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kxl77 · 04-01-2008, 06:30 PM

I wanted to know if my logic is flawed, but it seems as if every 240sx I come across is grossly overpriced. I see s13's with 130k+, stock, and in FAIR condition looking for 4k. Is it just me or does depreciation not have its toll on the 240sx. If anything, it seems as if they've appreciated since my initial interest in purchasing one three years ago.

And the S14's that I'm predominately interested in are going for way above blue book, with extremely high miles 150k +.

Or do you guys consider the 240 to be a collectors car already?

johngriff · 04-01-2008, 06:33 PM

Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Premium.

Get used to it.

Check out prices for the AE86.

MunsonAuto · 04-01-2008, 06:34 PM

Well, up here in new england (says your in NY), they're not very popular from what i've seen. It took me over 4 months just to find one in VT and it was junk. It was about a year when i got super lucky and found this one, it's definitely not from around here (no rust at all) but that's besides the point.
Seeing as there aren't many around the price can be higher, but if you go down south (try cities on craigslist that are as far away as you would want to go) they become cheaper.
Good luck

rowdogg03 · 04-01-2008, 06:35 PM

Its the drift tax from the hype of those homo ass movies like F&F 3 have brought... Fanboys will pay outrageous prices so people will charge outrageous prices..

Supply and demand.. when the demand of a resource goes up and that resource is limited (as everything on earth is) then subsequently the price will rise respectively.

Not only that but the S chassis are great cars!

Dominic Axelson · 04-01-2008, 06:36 PM

well my opinion i think they are a little over priced but are still good cars but i would not call em collector cars just yet but very soon...

blasting_speed · 04-01-2008, 06:49 PM

Well some douche bags are getting bored of their CiviCs so they're switching to the S chassis. That's why so many have been getting stolen lately. Now that drifting is getting popular so are these FRs. Its not like kids won't pay 4k for an S13 anyway.

That's my opinion at least. I just hate CiviC drivers so much.

d3m14n · 04-01-2008, 06:49 PM

240sx are hard to find. ive had countless people come up to me at fast food places and gas stations asking if ill flat out trade or sell the car.

kinda sucks that in five years there wont be many 240sx that are intact and on the market. this is probably why prices are holding steady and perhaps increasing.

supply and demand sucks.

kxl77 · 04-01-2008, 06:50 PM

Sigh. Another example of why the media sucks. Then again, I wouldn't mind flying out 3000 miles to buy a 240 and drive it back to New York.

kouki_silvia · 04-01-2008, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

Well some douche bags are getting bored of their CiviCs so they're switching to the S chassis. That's why so many have been getting stolen lately. Now that drifting is getting popular so are these FRs. Its not like kids won't pay 4k for an S13 anyway.

That's my opinion at least. I just hate CiviC drivers so much.

hate civic drivers

kxl77 · 04-01-2008, 06:55 PM

I don't have anything against civic drivers, or people that modify civics. It's just the ones that are ricers. You'll notice that ricers are now taking on motorcycles, and we call them squids.

alkemyst · 04-01-2008, 06:57 PM

If you want to find a deal on a 240sx it's not going to come from some dude that bought one to flip. Find one that is owned by someone older and you can get some good deals.

When I started looking about 4 years ago Kouki's were in the $10k-15k range down here...it was ridiculous. Still some found some low mileage ones in mint condition for under $7k.

Just got to be willing to wait for the right deal.

A lot are being listed like many houses out there are. They throw it up at a very high price not really looking to sell, but if someone wants to pay that price they will...

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yota man · 04-01-2008, 06:59 PM

The north west just fucks up cars so theres probably becoming fewer and fewer up there. Just pick one up down here. It will be worth the trip to save all the money plus you wont really have to worry about rust. Also i got mine for $2,000 and all it needed was a new battery.

***CrimsonRockett*** · 04-01-2008, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kxl77

I wanted to know if my logic is flawed, but it seems as if every 240sx I come across is grossly overpriced. I see s13's with 130k+, stock, and in FAIR condition looking for 4k. Is it just me or does depreciation not have its toll on the 240sx. If anything, it seems as if they've appreciated since my initial interest in purchasing one three years ago.

And the S14's that I'm predominately interested in are going for way above blue book, with extremely high miles 150k +.

Where have you been for the past year?

This is old news.

Check out the "super low mileage" red hatch going for $9,000...fully stock.

People are pretty f'ing stupid.

kxl77 · 04-01-2008, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by CrimsonRockett

Where have you been for the past year?

This is old news.

Check out the "super low mileage" red hatch going for $9,000...fully stock.

People are pretty f'ing stupid.

Past three years.
www.bimmerforums.com

ALEXTHESUS*PECT · 04-01-2008, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rowdogg03

Its the drift tax from the hype of those homo ass movies like F&F 3 have brought... Fanboys will pay outrageous prices so people will charge outrageous prices..

