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duderiffic
10-14-2005, 01:22 PM
What are 240's usually going for as compared to Blue Book value?

I remember it took about a year to find mine and I was willing to pay pretty much anything the guy asked...

Is this still the case?

mike13
10-14-2005, 01:32 PM
it's getting worse now... asking prices are pretty much what you're going to pay.

5 days ago I paid $2850 for a 91 fastback that needs cleaned up and some bodywork... 5 speed, black interior and no frame rot made the deal for me. 2 Years ago I paid $5500 for a 96 SE that had minor body damage.

It seems that fining a solid chassis (esp s13) to build on is getting harder and harder as years go by. Values will go up on the basis that everything is only worth what someone is willing to pay for. In the case of these cars, I think people are willing to pay a lot.

MakotoS13
10-14-2005, 01:56 PM
i could let mine go for 8 grand but it doesn't have an essARR so nobody wants it.

ranisron
10-14-2005, 01:58 PM
$2850? Damn, that's a lot... My friend was trying to get a S14 base model 95, for less than that.

Where in Pittsburgh are you?

gonna love the potholes!

it's getting worse now... asking prices are pretty much what you're going to pay.

5 days ago I paid $2850 for a 91 fastback that needs cleaned up and some bodywork... 5 speed, black interior and no frame rot made the deal for me. 2 Years ago I paid $5500 for a 96 SE that had minor body damage.

It seems that fining a solid chassis (esp s13) to build on is getting harder and harder as years go by. Values will go up on the basis that everything is only worth what someone is willing to pay for. In the case of these cars, I think people are willing to pay a lot.

mike13
10-14-2005, 02:32 PM
$2850? Damn, that's a lot... My friend was trying to get a S14 base model 95, for less than that.

Where in Pittsburgh are you?

gonna love the potholes!
I doubt your friend ever will. The only way to get an s14 for less than $3000 is to luck out and buy it off some douche who has no idea what it is (even just from the perspective of it being a good car). Even then, I'd expect it to need tons of work.

drift freaq
10-14-2005, 04:32 PM
actually what is funny is , S13 prices while they seem to have gone up have pretty much topped out around $3500 for a decent somewhat low mileage one thats stock. This is due in part to the fact that S14 prices have dropped. 3 years ago you could not touch a decent S14 for under 5k now they are popping up all the time in the 3500-4500 range. I will say that 89-90' S13's have started to hold their value after plummeting for a couple of years. Now a 5 speed 89-90 will go from $1500-2300 depending on mileage and condition and people are asking higher for them. 91 and up are just getting harder and harder to find decent ones. Though like I said prices have topped out at $3500

duderiffic
10-14-2005, 04:41 PM
What do you think a fair asking price is for a 98 5-speed with 60k relative to it's KBB value?

24Zero
10-14-2005, 04:57 PM
Mike13 that seems a little high to me, unless it has some mods. Should have been in the neighborhood of $1250-1500

As for the '98 w/ 60k miles its value is around $6000-7500 depending on the condition. Without seeing the vehicle I really could not put a value on it.

Of course I am looking at it as a Car dealer. And believe it or not the value of a vehicle is relative to the region of the country that you live in. So the value of a S14 here (Alabama) is certianly less than say California.

Jamie

240_sx_guy
10-14-2005, 04:59 PM
I bought my accident and frame rot free 93 hatch for $2750. It has 156,xxx miles and runs perfect:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/Gangsta_S14/DSCF1733.jpg

duderiffic
10-14-2005, 04:59 PM
I live in California, bay area, so there's no shortage of buyers... I'm just not sure if most people are tacking on a premium since the cars are SO extremely rare, and demand is reasonably high.

