What does it take to get 18k or more for a swap 240sx!!!

[RUTH'LESSDET]

As you all know selling a 240sx is a very common thing nowadays but are the 240sx worth the $$$$ dollars we want for them???(Of course they are) Is there a prerequisite or should there be some for cars that are selling for more than 18K?
I started this thread because I posted a comment in sick13's for sale thread and I think he caught feelings because I said his car was sick but i felt he should include interior when he was selling his car (even though it was a full caged car)
And I also felt that a converted kouki was a negative:
-If you selling a car for 18k for above should you try to include as much things as possible?
-Should a 95-96 converted kouki be worth more than a 97-98 original kouki?
-Does having a newer motor help?
-Does having a bigger motor help? (i.e RB26, 1JZ, 2JZ, LS1,2,3,6,7)
-Does having an older motor like SR20, RB20 hurt or help you and why?
-Does swap difficulty increase the value?
-Does suspension, and aero play a big factor?
You dont have to conform to these questions but basically explain why you think a car is worth 18k add example if you want!!
PLEASE START YOUR REPLY BY SAYING" IN MY OPINION or IMO"

[sillyvia13]

Ionno,
I was gonna say no 240 is worth 18k or 20k. but I was thinking If it was a tube chassis FULLY built race car maybe... but that car sicks13 is not a built car. motors not broken in, could fail! not saying it will but shit happens, ionno, its a bolt on car, no fab work engine bay has wires and vac lines all over the place. nice car, but not 18k nice.

You can build these car cheap. and resell big. but only hurts the scene, I would buy shit boxes. $400 and make oem specs again and sell for cost of parts plaus time at $100 a hour. I;'d still make $500 ish for playing on cars I love.

That car is worth IMO. $10k tops. its a show car.
I would rather a proven race car. myself. Or a shit box hack job. but not a show car. NEVER THAT. lol.

caveman has spoken

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Originally Posted by sillyvia13

Ionno,
I was gonna say no 240 is worth 18k or 20k. but I was thinking If it was a tube chassis FULLY built race car maybe... but that car sicks13 is not a built car. motors not broken in, could fail! not saying it will but shit happens, ionno, its a bolt on car, no fab work engine bay has wires and vac lines all over the place. nice car, but not 18k nice.

You can build these car cheap. and resell big. but only hurts the scene, I would buy shit boxes. $400 and make oem specs again and sell for cost of parts plaus time at $100 a hour. I;'d still make $500 ish for playing on cars I love.

That car is worth IMO. $10k tops. its a show car.
I would rather a proven race car. myself. Or a shit box hack job. but not a show car. NEVER THAT. lol.

caveman has spoken

WOw interesting. I think there are a few 240sx out there that are worth more than 18k but those are the SICK SICK swaps and mint bodies, and you tell as soon as you them.

[sillyvia13]

Originally Posted by RUTH'LESSDET

WOw interesting. I think there are a few 240sx out there that are worth more than 18k but those are the SICK SICK swaps and mint bodies, and you tell as soon as you them.

ok you win.
HOLY SHIT!


Thats worth the money.
thats got bad ass in its stance...lol

the other car not so much.
lol

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Originally Posted by sillyvia13

ok you win.
HOLY SHIT!


Thats worth the money.
thats got bad ass in its stance...lol

the other car not so much.
lol

now you see what im getting at. There are a few cars out there that are worth the money but how can you tell... this car i think is worth every dime so what he has cheap prosport gauges...its tastefully done!!!, with this car as soon as you see it you can tell its worth some paper!!! He should add some video i.e dyno video, engine running, driving etc. to his thread to show the car in action.

[VQMaxFan]

Originally Posted by RUTH'LESSDET

now you see what im getting at. There are a few cars out there that are worth the money but how can you tell... this car i think is worth every dime so what he has cheap prosport gauges...its tastefully done!!!, with this car as soon as you see it you can tell its worth some paper!!! He should add some video i.e dyno video, engine running, driving etc. to his thread to show the car in action.

There are vids of the s13 he pulled the 2jz from, atleast i think thats what he did, i know he sold the s13 shell that had the 2jz in it. That car rolled out hard.

[chibo]

Originally Posted by RUTH'LESSDET

now you see what im getting at. There are a few cars out there that are worth the money but how can you tell... this car i think is worth every dime so what he has cheap prosport gauges...its tastefully done!!!, with this car as soon as you see it you can tell its worth some paper!!! He should add some video i.e dyno video, engine running, driving etc. to his thread to show the car in action.

The question is.. if he cheaped on gauges, where else did he cheap out?

[RUTH'LESSDET]

I will start:
http://zilvia.net/f/cars-sale/229628...ed-700whp.html
IMO!!!! this car is worth more than 20k because:
sick ass motor swap, claimed horsepower, swap difficulty, clean swap, clean interior (full), rims.....this one is self explanatory in all the car was taste fully done!

