargain rocket out there . Mine has 207000 miles and still does 0-60 in 5.3 seconds .
@@soulerflare7 ive had 2 G35's & a G37S, yeah they're great cars for almost cheap. Im more into 4X4s now, or else id grab me another.
Also had a Q45 back in the day, great car for its time.
@@cudan2941 those Q45s were badass . I always wanted one of those back in the day .
@@soulerflare7 drove smooth as butter! I still conserve one Nissan product, though its not running well at the moment. Supercharged 4X4 Xterra, the first gen. I want a 2nd gen to V8 swap (easy swap from their 1/2 ton truck).
It's a damn shame what Nissan has become man. The CVT transmissions haven't been the most reliable. I daily a 1996 Nissan Maxima with 180,000+ miles. 2nd owner. Besides regular wear & tear and regular maintenance she's been trouble free. I would take any 80s-early 2000s Nissan product over anything they're making today
ahhh...the days when a 16" wheel was massive
But at least the tires still had some sidewall and get a decent ride. Today's vehicles ride like s*** you may as well be riding down the street in the grocery cart and an engine.
If you told someone that this car would go up in value 25 years later back then, they would laugh at you.
1978-87 Cutlass, Grand Prix, Monte Carlo & Regal models are now $5k-$40k. Lamborghini Countach, 5 yrs ago were about $70k-80k, now, $1 million, I don't get it.
I had two of these. A dark blue, 5 speed 1989 hatchback and a nice red 5 speed hatchback. Really loved these. Followed up with a 1994 red 300ZX NA.
Someone is selling one in Pasadena, MD. 60K miles, $8,000 asking price.
But there's a catch:
It has the 4-speed automatic.
You can once buy a first gen Mazda Miata for only a couple grand. Not anymore when most are pushing $10K.
@@ryanpham3308 I was lucky enough to get an automatic 91 hatch that had been sitting for 5 years, fully intact minus gas tank/fuel pump/injectors/spark plugs, for $1800... pretty soon here I’ll be asking $12000 for it after manual conversion, body kit, and paint... lol
What a handsome car. Hardly looks "dated."
Cars had such clean and uncluttered designs back then.
Agreed! Compare the 240SX against the madness of a 2021 Civic Si.
Now a day you can pick one of these up on Craigslist or Autotrader for cheap. Probably an unmodified one for $2K to $3k tops.
@@lordmaster5522 please give me the URL to a 2 or 3k unmodified 240sx that’s running.
I really, really miss these front-end designs. Cars today look like surprised wide-mouthed bass or something, I can't get past the over-sized grills, they've all copied that ridiculous design cue off each other.
@@ervin7178 have you try looking at Craigslist, AutoTrader, or Bring-A-Trailer? You can pick one up but might have like 100K miles or more than 2 previous owners.
Nissan, Mitsubishi and Mazda had awesome products in the 90's.
Yeah, in Japan. They gave us the shit versions of everything.
@@negativeindustrial i would have thought the opposite.
Not all of them are good. Ford -Mazda 626 was not very reliable, and the paint was terrible. I had one, also had a Maxima V6 with a 5 speed, also not very good at all. Man those seats were like boards and it wouldn't go anywhere in the snow, Plus it would only give you advertised horsepower maybe two or three days a month for some reason. I did like the 240SX, a real drivers car, very pricey in upper trims for the 90's compared to a Mustang GT. The 240sx was the better car in handling and overall build - Sandy
@@sandyshoremann7524 I had a 626 as my first car and it was pretty reliable. I was more or less referring to their sports cars that no longer exist. I think it's luck of the draw with all cars tbh.
@@dontelindsey5846 Could be and a very perceptive statement; Though there were material spec and overall design issues on mine that would be widespread. Rubber Intake hose split and leaked air due to no flexability in cold weather, paint peeled and flaked off and showed rain damage in 2 years. Engine was somewhat weak and noisy and my trans failed. All in less than 30K miles. I think mine was a '96 but that was long ago. 1st year Mazda built in USA at the Flat Rock plant in Michigan
Absolutely gorgeous car. Too bad it's so difficult to find one for sale that hasn't been aftermarket trashed by tuners or boy racers...
Suffered the same fate as the 300zx Z32 but even worse.
I guess there's at least one out there collecting dust but where
Girl racers also... never forget that...
a stock s13 hatch was sold by an older woman for $3000 bucks in my town. blessings to whoever got to it first lol...
