R33 prices in QLD

[predator]

Ok, seeing as i'm moving up there soon, i thought i'd better start hassling you who might actually know the answer to my question:

What does a pretty nice R33 GTS-T go up for there in QLD? One with a few mods? one for example like this

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...&threadid=23241

I've done a bit of quick look around, and most seem to be about low 20's or so... Where else can i look to get a decent idea of prices?

See, my original plan was to sell off the 33 in melb due to the hassle of bringing it up, and people were telling me "imports are cheaper in QLD", blah, blah so i didn't lose too much money. But having a look around dunno whether that is actually true.

So if that is the case i'll just keep it, bring it up and enjoy it for a bit till i need to buy a house, mb stick a bigger turb on it, and generally cause mayhem... Watch out!

[2fardown]

Where abouts in QLD are you headed?

[knore]

I live in brisbane qld

just brought my 94' series one for $19,000

youd be able to sell yours for easy $20-25, depending on how you went about it.

A colour photo in Unique cars and trading post will sell it quick.

You just need to seperate real customers with dreamers, im certain once they sat in it they would be hooked

[predator]

Staying with a friend in Mermaid Beach for a couple of weeks, then probably Brisbane. Really depends where I can find work as to where i finally end up.

ok, thanx knore. As long as i can get low 20's then i will be happy, even a bit below... as i am sure once i'm up there i'll want to drive it around a lot too many cameras around melb these days to enjoy driving anymore

Yup, patience is the key. I'm in no real rush to sell it.. If i can sell it here, i sell it here, otherwise i keep it for a while and take it up. Had a couple of young guys look at it over the weekend and took them for a quick spin, but like you say, its all "woa, thats awesome", but no idea whether they really had the dosh. .

[RNS11Z]

If you want you could fork out mid 30s and buy my car

[chaos]

yeh you would look to late teens to low 20's just avoid dealer as most charge mid to high 20's for them

[Zagan]

The range in general for a R33 seems to be $14,000 up to $40,000+

Generally though around the $20,000 $25,000 for a manual/turbo.

Going less than that either means your buying a high milage car or it's getting old (coming up to 5-10 years old)

Not really sure about mods etc, as it purely depends on just where you go and what sort of car is around, though if a car has mods then the prices just goes up.

I've been looking Around in general haven't asked about anything thou, but that's the range from the ads I've seen.

you might be better to just import a car, I think this can cut out some of the dealer costs and should get you some mods as well.

[Nizman]

anyone who pays more than 20K for a R33 manual or turbo is being ripped off.

[predator]

I ain't actually buying one, i already have a nice R33 thanx (see the link up top)

Its forsale in melbourne, but if i don't sell it here i will keep it, bring it up there and enjoy the QLD roads.. drive it until i do need to sell it for a house or whatever.

Thanks for the feedback though, its given me a better idea of prices up there, etc.

A 1600k drive in the skyline will be an interesting trip though

[qikr33]

i paid 15500 for a manual r33 gts-t m spec with exhaust and 18 inch wheels.It also has king springs and some jap brand suspension.car had 80k on the clock and is 1993 series 1.It is the car in the avtar.Went to heaps of car yards and they all wanted over 20.I told them i only wanted to spend 15 they laughed at me....So i then found this one in the trading post and went back and laughed at their stock overpriced and heavily armour alled crap.Having said this i did pick the car up cheap.But i would expect to pay 18-20 for a r33 WITH some mods.My mate picked up a custom nismo ble 1997 r33,full gtr kit full adjustable hks suspension,custom interior and hks twin exhaust.It is the best looking skyline i have seen he paid 24.hope it helps a bit

[KEAGLE]

I've done Brisbane to Cairns in my line. By the time I got to Cairns I was sooooooooo happy to get out of the car and not drive it for a few days. But its like that on any road trip.... the trick is to not get done by speed cameras.

[Zoix]

yeah im planning on driving to mount isa nad back when i get my license back, dad reckons I'm going to lose my license before i get there.

nice long straight road, and what its clear it has to be top speeded

[chaos]

haha

how long u reckon you will hold ur license before you lose it again greg?

[SmoothLine]

24k Gordo....

Anyone who pays 15k for a gtst cannot seriously believe its a decent car... I know quite a few importers and stuff like that, well they wouldnt touch it...

[Anquetil]

I moved from Vic to Qld about 15 months ago.

When I was in the market for an R33 I found that 33's in QLD where on average about 1-2k more than there counterparts in Vic.

Strange huh? I thought it would be the other way around.

But still, there seems to be plenty of bargains and plenty of rip offs when it comes to Skylines!

Why people would ever pay more than 22k for a stock R33, I dont know?

But obviously they do cause people advertise them at that price.

[NismoGirl]

If I were you, I'd just keep the one you've got. At least you know what condition it's in, what's been done to it, and how it's been treated.

[predator]

thanks nismoGirl.. i think that is the general consensus..

I really want to keep it for the roads up there from what i've experienced before. Last time i was up in GC/brissy area i had a 1L Daihatsu with no guys whatsoever, so as you can imagine it would be great if i could have something with a little more class for looking around and exploring the place.

All it really needs is a big ass turbo and a PowerFC.. and i should be able to push some 12's down the 1/4 So yer, bit of a waste considering its so close to that.

[qikr33]

no mate anyone who pays 15 knows a deal when they see it.My mate from skyline imports actually found this one for me.The bloke that was sellling it had marital probs and was desperate.

[chaos]

keep it pred i would

its such a unique looking line

[Boost King]

Originally posted by Shane

Why people would ever pay more than 22k for a stock R33, I dont know?  

But obviously they do cause people advertise them at that price.

I paid more than that for my R33, but remember R33 went from 1993 to 1997 and thats like buying a VR vs a VT, lots of models and lots of years! My 96 has additional features std over the earlier 33 including Variable Cam Timing, Dual Airbags, ABS, larger spoiler, different front end styling, not to mention allot less Km's.

These things add up when buying a car, and I would expect to pay more for a lower mileage car with more features that is a few years newer.

And also, take a closer look at most skylines (pictures dont tell crap). My 96 had something like 2 tiny scratches, and the car is generally flawless. I have seen other R33's scratched to all buggerry. Too me a good clean car with low miles is a better alternative. Age and Km's shows everywhere, interior, steering wheel, suspension, seats etc etc.

I paid $29,000 for mine, but in addition to the above features it also had large intercooler, pod filter, HKS boost controller, Coil overs, 17's wheels, killer exhaust, greddy gauges, all of which I got rough quotes for to buy here, sees this list of extras being expensive, ie:

Coil over $4000

HKS Boost controler $1000

MAgs with tyres $3000

Gauges $2000

Intercooler $1000

Exhaust $3000 (ie hi flow cat, dump and s/steel all thru)

Thats a good $14000.

Why pay $20 for a stocky, when doing it up will owe you at least $35k, pay $29 for a done up one already. People pour lots of money into cars and rarely recoup those funds. So capitalise on someones elses losses.

Paul