I've owned an 86 300zx and 84 AE. The anniversary edition was a pleasure to drive, neither nissans could touch my 7 though performance wise. Which one do you like more referring to your sig?

i still think its crazy where prices have gotten to for basically stock cars with 100k+ on them

Yeah, meanwhile, prices of well modded cars go down :scratch: I get that people want one that's unmolested...but why spend all that money on a stock car, then spend even more to do what countless others have already done?

I just bought an immaculate 93 with 27k on it. Red/Tan, 5 spd, leather, roof, Bose, R1 front and rear spoilers, some basic upgrades with 17 inch SSR wheels......I paid 16k for it and thought that was a great deal.

i just cant get over that when I bought an fd going on 7-8 yrs ago, I got it for like 8k with 70k on it and a stock body and built motor. for the same car now is 20k. sigh

I picked up my 94 PEP with 38k miles bone stock except for catback for 12k.

Careful though, as I recently learned low mileage is not necessarily a good thing. If the coolant is let to sit and not changed often it can wear/damage the coolant seal :/

Also, if you can get a good deal on a properly built, well documented FD, I would also consider it. Going from stock to where you might want it to be, is extremely expensive. Whereas a tastefully modded FD might give you a decent amount of basic upgrades for close to nothing.

Picked mine up for $9k in Houston. '94 chaste while touring, tan leather, glass sunroof, and spoiler. Mods were arc smic, trust catback, k&n filters, and apexi boost controller at the time.

$20k for a 70k FD? Where? Have you been reading this thread? There are several cars in the classifieds now with less than 40k miles for $15k or so. Why do so many FD owners think that normal market values do no apply to their car?

As for modified cars being worth the same or less than stock cars - it has always been so and is true for almost any car that I can think of. A rough rule of thumb is to add $0 to the market value of a car for every $1k in modifications. The only possible exceptions is if a car has significant (e.g., a 20B) documented modifications from a major tuner - and even then, the modifications probably only get 30 cents on the dollar.

With the economy how it is now, prices have dropped off pretty steeply. My friend just got a really nice silver/red for 9.5k. A couple years ago that would have sold for 13-14. I bought my BB R1 (in immaculate condition, new motor) a few years back with about 95k for $16k. These days I'm afraid it would be around the 12-13k range.

well i hope they fall for by the end of the year, so I can pick another up.

I been keeping an eye on the KBB for the past few months in my area austin/dallas
and RX7 prices went up 500-1000$ lol

Ive also been checking ads and none for sale this past week
though there were a few modified ones for sale last month

here is some old data off ebay that i was keeping
not to say that any of these deals went through

rnm reserve not met, s sold,

Number year model ext/int high bid mileage Advertised trans outcome date state comments
1 1995 R2 red/bk $22,100 10900 Modded engine manual RNM 10/5/2007
2 1994 PEP BL/TAN $18,700 24000 original manual RNM 10/21/2007
3 1994 PEP BL/BK $13,100 24400 original manual RNM 10/25/2007
4 1993 PEP sl/red $20,600 14000 original manual RNM 10/31/2007
5 1994 PEP bk/tan $24,000 17600 original manual S 11/18/2007
6 1993 BASE red/tan no bids 16000 original auto RNM 11/16/2007
7 1993 PEP bk/tan $19,351 15500 original manual S 12/2/2007
8 1994 PEP silver/black $19,500 34000 original manual S 12/21/2007 NJ
9 1995 PEP BL/BK $19,700 9000 original auto S 4/25/2008 CA
10 1994 PEP red/tan $20,100 15300 original manual RNM 4/25/2008 AL
11 1994 PEP BL/TAN $17,500 23900 original manual RNM 6/1/2008 NJ
12 1993 r1 red/bk $16,500 32300 original manual S 6/1/2008 MD
13 1993 PEP Silver/red $11,100 26900 original minor damage manual RNM 6/1/2008 AL
14 1993 PEP Silver/red $13,750 26900 original minor damage manual S 6/20/2008 AL Relisted from 13
15 1993 PEP silver/black $15,200 60000 riced manual S 6/27/2008 OH
16 1979 silver/red $8,000 19000 original manual S 6/27/2008 FL
17 1993 PEP red/tan $14,100 23000 original manual RNM 6/27/2008 CT
18 1991 convertible red/black $4,550 39600 original auto RNM 6/27/2008 CA
19 1987 sport blue/blue $4,050 23000 original manual RNM 6/28/2008 CT
20 1984 gsl-se white/red $6,000 47600 original manual S 7/2/2008 KS
21 1994 touring red/black no bids 41000 original auto RNM 7/3/2008 NY
22 1984 gs red/black $5,807 34200 original manual S 7/4/2008 CA
23 1988 turbo 2 black/ black $- 32000 original manual RNM 7/5/2008 PA 14,000 bin
24 1985 gsl black/red $4,900 53000 original manual S 7/6/2008 TX
25 1987 gxl red/black $5,900 23000 original manual S 7/14/2008 MI
26 1981 black/red $4,935 34000 original manual S 7/15/2008 DC
27 1994 R2 red/black $13,000 20000 original minor mods manual RNM 7/16/2008 Canada
28 1994 PEP montego/black $24,100 5051 original manual RNM 7/17/2008 NC 35,000 bin
29 1990 convertible white/black $5,300 48000 original auto RNM 7/18/2008 TX 6700 BIN
30 1988 convertible red/black $6,100 30300 original manual RNM 7/19/2008 NY
31 1982 black/red $- 54000 original manual NB 7/20/2008 WI 4700 starting price
32 1990 GXL black/red $4,600 23000 original manual RNM 7/21/2008
33 1994 BASE blue/black $7,888 22600 minor damage, needs engine manual S 7/22/2008 GA
34 1988 turbo 2 blue/black $4,000 45000 modded manual S 8/1/2008 NY
35 1993 PEP silver/black $12,300 24000 original auto S 8/2/2008 NY
36 1985 GSL silver/black $4,000 52000 original manual RNM 8/3/2008 CA
37 1988 convertible red/grey 10799 9090 original manual S 8/23/2009 CA
38 1985 GSL black/red $- 14300 original manual NB 8/25/2009 Starting bid 15100
39 1988 convertible red/grey - 14000 original manual NB 8/23/2009 MI Starting bid 25000
40 1985 GSLSE red/grey 7400 17000 original manual RNM 8/24/2009 OH Reserve 8500
41 1993 BASE red/tan 18000 original auto NB 8/25/2009 CA Starting bid 15500
42 1995 PEP white/tan $- 28000 original some mechanical mods manual NB May-11 CA Starting bid 27500 previous listed for 30000
43 1993 R1 black/black 18900 19000 original minor mechanical mods manual RNM May-11 NY RNM previous listed 18,000 bid RNM
44 1993 R1 yellow/black - 19000 original minor mechanical mods manual NB May-11 NC

