How to value your FD
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In my opinion, and no one really asked me, this car on BAT goes for 60-70K if it doesnt then we are not far from these prices. I didnt buy my car for an investment but looking at whats happening with values i see this as a good thing and a bad thing. The bad part of whats happening means people really wont drive their cars as much or at all as a result of this.
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In my opinion, and no one really asked me, this car on BAT goes for 60-70K if it doesnt then we are not far from these prices. I didnt buy my car for an investment but looking at whats happening with values i see this as a good thing and a bad thing. The bad part of whats happening means people really wont drive their cars as much or at all as a result of this.
It makes driving low mileage FDs very expensive which means more of them will sit or be sold to collectors to permanently sit.
I'll be surprised if it sells for more than 60 but regardless the FD has arrived and you'll see higher prices going forward on all of them. There's currently one listed for 33k with over 100k miles and in a year or two that could be the norm rather than the exception.
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It makes driving low mileage FDs very expensive which means more of them will sit or be sold to collectors to permanently sit.
I'll be surprised if it sells for more than 60 but regardless the FD has arrived and you'll see higher prices going forward on all of them. There's currently one listed for 33k with over 100k miles and in a year or two that could be the norm rather than the exception.
It makes driving low mileage FDs very expensive which means more of them will sit or be sold to collectors to permanently sit.
I'll be surprised if it sells for more than 60 but regardless the FD has arrived and you'll see higher prices going forward on all of them. There's currently one listed for 33k with over 100k miles and in a year or two that could be the norm rather than the exception.
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this is anecdotal so not really evidence at all, but I just bought a CW hardtop and suddenly I am getting several messages from strangers and acquaintances wanting to buy my VR R1. these people are all specifically looking for a no sunroof car, but they all seem to be fairly experienced in the FD world.
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Looking for pricing help...
I have a 94, white/black with a ~134,000 miles. I've owned the car since roughly 2000 and i'm the second owner, i had the the motor ported and rebuilt fairly soon after i got it. I would say the paint is poor, the wheels need refinishing, the interior is fair, the plastics are all intact, but the drivers seat is bad, i replaced the map pocket and drivers side plastics at some point. I believe the motor has a side seal leak as its blowing out smoke under vacuum (although it pulls strong and runs relatively clean under power). The motor was last rebuilt by Tripoint and frustratingly so, because it happened under the older ownership and then the new owners took over, but, i was pretty much SOL on any sort of warrantee. here is a mostly complete list of mods... I also have a good condition hood and fenders i've meant to put on but haven't and i have the original rims. The car has been mostly sitting for a year and a half, i'm just exhausted with it and i need to let it go.
Rebuilt engine with street port
Upgraded engine to 3mm apex seals
Greddy 3" Cat back Exhaust
3" High flow catalytic converter
3" Greddy racing downpipe
Front strut brace
Tripoint adjustable front swaybar
Reinforced front swaybar mount
Racing Beat? rear sway bar
Koni Springs
Koni 3 way adjustable shocks (height/bump/compression) Custom valved for the RX-7
Tripoint cold air intake box.
2 K&N conical air filters
All silicon hoses for the sequential twin turbo system.
Adaptronic full computer replacement.
Nippon Denso Competition fuel pump
Fuel pump rewired for better voltage
Greddy Intercooler
Axxis ULT ceramic brake pads (dusty but decent cold and hot)
Hard intercooler pipes
98' Spec intake pipe upgrade
All fluids except engine oil are Redline synthetic
Aluminum Flywheel
Heavier clutch pressure plate
Ring and Pinion set 4.3:1 (stock is 4.1:1) Lowered gear ratio...
17"x10" Rear, 17"x9" Fronts Kinesis K5 wheels (~18lb rear, 17lb front vs. 15.4lbs for stock 16x8)
I guess my question is, how much is it worth?
Rebuilt engine with street port
Upgraded engine to 3mm apex seals
Greddy 3" Cat back Exhaust
3" High flow catalytic converter
3" Greddy racing downpipe
Front strut brace
Tripoint adjustable front swaybar
Reinforced front swaybar mount
Racing Beat? rear sway bar
Koni Springs
Koni 3 way adjustable shocks (height/bump/compression) Custom valved for the RX-7
Tripoint cold air intake box.
2 K&N conical air filters
All silicon hoses for the sequential twin turbo system.
Adaptronic full computer replacement.
Nippon Denso Competition fuel pump
Fuel pump rewired for better voltage
Greddy Intercooler
Axxis ULT ceramic brake pads (dusty but decent cold and hot)
Hard intercooler pipes
98' Spec intake pipe upgrade
All fluids except engine oil are Redline synthetic
Aluminum Flywheel
Heavier clutch pressure plate
Ring and Pinion set 4.3:1 (stock is 4.1:1) Lowered gear ratio...
