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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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Thinking about going FD

I want to get an FD and thinking about the best way to sell my FC. It's got a lot of mods and I think I would lose a bunch of money if I just sold it as a whole car, so im considering parting it out. What do you guys think I could get for it as a whole car and whats the best route?

White 1989 TII

Rebuilt and street ported engine with about 20k miles

FD oil pressure regulator

Racing beat oil pan baffle

Stage 3 turbo built by BNR super cars also about 20k miles

HKS intake with 3” SS TID

Full turbo back 3” racing beat exhaust

Wolf3d V4 stand alone ECU with new harness and hand controller

SS brake lines (not installed yet)

Magnecore 8.5mm race spark plugs wires

SS oil lines

Cleaned stock 550cc primary injectors

New bosch 1600cc secondary injectors

Walbro 255lph fuel pump

Optima red top battery

TurboXS RFL BOV

MP3 clarion CD player

5.25” Pioneer 3 way speakers in the back
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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You'd be better off selling the car as a whole without parting, unless the body/interior is in poor condition. No matter which way you go, you're gonna come up short! Sometimes mods are a deterent to a buyer, but why not put it up for sale with a price you're comfortable with and see what happens. A lot quicker and easier to sell as a whole without dealing with e mails, then stripping and shipping parts all over.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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How much were planning on gettin for it?
(very nice car by the way)
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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why would you want an FD?

and sell it as a whole you will get a bigger chunk of cash quicker, then if you parted it out piece by piece
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by capn
why would you want an FD?

and sell it as a whole you will get a bigger chunk of cash quicker, then if you parted it out piece by piece
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i hope you like spending $$, FD parts are not cheap. i personally would rather have an FC. although don't get me wrong, i love FDs, there so sexy!
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by need-a-t2
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i hope you like spending $$, FD parts are not cheap. i personally would rather have an FC. although don't get me wrong, i love FDs, there so sexy!
FDs are hella friggin cheap right now, mint TurboIIs are going for more than FDs nowadays.

Depending on the overall condition of the car in the subject, down here, probably 8k or more. Depends on milage, etc.

Before I get blasted for saying its that high, the last 3 kouki TurboIIs I sold went for 8k-12k, within the last 2 years even. Each one even went to someone who already had an FC too.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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I did, but now I have alot less money
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 06:56 PM
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i need to sell my FC in the bay then....




lay off the crack man!

bought mine in LA for $1300
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Karack
i need to sell my FC in the bay then....




lay off the crack man!

bought mine in LA for $1300
yeah, that crack helped me sell them. Just because you got yours for $1300 doesn't make them all worthless.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 07:18 PM
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i wish they weren't worthless but a car is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it and timing, i would be lucky to break even when/if i ever sell my car but i'm not keeping my hopes up. but i was looking into buying an FD and by selling my car the Fc would only provide about !/4 of what i would need to buy one.


i now have just over $3k invested in my car and i don't even think i could get that for it.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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I think FC looks better than FD
-if you sell your car I may be interested in your stnadalone or your turbo :P
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 07:34 PM
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i would probably keep my FC anyways, i like both equally but the FC has better handling characterstics than the FD but the FD looks sleeker.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 07:36 PM
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Once you invest as much money as a lot of us here have into their fc....good luck getting anything close to waht you put in out of the car. Same goes for aomost any other car.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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Originally Posted by neofreak
FDs are hella friggin cheap right now, mint TurboIIs are going for more than FDs nowadays.

Depending on the overall condition of the car in the subject, down here, probably 8k or more. Depends on milage, etc.

Before I get blasted for saying its that high, the last 3 kouki TurboIIs I sold went for 8k-12k, within the last 2 years even. Each one even went to someone who already had an FC too.

I hope you don't think that's normal? My friend got his TII for free, and it runs, and the body is straight.

A good condition S4 TII with original motor and basically stock is like ~2k, s5 ~3k+
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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i wouldn't sell that TII... u wouldn't get much for it from the WA crowd... too many FB fanatics up here... makes me sick(and i own a FB!, but i think i'd trade it for a TII in a heartbeat, especially since i've owned 2 before it)
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Elysian
i wouldn't sell that TII... u wouldn't get much for it from the WA crowd... too many FB fanatics up here... makes me sick(and i own a FB!, but i think i'd trade it for a TII in a heartbeat, especially since i've owned 2 before it)
I've actually found that 2nd gens seem to go for a lot more around here than other places.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by dDuB
I hope you don't think that's normal? My friend got his TII for free, and it runs, and the body is straight.

A good condition S4 TII with original motor and basically stock is like ~2k, s5 ~3k+
But a free running TII is not normal either.

Actually, good condition is subjective and the bay area commands a higher price. Over here, even if you double your figures, you won't find a "good" condition TII. It'll usually be abused or need paint, etc.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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But a free running TII is not normal either.

Actually, good condition is subjective and the bay area commands a higher price. Over here, even if you double your figures, you won't find a "good" condition TII. It'll usually be abused or need paint, etc.
Then I guess you should never buy a TII in the bay area, lesson learned...
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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I just bought my 87 TII for $6,100, but it is in mint condition, 40K original miles, and has 2k in mods. It runs like a champ. I know people think I paid to much, but in my area it's hard as hell to find a mint TII with low miles. I'm content with what I paid for it, I guess that's all thaat matters. I know I paid way over blue book for it but I don't really know any car enthusiast’s that go by blue book. I know if I was to sell it I would lose $, but I would never sell this car. I will drop thousands into it within the next few years, but then again that's what you do with something you love My friends and family give me crap about "why put that much money into a car that you won't be able to get back the mony you put into it." THEY ARN"T CAR ENTHUSIAST'S!

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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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I just bought my 86 TII for $6,100

There's no such thing as an 86 TII
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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^^^opps it's an 87
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:21 PM
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Just making sure
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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i recently had a bud selling his 87 TII for 1500... wish i bought it... they may go for more here, but they aren't anywhere near as popular as the dog of a car known as an FB lol... i wish they were... when i went to dallas and went to a 7 meet, there were no FB's, only some really nice FC's and a few FD's... was so nice... that was when i still had my 88 TII
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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If I had expendable $, I wouldn't mind throwing down 7k-8k on your TII if the interior/exterior were really pristine and the comp. was excellent...

Do you have the original exhaust, ECU etc.? If I were you I'd take off the major "high demand/value parts" and add up what you think you could get for it parted (as long as you have the stock replacement parts)... A nice white, rebuilt/ported TII that's relatively stock should get you around 4.5k+ to the right buyer.
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 11:09 PM
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that car just sounds nasty....please dont part it out, and if you do.....let me be the first one to know!!!
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