# fast & the furious 3 - value of 240's **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [April 20, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097 "2006-04-20T13:27:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/21 "2006-04-21T08:54:18Z")
I’d be so happy if it goes up in price. I’ll prolly be graduating next year and could really use the spare change-oh to put down a downpayment on something trully baller. If it stays bout the same as what it is now… I’ll keep the thing, gut it like a fish and make it a track beater. ---
**Author:** ![syd\_mysta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/syd_mysta/32/5488_2.png) [@syd\_mysta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/syd_mysta)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/22 "2006-04-21T10:18:08Z")
There was a 240 in the first one remember? And it had the hottest driver of the lot. 240SX didn’t get more popular because of that. ---
**Author:** ![nocwage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nocwage/32/5489_2.png) [@nocwage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nocwage)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/23 "2006-04-21T10:26:10Z")
People stole a lot more SR20s for their Integras though. ---
**Author:** ![Doba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Doba](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Doba)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/24 "2006-04-21T10:57:16Z")
> [@syd\_mysta](#): > > There was a 240 in the first one remember? And it had the hottest driver of the lot. 240SX didn’t get more popular because of that. yes that chick drove that 240sx and there was talk about the Sr20 and still not much changed… Stop hyping this shit up ---
**Author:** ![Sasha\_SG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sasha_sg/32/5477_2.png) [@Sasha\_SG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sasha_SG)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/25 "2006-04-21T11:56:39Z")
you guys are missing a big big big part of the picture here fast and the furious did what? shed light on IMPORTS. Imports INCLUDE 240s. Also, back in the F&F days the internet wasn’t nearly what it is now. What does this mean? ANYONE who had a SLIGHT interest in import cars in general since the first F&F would have by now already learnt what drifting is. They google civic and read some civic threads, see a video posted about drifting and bang there it is. Or they type in import racing in google and see a few pictures of drifting, click the link and bang there it is again. Or they pick up a magazine with “imports” on them and surely there is an article about drifting. bang there it is again. See? Now there is a small population that will be influenced by this movie that previously had no real interest in cars, but it will be minor. ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/26 "2006-04-21T12:30:11Z")
Hell, they could even be playing Mario Kart, they see some drifting, blue flames, and they go and buy a 240 😃 ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/27 "2006-04-21T12:40:00Z")
> [@Sasha (Turbo)](#): > > you guys are missing a big big big part of the picture here > > fast and the furious did what? > > shed light on IMPORTS. > > Imports INCLUDE 240s. > > Also, back in the F&F days the internet wasn’t nearly what it is now. > > What does this mean? ANYONE who had a SLIGHT interest in import cars in general since the first F&F would have by now already learnt what drifting is. They google civic and read some civic threads, see a video posted about drifting and bang there it is. Or they type in import racing in google and see a few pictures of drifting, click the link and bang there it is again. Or they pick up a magazine with “imports” on them and surely there is an article about drifting. bang there it is again. See? > > Now there is a small population that will be influenced by this movie that previously had no real interest in cars, but it will be minor. I think what youre saying here is true for the mostpart. But the movie will still pull in hundreds of thousands of kids who never really caught on to drifting yet, or to rwd powerful imports. FNF carried the civic through the media circus and now I think FNF3 will do the same to the 240. At the same time, more and more dumb kids will look to 240s to try to fit in and to try to look cool, all the while never really understanding wtf is going on. ---
**Author:** ![Genra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Genra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Genra)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/28 "2006-04-21T13:10:17Z")
dont think it will create much of a change to the 240sx scene…ive seen some previews and pictures and I think it will just make more sales to the more newer popular cars in the movie… 350z and whatnot… ---
**Author:** ![Ed1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Ed1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ed1)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/29 "2006-04-21T13:54:02Z")
^^^ yeah 350z if poeple can afford it remember this is F&F3 : Tokyo **Drift** where am I going to find a "affordable drifto vehicle… then the4y are going to see this… ![http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~03funged/cars/240/DSCF0051e.jpg](http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~03funged/cars/240/DSCF0051e.jpg) For Sale: Drifto machine. Driver seat also automatically lower down in teh back bolts to provide support for the Gs encountered drifting. and then they are going to say… what… drifto car for 1.5 k…!?! gimme gimmmie! ---
