A-What-Would-You-Pay-For-My-Car Thread
06-01-10, 10:43 AM
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Honestly, it's not something I would buy unless the price was just too good to be true... Current market - I would say $6000 would be reaching. I'd pull all the mods off and sell them individually, put the car back to stock and open up your potential market. A 50-year old woman might be interested in a 97 SC, but wouldn't be interested in stereo, lowered, and certainly not an exhaust...
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06-01-10, 11:14 AM
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Eh, it's about what I thought it'd be worth then. Who knows, I'll just drive it into the ground...maybe. I'm gettin really tired of having to take care of my cars and park it out in the middle of a parking lot.... that's all. I bought it cause I figured I was "over" the car thing... (for the 10th time) but now I'm just thinking...maybe someone else might like it more than me for the right price. I'll give it a few more months to see how I feel about it. This is my 3rd SC300 in the past 5 years with a few cars inbetween. 
06-01-10, 01:14 PM
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Its the mileage. You would be better served by parting it out, or returning it to stock condition and selling it for a deal.
I hear you on the car thing though. I had my SC300 for almost two years, had another along with it for about three months, and then sold the white one. I got rid of my black one last year for a mint condition 76 Celica. It was more than worth it to me. While the SC's go down in value, this Celica will go up.
Then I had a few beaters for a while during my case where my Chrysler Pacifica got pwnd by a bakery truck. Thanks to that incident I was able to make money AND get into a 2009 Nissan Murano S AWD. The local dealer had it in the showroom with 128 miles on it. Needed a battery from sitting, but since the 2010's were in, I got a deal so stupid I can't believe it to this day. They even had heated leather seats and Rays 20" wheels installed. Win! They also messed up on paperwork, so as an apology, they extended my warranty out to eight years!
But I still have my beloved SAAB. I love my Viggen.
I hear you on the car thing though. I had my SC300 for almost two years, had another along with it for about three months, and then sold the white one. I got rid of my black one last year for a mint condition 76 Celica. It was more than worth it to me. While the SC's go down in value, this Celica will go up.
Then I had a few beaters for a while during my case where my Chrysler Pacifica got pwnd by a bakery truck. Thanks to that incident I was able to make money AND get into a 2009 Nissan Murano S AWD. The local dealer had it in the showroom with 128 miles on it. Needed a battery from sitting, but since the 2010's were in, I got a deal so stupid I can't believe it to this day. They even had heated leather seats and Rays 20" wheels installed. Win! They also messed up on paperwork, so as an apology, they extended my warranty out to eight years!
But I still have my beloved SAAB. I love my Viggen.
06-01-10, 01:25 PM
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You'll be lucky to get 7k, mileage will scare people despite it being a 2jz.
IMO, parting it out will get you more money back.
Good luck with everything, hope you grow to love it again, its clean!
IMO, parting it out will get you more money back.
Good luck with everything, hope you grow to love it again, its clean!
06-01-10, 05:27 PM
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You guys need to be real here, $6k for a $200K + car? Just so you know, mods will not increase the value of your car, so tacking on the price of the swap and what not is just wishy washy thinking. You will almost never get back the money you put in it.
Put it back to stock, sell off the MODZZ and you'll probably get better offers on a wider market range. Very few people want to buy someone else's project
Put it back to stock, sell off the MODZZ and you'll probably get better offers on a wider market range. Very few people want to buy someone else's project
06-01-10, 06:42 PM
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5-6k definately but 7.5K if you wait out long enough depending where you at. These cars still hold there value and will go up in my opinion. The more people crash these cars, the less it will be. Just like any car, people like options. The buyers crowd range is most likely a beginner driver to early 20s for something fixed up like this.
06-01-10, 08:27 PM
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I think if you put it back to stock, keeping the 5-spd of course- you could easily get $4.5-5.5K, so then you could sell the rims/tires, exhaust, coilovers, and system to probably end up "around $7.5K" in your pocket when all is said and done, or more- depending on your selling skills.
Or just sell it for 5.5K-6.5K as is, because that's kind of where I view the market is putting it at with that kind of mileage... You can get FD RX7's under $10K now, and sometimes even MKIV Supras...
It looks really nice, KEEP it!
10" up front, and no rubbing?
Post up more pics/angles?
Or just sell it for 5.5K-6.5K as is, because that's kind of where I view the market is putting it at with that kind of mileage... You can get FD RX7's under $10K now, and sometimes even MKIV Supras...
It looks really nice, KEEP it!
10" up front, and no rubbing?
Post up more pics/angles?
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06-01-10, 08:29 PM
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Its the mileage. You would be better served by parting it out, or returning it to stock condition and selling it for a deal.
I hear you on the car thing though. I had my SC300 for almost two years, had another along with it for about three months, and then sold the white one. I got rid of my black one last year for a mint condition 76 Celica. It was more than worth it to me. While the SC's go down in value, this Celica will go up.
Then I had a few beaters for a while during my case where my Chrysler Pacifica got pwnd by a bakery truck. Thanks to that incident I was able to make money AND get into a 2009 Nissan Murano S AWD. The local dealer had it in the showroom with 128 miles on it. Needed a battery from sitting, but since the 2010's were in, I got a deal so stupid I can't believe it to this day. They even had heated leather seats and Rays 20" wheels installed. Win! They also messed up on paperwork, so as an apology, they extended my warranty out to eight years!
But I still have my beloved SAAB. I love my Viggen.
I hear you on the car thing though. I had my SC300 for almost two years, had another along with it for about three months, and then sold the white one. I got rid of my black one last year for a mint condition 76 Celica. It was more than worth it to me. While the SC's go down in value, this Celica will go up.
Then I had a few beaters for a while during my case where my Chrysler Pacifica got pwnd by a bakery truck. Thanks to that incident I was able to make money AND get into a 2009 Nissan Murano S AWD. The local dealer had it in the showroom with 128 miles on it. Needed a battery from sitting, but since the 2010's were in, I got a deal so stupid I can't believe it to this day. They even had heated leather seats and Rays 20" wheels installed. Win! They also messed up on paperwork, so as an apology, they extended my warranty out to eight years!
But I still have my beloved SAAB. I love my Viggen.
.You guys need to be real here, $6k for a $200K + car? Just so you know, mods will not increase the value of your car, so tacking on the price of the swap and what not is just wishy washy thinking. You will almost never get back the money you put in it.
Put it back to stock, sell off the MODZZ and you'll probably get better offers on a wider market range. Very few people want to buy someone else's project
Put it back to stock, sell off the MODZZ and you'll probably get better offers on a wider market range. Very few people want to buy someone else's project
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