When will you move on from the S12?

[FLEXXX]

Originally Posted by Pukkasilvia

Do you think you would of had a job by now if you didnt have your Beard Flexxx

i went for an interview at a courier company and i thought it went well after the interview when i got home i then realised that i would not have got the job as for the job included to delivering to airports so yes i am limited on certain jobs but not for my beard just coz of the businesses proberbly dont want to take a risk with there public image but im on the ball as ive got a mate who works in the job centre its just a matter of time mate

[PukkaSilvia]

Good luck with it mate.Im sure it will all work out well in the end.

[kennyboy]

Well i thought the time had come this year but yet again it passed with no problems. I think the thing for me if it keeps passing then i keep it but the day the testers hammer managers to break through then bye bye s12 as i spent nearly a year doind up my Mk1 when i had that, welding etc, i did enjoy the Mk1 but when i put the kit on the Mk2 i now wished i had'nt.
I reckon with these cars, its like an addiction, you know they are more than capable on the road/track but how far do you go.
With any hobby/interest you need to draw the line somewhere its different for everybody i reckon i would probably put the motor in something light or even make a chasis to go round the running gear so the engine will live on for me .
I did always enjoy my old datsuns when i had them, Car History was :-

Datsun Violet with sss running gear.
Datsun BluebirdSSS 1.8.
Datsun 260z with carb modsand different exhaust.
Datsun Laurel with the 260 z in it after it fell apart.
Nissan 300zx single turbo Z31( boost upgrade).Fast enough.
Golf Mk1, Lowered usual stuff.
Astra Mk2 1.8 GTE. Exhaust, filter Plugs and Re-map.
Nissan Silvia Turbo MK1 1985.
Spares Mk1 1984 Black over silver
Spares Mk2 1986 Bright red auto
Spare car which i gave to my friend to put onto the road,
1988 black mk 2 G reg.( should have let him have it , he wrecked it )
Spares Mk2 1986 Metallic blue, then sold to a friend now on the road.

Now the beast i have today, so i reckon i still done know what i would get after all of those.

[nots13]

i actually bought my silvia through neccessity cos i was on a course in wales. the first weekend i came home my trusty old rover 623 broke big time and i only had 200 quid spare to get me some wheels. it was down to either a silvia or a 1l fiesta! best thing i ever bought though! if i had heard of them before then i can honestly say i would have bought one years ago instead of fannying around paying 5 grand for a supercharged corrado that wasn't much faster! i have had a very wide range of cars myself!
k reg escort 1.3
f reg golf gti 8 valve
h reg corrado g60
rover 600 2l
d reg mr2
e reg golf gti 8 valve
rover 623
my silvia mk2
also bought a mk1 for 60 quid but it turned out to be well knackered!

i will most probably own a silvia for a very long time now!

[smoker]

I'll keep using mine until nu labour's nanny state bans old cars because the exhaust fumes are killing too many babies and trees. who voted for that idiot bliar what a chancer lol

[henrix]

atm I will never sell it!

[JamesS12]

I think at 20yrs old im quite young to like the old silvia, but my dads black 2litre s12 was the car i was taken home from the hospital in in 1986! I love all the nissans, they are real drivers cars, and believe it or not my silvia has been more reliable than any car ive owned, including all my VTEC's! I found this 1 in my mates garden, i bought it for £600 and got it back on the road just with a set of wiper blades!!! I plan to use it as a track car next year as for the price to fix it and the price of the car, i dont mind crashing or blowing it up!

One thing for sure, i'll never sell it!