@@josiahbarkhau9359 girl ricers are the worst, always putting shitty leopard print everywhere and covering the whole thing in hearts
Nissan! 🔥 Man, they designed the most sexiest cars in the 90s! ❤️
Hell yeah...I wanna buy one and LS it 😉
Sexy cars for sure, but sexiest? I don't think so. The 3rd gen Mazda RX7 is much more of a contender for sexiest 90s car
Bar non, most definitely.
@@bilbobaggins4710 wait! what did you say?!!
Still to this day it looks absolutely gorgeous
Ah yes, the truck engine noise lol
These cars had excellent handeling. To this day I think it's one of the most attractive small coupes.
Truly one of NIssans best cars, but I have not seen a clean one like the video in years.
Ah, FINALLY the S14! Didn't think I would ever see it! Thanks!
The right hand JDM 240SX is known as the Silvia S14. (Thanks to playing the Gran Turismo series on PlayStation consoles)
it also came with a different engine than the 240sx, the Silvia came with an SR20DE/SR20DET, while the 240 was stuck with a KA24E/KA24DE, which came with lower horsepower and wasn't available with a turbo from factory.
Ah! So the JDM version was better? I was surprised to see this video as I didn't know there was a lefthand s14
Oh man, I've always loved this car!!
glad this review exists - i forgot what these looked like unmodified
I had a 95 sx 240 se back in the day Mine sat on the dealer's lot for 2 years it was loaded with a 5 speed great car bought in 96 yes I remember when nobody wanted one back in the day how times have changed !!
People think of these as drift missiles, but they forget that they came with the ka24 (i.e.) a truck engine. They weren't fast cars from the factory.
You don't need stupid amounts of horsepower to drift. I know plenty of people that can drift a stock 240sx.
It's not a truck engine. It's just a run-of-the-mill engine that was used in their trucks, too.
It was used in the Nissan Stanza, too.
I miss the era of impractical fun coupes haha
Nineties was a decade of Nissan
3:25 the odometer reads 7,706 miles. Incidentally, I own a 240SX with a VIN ending in 7706. _The numbers, Mason!_
Good luck finding one of these in complete shape without ruined by high school dropout drug users.
🤣🤣🤣
Hey man, I graduated. But did a lot of drugs in a 240.
**college dropout drug user thank you very much 😤
@@MetikalMan I’m the opposite lmao i dropped out but I’ve never done drugs
.... Good luck finding one of these in complete shape without ruined by high school dropout drug users ...
AMEN to that .. !!
These Millennials and Gen Z kids are destroying these endangered cars. They drop them, invert the wheels to 45 deg and race them, wreck them and move on. No respect.
My 98 240sx i have had since 2004 and its in pretty pristine shape. Just like my 98 Supra with 30k miles, in nearly mint condition.
I wanted one of these way back before they were "a thing"... Still looks great stock
I’ve been waiting years for this one!
I have been waiting for this video!! In college, I bought a 1995 240sx SE, it was dark purple (Concord Grey) with black interior with a 5 speed. It’s hilarious seeing how slow the cars figures are, but it was SO much fun. I wish I had never sold it...
Thank you drifters for making these almost impossible to find in running condition
My favorite s14 😍😍 Zenki looks amazing
3:19 John: BUT THE GAUGE CLUSTER WHILE EFFICIENT, IS STILL TOO SPARSE FOR US! LOL
Was waiting to scream if he said oil pressure and voltmeter.
I remember when I was little I used to confuse this car with the 1st gen. Lexus SC coupe from far away
Glad someone else saw that resemblance too
Lol. It’s great hearing someone else say that. I never got confused, but I always admired both cars for their amazing shorter rear, longer front design. What a special time for sedans and car design.
best first car ever for real, ill never get rid of mine
Just bought a 2020 Nissan 370z 6speed manual and could not be happier:)
Ahh the 90's.
Love the Fast and Furious reference in the video description. Spot on.
Yes! Finally the uploaded an episode on the S14!!
That still one great looking car! They're becoming hard to find now a day's!
The 80’s and 90’s Nissan cars made me a car enthusiast
Exactly.
proud owner of two of these gems. one with a Ka, the other SR20DET they are both amazing!
I miss the 90s!
This car still looks sooooo good...
I got one with 66,000 miles on it, in 2000. I had it for 8 years, 130,000 miles, and several seasons of autocross before I got married and the little dipstick got it rear-ended. At 195,000 miles it was just starting to burn a little oil and - remarkable for a Nissan - only had one electrical problem.
