[Roanoke]

It  was dark when I got home so I was going to take some arty-farty pictures with the side lights on so looked all dramatic 'n' stuff but the battry has discharged so the ebay pic will have to do:




It's an 1989 Nissan S12 Silvia ZX Turbo. With flippy headlights! Lights go up, lights go down etc

Had a right job driving it home. Had to batter the brakes to avoid getting involved in someone's crash on the M1 (I clenched there), lunatic sat-nav sending me all around the bloody place and the mother of all tailbacks across the pennines. 

[Colonol Dekker]

Hao much?

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Looks nice for an old car.

M1...you live in Britain, Roanoke?

[IceFire]

Very cool!  I'd consider that a classic car...and it looks like its in great shape too!

[asyikarea51]

That's one interesting alternative to the overblown popularity of the AE86 Corolla...

[Colonol Dekker]

Never heard of it

[Roanoke]

Years ago, I nearly got an AE86 Corolla. This was just before Initial D, Driftorz, Crazy Irish Old School Rally drivers etc. Before people went mad for them and they were just cool J-Tin. Even now I'd love one.

Looks nice for an old car.

M1...you live in Britain, Roanoke?

Yeah. If you're wondering, the username is a Babylon 5 reference. I'd never heard of Roanoke County back then!

Hao much?

Paid £1k. for one of these as they usually go for about £700 but it's a low mileage (40K) manual and not red (I hate red) and I just decided I liked it enough to stump up the dough. Plus it's an 80s Nissan, Turbo, Rear wheel drive Coupe. Just my thing.
Having said that,

[IceFire]

I'd love to park my 09 Corolla next to an AE86 just for fun sometime

[Mongoose]

Not exactly a looker as far as I'm concerned, but beauty's in the eye of the beholder, I guess.  No idea how it holds up under the hood, but I guess well enough if you went out of your way to get it.

[Colonol Dekker]

Yeah a grands a bit much, did you check Autotrader first?

[Roanoke]

Well you never know. I may get lucky and someone will make a tv show about a young lad delivering food down a montain pass in his S12 and aquiring awesome driving skills in the process.....

It'll be a worth a fortune in a few years!

[Wobble73]

   @ 80's Nissan's only one step up from Datsuns

You said you crossed the Pennines, the right way or the wrong way?

Right = heading west

Wrong = heading east 

[BrotherBryon]

Yeah. If you're wondering, the username is a Babylon 5 reference. I'd never heard of Roanoke County back then!

Funny that's where I live, Congrats on your acquisition all the same.

[IceFire]

Well you never know. I may get lucky and someone will make a tv show about a young lad delivering food down a montain pass in his S12 and aquiring awesome driving skills in the process.....

It'll be a worth a fortune in a few years!

Hmrrmmmm sounds vaguely familiar...

Would this S12 and its driver also just so happen to be able to beat the likes of the FD, FC, Lan Evo, GT-R, and S2000?

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Hmrrmmmm sounds vaguely familiar...

Richard Hammond once did a review of cars that would make a fortune in the near-future.

[Excalibur]

Well, if it's in good condition on the inside, $2222 isn't that bad...assuming my currency conversion is near enough.

[vyper]

Well you never know. I may get lucky and someone will make a tv show about a young lad delivering food down a montain pass in his S12 and aquiring awesome driving skills in the process.....

It'll be a worth a fortune in a few years!

Tofu a big business down south is it?

[chief1983]

Those cars have kind of a cult following around here too.  I have a friend who is nuts about Silvias.  Very nice specimen.

[Colonol Dekker]

Round my way it's all VW Golfs, Mistubishi colts and Ford Escort RSIs etc. And that's if you're "posh" Ie have a job. If not you make do with mopeds 

[Roanoke]

Well you never know. I may get lucky and someone will make a tv show about a young lad delivering food down a montain pass in his S12 and aquiring awesome driving skills in the process.....

It'll be a worth a fortune in a few years!

Hmrrmmmm sounds vaguely familiar...

Would this S12 and its driver also just so happen to be able to beat the likes of the FD, FC, Lan Evo, GT-R, and S2000?

Probably not. I'd be the guy in the back screaming like a girl. 

How's your Corolla btw ? Still happy with it ?

Well you never know. I may get lucky and someone will make a tv show about a young lad delivering food down a montain pass in his S12 and aquiring awesome driving skills in the process.....

It'll be a worth a fortune in a few years!

Tofu a big business down south is it?

Maybe I could deliever fish 'n' chips or something....