imo, fd's should be even cheaper than what they're selling for. the way i see it unless the motor was just rebuilt and the turbos replaced, every buyer needs to assume that the motor and turbos are on their way out. regardless of how good the compression is and how well the turbos boost, a buyer has to be prepared to have the engine and turbos rebuilt and price the car accordingly. you just never know if the motor on the car you just bought is gonna last another 30K miles or 300 miles. the fpd and injectors must also be replaced at the time of the rebuild with new ones. and the injectors can't just be sent out to be cleaned, they need to be replaced entirely with brand new ones. i can't tell you how many times i've seen injectors leaking from the valve body because they've melted or been cracked. and the engine can't just be built by anyone either, it has to be a reputable and trusted rotary shop. and the turbos can't just be replaced with any old turbos too, the manifold should have no cracks and the turbos should be proved not to burn oil. then their's the issue with the vaccuum lines, which are almost always rock hard by now, and the engine mounts, of which almost everyone's is busted if they've never been replaced. you're looking at a $10k bill right there just for the underhood stuff. then we get to the squeaky suspension, the broken pass. door handle, peeling and cracked interior, wear and tear on the seats, especially the driver, the peeling paint, the wavy front bumper, etc. then there are the little nickel and dime problems like a tach or radio that doesn't work, a broken antenna, etc. before you know it you can $20k to put an fd back to pristine stock condition, but you're still left with a 10 year old car with around a 100k miles on the chassis. i've personally experienced all of these problems as i'm sure many of you have. and i personally know a lot of people who've spent $15k on an fd and have had to spend another $15k immediately after getting it, just to get car they thought they were originally getting.

 

Yes, there are, but they're far outnumbered by the people who want something for nothing. The same people bragging about how little they paid for their FD are the same ones telling everyone selling to "hold out for the big spender to bring prices up". You can't have it both ways.

People looking bitch about how much people selling are asking. People selling bitch about how much people looking are willing to pay. Some people will pay top dollar for their "perfect" car, while the vast majority want to lowball or prey upon people forced to sell to get the best deal. People having to get out from under their loan because they can't afford as much as they thought they could, or people becoming unemployed and having to trim expenses. Those people don't have the luxury of holding out for the highest bidder, because the legend of the rent is way hardcore.

 

I got my modded FD with 10k on the engine and 8k on the turbos for $11k. Needed some cosmetic work and had an electrical issue that I fixed. Other than that its not bad. Seats are in great condition. Not even a rip. And it came with PFC, all the reliability mods, non-sequential, and intake/dp/mp/exhaust

 

Its all relative

I dont think I paid too much when I compared a stock FD to cars of similar performance. Ie. e36 M3, C5 corvette, supra, 300zx.. etc

If you think the car is overpriced, look elsewhere!!!!

 

Drag queens? I don't know about that. Haven't you heard that joke about the 400RWHP Supra and the 700RWHP Supra? Dyno queens, yes.

 

Fatman, what state is MIA?

 

*cough* car insurance *cough* market value is higher than what u can sell them for *cough*

 

MIA stands for "Missing In Action". Fatman (are you really fat?) lives in Vietnam.

 

FD's are flooding the market right now...and the prices keep going down and down.

 

Mann haven't you guys watched TV thats the new gangsta hip for MIAMI baby...

 

Correct lol.

 

EXACTLY....which is why people wont pay $13K+ for a 93 FD. No one wants to caugh up all the down payment money. My point is people are asking prices like 13K+ and they arent going to get them because the bank wont finance it (most of the time). Its very possible for the market value of the car to be 13K or more but the book value is what counts for the finance company so they arent going to finance it. I think the best way to sell an FD is to take it back to stock, sell the car for book value then sell all the parts on the side. Thats about the only way to get market value for the car.

Also, if you think financing doesnt play a part in the price of a car you guys are crazy. Go find a good used 4yr old car and compare what individuals are selling it at as compared to what a dealership can sell it at. The dealership can almost always get more for the car than a individual because they pull strings to get 100% of the rip off high price financed. Pull up just about any car on Autotrader and see who's prices are higher, dealership or individual? And the dealership will get real close to thier asking price because of good financing abilities. I've had to sell many cars at about wholesale value because buyers didnt want to caugh up a down payment. They would rather pay $2000 more for the car if they can finance it 100% and thats what they do.

Stephen

 

Im up wit da lingo fatman...WOOT!!

 

Fatman,

I never saw a link to pictures in the thread. Did you post it?

 

It's actually in good shape. The engine, trans and turbos are gone but they self destructed in typical FD fashion anyway so it's just less work for me. It needs a driver's side fender, a gauge surround, a very thorough cleaning and I may even throw a new paint job on it. I'm going with a V8 so it will be less money than replacing the stock powertrain. All told I will have less than 15k in it and it will be a reliable daily driver

 

Ya but then I took it down. Im going to take Jeffs advice and do a bit more on my part. I expected to sell easier than what it did no biggie.

 

oh man believe me I would of bought that if I had the cash right now, 13.5k is an awsome price. I got mine for 13k with 66k miles on them.

 

Actually, my CYM went for $27,400 in March of 2000 with 142,505 miles on it.

Of course, I had much more than that in it, but it payed for a ton of fun!

 

I bought mine with 96000 miles on it for 9,200$ with a Fresh rebuilt engine.. iv had it for about 5 month and iv put almost 4000$ into it so far..

 

Dude you just bumped a 7 year old thread

 

But the topic is still relevant ;-)

 

Yep and what's super cool is the prices are still the same

LOVE the FD!

 

Clean fd's are harder to find, still fetch a premium.

 

Oh I get it. The CYM from the other thread was your old car and that's how you knew even the exact tire size. You must've really loved that car to remember the exact dimensions of all that. I didn't even know mine had a backseat until someone told me.

 

i bought my CYM for $17,500, in late 99. crashed it in 2002, and bought it back from the insurance for $320, which has to be the best ever. FIXED it, resold it for $8000 - a 91 FC coupe.

i could buy it back, for $8000. it just passed smog, still on the factory engine and turbos, we did the pillow ***** a few years ago, its actually a pretty nice car

i can't help but notice that FD prices are all over the place, and it doesn't correlate with the quality of the car