What Did You Pay For Your Skyline / Performance Car Recently?

[Spurdo]

No Sorry, if it was about e-penis size it would be "Check out my RWKW figure Biatches"

As per my first post, there are so many overpriced cars out there that sit on the market for months sometimes..... years.

I'm one for if your going to sell it, sell it in the first month and move on.

cheers

i think this is pretty spot on. whenever i've sold a car, i've tried to be more on the "realistic" side when making the asking price. at the end of the day, nothing is worth anything but what someone wants to pay for it. many sellers place an asking price based on "what it's worth to them". this is often very different to what it is worth to a potential buyer.

yeah i see far too many cars advertised for many many months (and sometimes into the years) before they either sell (at a lower, more realistic price) or the owner just keeps it.

its a bit like selling a house. you really need it to hit the market at a realistic price or it will soon go cold and the interest in it dies down dramatically and it goes nowhere.

i paid $8000 for my 1991 r32 gts-t coupe (rb25det + big rb25 gbox) without even seeing the car in the flesh or having it checked out mechanically. rookie mistake.

4 years and about $25k later in parts/mods/servicing and i would only expect around $7k for it.. new zealand dollars this is.

Edited November 23, 2011 by jonboy

[Gerg_R31]

in short what ever car your trying to sell, realistic price is only 1/4 of what you think its worth

[Cowboy1600]

I paid $10k for http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/364173-fs-1999-c34-nissan-stagea-rs4-s-factory-manual-power-fc/page__p__5811591__hl__xrhettx__fromsearch__1#entry5811591 in June or July (I've forgotten).

A shit load of car but that's the kinda money they are going for.

I had a pretty neat 33 GTST with a tiny amount of damage to the front right, and I mean tiny. It also went with a heap of spares. I had it up for $3.5k and would have taken $3k. I ended up swapping it for a mint 2000 R1.

Cars are worthless. But most people already knew that.

[Hadouken]

The money you spend on the purchase price can sometimes reflect the money you spend on the maintenance price. But just wondering for the guys that have owned their cars for awhile now how often do you sit there and think "I only paid [insert dollar amount here] for this car"? I personally am thinking more along the lines of "What can I buy next for the car" but I have owned my 93 R32 GTS-T for almost 5 years now and in keeping with this thread the dealership wanted 16k for the car but I got it for 11k just because I told them I would fix paint on the front bar and some of the interior myself.

If I could do it all again I would more then likely be speaking to Iron Chef about getting me a car from Japan because at the end of the day to buy a car locally at the same spec of some of the nicer imported ones you will be looking at the same costs anyway, But then again I would love to see you find a local car with a full log book as well.

Want to see my log book?

[045HOW]

i paid $8000 for my 1991 r32 gts-t coupe (rb25det + big rb25 gbox) without even seeing the car in the flesh or having it checked out mechanically. rookie mistake.

4 years and about $25k later in parts/mods/servicing and i would only expect around $7k for it.. new zealand dollars this is.

Holy shlamoe!!!

Note to anyone else : NEVER BUY A SKYLINE SIGHT UNSEEN.

[Savtraxx]

Paid $3400 for a 95 33 gts , autoInterior had been painted blue by some TW@Needed new handbrake boot and handle , new gear shifterPaint got stripped off and will be painted black with interior paint tommorowClear coat coming offBodykit is damaged 2 tires are bald , engine seems to run fine gearbox shifts wellJust needs cosmetic attention , under a few hundred bucks plus a service and I'm buying some weds sa-60m 18" jap wheels on tires off a mates rx7 for $500.... Better then the mirage mum said she was buying for me...drove 6 hours to pick it up , got a rude shock when I seen it , but good first car for L's and P's , guy also convinced me a Melbourne buyer was going to pick it ip for 3200 so he said 3400 and it's myne....that buyer never existed , he put that on Facebook and I seen it when I sussed his profile...careful what ya put on the net eh!

[DJBarnstar]

Paid $3400 for a 95 33 gts , autoInterior had been painted blue by some TW@Needed new handbrake boot and handle , new gear shifterPaint got stripped off and will be painted black with interior paint tommorowClear coat coming offBodykit is damaged 2 tires are bald , engine seems to run fine gearbox shifts wellJust needs cosmetic attention , under a few hundred bucks plus a service and I'm buying some weds sa-60m 18" jap wheels on tires off a mates rx7 for $500.... Better then the mirage mum said she was buying for me...drove 6 hours to pick it up , got a rude shock when I seen it , but good first car for L's and P's , guy also convinced me a Melbourne buyer was going to pick it ip for 3200 so he said 3400 and it's myne....that buyer never existed , he put that on Facebook and I seen it when I sussed his profile...careful what ya put on the net eh!

Wow... I can't even read that. So I'm guessing you got a good deal while you were skipping English classes? Or did you get ripped off? It's hard to tell...

Edited December 4, 2011 by DJBarnstar

[045HOW]

Wow... I can't even read that. So I'm guessing you got a good deal while you were skipping English classes? Or did you get ripped off? It's hard to tell...

Yeah har har.

But seriously,if you can't decipher that dribble you might be a bit mentally challenged.

L2Diversify-yo!

[DJBarnstar]

This guy got a good deal... A free Kingsleys chicken plastic bag helmet.....

[WHITER33GTS-T]

This is the reason I will take my car to the grave.

My fuel system alone is nearly worth as much as the OP car

Same here.

I would rather pull my car to bits that sell it complete. Get more money back that way.

Ive had my 33 since about 2003 but cant remember. lol Paid 29k for it

[Duncan]

meh I paid $42k for the last 33 gtst I bought....I guess I am a bit old school

[zebra]

when was that 1993? lol I thought 16.5k was expensive when I got mine

p.s reply to my PM dammit!

[NISMO]

meh I paid $42k for the last 33 gtst I bought....I guess I am a bit old school

haha, the last 33gtst i bought cost me just over $33k.

but this was way back when i was regularly asked if it was the next ford GT - after people saw the GT badge on the front fender, and when cops pulled you over cause they wanted to have a quick chat about how cool the car was!

[Ender-]

$9600 before.

i'd say about $2000 to $3000 after acting like an idiot.

[045HOW]

That looks hardly damaged at all? just repair the front end. Unless one of the rails got f**ked, but it looks like it wasnt too hard of a hit?

[cannabiscorpse]

I hit my mrs harder than that!

[Hadouken]

I hit my mrs harder than that!

LOL

Edited December 26, 2011 by eat_me

[045HOW]

I hit my mrs harder than that!

LOL

OMG Cephalotripsy

[Chris Rogers]

This thread is less of a "reality check for sellers" and more of a "look how cheap I bought my car/how big my e-penis is"...

haha!!

$1k for a 89 R32 GTS4 - bought it as a restoration project with no intent of selling it.

cars are a hobby. if you buy them to make money or expect the same amount of money back when selling then you are kidding yourself.

[Truffles]

haha!!

$1k for a 89 R32 GTS4 - bought it as a restoration project with no intent of selling it.

cars are a hobby. if you buy them to make money or expect the same amount of money back when selling then you are kidding yourself.

This.

It's also very hard to compare cars and prices.

I got my R32 GTS-T for 5k not registered in Oct 2010. But I wanted a largely original and tidy example (particularly) the interior. I've spent another $4400 getting it to the point where I wanted it.

Some people obviously want way too much for their car but some people also pay peanuts for a car that's rough as and end up paying for it down the track.