Unless is a white FD, CYM or an FD under 50K miles i wouldnt spend more that 13K for a stocker. sorry.
These cars are awesome and all but if you pay 15K for a stock FD then u will have to spend another 5K in upgrades and before you know it you have 20K plus spent on a car that is only worth 10K...

Honestly- people who Buy FDs and are successful on keeping them for years are folks who are financially stable and know what they are getting them selves into.

So then whats the point in modding ANY car?


Im not going to sell my car below what the average is for Nada and KBB.

I guess I got lucky, Mine 92 efini was given to me.

Aren't those 2 cars significantly slower then the RX7.. atleast in auto-x the RX7 is still classed as an A , The genesis i'm not sure about . But the RX7 is classed as C , and the 370 is classed as a C to I believe this is in stock form . the RX-7 still out classes them all . the rx7 has its flaws . but its still an amazing car even with its age I'd take an RX7 over a band new rx8 , or Z it all depends on what your goals and aspirations are with the car. thats very important

If you really look you can find a clean 60k mile FD for 12 to 14k

I just picked up a 100k base roller for $6k

Bumping an old thread to ask a follow-up question. For stock cars that still have the original engine with higher (70k+) miles, how does that affect the value of the vehicle? Most cars with that mileage have had replacements, so I'm trying to understand if the car would be worth less on the assumption that it would need a rebuild. Any idea what a ballpark price would be, assuming the car currently runs and drives fine?

I bought my spotless '94 Chaste White for $11,500 with 11x,xxx(ish) miles, reman motor at 91k miles. It was bone stock. That was over a year ago and I've spent around $10k on upgrades since.

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9.5k for an automatic MB FD in Dallas. Female owned in great condition, mods were downpipe and exhuast, all work done at a rotary shop. Couldn't have gotten luckier for the price and condition. Oh motor was rebuilt with only 14k on the new motor. I redid the interior with flat black bumper spray and everything looks new.

You can get a nice FD for cheap, just got to be on the lookout, but be careful when buying. I bought my car from a female who babied her car and had it sitting in the garage, most people don't get that lucky lol.

The good ones or the mostly stock well cared for TT cars are now selling for 20k plus if in good shape. Take a look at autotrader, cars.com etc....

The deals or the 10k cars typically need:

Paint 3k to 7k

Susp work 2k to 5k

Something or everything is leaking: oil pan, steering rack/res, ABS pump, gas fill neck from not having a good seal on the tank, exhaust leaks of many varieties lim, uim, dp, turbo etc...etc...

Interior pieces missing and broken

etc...etc...

In 5 years the prices for cars with less than 40 to 50k miles in good shape will be 30k plus. The values are going higher and higher everyday :nod:

So take care of your car and fix things as needed etc... and it will pay for itself in 10 years time. You certainly won't make money but you shouldn't loose too much and in the interim you have the pleasure of driving one of the greatest cars of all time :icon_tup:

PS Don't expect your single turbo car or your V8 to go up in value much SORRY :egrin:

I think it helps that NADA(value that almost all lenders use) spike for the 93 models this year as it now values them as classics. The 94s will do the same in January. Loan value on a 30k mile FD is around $22k right now. Prices are definitely rising for clean examples.