Why are R34's so expensive?

[nuffsaid]

Hi all,

Just a question, why are manual R34 GTT's still so expensive? They are still around the low to high 30's mark and have been like this for some time. Most of these are 98 models also. The autos and sedans are much cheaper.

I remember when R33's were at this age they weren't this expensive.

Have import laws changed so that these cars are now more expensive to comply? Whats the GO?

[RyanN]

depends on the kind of r34, i picked up a 1998 r34 gt-t sedan semi-auto 42000km in excellent condition, completely stock for $25g (wholesalers price). The manuals and coupes go for between $31g and $38g.

[nsm034]

because they're better. also the poms are sending the price sky high because they watched 2fast 2furious too much and are buying them up. got mine in january. $38500 manual

[slow13dude]

Why?

Because the autos and sedans are more common, and less desirable.

The manual coupes are more desirable.

Supply and demand.

[allblitz]

You know what freaks me out, the 4 doors are very popular and most of them are all heavily modified (talking about Japan).

[Abo Bob]

Go the four doors!

[ecl]

yeah, this is good news for r34 owners as the price seem to be the same/higher as when i got mine back 5-6 months ago

manual r34 are goin for mid/high 30s whilst tips are goin for low/mid 30s

this is for private sale tho .. expect to add 3-4k for dealers

[Driver]

i piked up my manual r34 with 42km on the clock

perfect stock condition for 31k deliverd.

[RyanN]

have you checked out drive.com.au, carpoint.com.au and carsales.com.au? just about all r34s are located in Sydney. My R34 GTT was transported down from NSW to VIC. Making it the only R34 for 100 miles

[cul202]

I've seen a few auto/tiptronic coupes on J-Spec for mid $20k's landed+complied. Not a bad price I thought.

[n15m0]

if they were any cheaper they would be like arseholes too go the 4 doors!

[Firefrog]

Funny, I was particularily chasing a 4 door auto when I got mine

[RyanN]

i thought i was buying a coupe but it turned out to a 4 door, doesn't bother me though.

[kralster]

Yeah i paid 35,000 for my 2 door manuel with 42,000 k's on it.

So yay.

[Silver'sR33]

I've seen some semi-auto coupes for mid-high 20s, some sedans for low 20s. I even saw a coupe tiptronic for $27k for a dealer...and then there are some way up in the 30s, it's weird, on a car that relatively new (and most of them are bassically stock) condition shouldn't make up that much of a discrepancy?? Pretty sure at those prices I'd prefer a 33 GTR anyway personally.

[E_Lu-SHuN]

I got mine for 34...hahahah funny a r34 for 34k, had rims and factory spoiler and sunroof...not a bad price for it 1 1/2 yrs ago

[Silver'sR33]

I reckon it would be like anything....if you were willing to spend 6 months looking around first and had the cash ready you'd almost certainly find a bargain. Maybe LESS of a bargain with the 34 than other cars cos it's in fair demand, but a bargain nonetheless.

On the last two cars that I bought I looked around for a while beforehand and I wasn't in any hurry to buy - first time I got a car for $3k less than the insurance company rated its market value, and second time about $5-6k less. First time I ended up selling the car for $500 less than I had paid after using it for 2 years.

If you look around for a while you really get familiar with what's selling for how much, cos you can't really know what a good deal is unless you know exactly how much something is *actually* worth versus what the price on it is.

[nsm034]

I paid about an extra $4000 on mine because it only had 25,000kms

[Sarumatix]

The 4 doors look better anyway .

[Gerardrh34]

yeah.. tad expensive still, 30-35k. I was lucky though, got a sweet deal!! got a 98 r34 gt-t 5spd for 27grand..