[SimpleS14]

Originally Posted by RUTH'LESSDET

I will start:
http://zilvia.net/f/cars-sale/229628...ed-700whp.html
IMO!!!! this car is worth more than 20k because:
sick ass motor swap, claimed horsepower, swap difficulty, clean swap, clean interior (full), rims.....this one is self explanatory in all the car was taste fully done!

wow....i can say that this car is worth 18k. Simply amazing.

would I buy it? hellz nah

IMO...

I think because we own these cars and know what it takes to make them "nice" in our eyes...we can't justify dropping $xx,xxx all at once on something that is not 100% tailored to our wants and needs.

In that price range I rather get something that is more practical. Actually I did just that and picked up a M35x.

Originally Posted by shinhed

Nope, sorry.
The paint's gotta be immaculate with new oem shit, spotless glass, trim, interior...

I'd pay 18k if it looked like this...

That car is not worth 18K...yet it does look like a collector item (once it has proper turn signals ).

I much rather have the G37 next to it (white one).

Originally Posted by RUTH'LESSDET

LOL I know but...why would a 1993 rx7 with same swap be worth that an more??
example 1

Sorry but I would take the FD over your car (or any S14 really). The style, chassis and interior is down right fiyah and I hope this one comes with the blonde lol

[chibo]

IMO, no 240sx short of a collectible Nismo or otherwise is worth anything more than 10k to me. Too many new cars in that range. These damn things are old, I'm only driving one because I am a broke-ass.

[CrimsonRockett]

Originally Posted by chibo

IMO, no 240sx short of a collectible Nismo or otherwise is worth anything more than 10k to me. Too many new cars in that range. These damn things are old, I'm only driving one because I am a broke-ass.

+1.

Sure, buying a car in that price range *can* save you thousands of dollars (10k car with 20k in parts type of deal), but most people would rather build their own cars at that point.

I wouldn't be able to just unload 10k and be happy driving a pre-built car.

Most I would personally spend would be 8-10k. Anything above that, I'd just buy an 04+ car.

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Originally Posted by chibo

IMO, no 240sx short of a collectible Nismo or otherwise is worth anything more than 10k to me. Too many new cars in that range. These damn things are old, I'm only driving one because I am a broke-ass.

lol thats funny

Originally Posted by PHLIP

$18k, in my opinion is a pipe dream, born of the "drift tax" that kinda started to die when the economy started to go to shit and people stopped spending money.
I cannot think of what I could name on a 240SX to make it worth 18 grand at this particular point, especially considering what can be BUILT with that same 18.

this is a damn true statement

Originally Posted by CrimsonRockett

+1.

Sure, buying a car in that price range *can* save you thousands of dollars (10k car with 20k in parts type of deal), but most people would rather build their own cars at that point.

I wouldn't be able to just unload 10k and be happy driving a pre-built car.

Most I would personally spend would be 8-10k. Anything above that, I'd just buy an 04+ car.

Some dummies im mean people just have money laying around and buy swapped cars like the ones were are talking about and cars that are worst. I know a guy that f*cking live here in NY the drove to cali and then paid 18k for a 95 convert with stock rb25, with stock brakes, bullshit aero, not cage, untuned, bullsh^t coilovers, no guages, etc. But thinks he has the hottest car in the world. Its so funny because he could have built a way better car for what he paid but he knows nothing about car period so he had no choice but to buy that dog sh*T!!!

[Phlip]

$18k, in my opinion is a pipe dream, born of the "drift tax" that kinda started to die when the economy started to go to shit and people stopped spending money.
I cannot think of what I could name on a 240SX to make it worth 18 grand at this particular point, especially considering what can be BUILT with that same 18.

[C. Anderson]

As far as the car beaing a kouki converted 95 model I would prefer it. The chassis wiring is more simple due to it being obd1. I also don't care if it is "real" or not as long as it is done correctly. I don't think the car is worth $20k though. I would say around $12k.

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Originally Posted by 95drifto

As far as the car beaing a kouki converted 95 model I would prefer it. The chassis wiring is more simple due to it being obd1. I also don't care if it is "real" or not as long as it is done correctly. I don't think the car is worth $20k though. I would say around $12k.

This thread is not an attack on sick13. Its about everybody. I dont wanna single out sick13 in this because his car is SICK IMO like I stated b4. I just wanna see what it would take for a person to get more than 18k for a 10+ year old car!!!! aLso feel free to go to the for sale side and post an example!!!!
PLEASE START YOUR REPLY BY SAYING" IN MY OPINION or IMO"

[shinhed]

I'm not sure what S-chassis is worth 18k but, I'm sure it's not a Zenki S14.
yuck!

