we were talking about potential in the same price range.... a 91 civic blue books for about $1500 and a 91 300zx tt blue books for about $5k, with the same amount of miles, the civic is cheaper to run, and maintain, and more reliable; the nissan is faster, and much more expensive. you're comparing apples to oranges, lol. as long as we're on the subject lets bring up DSMs again and I'll point out that you can pick up a modded '95 AWD talon for about the same price as a nearly stock ZX, and if the previous owner knew what he was doing (or if you know what you're doing) it can easily run mid to low 13's for that amount of money