Bought a Teal thing.

"Deal Killer - Powered by Focus" (dealkiller-ii)
06/16/2020 at 22:04 • Filed to: None

After carefully considering the comments from my post last week, I went and bought the 200SX anyway. The dealer came down quite a bit on the price, it checked out mechanically and there is absolutely no rust. Now, my son and can spend the weekend cleaning the interior, polishing the exterior and fix a few odds and ends. Anyone know why the tach would be bouncing around like a bean? I’m assuming a loose connection somewhere but I haven’t had time to really dig into it yet. It is a cute little thing though.

DISCUSSION (22)

Just Jeepin' > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 22:21

Totes adorbs.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 22:24

It has an airbag, so way safer than my Datsun.

foghat1981 > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 22:28

SR20DE swap time!

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/16/2020 at 22:37

It has two, so, at least twice as safe.

Brickman > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 22:39

my sister had a 95 Nissan Sentra the same color as her first car. Never gave her any trouble other than having to put gas... :|

Boxer_4 > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 22:40

For the tach, its possible a capacitor on the gauge cluster circuit board has gone bad. It seems to be fairly common on ‘90s Nissans. Should be as simple as removing the gauge cluster, desoldering the faulty capacitor and soldering on a new capacitor of the correct specs.

Your boy, BJR > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 22:46

When I was in the GMASEP college program there was an instructor of mine who had one of these in this color and was a stick. He was also missing his right hand. Idk how he drove it, but after seeing that I don’t wanna see a single excuse from anyone ever about not being able to drive stick.

jminer > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 22:51

That is a nice looking 90s nugget there. I dig it!

I am astonished one that clean exists anywhere.

CompactLuxuryFan > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 22:52

This thing’s begging to be autocrossed or otherwise flogged within an inch of its life. Congrats on the purchase!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 22:59

And retractable seat belts, don’t forget about that safety feature. My Nissan has fixed 3-point seat belts.

facw > Your boy, BJR
06/16/2020 at 23:12

I don’t think many people complain about not being physically able to drive stick (though being missing your shifting hand seems like a good excuse). They either just don’t have an opportunity or need (when only something like 1% of new cars sold are manual transmission, it’s increasingly less likel y that people will have a car to learn on).

Your boy, BJR > facw
06/16/2020 at 23:16

So? You get one. I sold a mint condition Fully loaded low mileage bronco to buy a saab that sat in a barn for a couple years so I could have a car to learn stick on.

facw > Your boy, BJR
06/16/2020 at 23:22

Buying a car to learn stick on seems like serious overkill. Especially if you don’t plan on regularly driving a stick shift car (and there are plenty of reasons to prefer automatics, as evidenced by 99% of the cars sold in the US ) . There are of course reasons to like stick shifts as well, but it’s a choice that’s totally unnecessary for most people, so why spend significant resources to acquire a skill that may never be needed and would be rusty even if you did need it at some point in the future?

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
06/16/2020 at 23:40

I actually had to fix the driver side belt, as it was twisted into the retracting device. I love 90's built cars. Panels just pull right out for easy interior access. Untwisted the belt, works like a charm.

Nibby > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/16/2020 at 23:56

aww ye congrats on the new bluebird coupe... er ok i am fully aware the bluebird was the altima not sentra/200SX

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/17/2020 at 05:00

Awesome! Headlight lenses could use a good resto though!

KnowsAboutCars > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/17/2020 at 05:28

It would be interesting to compare this with my N15 Almera. Different chassis codes and markets but close enough to one another that you can bolt on swap body panels and probably a lot of mechanical parts too.

Also, if these rust anything like the N15s do everything you can to protect it!

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
06/17/2020 at 09:12

The whole car is a bit grungy. I took some rubbing compound to the hood and it polished up fairly well. Even brought out the headlights a bit. My son and I will be cleaning and polishing this weekend.

Your boy, BJR > facw
06/17/2020 at 09:50

I’ve driven stick shift once in the past 3 years. It had been over 2 since I had driven it semi-regularly. Seems like some pathetic automatic scum excuses if you ask me.

If you want to really call yourself an enthusiast, you should always put an asterisk if you don’t learn to drive manual.

Just Jeepin' > Your boy, BJR
06/17/2020 at 10:17

Gatekeeping is rarely a good look.

Sinanigans > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/17/2020 at 11:10

I had this thing in silver! It was a ‘97 SE. It was slow as a pig but I beat the nuts off it. It had TONS of suspension mods and it gripped like PB on the roof of your mouth. It was plagued with the 1/4 panel rust but I loved it until an old man in an old Mercury ran a stop sign and destroyed it.

before suspension:

Kinja'd!!!

after:

Kinja'd!!!

accident:

Kinja'd!!!

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/17/2020 at 11:46

Make sure we get an update of the transformation! :P