s13 selling price -- state of the market

[drmotorhead]

I put my car on craigslist Tampa Bay and sold it for $5600 cash in less than 24 hours and had plenty of interest. Ad and pics are below. The car was not perfect and had the normal road rash on the hood and leading edge of the car and needed a minor mechanical repair. Zero rust other than a little spot where the factory spoiler bolted on. All original paint other than the rear bumper, which had a pretty good respray. No modifications. Cruise control and cigarette lighter did not function. Factory stereo worked but sounded terrible. Had a new windshield done correctly with the OEM rubber and trim kits.

I am posting this to punch a hole in the theory that "nobody wants a pignose, much less an automatic trans model". The person who bought it already had a modded s13 and wanted a stock daily driver.

There is a trend in car values that repeats itself: the cars we admired when we were in high school and college start going up in value when those that admired them reach their peak earning years. As we transition to more automated cars and self driving cars over the next 10-20 years, that trend will be exacerbated, particularly when the economy is strong.