24Zero
10-14-2005, 05:04 PM
Well I kinda got lucky. I had a college kid that need to trade his in. It was running on three cylinders and we put $400 in it and I bought it for $500.

mackahroni
10-14-2005, 06:13 PM
i stay So Cal and you wont find a 240sx 95 or higher for under $6500 demand is HIGH
89-90 around 2300 and thats with some work needed on the car
91-93 $3500 area roughly
people with this cars are strating to realize what they have on there hands know
i buy and sell cars and two years ago i loaded up on 240sx's and these are the prices i let them go for.
So if you guys out there in the midwest and east coast wanna sell your 95 and up 240sx for under $3500. pm me and i will arrange a pick up.

aznpoopy
10-14-2005, 06:25 PM
What do you think a fair asking price is for a 98 5-speed with 60k relative to it's KBB value?

three years ago a dealer had a 98 se 5 speed with 60k on it listed for $9000. they jacked it up to $12k and it still sold.

how much it goes for depends on who's selling and who's buying.

Irukandji
10-14-2005, 06:25 PM
There was a local s14 for $2800 but it needed a lot of work.

Engine was running, 5 speed, 160k miles, but the car was multicolored (fenders, hood from different cars), shady history, and salvage title.

I bought my car for $1900. 91 coupe 118k miles, salvage title
and i bought my first 240 (2-3 years ago) for $1200, 150k, clean title, virtually perfect

duderiffic
10-14-2005, 08:57 PM
mack, interesting... see that's what I'm thinking is that I know people can't really shop price on a '98 5-speed SE. They're just too rare, and my car is very clean so I guess I'll let people tell me what is too much. :D

Dousan_PG
10-14-2005, 09:16 PM
i might sell mine slight under 3K shortly. my extra 240sx
s14 seats and seatbelts
fastback w/ hud (working) and stock body full SE model w/ all the trimmings, maybe even aftermarket radio
abs can be changed to non abs.

should be an easy sale.

luckie2hav3her
10-14-2005, 10:29 PM
how much would u guys be willing to pay for a 1990 RHD converted 240?? stock sr stock rims, some tien springs and some shocks, kouki tails, digital working ac, hks turbo timer.... and its pretty clean, car is located in miami.... I was wondering how much the bids on this car would go up, any ideas?

Gnnr
10-14-2005, 10:40 PM
S13--->$2000 or less
S14--->$3000+

These are the non-inflated prices. I personally, no matter how much I love 240s wouldn't pay an inflated price. Sorry, no way. Because if you look you will find. You can find a good conditon and decent priced one. Its not something impossible.

But, if its a Kouki S14, ha, forget it. Even here where you can find 240s at reasonable prices they can go $5-7K easy. The pignose S13 are dirt cheap, and you can find them in decent condition.

240 freak
10-14-2005, 10:50 PM
I got my cars at a decent price...

89 hatch - 112k - no surface rust - 5 Speed: $1,900
93 hatch - 75k - perfect condition - 5 speed: $3,600
96 - 110k - had small amounts of rust on the frame - 5 speed: $3,750

All have been sold except the 93 which is now my project car. :P

Ricks15
10-14-2005, 11:20 PM
I got my super clean 5 speed hatch with 140,00 miles for 2,000

ranisron
10-15-2005, 12:10 PM
S14 Base Model, for a price under $2750.

Car needs some minor work, definitely a tune up, but overall, No power locks, no A/C, no alloy wheels, ----> no love :D

I got my 240sx 93, 148k, salvage title for $1150. Currently she has a rebuild title :naughtyd: .

I doubt your friend ever will. The only way to get an s14 for less than $3000 is to luck out and buy it off some douche who has no idea what it is (even just from the perspective of it being a good car). Even then, I'd expect it to need tons of work.

Zen S14
10-16-2005, 09:48 AM
If you go for stick 5spds you will pay more. The automatics seems to hold the regular price for the most part. If you are going for a swap the automatic would be easier to obtain cheaper. I really don't know if auto makes the swap harder but I would not think so.

