Thinking of selling! what do you think its worth?
 

So im thinking of selling the FD but not sure how much I should ask what do you guys think i should ask for it
power steering and A/C still work 79,xxx miles

Engine: Street ported 13b with 3mm apex seals by ray wilson, Borg Warner S-362 turbo (R-85), Apexi Power FC ecu with datalogit ,2 x 850 and 2 x 1600cc injectors kg parts secondary rail, aeomotive fuel pressure regulator, twin Rx-7 fuel pumps, Greddy front mount intercooler, 3 BAR map sensor, HKS ignition amp., HKS carbon Ti exhaust, Coolingmist methanol injection, NitrousExpress intercooler sprayer, engine torque brace.

Body: paint Spies + heckler High lite RED, Pettit racing fender flares, Sanai Works front bumper, Efini emplems, 1999 Rx-7 tail lights, 1999 Rx-7 front marker lights, Scoot carbon fiber hood, shaved radio antenna.

Interior: converted black, Autometer gauges in custom center pod, HKS turbo timer,MOMO carbon shift knob/boot, 7" flip out monitor, 2 x 12" JL Audio subs, Alpine amplifier,

Drive : ACT extreme clutch with sprung 6 puck disc, B&M short shifter, KG Parts diff brace.

Brake's: Brembo drilled / slotted rotors on the front

suspension : TEIN H-Tech springs

Wheels: 18" ADR M-Sports wrapped in Pirelli 225/40 front and 285/30 rears

Power : 480whp @ 18psi by Ray Wilson @ PFSupercars

heres the pics! I included one with a stock VR for color comparison because in some pics it appears bright orange which it definately is NOT!
and Ive probably forgot a few things!

how many miles on the engine itself?

you should put this in the classified section with "Testing Waters" as part of the title.


For me, I'd pay $14k for it

If you have all the receipts, you have a better shot at selling the car as is for your asking price.

If that was mine, i wouldnt take less than 20k.

Otherwise i would part the aftermarket parts out, put the stock parts back in and sell.

That is a 20k fd. It may take some time but people are starting to buy again. I would list it at $19,990.00 if it were me and not take less than $19k.

David

+1 for sure. anything less would be selling yourself short in my opinion.

good luck.

+2, definitely hold off until you can get atleast that much

keep it if you can, this is the worst time to sell, it is going to be hard to get that much for it, sucks.

This will be the difference between 20K and 15K...Oh, and is it clean title?

my .02

Tony...

That's a very solid setup. You'll be disappointed to see it go and even more disappointed when someone lowballs you with 14k :wallbash:. Take no less than 19k but start it off at 20k as stated. Was that 480 on pump?

i have to agree... 19-20k range.

$20k range without a doubt, one slick car.

Ill give u my liver and my left foot, i get to keep the leg tho :icon_tup:

If the trans is good, the bushings have been replaced and the compression is good etc... I'd think the right buyer would pay 18k. IMO 20k is a stretch because very few people are buying toys at this time and things will get worse before they get better so you're looking at a 1 to 2 year soft market. This is the best car buyers market of the century so with that in mind take 20k and go shopping and you'll be amazed at the deals you can find which will make taking a loss on your car much easier to stomach.

If you have the time I'd recommend converting it to stock to make it a more attractive/practical car for an easier sale while recouping some of your investement in the mods.

Best of luck :icon_tup:

mileage on the chassis was WRONG its 70,9xx the trans is perfect no grinds in any gear
the engine was built in 06 or 07 has around 5k on it (never drive it) the methanol injection was added this summer and Ray Wilson checked and tuned the car on 09/08 the 480 whp was pump and meth injection @ 18psi

This car is full of win. The world is also full of cheap bastards.

+1

It's worth whatever price you put on it

Or whatever someone is willing to spend on it.

Even a small dog has four legs.

(Like the two posts above, supplies no useful information.)

yeah but 93rx7 is exactly right. There is no telling what the car is worth. It is worth what someone is willing to pay.. And as mentioned, now is time when most people aren't shopping.

If I were the seller, I'd convert back to as close to stock if possible. You'll get lots more money out of it that way. You'll also have an easier time selling a cherry (but stockish) rx7.

I would part out the after market parts then sell the car in its stock condition. Telling people what you got in the car as is won't amuse buyers other then the fact that it was beat on (even if you didn't). Parting out the parts will add up to 20k in the end.

$17k-17.5k would be my guess.

If you have all the stock parts, you can make an absolute killing if you part some aftermarket parts out and sell the car closer to stock.