240sx weren't even prominent in the movie; that makes no sense. supply and demand yes, that movie no.

like john said hatchi's are waay more than our cars for even older cars, ours too will soon be the same.

kxl77 · 04-01-2008, 07:09 PM

OK- Please excuse my noobness, but why are 240's so cheap in South Carolina? Is there some type of surplus down there or..?

***CrimsonRockett*** · 04-01-2008, 07:16 PM

Rust buckets perhaps?

rajcat · 04-01-2008, 07:20 PM

my experience was calling a place n VA to try to get one with 150k for about 6k, and I made the mistake of stating the actual worth of a 95 S14 as stated from my research (which is only about 4k for a mint one). and boy did he tear into me, stating, ''well if that's the case, buy it from them!''I learned my lesson, never buy from a dealor lol... but seriously it is supply and demand. every 240sx was built in Kyushu Japan, making them truly Imported.plus the fact that they were discontinued 10yrs back in th U.S

Akiros · 04-01-2008, 07:25 PM

i found one in the local paper. 1990 black hatch. 16k miles on the rebuilt sohc, slippy auto tranny, 128k on the chassis, needs a little work, but it runs, 800 buckaroos. I now have 2 cars

Anyone wanna buy a 2004 GTO? lol.

WangonwWarrior · 04-01-2008, 07:28 PM

Right when F&F tokyo drift came out their was a guy selling a 1986 gts bone stock corolla hatch for $9,500- its because his ad said "great drift car"

2jzs14 · 04-01-2008, 07:29 PM

i got my 95 SE five speed with 130k on it for 4k and its super clean. the deals are out there you just have to find them

JesusFreakDrifter · 04-01-2008, 07:29 PM

first zenki 240 - 750
2nd chuki 240 - 1300
3rd chuki 240 - 650
4th zenki s14 -1200
all of which were running when i bought em. now s14 shells going for like 2k. i just wanna s13 hatch for cheap

racepar1 · 04-01-2008, 07:32 PM

The average 240 is overpriced. Want a cheap one? Go to the ghetto/barrio here in cali! You can still find them for under $1000. The drifting craze that started in about 2001 has jacked up the prices on pretty much everything that is RWD.

eulalia · 04-01-2008, 07:36 PM

well look at the brightside, atleast there not selling them for 48,000!!!

which i see a lot of supras going for

sorry just blows my mind....

but yeah mostly the drift crazeeee,

like john said, just look at ae86, thanks to initial d?

you never know 240 shells might be going for 12,000, like some muscle cars do, i dont know

agame001 · 04-01-2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrimsonRockett

Where have you been for the past year?

This is old news.

Check out the "super low mileage" red hatch going for $9,000...fully stock.

People are pretty f'ing stupid.

yeh. it's pretty stupid how people would actually pay 9 grand for a stock "great drift car" hatch. so that's why there are sellers who post up their prices at the "drifter market value," knowing that someone will be willing to pay up.

just wait until a good deal comes your way.

justaKAiswear · 04-01-2008, 07:52 PM

Really all FR Japanese sports cars are overpriced if you are comparing them to American or European equivalents.... Look at the Supra, RX7, 300zx, even Miata to an extent when you look at its initial cost. Its cuz guys like us want em so bad, we are willing to pay for the platform. For me, Im not even really interested in anything made in the last 10 years....

The S14 blows my mind as far as price, good deals on S13's can be found, but try finding a Kouki for KBB (between 4500-5500) aint happening..... I saw a guy on ImportAtlanta.com asking $8 grand for a 98 with 130K, that had been wrecked and the front clip wasnt even the same color!!! Asking TWICE the bluebook... just wow.

*jspecusa* · 04-01-2008, 07:52 PM

when i use to drive my s14 back in the days,
other 240 owner would drive up and wave hi.
nowaday all i get is 240 owner reving on me like a civic would.
sad, oh if you think 240 are high check out RX7 and Supra pricing.

***Future240*** · 04-01-2008, 08:01 PM

Yea even out here in GA I see 240's goin for absurd prices. I have seen one, 4K with 178,000 miles. I was like

. Thanks to all the rices hoppin on the drift bandwagon, and all the grandma sue's who dont wanna give up their precsious zenki, 240's are hard to find and overpriced. Doesnt matter though cuz i am still savin up for one cuz a nicely done none ricer 240=

that and some good tang

*ManoNegra* · 04-01-2008, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racepar1

The average 240 is overpriced. Want a cheap one? Go to the ghetto/barrio here in cali! You can still find them for under $1000. The drifting craze that started in about 2001 has jacked up the prices on pretty much everything that is RWD.