I've seen plenty of really decent automatic 240sx go for relatively cheap prices.

zaneithan
10-16-2005, 12:03 PM
i got my 91 fastback for 1k, had some light rot on the frame which was cutout and new pieces welded on, engine runs perfect

irritatedmax
10-16-2005, 03:12 PM
i found a 1996 240sx SE, leather, good shape, automotic (only drawback), with only 54,410 miles on it and they want $7,985.00 it is at a dealership in nebraska so what is your opinion on the price? i thinks its a little high but the miles and condition are awesome.

HyperTek
10-16-2005, 03:46 PM
lets all ask for alot $$ when it comes to selling our cars, so the market value on them wont drop haha.. and to keep it out of the hands of poor drifta wannabes.. its becoming the 89 honda civic hatchback of the import scene for drifting

Al_S14
10-16-2005, 06:25 PM
o man more i read posts like this happier i get thinking that i paid 3400 for my 98 SE in perfect condition minus broken AC line and few minor scratches!
:hyper:
duderiffic, this is just something i thought may be a good idea... or not i didnt look at all angles.

list the car for like 10.5k on autotrader under Cali zip code. then in description put down that car is not in cali but if a person flyes to Oregon to check this car out and decides to purchase it you will cover the Ticket and Hotel. shoudnt cost you more then 200 and this will interest a lot more people from West coast since some people only look for cars taht are local and if they dont see none they jsut give up. since your car is in such good condition and nearly stock you shouldnt have a problem getting that much for it. wow i shoudl really consider useing periods and commas

Omarius Maximus
10-16-2005, 10:06 PM
I see plenty of S14s in cali going in the neighborhood of 3500. It's the koukis that command big prices. The zenki, much like the s13 has lost some appeal due to ghetto ricers altering them with ebay parts.

Pank
10-17-2005, 01:49 AM
i got my flawless 95, with power everything (no sunroof, which i liked), manual transmission, for 2500.

YakuzaS14
10-17-2005, 05:18 AM
I see plenty of S14s in cali going in the neighborhood of 3500. It's the koukis that command big prices. The zenki, much like the s13 has lost some appeal due to ghetto ricers altering them with ebay parts.


yah the auto ones its hard to find a manual s14 for anything near 4000 unless u get lucky and find something with 200000miles i know people are gonna say no i found mine for 2000 but u are just an exception. there are always exceptions

duderiffic
10-17-2005, 10:13 AM
Al,

I actually am in the Bay Area, I just moved after graduating college. Which is why I'm ready to move on. My car is 99% stock, the only thing that isn't stock is the stereo (Alpine CD with XM radio) which I could remove and set back to stock in a matter of minutes. No exterior mods, no engine mods, and just the CD player in the interior.

I'm thinking that $10k to $12k is a decent starting price. If that's too much... guess what? It wont sell... heh. (I've heard "no" many times before ;))

I'm not 100% dedicated to selling, so it doesn't put me under any pressure to bend on price. And at that price I'm going to need to find someone who either:
1) Really wants the car
2) Has very wealthy parents (isn't that everyone down here?)

Hehehe... yea the 95-96 is starting to make me dislike my body style because I see so many ghetto 3 color (white from the j-yard, black primer hood, and whatever color the car was before) S14s rolling around here in the bay. I don't think that will ever happen on such a large scale with the 97-98 since they were SO rare.

ZK
10-17-2005, 10:52 AM
Al,

I actually am in the Bay Area, I just moved after graduating college. Which is why I'm ready to move on. My car is 99% stock, the only thing that isn't stock is the stereo (Alpine CD with XM radio) which I could remove and set back to stock in a matter of minutes. No exterior mods, no engine mods, and just the CD player in the interior.

I'm thinking that $10k to $12k is a decent starting price. If that's too much... guess what? It wont sell... heh. (I've heard "no" many times before ;))

I'm not 100% dedicated to selling, so it doesn't put me under any pressure to bend on price. And at that price I'm going to need to find someone who either:
1) Really wants the car
2) Has very wealthy parents (isn't that everyone down here?)

