The correct answer is what you wish your car would sell for. You're setting the market value for our cars. Answer appropriately.

 

Agreed. If someone I already know and respect asks what the car cost, I tell them. If someone asks what I would sell it for, I make up a number that is about $5000 more than I think it would cost me to replace the car with another that's in similar (or better) condition.

 

^ Perfect response Gordon!

 

Well, personally I don't like being asked that question because it's really old already. I don't like answering that question because I don't like to tell anyone how much I have spent on this car to include the original purchase.

Normally when I hear people answer those questions, it really sounds like they are bragging about how much money they have to blow. I would prefer to keep that info to myself. I like to keep the topic focused on my ride, not my wallet.

Then again, that's just my preference, doesn't matter what I have going on with my life, really nobody's business..

 

I pull the "oh, its my boyfriend's car" line so that I can just walk away if ever asked.

 

Damn FB its destroying my life. My first reaction was to "like" this lol.

 

I understand the question bothering some of you, but do you really feel obligated to answer?

 

I mean people ask me what size turbo am I running or what I have done I quickly can have a 10 minute conversation with a stranger. But when I get asked that question it really turns me away from speaking to the person.

Everyone that knows me know I can talk for hours so I am not a rude person I just dont like to explain to someone what I have dumped into the car.

Plus people that asked me are usually "tunerz" I go to rotary meets and gathering and not 1 person asks me how much I paid for my car or dumped in it.

 

cuz people at those meets know we're usually a little ashamed of how much we've dumped into our cars. You've gotta admit, it seems a little obsessive.

 

lol....I just tell people who ask things like this the truth because it always...ALWAYS ends up with the second question of, "so....you want to sell it?"

So I say, "I paid about $15,000 in 2000." Then the question. Then, "I won't sell it for less than $40,000 today." Then the dropped jaws and the "Uh...no ****????"

 

I say that i bought the car for 15k USD and modefied if for another 15kUSD and then another 5k each season i own it in new mods :P

 

I usually say--- "I've replaced about 90% of the OEM components, and have lost track of the money spent. Not really something I think about.... although I do often think about how damn happy I am with the car on track "

 

"How much? About $50/hp..."

"I think it was about 17 dilithium crystal credits. Not sure what the conversion factor is though... "

 

This happens to me about once a week haha...I had a dream last night I forgot where I parked too. I mean nightmare**

 

^Well said.
I get the question all the time. It's an unusual car and I'm alot older than the average import owner so people are curious. Like others I'll just tell them what I paid for it years ago and I'm not sure what I've spent since. Since it's a hobby it's the truth. I don't keep a running tab. Some guys my age buy Harleys, some buy bass-boats...and they probably wouldn't know either.

 

I usually just tell them what I gave for it $2500.00 but it was a mess when I got it and it took 2 years to fix it up to how I wanted it.

 

I have to say this question doesnt bother me at all. I just tell them how much i payed for it when I purchased it. Then ill add "and another (x amount) in mods". In my experience people are just curious how much it would run them to get something similar.

 

i note the price of every single piece i buy for the fd. its incredible how much you can spend in 2 years, even with only small modifications :S ...

 

I had a great fast and the furious moment last week at a light. Guy pulls up in a newish stock civic and asks me, "hey you wanna sell it how much you want for it", so I figured it would be the best time to act like the guy in the ferrari, but not so smug, so I said "You think you can afford it?". And the guy responds, "I'll give you $10k right now". I laughed and said back "$10k? Not even close, you got a long way to go buddy". The guy then seemed to get angry that I laughed at it and he shook me off with his hands and put his window up without responding.

I love it when people ask you ridiculous things like that, and then get mad at you when you don't give them what they want.

 

LOL... Just got asked that yesterday. Great thread btw.

I usually return with a question. "originally or total?"...followed by "and a couple hundred hours of work." Most people that ask about my car I usually end up popping the hood for and they immediately realize it is no where near stock anyway.

I don't mind the question so much. If I didn't build it, then it may bother me. But because I did everything myself it's fine. Lets face it, our cars are icon's of ourselves & what we love. The fact that I finally own my FD is enough to be proud. Let alone be blessed enough to make the money I do allowing me to build it how I like.

God Bless America!!

 

I've been made snap offers like that as well. I ALWAYS say $30k.