True, used to see them for sale every once in a while driving around. Haven't seen many lately though.

deadghost · 04-01-2008, 08:34 PM

I remember seeing a really old guy driving a clean blue fastback, and I was about to chase the guy down, but I remained prudent for I had a daily driver. Then two months later it was the same situation but it was a old (I mean old) lady driving a red fast back (needed a paint job), but I didnt have the money. Now since I am in need of a car, building my budget, I am going to hunt down any old guy driving a hatch, give him some money and tell him/she to buy a cadilac. Its that or I wait for a deal

04-01-2008, 06:30 PM	#1
kxl77 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NY Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	240sx overpriced? I wanted to know if my logic is flawed, but it seems as if every 240sx I come across is grossly overpriced. I see s13's with 130k+, stock, and in FAIR condition looking for 4k. Is it just me or does depreciation not have its toll on the 240sx. If anything, it seems as if they've appreciated since my initial interest in purchasing one three years ago. And the S14's that I'm predominately interested in are going for way above blue book, with extremely high miles 150k +. Or do you guys consider the 240 to be a collectors car already?

04-01-2008, 06:33 PM	#2
johngriff Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 4,103 Trader Rating: (4) Rides Gallery: johngriff Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Premium. Get used to it. Check out prices for the AE86. __________________ [email protected]

04-01-2008, 06:34 PM	#3
MunsonAuto Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 33 Posts: 287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well, up here in new england (says your in NY), they're not very popular from what i've seen. It took me over 4 months just to find one in VT and it was junk. It was about a year when i got super lucky and found this one, it's definitely not from around here (no rust at all) but that's besides the point. Seeing as there aren't many around the price can be higher, but if you go down south (try cities on craigslist that are as far away as you would want to go) they become cheaper. Good luck __________________ www.tannermunsondrifting.com

04-01-2008, 06:35 PM	#4
rowdogg03 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego Age: 39 Posts: 249 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Its the drift tax from the hype of those homo ass movies like F&F 3 have brought... Fanboys will pay outrageous prices so people will charge outrageous prices.. Supply and demand.. when the demand of a resource goes up and that resource is limited (as everything on earth is) then subsequently the price will rise respectively. Not only that but the S chassis are great cars! __________________ Dippin

04-01-2008, 06:49 PM	#6
blasting_speed Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Treno di mezzanotte di amore Posts: 2,593 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Well some douche bags are getting bored of their CiviCs so they're switching to the S chassis. That's why so many have been getting stolen lately. Now that drifting is getting popular so are these FRs. Its not like kids won't pay 4k for an S13 anyway. That's my opinion at least. I just hate CiviC drivers so much. __________________

04-01-2008, 06:36 PM	#5
Dominic Axelson Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Metamora IL Posts: 548 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	well my opinion i think they are a little over priced but are still good cars but i would not call em collector cars just yet but very soon...

04-01-2008, 06:49 PM	#7
d3m14n Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 126 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	240sx are hard to find. ive had countless people come up to me at fast food places and gas stations asking if ill flat out trade or sell the car. kinda sucks that in five years there wont be many 240sx that are intact and on the market. this is probably why prices are holding steady and perhaps increasing. supply and demand sucks. __________________ http://www.d3m14n.com/

04-01-2008, 06:50 PM	#8
kxl77 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NY Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sigh. Another example of why the media sucks. Then again, I wouldn't mind flying out 3000 miles to buy a 240 and drive it back to New York.

04-01-2008, 06:55 PM	#10
kxl77 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NY Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I don't have anything against civic drivers, or people that modify civics. It's just the ones that are ricers. You'll notice that ricers are now taking on motorcycles, and we call them squids.

04-01-2008, 06:57 PM	#11
alkemyst Zilvia Addict Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Florida Age: 53 Posts: 868 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If you want to find a deal on a 240sx it's not going to come from some dude that bought one to flip. Find one that is owned by someone older and you can get some good deals. When I started looking about 4 years ago Kouki's were in the $10k-15k range down here...it was ridiculous. Still some found some low mileage ones in mint condition for under $7k. Just got to be willing to wait for the right deal. A lot are being listed like many houses out there are. They throw it up at a very high price not really looking to sell, but if someone wants to pay that price they will... Å __________________ Now my Kensai, I curse you to be a Ronin and with the my remaining spirit I, beseech Chimata-No-Kami, to have you wander through time and distance lands, seeking a new master.

04-01-2008, 06:59 PM	#12
yota man Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Columbia/Florence, Sc Age: 34 Posts: 476 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The north west just fucks up cars so theres probably becoming fewer and fewer up there. Just pick one up down here. It will be worth the trip to save all the money plus you wont really have to worry about rust. Also i got mine for $2,000 and all it needed was a new battery.

04-01-2008, 07:09 PM	#16
kxl77 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NY Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	OK- Please excuse my noobness, but why are 240's so cheap in South Carolina? Is there some type of surplus down there or..?