Example, interior pieces, gauges, front bumper, hood etc etc.

Say you put the ^^^above pieces back, someone would still pay up to 18k IMHO and if you sell those aftermarket parts?

You'll end up with 21-23k total.

above would give you the best bang for buck. but it takes time swaping and selling items that car is sweet and is worth no less than 19k

Well if he does have the stock parts and is in of money, he can sell the non essentials to get the ball rollng. Remember selling the car like that isnt helping you, its hurting you. You're basically giving money away as you sell the car. Might as well milk it for as much as you can.

The car would still be intact and can run so it will always be able to sell.

Audio equipment, gauges, hood, bumper, maybe even wheels (although stock wheels would look weird on the flared rears).

Thats a couple of grand right there.

+1 its worth 20k, but good luck selling it. dont give it away, sell it later

We just sold a 95 fd with 5xxxx original miles for $20k. People are out there ready to buy. Autotrader has very few cars posted on there right now. While craigslist is great, it still isnt as good as autotrader.

When you advertise the car you need to heavily push the dyno numbers. Dyno numbers and track times make it much easier to sell a high end car. Not a lot of 480rwhp fds running around on pump gas.

Well I was going to post that it depends on the particular buyer, if he knows about FD"s, if hes a member of the forums.

I noticed when selling FD's on your local auto trader they call for a higher price as opposed to selling on this forum.

I wouldn't pay more than 17k for a single turbo FD. Everyone knows you wont get the money you put into the car back.

Im not pressed to sell now just wondering wat it would go for if i decided to list it in the summer time or when the economy turns around.
Also not interested in taking parts off so when I do list it, it will be as is

If it was me I'd list it for 22k on Autotrader with nice pictures and a well written description. If there's a buyer looking for a wide body red FD you may get lucky :icon_tup:

really nice car but with this shit economy i think 20ish is a stretch but thats me.... definately looks like the car is worth the money tho....

A highly modified FD will not bring a penny more than a bone stock one unless you find the right buyer...in fact many times stock FD's bring more $$$. People are blowing smoke when they say 17K-20K again maybe to the guy whose dream car consist of everything your car has, or sold by dealer who specializes in RX-7’s. I hate to be the one to break the news but RIGHT NOW in the current market you will doing good to get about 6K-9K for it.... people will come out to say im full of shit...do about 3 minutes worth of research and you will know im telling the truth. Check- This board! Craigslist, eBay, Auto trader or Local sales... sure you can find tons of people asking big $$$ but they don’t sell…they just sit there For Sale.

Keep in mind that the people that have responded to your thread ARE FD OWNERS the last thing they want to hear or admit is that their cars are worth about 1/2 what they were worth a year ago. I feel sorry for them ... its sad but true… just hold onto it the market will bounce back someday and you should sell then if you’re considering it.

This is the GOLDEN RULE for car sales “A car is only worth what you CAN sell it for”

complete nonsense...

Im not Nostradamus...but hey what can I say....LMFAO....scrool down to the selling section of this very board, PM anyone on there selling thier FD and ask what kind of offers they are getting, look at ebay completed auctions, look at the back log on Craigslist and call and ask what they sold it for. Guess what...im am in the market to buy an FD and I DID my homework.

BTW...OP.. I love the look of your car....I myself would offer you much more.... not trying to discourage you in anyway...just stating the facts on the research I have done over the past few weeks and I have no reason to lie about a hypathetical question based on todays market..

Every month or so some FC owner wanders into the 3rd gen section talking a bunch of nonsense about finding FD's left and right for under 10k, and they NEVER follow up on it. Sure you can find salvage title FD's for 6-9k but that doesn't have anything to do with clean well built or original cars. You've done some homework but you got all the answers wrong buddy.

Just because owners who have their cars listed on here and on eBay are getting shit offers for under 10k doesn't reflect the value of their car unless they're willing to sell for that price. By your logic a car is worth whatever cheap lowballing high school kids offer you for it. When I sold one of my FD's last fall I had offers from 4500-9000 everyday. Does that mean that my car was worth that? No, it means that there are a ton of lowballing idiots who waste everyones time, probably similar to what you're offering people. I sold the FD for exactly what I wanted a month later to someone who understands that you get what you pay for. If someone was selling a $300,000 car and a hundred people offer the guy $50,000 for it, does that mean his car is only worth 50k? No, it means a hundred dreamers just wasted everyones time.

True but the price FD's sell for cosides with their value.

If people keep selling their FD for 12-15k, they will value in that area for the same form of FD.

