# New Car (help)
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489
**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive
**Created:** [April 18, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489 "2004-04-18T22:26:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@imported\_quiksilver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_quiksilver)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/1 "2004-04-18T22:26:37Z")
well im looking to get a new car, and i was looking at getting a pulsar, so i thought it would be best to ask here, i wanna know whut ur guys opinions on them are, are they good cars? decent? good to work on, break easyily? anything advice would help, i don’t really know much about them, thx alot
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### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2004, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/2 "2004-04-18T22:43:34Z")
I know you can drop a CA18DET into them and make them pretty quick. Never driven one however, too small for me.
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### Author:  [@imported\_quiksilver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_quiksilver)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/3 "2004-04-19T08:02:28Z")
ya i heard about the CA18DET swap, but how easy would it be to get a engine like that? i know it would cost me around $1000 or so right? but i just dunno where to find something like that
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### Author:  [@redbaron303](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redbaron303)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/4 "2004-04-19T08:51:49Z")
What are you looking at doing with the car?
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### Author:  [@2HIGH\_PSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2HIGH_PSI)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/5 "2004-04-19T09:43:02Z")
well they are small, and have the capability of going fast, but it’s up to you to put the money into it 😉
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### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/6 "2004-04-19T12:39:21Z")
It will cost you a lot more that 1000 for the swap. PM me if you want more details.
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### Author:  [@imported\_quiksilver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_quiksilver)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/7 "2004-04-19T15:01:53Z")
well im looking at custom putting a kit on it (because all the kits for it are from aus so to $$$) then possibly doing an engine swap, i want one cause their something u don’t usually see, and i love t-tops 🙂
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### Author:  [@imported\_quiksilver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_quiksilver)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/8 "2004-04-18T22:26:37Z")
well im looking to get a new car, and i was looking at getting a pulsar, so i thought it would be best to ask here, i wanna know whut ur guys opinions on them are, are they good cars? decent? good to work on, break easyily? anything advice would help, i don’t really know much about them, thx alot
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### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2004, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/9 "2004-04-18T22:43:34Z")
I know you can drop a CA18DET into them and make them pretty quick. Never driven one however, too small for me.
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### Author:  [@imported\_quiksilver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_quiksilver)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/10 "2004-04-19T08:02:28Z")
ya i heard about the CA18DET swap, but how easy would it be to get a engine like that? i know it would cost me around $1000 or so right? but i just dunno where to find something like that
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### Author:  [@redbaron303](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redbaron303)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/11 "2004-04-19T08:51:49Z")
What are you looking at doing with the car?
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### Author:  [@2HIGH\_PSI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2HIGH_PSI)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/12 "2004-04-19T09:43:02Z")
well they are small, and have the capability of going fast, but it’s up to you to put the money into it 😉
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### Author:  [@DeathBy240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeathBy240)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/13 "2004-04-19T12:39:21Z")
It will cost you a lot more that 1000 for the swap. PM me if you want more details.
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### Author:  [@imported\_quiksilver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_quiksilver)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-car-help/137489/14 "2004-04-19T15:01:53Z")
well im looking at custom putting a kit on it (because all the kits for it are from aus so to $$$) then possibly doing an engine swap, i want one cause their something u don’t usually see, and i love t-tops 🙂