17"x10" Rear, 17"x9" Fronts Kinesis K5 wheels (~18lb rear, 17lb front vs. 15.4lbs for stock 16x8)
I guess my question is, how much is it worth?
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your white car has a clean autocheck (I have extras so I just looked) and assuming there are no accidents or rust, you still have a complete car that is worth about $4000-4500. maybe a little more because it is white. what's going on in the quarter panel there? has there been previous repair/bondo?
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Roller would be worth 3k minimum mostly stripped if there is no bondo, rust etc....
Interior could be parted out for 2k plus. Clean interiors/low mileage cars are now parting out for 6k plus for just interior pieces.
Wheels cleaned up could be worth 1500 plus. Here's a wheel weight list: https://www.andysautosport.com/learn...wheel_weights/
Car is worth 10k or even 12k to the right buyer depending upon how well it cleans up etc.... Clean it all up, post lots of pics, running videos, get a compression test etc....
Car is worth approx 8500 for someone trying to part and make a little spending money for 3 months work LOL
Car is worth approx 5k wholesale/fast sale
Good luck!
Interior could be parted out for 2k plus. Clean interiors/low mileage cars are now parting out for 6k plus for just interior pieces.
Wheels cleaned up could be worth 1500 plus. Here's a wheel weight list: https://www.andysautosport.com/learn...wheel_weights/
Car is worth 10k or even 12k to the right buyer depending upon how well it cleans up etc.... Clean it all up, post lots of pics, running videos, get a compression test etc....
Car is worth approx 8500 for someone trying to part and make a little spending money for 3 months work LOL
Car is worth approx 5k wholesale/fast sale
Good luck!
I have a 94, white/black with a ~134,000 miles. I've owned the car since roughly 2000 and i'm the second owner, i had the the motor ported and rebuilt fairly soon after i got it. I would say the paint is poor, the wheels need refinishing, the interior is fair, the plastics are all intact, but the drivers seat is bad, i replaced the map pocket and drivers side plastics at some point. I believe the motor has a side seal leak as its blowing out smoke under vacuum (although it pulls strong and runs relatively clean under power). The motor was last rebuilt by Tripoint and frustratingly so, because it happened under the older ownership and then the new owners took over, but, i was pretty much SOL on any sort of warrantee. here is a mostly complete list of mods... I also have a good condition hood and fenders i've meant to put on but haven't and i have the original rims. The car has been mostly sitting for a year and a half, i'm just exhausted with it and i need to let it go.
Rebuilt engine with street port
Upgraded engine to 3mm apex seals
Greddy 3" Cat back Exhaust
3" High flow catalytic converter
3" Greddy racing downpipe
Front strut brace
Tripoint adjustable front swaybar
Reinforced front swaybar mount
Racing Beat? rear sway bar
Koni Springs
Koni 3 way adjustable shocks (height/bump/compression) Custom valved for the RX-7
Tripoint cold air intake box.
2 K&N conical air filters
All silicon hoses for the sequential twin turbo system.
Adaptronic full computer replacement.
Nippon Denso Competition fuel pump
Fuel pump rewired for better voltage
Greddy Intercooler
Axxis ULT ceramic brake pads (dusty but decent cold and hot)
Hard intercooler pipes
98' Spec intake pipe upgrade
All fluids except engine oil are Redline synthetic
Aluminum Flywheel
Heavier clutch pressure plate
Ring and Pinion set 4.3:1 (stock is 4.1:1) Lowered gear ratio...
17"x10" Rear, 17"x9" Fronts Kinesis K5 wheels (~18lb rear, 17lb front vs. 15.4lbs for stock 16x8)
I guess my question is, how much is it worth?
Rebuilt engine with street port
Upgraded engine to 3mm apex seals
Greddy 3" Cat back Exhaust
3" High flow catalytic converter
3" Greddy racing downpipe
Front strut brace
Tripoint adjustable front swaybar
Reinforced front swaybar mount
Racing Beat? rear sway bar
Koni Springs
Koni 3 way adjustable shocks (height/bump/compression) Custom valved for the RX-7
Tripoint cold air intake box.
2 K&N conical air filters
All silicon hoses for the sequential twin turbo system.
Adaptronic full computer replacement.
Nippon Denso Competition fuel pump
Fuel pump rewired for better voltage
Greddy Intercooler
Axxis ULT ceramic brake pads (dusty but decent cold and hot)
Hard intercooler pipes
98' Spec intake pipe upgrade
All fluids except engine oil are Redline synthetic
Aluminum Flywheel
Heavier clutch pressure plate
Ring and Pinion set 4.3:1 (stock is 4.1:1) Lowered gear ratio...
17"x10" Rear, 17"x9" Fronts Kinesis K5 wheels (~18lb rear, 17lb front vs. 15.4lbs for stock 16x8)
I guess my question is, how much is it worth?
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Yep
It makes driving low mileage FDs very expensive which means more of them will sit or be sold to collectors to permanently sit.
