This Nissan dealer may be trolling us, but honestly, it’s pretty funny

I choked a little on Thanksgiving leftovers this morning as I browsed by this list of Nissan dealer inventorywhich features a heavily sun-baked 240SX in a corporate presentation template like it’s the new Z or something. It’s like having a starter car in a street racing video game. The $10,000 price tag made me laugh too, until I realized that if I were standing in the lot and had to choose between this and any other new Nissan, I mean, I’d probably go with the Legacy.

This same car has also previously been discussed in a Facebook group called Oppositelock, where the comments seem to be mostly along the lines of “it’s too expensive and society is doomed”. It’s an understandable strong reaction—when I was in high school, I would have been skeptical of spending $2,000 on this car in this condition.

But it’s not 2004 anymore, my friends.

The more I look at this crisp old ’91 240SX, the more attractive it is. Yes, the paint is fried. But the body feels really straight, it sits on a healthy-looking road bed, the engine bay is absolutely gorgeous, and even the interior is surprisingly nice. To top it all off, this is a barebones, low-mileage 240SX example. 108,000 on the clock for a 1991 model year anything? It’s almost perfect – enough that you know it’s been a workout, but not so much that the car’s bones are tired.

I’m not saying it’s a bargain, or that someone should be tripping over themselves to grab it…I’m not picking up the phone to make a deposit. But from where I sit, there are definitely worse ways to spend $10,000 in the car world right now. Okay, and I shared it mostly because I thought the first photo superimposed on the front of the dealership was funny.

If I were to purchase it, my main problem would be deciding whether to modify it or keep it original. It would be a great platform to turn into a tuning car, and the aftermarket for them is still strong. But as I approach the age of 40, I find myself appreciating the near-storage survivors a lot more than I used to. Getting the interior heavily detailed, replacing all the bushings, putting on exceptional tires and just keeping it running without touching the paint would probably be my desire even if I didn’t win any races or shows.

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