<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 200SX]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 200SX]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/200sx http://jalopnik.com/tag/200sx <![CDATA[ Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Nissan 200SX Convertible For $6500? ]]> It's time for Nice Price Or Crack Pipe, where you make the call on a car seller's possibly-not-on-speaking-terms-with-reality asking price. Last time we were here, 69% of you thought that $19,000 was just too much to pay for this UK-market RHD Skyline. Today we're going to look at a slightly more affordable Nissan product: an early-80s Nissan (or maybe Datsun) 200SX convertible. It appears to have quasi-functional top, and the seller wants you to know it's "Extremely Rare and collectible."



Thanks to LTDScott for the tip. [Craigslist Washington DC, go here if ad disappears]

]]> Jalopnik-5070231 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT Murilee Martin http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5070231&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ The '82 Nissan Silvia RS Turns Salarymen Into Racing Hoons! ]]> Sold as the Datsun 200SX in North America, the Nissan Silvia for '82 didn't get silly roller-coaster ads in its home market. No, Japanese car shoppers learned that the Silvia 240RS was pretty much the exact same thing as the Silvia race car! Special bonus points to Nissan for including the FJ20 reference in the ad.

]]> Jalopnik-399488 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT Murilee Martin http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399488&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Two-Tone Roller Coaster Of Malaise: 1979 Datsun 200SX! ]]> The Datsun 200SX for '79 didn't have TURRRRRBO power yet, but it packed a not-too-shabby-for-its-time 92 fuel-injected horsepower. Weighing just 2,268 pounds (about 650 pounds less than the '08 Sentra), the 200SX didn't feel particularly Malaise-y, and it even came with a Sky Roof! It wanted you to open it up and watch its moves!

]]> Jalopnik-394470 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDT Murilee Martin http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=394470&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ What's The Magic Word For '84? TURRRRRBO! ]]> Was there any word that summed up the 1980s better than TURBO? Turbocharging was a magical thing back then, with electronic fuel injection finally making the technology work pretty well for street-driven vehicles. Turbocharged cars such as the Mitsubishi Starion and Buick Grand National let everyone know that the Malaise Era was finally over, and Nissan's 200SX Turbo was packed with all manner of 80s-tech gizmos in addition to forced induction. As the man says: "Give me a turbo and I come alive!"

]]> Jalopnik-387003 Tue, 06 May 2008 11:00:00 EDT Murilee Martin http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=387003&view=rss&microfeed=true