Bobig
March 15, 2009, 11:20am
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240 was my first car and I wont say not to buy one but heres some things to consider befor you do that i learned the hard way through the years.
The bad news
Even with good winters they are not practical winter cars (not saying they cant be driven in winter but there not exactly the safest vs a FWD)
Even undercoated they rust very quickly because of there age (if driven in winter)
RWD is not what i would call the best for a new driver (im not trying to say you cant drive because i honestly dont know BUT, there are things you learn over time, and id rather not see you learn them the hard way, FWD is more forgiving in that respect)
Insurance wont be exactly cheep on an old 2 door sports coupe for an 18year old well atleast not if your insured as primary.
The Good News
Stock engines are easy to work on, easy to get info for, and cheep to get used parts for.
Car is easier to work on both interior and exterior then alot of newer cars
Small Power gains are easy to be had with small bold on upgrades but nothing serouse
Theres more to it but those are the basics i think. Is it a good first car? not sure, did alot of us buy one as a first car, yep, has it worked out? for some. Would I recommend a 240 to my friends as a daily driver? no. Would I recommend it as a good RWD car to modifiy and have fun with YES SIR.
very true, I never drove a rwd car so I would obviously come new to me… I’m the primary owner, when I drove my integra for that very short time, insurance was 330 a month I believe? I’m an only child, so 3 cars, 3 drivers, boom super expensive…