**Author:** ![syd\_mysta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/syd_mysta/32/5488_2.png) [@syd\_mysta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/syd_mysta)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/30 "2006-04-22T11:07:19Z")
I say we have a meet and go watch it opening night! ---
**Author:** ![TorontoGT-R33](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torontogt-r33/32/5500_2.png) [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/31 "2006-04-22T13:49:18Z")
OHHHHHH The hype has already begun :roll: Some of you guys are worse then the media :roll: ---
**Author:** ![spd-dmn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spd-dmn/32/5513_2.png) [@spd-dmn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/spd-dmn)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/32 "2006-04-22T14:34:52Z")
> [@agent240sx](#): > > Just think of what the first one did for the Eclipse… I mean hell before the movie your average joe didn’t know wtf an Mitsubishi Eclipse was. Hell I remember Mitsubishi wasn’t even in Canada at the time, majority of the average car guys out there haven’t even seen a mitsubishi car in Canada let alone a eclipse. > > After the movie you started to see people asking how to import one from the states or learn about the eclipse conversion with a talon. There was even a whole dealership specializing in selling eclipses in Toronto “Eclipse Auto” or something along those lines, just because there was a market for them after the movie. > > Now as stated the 240sx isn’t the “main” car in the movie so I doubt there will be much change in the market. I mean look at the Initial D examples, the AE86 is the main car. Fast and furious the eclipse was the main car. There were many other extremely nice cars in those movies/shows but they weren’t the main ones. You dont see those other cars getting a crazy bump in price compared to the main cars. > > Everyone is just over reacting about how much of a demand there will be for the 240sx. Actually, in fnf one the Supra was the main car. ---
**Author:** ![agent240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@agent240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/agent240sx)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/33 "2006-04-22T18:28:59Z")
> [@spd-dmn](#): > > [quote=agent240sx]Just think of what the first one did for the Eclipse… I mean hell before the movie your average joe didn’t know wtf an Mitsubishi Eclipse was. Hell I remember Mitsubishi wasn’t even in Canada at the time, majority of the average car guys out there haven’t even seen a mitsubishi car in Canada let alone a eclipse. > > After the movie you started to see people asking how to import one from the states or learn about the eclipse conversion with a talon. There was even a whole dealership specializing in selling eclipses in Toronto “Eclipse Auto” or something along those lines, just because there was a market for them after the movie. > > Now as stated the 240sx isn’t the “main” car in the movie so I doubt there will be much change in the market. I mean look at the Initial D examples, the AE86 is the main car. Fast and furious the eclipse was the main car. There were many other extremely nice cars in those movies/shows but they weren’t the main ones. You dont see those other cars getting a crazy bump in price compared to the main cars. > > Everyone is just over reacting about how much of a demand there will be for the 240sx. Actually, in fnf one the Supra was the main car.[/quote] True… but the eclipse was pretty glorified, either way the eclipse got alot of attention after the first one ---
**Author:** ![Nismotronic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@Nismotronic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nismotronic)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/34 "2006-04-23T17:22:30Z")
no doubt the market will be high on the 240sx. question is how long will it last and is it worth dropping a potential sale now just to gain a few hundred later. ---
**Author:** ![a\_ahmed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/a_ahmed/32/5411_2.png) [@a\_ahmed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/a_ahmed)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/35 "2006-04-23T17:29:11Z")
I just know cops will look at us all ugly and I’ll hit my forehead and shake my head left and right each time some kid goes “OMG OMG OMG FASTT FURIOUS OMG OMG _(#@(@#(_#@” ---
**Author:** ![Heatw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Heatw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Heatw)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2006, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097/36 "2006-04-23T22:52:50Z")
yeah, the reason the eclipse and the civic got the most attention after the movi wasn’t just because they were prominently featured, they were also the cheapest of the featured cars… think about it how much were / are FD rx7’s and 2JZ 6 spd Mk4 supras… Just because the 240 isn’t the big thing in the new movies doesn’t mean it’s not gettign the attention how many kids can go out and buy a 350z… [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-the-furious-3-value-of-240s/95097.md?page=1)