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Why Is It So Hard To Sell A Gtr?

ookami

By ookami,
in R Series (R30, R31, R32, R33, R34)

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n15m0 Grand Master

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Ive being trying to sell my R32 GTR for the past 6-8 months,advertised for $18500 still no luck.........i ve had a few people come look at the car. Last week christmas eve i had some guy come over looked at the car and offer me $16500, i refused the offer and counter offer him $17500 and i will need deposit by end of last week.Havent heard from him again so now playing the waiting game again.

One way to think about this situation is, think about the age group that would drive import 18-24.

Then think about the people who can acatully afford to buy one and maintain it. Not many people in that age group would have 20grand + to spend on a car you get the occasion older people that might be interested, hence why Gtrs, Supras and other import that are priced at 20 grand + are much hader and take longer to sell.

thats one of my theories.

To add to the above, the 24+ age group enthusiasts that genuinely appreciate your car are most likely detered by their current mortgages, high fuel prices and KIDS!! :)

DAN00H Mentor

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think you will also find people in the market for a GTR will tend to go the R32, as they are more affordable for younger guys.

When I was in the market to buy my GTR, I saved over $10k by importing mine - a lot of people would be tempted to import their own.

Another thing that no-one else has mentioned is that fact that you have only had the car 6 months... people would be wary of this fact.

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