Goodbye S2000

"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
11/18/2018 at 19:42 • Filed to: Altima, beater

And hello new hotness.

It’s a 98 Altima GXE. Cheap, high mileage (211k) but well maintained, cheap, clean title, 5spd, cheap and takes regular gas (cheap).

DISCUSSION (18)

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 19:55

At least you have a hardtop for winter now!

wafflesnfalafel > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 20:01

nice - we rented a teal one of those during our honeymoon. Took it up to Tahoe from Reno.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 20:03

I have never hated a car more than that generation Altima

My brother had a beige on beige auto 98 and it was truly soul sucking to drive

Chuckles > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 20:14

But was it cheap?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 20:14

I’d heard those gen of Altima were not bad cars. A friend had one of the following generation and the engine was bulletproof....I also remember the brakes being EXTREMELY touchy...

Ash78, voting early and often > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 20:31

I remember when these came out, Nissan marketer them as the first cheap luxury car. My buddy had one — he was still a junior in college, but had signed on with the Navy to go work as a nuke engineer afterwards. In exchange, they paid for his last two years of school and gave him a hefty stipend to finish school (then his ass belonged to them for 8 years). Only guy I ever knew who bought a brand new car in college. And it was like $25k...unheard of, at least among our friends.

shop-teacher > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 20:32

Now you've got something to rallycross again :)

LongbowMkII > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
11/18/2018 at 21:12

It’s black on grey. It’s not fun. But the manual is engaging enough. Plus the flex pipe needs to be repaired so it’s basically a race car.

LongbowMkII > Chuckles
11/18/2018 at 21:14

It was.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 21:16

the manual would definitely help, as would a noisy exhaust

how rusty is yours?

LongbowMkII > dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford
11/18/2018 at 21:19

Some on the bottom of the doors. Not bad at all.

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 21:20

exact opposite of his, his doors were fine but the rockers and fenders were all bad

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 21:27

The manuals on these may be somewhat fragile. My mom had one and went through 3 clutches and a mater cylinder in 90k before selling it a few years ago. Just anrecdotal but could be worth keeping an eye on. Overall I really liked it. Decent fun to drive for an FWD sedan . Surprisingly poor fuel eco nomy, but overall running costs were low besides the transmission.

Chuckles > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 21:29

I like it. Lately I’ve been spending too much time thinking about cross country road trips in cheap cars like that. My main requirements are cheap, mechanically sound, and for sale far away from here. This looks like it would definitely fit the bill.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > LongbowMkII
11/18/2018 at 21:36

gotta love the cheap manual beaters. I have a 95 Corolla manual with 244,000 on it. Love it cause its expendable

Fresh-Outta-Nissans > LongbowMkII
12/13/2018 at 06:09

SIIIIIIIIIICK you found a manual

You can make those fast for, like, no money. Well, slow-car-fast.

Also, learn to assist panic stops by using the handbrake because damn.

LongbowMkII > Fresh-Outta-Nissans
12/13/2018 at 15:51

Eh, not the car for that

Fresh-Outta-Nissans > LongbowMkII
12/13/2018 at 17:16

I just read the title, perhaps not haha. It has the weight distribution of a hammer, for starters.