I'll be surprised if it sells for more than 60 but regardless the FD has arrived and you'll see higher prices going forward on all of them. There's currently one listed for 33k with over 100k miles and in a year or two that could be the norm rather than the exception.
It makes driving low mileage FDs very expensive which means more of them will sit or be sold to collectors to permanently sit.
I'll be surprised if it sells for more than 60 but regardless the FD has arrived and you'll see higher prices going forward on all of them. There's currently one listed for 33k with over 100k miles and in a year or two that could be the norm rather than the exception.
But I'm not a collector, it's not like I have a ton of garage space to store a car that I just lick every now and then. If they hit $70k to $100k then I should just sell mine, probably, and put it towards my next house. Practicality...uhhghghgh.
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Yep, it's been like that for a few years.
LOL
The best deal sold a couple of months ago and the majority are over priced. The 94 bone stock MB/black with 38k miles (original owner)
As soon as a few sell for 50k on BAT the greed will really set in and folks will be asking 55k for there 5 owner modded FD with 100k miles.........
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As soon as a few sell for 50k on BAT the greed will really set in and folks will be asking 55k for there 5 owner modded FD with 100k miles.........
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Yeah, this is killing me. I've gone rather silent on this forum mainly because it feels like there's nothing I can do to my car, because if they keep going up like this then I'd be a dummy to actually drive a sub-20k mile one.
But I'm not a collector, it's not like I have a ton of garage space to store a car that I just lick every now and then. If they hit $70k to $100k then I should just sell mine, probably, and put it towards my next house. Practicality...uhhghghgh.
But I'm not a collector, it's not like I have a ton of garage space to store a car that I just lick every now and then. If they hit $70k to $100k then I should just sell mine, probably, and put it towards my next house. Practicality...uhhghghgh.
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yea from what I am seeing the cars under 20k that aren't trashed dissappear overnight, the cars that are 20-30k are selling, and the high dollar cars are sitting for a while. I would be willing to buy a car with a mechanical issues for the right price, but i have no desire to deal with body work or track down hard to find interior parts.
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yea from what I am seeing the cars under 20k that aren't trashed dissappear overnight, the cars that are 20-30k are selling, and the high dollar cars are sitting for a while. I would be willing to buy a car with a mechanical issues for the right price, but i have no desire to deal with body work or track down hard to find interior parts.
Trying to find good parts is becoming extremely difficult.
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Been following the last few BaT auctions...FDs are quickly rising. I'm seriously considering selling mine there.
One thing I never noticed before..the 94s have a black intake elbow and the 93s are silver. Hmmm.
One thing I never noticed before..the 94s have a black intake elbow and the 93s are silver. Hmmm.
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Just know its not guaranteed your car makes it live. One of the BaT guys did an AMA on reddit recently and he said something like 40% of the submissions make it on the site. They also manipulate how many and what type of cars are live at any given time. RX7's are hot right now so your chances may be good just wanted to throw that out there.
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Yeah, this is killing me. I've gone rather silent on this forum mainly because it feels like there's nothing I can do to my car, because if they keep going up like this then I'd be a dummy to actually drive a sub-20k mile one.
But I'm not a collector, it's not like I have a ton of garage space to store a car that I just lick every now and then. If they hit $70k to $100k then I should just sell mine, probably, and put it towards my next house. Practicality...uhhghghgh.
But I'm not a collector, it's not like I have a ton of garage space to store a car that I just lick every now and then. If they hit $70k to $100k then I should just sell mine, probably, and put it towards my next house. Practicality...uhhghghgh.
I can easily be convinced. As soon as there is 'some' data that shows that. If hardtops are commanding a higher premium, it shouldn't be very hard to see.
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If you can, consider purchasing a higher mileage one, roller, or even one with a body kit. Something that doesn't cost very much so you can mod at your heart's content, enjoy, and drive as much as you want without the guilt. You only live once
Fritz,
I can easily be convinced. As soon as there is 'some' data that shows that. If hardtops are commanding a higher premium, it shouldn't be very hard to see.
Fritz,
I can easily be convinced. As soon as there is 'some' data that shows that. If hardtops are commanding a higher premium, it shouldn't be very hard to see.
1st data point that makes sense: 95 mb PEP sold for 26 with 41k miles (extremely clean one owner car). 94 mb base sold for 33 with 70k miles (extremely clean one owner car). 95s sell for more than 94s. We can argue that as well
If you really want to understand the FD market, buy and sell 100 FDs in the next 10 years, or put the work in ;-)
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The more the FD becomes a valuable collector the more obvious all these little differences will make.
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The most valuable FD so far is going to be an MB touring with tan interior. How's that for irony (normally least valuable FD) hehe.
This car is already at 55k. Can't wait to see the final price..............
Mileage and condition are the real difference makers.
This car is already at 55k. Can't wait to see the final price..............
Mileage and condition are the real difference makers.
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