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i saw in the quokka today (wa buying and selling paper) a dude was trying to sell an

r31 gts sillhoute build 165/200 for $6900 (white...so that would be series one and no real mods whatso ever)

is this reasonable or to much or not enough

it looks like to me that it is not enough for such a rarish car :werd:

ur opinions??

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It's a pretty normal price, they don't hold as much value as the later Red with white wheels GTS2's (That one in the Quokka is an all White GTS1). It's still about 2-3x the price of a non-GTS.

Also, there is about 7 or so GTS1's, and only 3 GTS2's known to be WA.

They are an awesome car, the seats and suspension are the best :) just needs more power.

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Also, there is about 7 or so GTS1's, and only 3 GTS2's known to be WA.

um... There are at least a dozen GTS1's and 5 GTS2's that we know of in WA.

http://forum.r31skylineclub.com/index.php?...p?topic=10605.0

Thanks for the heads-up, I'll add #165 to the list.

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ur a busy man SKY031

over 4000 posts in r31skylineclub forum and over 2200 posts in this forum hmmm

no worries for the tip - but what do u reckon SKY031 - too much, not enough, just enough

personally i think that it is not enough - considering that there are only 12 or so of these in wa

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SOUNDS like a good price, get it checked. the 4 most sort after r31's would have to be the gts-r,gts2, gts-x and the gts1. all great cars, go to www.r31skylineclub.com ask around as a few members can check the history of that #gts1.. then come back here to chat to us all about your new car.....

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hey im not buying it

it just looked a little cheap - and therefore to me a little suspect

i wish i could buy it

and i am really sorry SKY031 - im not a chauvanist by any means - i just ashumed.... and ashumed wrongly i believe

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Don't apologise, I'm kinda used to it.....

The old schoolers around here all know I'm female, as for the newcomers, I'd rather that they all think I'm a bloke... guys get strange when it comes to taking tech advice from females.

Back on topic,

The price is fairly standard.

Most GTS1's are in the $4,500 - $9,000 range.

Take into account that these cars are 15 years old.

They are hard to find original parts for, and although $6,900 may seem cheap, if it's in need of a bit of love, repair costs could run into the thousands.

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shit they're worth a bit in aussie....i saw a sillhoute here for sale the other day for $300 with no reg or wof. I laughed....was expensive if you ask me. Are they really worth that much!? Whats a factroy standard HR-30 Paul Newman Version Coupe worth in Aussie?

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