In '95, when my car came out, the difference in price between the SE & SE-R was about $3k. If you want to zip ahead to Y2K, now that $3k will put me well over what a stock SE-R can put out. If you're going to compare the 2 cars, it's only fair that you compare the cost of them. If your SE purchase was a "planned" move, the $3k (that is saved upon purchase over the 2.0L "big brother") can be used to not only make the SE faster, but handle just as good (or maybe even better). Plus, you can also factor in the difference of how much interest you would be saving by not financing the extra $3k (can you say JDM 2.0L GTi-R?). Hell, what does a full engine swap go for? If you had enough patience, and a dealer's licence, you could comb all the auto auctions for a wrecked SE-R. Maybe even pick up a good one for a couple of thousand dollars, do the work yourself, and have about $1k to mod the new SR20 with. Wrecked cars with good engines are not uncommon. The only reason why I present the argument like this is b/c my Si buddy and I were talking of both having faster cars in the future. He's opting for a hybrid Honda, where I am looking for an all-around better performance car (GT-S, AWD DSM, 2.5 RS). His argument is that with the same amount of money spent (price of the car included), it will cost me more money to go just as fast as he will be modding/hybrid'ing his Si. Although I don't agree with him, his logic is valid. However, checking KBB.com will tell you that now the difference in the cost of the '95 SE VS. SE-R is only about $600. If I were shopping for the two cars now, I would be a fool to not buy the SE-R. 2 extra payments VS. a whole year's worth of payments is a big difference. If I had it to do all over again, I'd still have my Honda, but it would be the show car and my 200 SX would be my daily driver. In a year, I will be starting all over again (car will be paid off) ....instead the 200 SX will be the show car and I will have an even better (read: more fun) daily driver :-) Either way, I would have still bought my 200. It's going to make a better show car anyways :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ST3~ '95 200 SX-SE w/Sus. Tech. Springs, Tokico Shocks/Struts, KYB boots, & lots of audio goodies :-) ~~ http://www.geocities.com/ST3_200/ST3.html ~~ http://www.egroups.com/group/NissanHotBodies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe, put "unsubscribe" (by itself) in the subject and send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the form at http://www.sentra.net/sml
