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Old 07-30-2013, 11:49 AM   #31
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Thanks, and good point. ignore people charging 2x as much for crap. they are everywhere, not just on zilvia.



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Old 07-30-2013, 12:19 PM   #32
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I just looked through craigslist ads in my area....what a shame. People are asking 10K plus for stock cars with some crap kit and knock off wheels. All of them look like rice and i'm sure most are owned by ex honduuuuurr owners.
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Old 07-30-2013, 12:54 PM   #33
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I just looked through craigslist ads in my area....what a shame. People are asking 10K plus for stock cars with some crap kit and knock off wheels. All of them look like rice and i'm sure most are owned by ex honduuuuurr owners.
dont blame the people selling it, blame the idiots actually putting the money up for one.

smart people sell high, dumb people buy high.
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Old 07-30-2013, 01:23 PM   #34
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dont blame the people selling it, blame the idiots actually putting the money up for one.

smart people sell high, dumb people buy high.
Well the thing is, i don't think many of them get sold for the asking price - of course i'm just speculating. The overpriced cars are the same ones i've seen months ago. But some idiot comes across a "drift taxed" 240 and buys it, then a friend of a friend of a friend hears about it, and everyone adds "drift tax" to their garbage can on wheels.
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Old 07-30-2013, 04:19 PM   #35
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Stealth brag "Look how cheap I picked this up" thread confirmed...
Yep, I caught this too, lol.
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Good condition 240s are becoming rare, hence their worth. Can't afford it? than don't play, cars are an expensive hobby.

They have became a sought-after sports car in the last 10 years or so.
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Good condition 240s are becoming rare, hence their worth. Can't afford it? than don't play, cars are an expensive hobby.

They have became a sought-after sports car in the last 10 years or so.
Good condition is understandable but a shitbox on wheels that goes for the same price as a good condition 240? How does one justify that? Its like me selling a someone a carton of milk for double the market value just because i scratched "premium grade milk" on the carton with a sharpie.
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I remember looking for s13s 10 years ago and most of them were between 100-150k miles. nowadays, most of them on the market have like 200-220k+ miles. in the future, some of the surviving 240sx on the market will have rebuilt motors, but most of them are probably going to get junked/crushed.

Most of the 240sx on the road today need a lot of work and in another 5-10 years most of them will be complete projects and most people will be dissuaded to get into them. Not sure who would have the passion to drop $1,000+ to rebuild a motor plus more money on various maintenance items just to have a 240sx as a daily driver. Maybe some old guys might be willing to spend the money to do restorations for the nostalgia.
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What are silvia front ends worth now in days that's fair for both the buyer and seller? (fair condition all oem metal with dual projectors)
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What are silvia front ends worth now in days that's fair for both the buyer and seller? (fair condition all oem metal with dual projectors)
Wrong section dude.
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I know what section im on, its just that people are discussing drift tax so i wanted to bring up what would be a fair price on silvia front ends now in days since there seems to be alot of them.
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Seen a lot of 240's last summer on CL for cheap here in NJ, the Bimmers are creeping up though, they are getting popular for drift.
I drive Starions, I'm bracing for the tax hike now because they are about to be put on blast once ppl see the Modified Mag streetcar shootout winner of RWD class and 3rd overall is this Starion.

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This thread is like clockwork, one every month. Get used to the high prices, its not drift tax, its following the same exact principle as the 510, 240z, ae86, why the fuck is this so hard to understand?
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Seen a lot of 240's last summer on CL for cheap here in NJ, the Bimmers are creeping up though, they are getting popular for drift.
I drive Starions, I'm bracing for the tax hike now because they are about to be put on blast once ppl see the Modified Mag streetcar shootout winner of RWD class and 3rd overall is this Starion.

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Smoking dope man.

Starquests are never going to be popular because they are rare and there is no aftermarket. Having a LS1 swapped, 350Z interiored Starquest featured in an irrelevant magazine is meaningless.

If kids would only realize the money they spend swapping motors and buying body kits could have been better spent on Mustang and Camaro suspension.
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Smoking dope man.

Starquests are never going to be popular because they are rare and there is no aftermarket. Having a LS1 swapped, 350Z interiored Starquest featured in an irrelevant magazine is meaningless.

If kids would only realize the money they spend swapping motors and buying body kits could have been better spent on Mustang and Camaro suspension.
LOL. Never said SQ's would be popular, just that the price creeps up. Most assholes think it's a Supra, recognition makes it more desirable. SQ's stock will eat same year Z's and any NA 240 for lunch, and have an LSD clutch diff stock, so for somebody who fabs it has strengths.

As for Convette's car, that interior is one-off fabricated, not a 350Z, like it or leave it. The article is for reference, but you'll see it in the Ultimate Streetcar Challenge. Plenty of Mustangs and Camaros out there, if that's what you really want... but who does?
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Old 09-04-2013, 03:13 PM   #47
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Put a gun to their head and watch that price drop real quick,I'm not promoting it or saying I condone it but I have seen it in person haha these streets of cali are something else
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What are silvia front ends worth now in days that's fair for both the buyer and seller? (fair condition all oem metal with dual projectors)
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Well the thing is, i don't think many of them get sold for the asking price - of course i'm just speculating. The overpriced cars are the same ones i've seen months ago. But some idiot comes across a "drift taxed" 240 and buys it, then a friend of a friend of a friend hears about it, and everyone adds "drift tax" to their garbage can on wheels.
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Drift tax is long gone you dumb asses.

That shit happen in 2005 when Granny's 1992 Coupe was going for $3,100 with 80k miles on it and suddenly was worth $6k.

Prices you see today is what is reflective of the fact that these cars have been neglected, abused, wrecked, crashed, swapped and rusted out for nearly 25 years.

With everyone acting like they're disposable diapers to be thrown into a concrete wall, it's just a matter of time before you see one of two things -

Expensive, well built, well maintained cars - and cars that are going to cost a fortune to restore.
Not to mention people buying clean cars, and then parting them out instead of swallowing the hit, when they got tired of it. There's always a few sad ones just on the first page or two of zilvia new posts.
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Not to mention people buying clean cars, and then parting them out instead of swallowing the hit, when they got tired of it. There's always a few sad ones just on the first page or two of zilvia new posts.
Pretty much.
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