I love these cars wish Nissan would bring them back as Nissan trying be like they were in 90s. I saw one think almost a year ago used see couple of these still looks beautiful after almost three decades ago this and the SC 400 were my favorites.
a heavy 90s coupe with 155hp, from 0 to 60mph in 7 seconds: incredible
I mean, it was like 2700 pounds, with an iron block. I don't think it was that unreasonably heavy.
@@JosephHalder I wrote "incredible" in the positive sense. The car is heavy for its horsepower, but it is fast
A clean example like this in 2021 would be a great find 🔥
And probably very expensive
Imagining owning one, I remember thinking about how to squeeze more horse power out of it back in ‘95.
A 1995 model released in 1994! Never get the reason behind the US idea of naming a model a year ahead of the actual date.
And it's so pointless, when Americans forget anyway after 5 minutes. Some ignorant Americans here, think this video is literally from 1995.
These came out in JDM in late 1993 as Silvia S14 and USA in spring 1994. Really should've been called a 1994 model.
They do it, because of "shopping seasons" and fiscal years. 1995 fiscal year started in October 1994 and ended in September 1995, which equals 1995 model year.
However, some automakers' USA marketers cheat by many months and call some cars 2022 models as of last month (Jan 2021). No car sold before July-September should be next year's model.
It's so dumb.
Wait, these came as one colour? And why is there a radio inside? Why is the dashboard intact? Where's the rust!? I thought these CAME like that.
Isnt it weird seeing cars like 240s and other JDM 90s cars *new*
Wow , an actual great car 👍.
One of the best well made cars of all time. It didnt promise blistering fast speeds, but it felt quick and precise like Foxbody owners, AE86 owners and even Miata owners but with the benefits of more luxurious cars, had multi-link suspension AND was RWD something Ford didnt introduce until 2010+ btw. It was well made, didnt dent easily, and moderately fuel effecient. Finding a stock body one is something to behold however, especially with the drift tax.
The one car that Nissan seriously needs to bring back!!! They would fly off of the lots if it was a great RWD sports coupe under 30k. I wish more car companies would wake up and see sporty cars sell if you make them great looking with decent power for a good price.
The 370Z has been a great RWD sports coupe under 30k for years and its sales numbers prove you wrong. It was great looking and had great power for a decent price (base model)..
Would be a great competitor to the GT86 since it basically has the small rwd coupe market to itself.
@@mr.boostang2064 The 86 isn't exactly flying off the lots either. The segment is pretty much dead, not due to lack of models but lack of interest from new car buyers. Sad but true.
@@hippiebits2071 true, most sport coupe buyers are looking for hp numbers, reason why Challengers and Mustangs are selling like hot cakes. Unfortunately the GT86 will have the same fate as the 240sx, highly sought after in the next 25years
A car that I didn't appreciate when they were new. Now it's impossible to find one that hasn't been turned into a drift star.
Crazy how in the early to late 2000s these cars were considered your basic transportation. I’ve seen fair condition first gens that went for $1500 all day long on Craigslist . The appeal these cars had was they fit pretty much anybodies budget especially high school and college students who needed something affordable and easy to maintain. Parts were easy and cheap to get and aftermarket support was strong with one coupled with it being rwd making it a blast to drive for a cheap price. Crazy how nowadays you’d have to shell out 7k for one thats rusty with high miles or beat to hell and people fighting over to buy it. Back in late 2015 I ran across a completely stock 1997 240sx with all the features I wanted which was the 5 speed manual low miles 95k and all the power options for the year. Dealership was asking 20k and I thought it was outrageous then but now I realized that was a steal for a relatively rare example of an unmolested and clean 240sx that hasn’t been stolen, modded, or destroyed. The car sold within a week of the ad being up. It’s like the old Chevy c10 pickups you could’ve bought in the late 90s to mid 2000s for as cheap as $300 back than now people ask 10k or more in fairly ok condition. It sucks because now if you want to get your hands on a car that has the attributes that many enthusiasts want you’d have to save up a considerable amount to be able to afford a car you saw as a kid and wanted.
Been waiting for this video :)
I Had a new 96 SE , blue emerald, w/ manual transmission, they handled great. Felt quick and light..I miss it
A solid platform. I miss my old SX-SE.
Who would have guessed back then nearly all remaining examples in 2021 would either have been totaled during street racing or be totaled as drift cars often with engine swaps. It’s honestly kind of sad. It’s a great legendary unique car mostly destroyed by misguided youth.
Motorweek, could you upload the show’s theme song music as a stand alone video? The last 20 seconds of this vid is so catchy.