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Originally Posted by shinhed

I'm not sure what S-chassis is worth 18k but, I'm sure it's not a Zenki S14.
yuck!

how about that 700hp zenki i just posted!!!! that shit is worth it im sorry

[shinhed]

Originally Posted by RUTH'LESSDET

how about that 700hp zenki i just posted!!!! that shit is worth it im sorry

Nope, sorry.
The paint's gotta be immaculate with new oem shit, spotless glass, trim, interior...

I'd pay 18k if it looked like this...

[VQMaxFan]

Originally Posted by shinhed

Nope, sorry.
The paint's gotta be immaculate with new oem shit, spotless glass, trim, interior...

I'd pay 18k if it looked like this...

That car was immaculate, the swap was a little messy but they put that car back together in like 24hrs just before that show.

[Teknolust72]

[QUOTE=shinhed;2522379]Nope, sorry.
The paint's gotta be immaculate with new oem shit, spotless glass, trim, interior...

I'd pay 18k if it looked like this...

[QUOTE]

I would say 18K for that is not worth it. But then again, I'm used to seeing STREET cars look this good in Japan, and they fetch maybe 14K at the most!!

But to me, sick13's car is not worth 18K because he has a crapload of Megan Racing suspension components, which devalues it to me. PLUS it really makes me doubt the quality of the overall build, since the builder has chosen to use mediocre parts for components that are very important.

But then again, I havent seen the car in person, so I really cant put a price on it.....

[VQMaxFan]

Originally Posted by Teknolust72

I would say 18K for that is not worth it. But then again, I'm used to seeing STREET cars look this good in Japan, and they fetch maybe 14K at the most!!

But to me, sick13's car is not worth 18K because he has a crapload of Megan Racing suspension components, which devalues it to me. PLUS it really makes me doubt the quality of the overall build, since the builder has chosen to use mediocre parts for components that are very important.

But then again, I havent seen the car in person, so I really cant put a price on it.....

Would you say the blue car was worth 18k added the fact it has an LS1/T56?

[silviachik420]

Originally Posted by shinhed

Nope, sorry.
The paint's gotta be immaculate with new oem shit, spotless glass, trim, interior...

I'd pay 18k if it looked like this...

hahaha this looks just like the car the OP said is not worth 18k


IMO i think sick13's car is bad ass if i had a shit load of cash to blow i would rock it!!!!

[Zen S14]

I would not pay 20k for any 240sx out there regardless of the amount of work done on it. No modified car will be without issues. These cars are not collectables and somebody else's modified mess isn't going to be worth 20k to me.

Reality is these cars are cheap and old cars with a large aftermarket support. The aftermarket support makes modifying one to decent power possible but certainly does not make the car any more valuable.

[VQMaxFan]

Honestly IMHO, it would have to be a mint car with less than 50k on it.

Well for me to pay 18k for a 240.

[ZenkiKid]

i would say everything new/rebuilt/restored all the way up to the gaskets, but then again who would go to that extent

[Def]

Originally Posted by ZenkiKid

i would say everything new/rebuilt/restored all the way up to the gaskets, but then again who would go to that extent

Eh, my car isn't that far from that. Just been tinkering with it and fixing little stuff over the past 4.5 years, and putting on only a few thousand miles a year - run out of problems to fix fast. It only takes one or two track weekends spent fixing stupid stuff while driving your car hard to get the motivation to spend the money and time to do *EVERYTHING* right.

I don't think it'd sell for anywhere near $18k though.. haha

[Teknolust72]

This is worth AT LEAST 18K.....



In my opinion, if you really want to fetch that kind of price, your car needs to be perfect and beyond a normal tuned 240sx. It would need to have major attention to detail, and be a solidly built vehicle.

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Originally Posted by Teknolust72

This is worth AT LEAST 18K.....



In my opinion, if you really want to fetch that kind of price, your car needs to be perfect and beyond a normal tuned 240sx. It would need to have major attention to detail, and be a solidly built vehicle.

I agree but IMO I find it hard to pay 18k for cars with no interior its cool but sometimes I just hate it. I see alot of magazine cars with no interior now too quote on quote race cars but I think its just a cheaper way out!!

Attention to detail is worth quite a lot, depending on who your buyers are.

To me, my car is worth around 30k.. and I have the receipts to prove it. But if you're the type of 240 owner who's okay with mix-matched wheels/tires and body panels that are zip-tied out, then obviously you're not the type of person who would have 10k, let alone 20k. If you did, you probably wouldnt own a 240SX.

[RUTH'LESSDET]

Originally Posted by shinhed

Nope, sorry.
The paint's gotta be immaculate with new oem shit, spotless glass, trim, interior...

I'd pay 18k if it looked like this...

OMG that blue car is sick...It has that "love at first sight appeal" to it!!
In his defense he stated "The car was completely taken apart and painted with a satin red urethane paint." Doesn't the satin paint have a "flat" look??
If not then the car isn't worth 24k maybe 19k lol!!!! shit is still hot