04-01-2008, 07:20 PM	#18
rajcat Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maple Heights, Ohio Age: 42 Posts: 63 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	my experience was calling a place n VA to try to get one with 150k for about 6k, and I made the mistake of stating the actual worth of a 95 S14 as stated from my research (which is only about 4k for a mint one). and boy did he tear into me, stating, ''well if that's the case, buy it from them!''I learned my lesson, never buy from a dealor lol... but seriously it is supply and demand. every 240sx was built in Kyushu Japan, making them truly Imported.plus the fact that they were discontinued 10yrs back in th U.S

04-01-2008, 07:25 PM	#19
Akiros Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 35 Posts: 1,242 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i found one in the local paper. 1990 black hatch. 16k miles on the rebuilt sohc, slippy auto tranny, 128k on the chassis, needs a little work, but it runs, 800 buckaroos. I now have 2 cars Anyone wanna buy a 2004 GTO? lol.

04-01-2008, 07:28 PM	#20
WangonwWarrior Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Amerika24 alabama: Where if your not first..... your last Posts: 1,163 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	Right when F&F tokyo drift came out their was a guy selling a 1986 gts bone stock corolla hatch for $9,500- its because his ad said "great drift car"

04-01-2008, 07:29 PM	#21
2jzs14 Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 180 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	i got my 95 SE five speed with 130k on it for 4k and its super clean. the deals are out there you just have to find them

04-01-2008, 07:29 PM	#22
JesusFreakDrifter Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: fort lauderdale Posts: 975 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	first zenki 240 - 750 2nd chuki 240 - 1300 3rd chuki 240 - 650 4th zenki s14 -1200 all of which were running when i bought em. now s14 shells going for like 2k. i just wanna s13 hatch for cheap

04-01-2008, 07:32 PM	#23
racepar1 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Age: 41 Posts: 9,006 Trader Rating: (106) Rides Gallery: racepar1 Feedback Score: 106 reviews	The average 240 is overpriced. Want a cheap one? Go to the ghetto/barrio here in cali! You can still find them for under $1000. The drifting craze that started in about 2001 has jacked up the prices on pretty much everything that is RWD.

04-01-2008, 07:36 PM	#24
eulalia Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: orange county Age: 37 Posts: 412 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well look at the brightside, atleast there not selling them for 48,000!!! which i see a lot of supras going for sorry just blows my mind.... but yeah mostly the drift crazeeee, like john said, just look at ae86, thanks to initial d? you never know 240 shells might be going for 12,000, like some muscle cars do, i dont know __________________

04-01-2008, 07:52 PM	#26
justaKAiswear Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FLA Age: 39 Posts: 194 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Really all FR Japanese sports cars are overpriced if you are comparing them to American or European equivalents.... Look at the Supra, RX7, 300zx, even Miata to an extent when you look at its initial cost. Its cuz guys like us want em so bad, we are willing to pay for the platform. For me, Im not even really interested in anything made in the last 10 years.... The S14 blows my mind as far as price, good deals on S13's can be found, but try finding a Kouki for KBB (between 4500-5500) aint happening..... I saw a guy on ImportAtlanta.com asking $8 grand for a 98 with 130K, that had been wrecked and the front clip wasnt even the same color!!! Asking TWICE the bluebook... just wow.

04-01-2008, 07:52 PM	#27
jspecusa Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: socal Posts: 1,339 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	when i use to drive my s14 back in the days, other 240 owner would drive up and wave hi. nowaday all i get is 240 owner reving on me like a civic would. sad, oh if you think 240 are high check out RX7 and Supra pricing. __________________ Nissan Japan: "road to happiness has many curves" Jdmlivin: "Jdm is dead, the yen is crazy"

04-01-2008, 08:01 PM	#28
*Future240* Future Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Places Age: 36 Posts: 12,901 Trader Rating: (17) Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Yea even out here in GA I see 240's goin for absurd prices. I have seen one, 4K with 178,000 miles. I was like. Thanks to all the rices hoppin on the drift bandwagon, and all the grandma sue's who dont wanna give up their precsious zenki, 240's are hard to find and overpriced. Doesnt matter though cuz i am still savin up for one cuz a nicely done none ricer 240= that and some good tang

04-01-2008, 08:34 PM	#30
deadghost Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: az Posts: 1,230 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	I remember seeing a really old guy driving a clean blue fastback, and I was about to chase the guy down, but I remained prudent for I had a daily driver. Then two months later it was the same situation but it was a old (I mean old) lady driving a red fast back (needed a paint job), but I didnt have the money. Now since I am in need of a car, building my budget, I am going to hunt down any old guy driving a hatch, give him some money and tell him/she to buy a cadilac. Its that or I wait for a deal __________________ IG Holy_khal