I would love this car new as my daily driver on 2021!! What an awesome looking car and it has all the features I need. Even a cellphone charger.
Little did they know in 25 years people would pay a stupid amount for a 240 in that condition
I have been offered $25k for my 98 240sx .... and $100k for my 98 Supra with 30k miles .... And i keep saying NOT FOR SALE ... Then the rich boys say everything has a price, then i say $200k and they laugh, and i say, I told you its not for sale...
27 years*
If nissan released this exact car today for 20k I'd buy it instantly. Much cooler cars for the money back then
20K in 95 is 35K today. Would you still buy it?
@@erikw792 the closest modern car is a brz and its similarly priced. I'd prefer this because of the inline 4 over the flat 4 so yes I'd buy it
Absolutely 💯. Not a fan of boxer engines
Didn't realize how good looking this car was back then 😀
I went with a sr20det stock from a JDM S14 with the S15 stock ECU, S15 Transmission (6 speed), and S15 LSD.
It feels like a different car.
so much faster than the stock KA24DE, and it handles so good in corners. I love it! It screams with the HKS HI Power Bov with a HKS Hipower catback exhaust. that extra gear is much needed!
I needed this..
I've had a couple 240sx's and miss them very much. Comfortable cruisers that are easy to slide around with a torquey indestructible truck engine. Sunroof had a flap that eliminated buffering and the heads up display was ideal for long trips. The only thing they lacked (from the factory) was a limited slip differential. Useless in any kind of bad weather though.
Won't lie, that I thought the gen 2 240SX was sexy looking but my heart went more towards the Probe GT with the V6.
I had one of these, a pearl white one in 97, my first manual car.
I leased my first 1995!!! Loved this car!!! And kept until my 1997 Nissan Pathfinder;)
Yup, I'm never going to sell mine and keep it stock :)
20,000 in 1997. 2021: probably around the same price for one not abused. I swear, these cars are even more rare than the 180SX (1st gen 240 in the states)
Yes my car is pretty rare.
What a cool little car. They were so rewarding to drive, slow , sure but there is something to be said for a small rear wheel drive car with a 5 speed and a sunroof. Like zipping around in a sophisticated go-cart.
If only you could still get these.
This is The Best Designed Nissan Ever! & It Still Looks New!
I still watch this show. 👍
It's on Sunday mornings.
Early in the morning. 👍
This is My Favorite 90’s Japanese Car Of All Time‼️
Suprisingly quick 0-60 time.
In Europe we had this car (as 200SX) with 2,0 Turbo, SR20DET engine, 200hp stock.
Absolutely beautiful still in 2021
Those things were bullet proof; a friend of mine had one and he abused the heck out of it yet it never broke down and gave him 300k trouble free miles until he totaled it!
Still looks good today. I see a few of these around but the problem is people have turned them into fast and furious junk boxes.
Before the Renault merger.... This is a real nissan.
The music at the beginning sounds like the music that ESPN played in their Nascar broadcasts in the mid 90s
My best Silvia sister, classic video.
My first car, black 95 SE. I miss her dearly
I’ll love this car forever 😍
0:42 They use that song on some of the older NASCAR races from the mid 90s. I forgot which channel they used this song on, either ESPN or TNN. They would use this song before they go to commercial break.
The S14 was my very first car back in High School.
Aahhh the 90s!
🔰S14 -Perfect!
That car is a beauty. It just needs more aggressive black bezel projector headlights to be perfect
I had a blue SE. Great car!!!
A lady friend of mine ran over a pallet laying in the middle of the Hiway in her almost new red 240 and insurance totaled it .
She must've been _pissed_ . I mean anyone with a car like that would be when some paper-pusher mindlessly totals their near-pristine S14.
She sent the money on an Escort wagon, 24 years no one knew any better
@@edwardautrey3671
True.
Itc hard to tell when and how scarce something can become.
Such a nice car!
I still see a few of them on the road today!
This new Nissan is pretty nice. I sure hope they keep producing good quality bulletproof vehicles.
This thing is so clean
The Z’s baby brother need a comeback. Silvia was my high school dream car. Cheers!
This is art.
I picked one up with some front end damage back in the day. Got lucky tho, only thing wrong was the bolts on the bumper horns broke. So I replaced and got a front clip for it. Picked it up for 1100 bucks and put like 500 into it before the sr20det went in and got in trouble. Lol
I never knew these things were so freaking expensive back in the day! I always thought they were an economy car but you could get 2 new corollas for the price of an upper trim 240sx!