Thats why i strongly urge sellers to be FIRM on their asking price. Dont lowball yourself if you dont have to, it only hurts the entire market for these cars.

Hold on a sec here...im not talking about offers here...im talking about cars that SOLD...like I said...something is worth what you CAN sell it for..not the price you put on it...or what the other sold his for. It would take you all of maybe 10 mins to verify everything I have said. You can find it on this very board...LOL BTW..im no dreamer...

100% right.... the buyers set the market...what you said is the only way a seller can hope to make it hold value...although that is near impossible in this economy.

BTW...Vegas is the one place where the market for an FD is at its lowest..along with your house and everything else.

88rxvert, I spend a LOT of time in the 3rd Gen car FS section and there are most definitely not clean FDs selling for $6-9k. The ones that are are either

(a) have a blown engine
(b) are slushboxes
(c) have a salvage title
(d) have been in at least one pretty bad accident
(e) are ghetto-rigged with shitbox ebay mods or
(f) some combination of the above.

If you want a nice FD, you're paying 12-15K on up.

His FDs arent located in Las Vegas. You know what they say about assuming right?
:icon_tup:

Well im not in the market for a shitbox...

I will say that eBay is a great gauge of the current market..the way the bidding works it shows what buyer are willing to pay. Both by what they did sell for and what they didnt sell for.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318 $10.500 Buy it Now



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___Twin-Turbo-5sp-great-condition-wheels-and-more_W0QQitemZ120386407906QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20Truck sQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash= item120386407906&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=6 5%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 SOLD $10.000



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318 $7950.00 high bid.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318 14K miles… $8000.00 high bid



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318 Dint sell… Buy it now $9800.00




http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318 Didnt sell High bid $6500.00


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318 Didn’t sell…high bid $6100.00



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318 No sale $5900.00



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318Dint sell…. high bid $5900.00



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318Didn’t sell high bid $5300.00


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-...1%7C240%3A1318 Didn’t sell…Buy it now $8500.00


We could take a trip on this board if you guys want...but im not trying to offend anyone on the board selling thier car...I was simply answering the OP's question based on my own research.

88rxvert - you're giving us a headache man...

I'm a little bummed that such a nice car would only fetch $20K according to the resident experts here. Fritzflynn knows better than anyone.

I have to agree with the idea of throwing it on Autotrader. Anyone that spends time on this site will ALWAYS lowball you because they know all the same things about the car (strengths and weaknesses). Pay for a cheap add out on Autotrader for $27K and see if there is a bite. There are a lot of people with plenty of money on the sidelines right now. You might find some younger guy that makes $200K and has some cash to throw at a fun car.

Good luck & nice car. I always liked those Pettit flares when done right.

You might also find when out for a drink tomorrow night that Keira Knightley just happens to be in the same bar and in a particularly horny mood looking for an FD owner to nail.

A young guy making $200k pa (a rare breed) will probably spend a lot more than $27k on a car and, if he does spend that amount, he has E46 M3s, E39 M5s, B6 S4s, 911s with the funny headlights, EVOs, STis etc. to chose from.

I really don't know why so many people still think that modifications add value to a car when all evidence points to the contrary. (That said, the $6-$9k estimate is silly - though if the economy continues on its current trajectory it may be plausible in a year.)

You think making an attack on the city I reside in is any way going to affect this argument? Or are you just doing it because you have nothing better to say? What does Las Vegas have ANYTHING to do with this conversation? By the way both of my CYM's are located in Maryland, and less than 6 months ago I had multiple offers over $20,000 for each of them individually but refused to sell.

Back to your eBay links:

Your research is obviously flawed. You're trying to tell people the market value of clean, well modded & original cars is under 10k because you found a bunch of high-mileage, crap examples on eBay? People who are buying nice examples of FD's are not buying them on eBay or craigslist, and they're paying good money for them still.

Worst researcher ever. It is near impossible to find a clear title running 5 speed fd for $9k, let alone 6k. Then again, I likely dont have your experience or research in this matter:lol:

Just having a good time, but you are seriously way off on your guess of what the car is worth even in this bad economy.

The bottom line is no one can accurately predict what ANY FD would sell for. List the car for what you think it is worth and wait for the right buyer to come along.

At 21 I bought my first FD, it had a salvage title for 11K. Sold it a few years later to a friend for 13.5K He modded the hell out of it and ended up selling it for 19K, I never thought he would get 19K for a car with a salvage history but he did.

The economy is bad right for most but some are doing better than ever and will spend the money. List the car for what you think it is worth and drop the price if needed.

Anthony