Hehehe... yea the 95-96 is starting to make me dislike my body style because I see so many ghetto 3 color (white from the j-yard, black primer hood, and whatever color the car was before) S14s rolling around here in the bay. I don't think that will ever happen on such a large scale with the 97-98 since they were SO rare.

I sold my 240SX a couple of months ago. I don't know if you can sell a kouki S14 for over 10K. Most people will want stock or close to stock cars and a stock S14 does not command that price here in the Bay Area, ultra rare or not.

sblack13
10-17-2005, 01:01 PM
my friend paid $2500, for an absoluty flawless 89' fastback. Not a single dent anywhere no rust not even the drivers seat rip!, but about 2 months after he owned (drifted) it. Lets just say the car will not see the road again.

altralosix
10-17-2005, 01:25 PM
I paid $3,300 for my 93 over a year ago. 140K miles 5 speed. It didn't need any work and was in DAMN good shape. Took me a few months of looking to find a 5 speed that wasn't beat to hell. The only problem is that it's been wrecked, which was why it looked so good. It looks like everything was repaired properly, all of the body panels line up perfectly. Still, I found black glass under the back seat so it had to have been hit pretty hard to bust out those windows.

If I were to do it all again, I would probably find a high mileage auto for under $1,500 and build it a fresh motor and do a 5 speed swap from the start.

SHIFT_control
10-17-2005, 05:04 PM
I paid $4k for my '93 hb 5 spd perfect cond at 110k mikes 4 years ago. ALL 240SX are rare up here in CO. Theres about 160 members on RM240SX, and I would say that accounts for about 90% of the 240's here.

240SeXy!
10-17-2005, 05:24 PM
Recenty Bought:

1989 Black Hatch - Clean, Clean Under Frame, no accidents etc. - 600$
1996 Black Zenki CLEAN! 28,000 org mi. 5spd - 3,600$
1989? White Coupe ugly!, Free. Take it back CASADY! - 0$


:werd:

Meh, Ive also picked of some more deals, R33 FULL rear end - 150$
R33 Full RB25DET Clip - 1,000$
S15 Lights pair - 150$
some more, just dream and they'll fall into your lap when your not looking :D

:aw: :aw:

94cc0rd
10-17-2005, 10:00 PM
I got my 98 s14 5-spd clean title clean body for $8850... 2 months ago.
a little overpriced but the car was pretty mint.

luckie2hav3her
12-13-2005, 11:01 AM
Recenty Bought:

1989 Black Hatch - Clean, Clean Under Frame, no accidents etc. - 600$
1996 Black Zenki CLEAN! 28,000 org mi. 5spd - 3,600$
1989? White Coupe ugly!, Free. Take it back CASADY! - 0$


:werd:

Meh, Ive also picked of some more deals, R33 FULL rear end - 150$
R33 Full RB25DET Clip - 1,000$
S15 Lights pair - 150$
some more, just dream and they'll fall into your lap when your not looking :D

:aw: :aw:

wtf?!? fuck u i fucking hate you!!

axiomatik
12-13-2005, 11:17 AM
You're telling a banned user that you hate him in a two month old thread?

WanganRunner
12-15-2005, 03:13 PM
2-months old or not....

I've got a 98 Silver Mos 5spd LE w/85k.

I'm going to list it for $10k, and I expect to get close to that. There just aren't ever any Kouki 5spds for sale around here that aren't:

A.) Beat to shit with high mileage

B.) Extensively modified, swapped, and thus asking $15k+++

Not to mention that I can recommend financing for my buyer that will allow him to finance the whole shabang.

