{"id":6654,"date":"2016-08-08T16:30:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T23:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/?p=6654"},"modified":"2016-08-08T16:50:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T23:50:17","slug":"a-weekend-in-socal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grandmighty.com\/2016\/08\/a-weekend-in-socal\/","title":{"rendered":"A Weekend in SoCal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things have been hectic since Vegas<\/a> and I kept up the pace by making a getaway to L.A. last weekend. Since I was flying down to go pick up the 240SX, I decided to extend the stay for the weekend and have a\u00a0mini vacation.<\/p>\n

I landed midday on Friday and was picked up by the seller at LAX. We shortly arrived at his house where I got my first, in-person look at the car. Its presentation and condition was as expected – an overall clean 240SX with a few minor rough edges that can be cleaned up in time. I think it is important to understand the differences in standards when it comes to these cars, especially the S13s… the vast majority of them, due to their price and prolific adoption with the tuner crowd, are in states of haggardness and deterioration. Finding an example that is generally tidy, well-sorted, and with a low owner count (it is not uncommon for these cars to go through 10+ owners) is truly difficult.<\/p>\n

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While on paper this car was close to being turnkey, is it\u00a0ever realistic to expect a pre-modded car to need nothing? Tastes and directions vary. I’ve already spotted numerous areas where I did not approve of the previous owner’s judgment and execution, so I will be changing those weak points accordingly, in addition to general minuses:<\/p>\n