I have noticed there is a HUGE fluctuation between the pricing of LSX RX7 (I am more so referring to the FD) You might find one for $13k then you might find one for $30k the next moment.


To you what do you think the going price of these cars should be and what do you think are the variables that make a huge difference. I figured the motor would be it but the highest priced ones are still LS1s a lot of time and although LS3s naturally hold a premium LS2s don't seem to bring much more than the LS1s..

 

Build quality is the most important part. That's where most of your value fluctuation comes from.

 

yeah, i think what all is done to the car has some to do with it, but i think a reasonable going price is 17-18 for one done right with a good body, paint, and not hacked up wiring.

 

the better question is what is done to the $30k FD and is it selling..

 

low mileage clean swap cars, everything works, interiors are mint, upgraded suspension, gauges that work, top of the line wheel and tires, excellent paint and body mods etc. Every component painted or powdercoated, cleaned, etc

versus

high mileage salvage title cars with bad body work and paint, or original bad paint cars with dents, rust, cheap wheels and bad tires, hacked exhausts, shotty wiring disguised under carpet, no functioning items that make driving a car more enjoyable. No detailing anywhere, a slapped together swap with no vision for the long term project.


its not just v8 swaps, its EVERY car, its common sense really.


a good example is the FC I owned, it looked ok on the outside, ran good. But the wiring was junk, PS made noise, no AC, **** radio and speakers, no floor mats, work done to it by different shops or mechanics. Dry plastic tires

Then I sold it and advertised it to the potential buyer as a running car that needed sorting- something I just didnt have the time for, and the new owner has gone leaps and bounds with the car and its easily worth more than double , more like triple what I sold it to him for.

 

Cars are worth what the market is willing to pay. But that "market" can be quite local. The pool of potential buyers for these cars is small. Most folks are only willing to buy stuff that they can check out in person and shipping is expensive so it's rare to see a deal so smoking hot folk will have the car hauled to them. Think about it this way a guy who might have a budget of 22k might not have access to a car selling for 20 so that owner eventually has to sell for 16 because that's his market of potential buyers.

My 0.02 is that you can usually tell a good deal when the parts cost dramatically more than the total you're paying. For a car to command more than it's price in parts is rare and the delta had better be reflected in a huge quantity of man hours (IE everything powdercoated etc). Like anything else, cars that are priced aggressively move quickly. Cars that are priced at what seems to be top dollar usually sit around for a while but sometimes get lucky where it's the exact perfect buyer at the exact perfect time.

 

parts in the car also have a big play. Its like a single turbo VS stock twins that changes the price on the rotory cars.

 

Asking price and selling price fluctuates just as much....