Someone sold a '97 Automatic for like 9k+ a month ago here, I think that I should be able to get $10k for a 98 5spd in a rare color.

candyred240sx
12-15-2005, 06:15 PM
got mine from a nissan mechanics mother who was like 60 and he did all the work on it since it was new,and i got it for only 1500 with 150K not dents or scratches

iwishiwas-all*
12-15-2005, 08:20 PM
the crack that i got my car from printed the bluebook value for my car at the time (2500) for a 91 le with 76k miles in mint cond. the most the dude would haggle was 50 bucks

lucky7
12-15-2005, 10:48 PM
i feel like i got a decent deal. i was planning an SR swap into an S13 fastback. i wound up with a 97 Se rolling chassis. 44k on the clock. leather, vlsd, blah blah blah.. $3000. i think it was a decent deal due to the fact that in the 4 years ive lived here, ive seen maybe 10 S13's and 1... yes 1 kouki S14.. what do you think?

Edgar
12-15-2005, 11:49 PM
Ill have to say really depending on the condition of the car. Rusted or not?

s13poop
12-16-2005, 12:15 AM
i got lucky with my coupe paid 3,200 no body damage, cracks or rust

130k on the motor

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/poopone/78.jpg

TurboB15sentra
12-16-2005, 12:42 AM
I paid 850.00 for my white 92 hatch. The guy had NO idea what is was worth.. The PCV valve was plugged up.. and the car was smoking like a train. I bought the car.. drove it around the corner.. and pulled the line off of the valvecover.. Drove it for a year and 1/2 after that before "beast-izing" it.. ;) Here's what she looked like..
Before..
http://myspace-730.vo.llnwd.net/00363/03/78/363638730_l.jpg
http://myspace-504.vo.llnwd.net/00363/40/59/363639504_l.jpg

After..
http://myspace-548.vo.llnwd.net/00363/84/53/363633548_l.jpg
http://myspace-296.vo.llnwd.net/00363/69/23/363643296_l.jpg

Sold it.. and bought a Coupe... which I'm working on now.. I paid 3500.00 for it, with a SR20DET swap.. ;)

Travis

ManoNegra
12-16-2005, 12:45 PM
Paid $2200 for my first hatch, a 90 base model in 2001.

$6500 for my old 95 SE w/o moonroof about a year ago. Crap engine but clean.

My brother paid $1200 for a 91 SE hatch at a cheap car lot a few blocks from the house about a year ago. Guy didn't know what he had. Haha. Since my brother got fed up with old cars and I bought off him.

Also, on a side note, brother bought an 86 Corolla GTS stock with clean interior for $750 a few years ago which he sold for $4000. Found it parked a block from the house with a for sale sign on the window. Turned out to be a latin dude we played soccer with at the park. Nice.

Moral: older latin people in the hood don't know/care about jdm/drift trends.

-Juan

maz2001mp
12-16-2005, 12:51 PM
Bought my 91 240 for 600 bucks lol!! It doesn't run well, needs some minor work on the fuel system and had to replace the knock sensor.

Hardly any body damage, no rust or rot, and has about 150,000 on it..

darren240
12-16-2005, 01:46 PM
I see plenty of S14s in cali going in the neighborhood of 3500. It's the koukis that command big prices. The zenki, much like the s13 has lost some appeal due to ghetto ricers altering them with ebay parts.

:keke: u should checkout my ride, i dont call her BOOTY for nothing! :bow: :wiggle:

lucky7
12-17-2005, 03:03 AM
i feel like i got a decent deal. i was planning an SR swap into an S13 fastback. i wound up with a 97 Se rolling chassis. 44k on the clock. leather, vlsd, blah blah blah.. $3000. i think it was a decent deal due to the fact that in the 4 years ive lived here, ive seen maybe 10 S13's and 1... yes 1 kouki S14.. what do you think?


Ill have to say really depending on the condition of the car. Rusted or not?

dunno if you were refering to me, but no rust whatsoever. like 1 dent, cracked windshield, broken pass side mirror...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/danerm3/DSC00005.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/danerm3/DSC00003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/danerm3/DSC00006.jpg

paint is a little faded, but planning a re-spray w/ black roof, cf hood and trunklid. so i think she'll look nice!