[Manic!]

A buddy just called me about a 1990 240sx a client of his owns. It's bone stock with 300k on it. the old guy used it to drive to work and back. I also think it's a single owner. Anyone know about how much it would be worth?

[fliptuner]

5spd w/ clean body and running good, prob $2.5-3Kish. Under $2K would be a good deal.

[Stealthy]

Craigslist price: 7k with drift tax

Realistically: 2-3k (depending on rust too)

[LC21]

$5

[GabAlmighty]

If it's manual, clean/no rust, and in all around good shape. I would say easily $5k. These cars are getting more and more rare.

[underscore]

Did you guys miss the 300k part?

[dared3vil0]

300km... If it's a 5 speed ~2500?

[jing]

Considering it has the less desirable single slammer (which is oddly ironic seeing as KA's of any kind have no value whatsoever), anything over 2k and the owner should be walking away smiling.

[Spoon]

Did you guys miss the 300k part?

Thought I went into the DC2R thread where cars in the worst shape can still be worth a small fortune. :badpokerface:

[DC5-S]

A buddy just called me about a 1990 240sx a client of his owns. It's bone stock with 300k on it. the old guy used it to drive to work and back. I also think it's a single owner. Anyone know about how much it would be worth?

I wouldn't pay more then $800 for it

[EndLeSS8]

If it's manual, clean/no rust, and in all around good shape. I would say easily $5k. These cars are getting more and more rare.

What planet are you living on?!!

:lawl::badpokerface::suspicious::facepalm: :fulloffuck:

[thumper]

What planet are you living on?!!

:lawl::badpokerface::suspicious::facepalm: :fulloffuck:

i posted this in the craigslist thread... newer with almost half the mileage costs this much:

1993 Nissan 240SX (http://victoria.craigslist.ca/cto/5411476421.html)

[underscore]

That guy can ask whatever he wants, but there's no way a 22 year old Datsun with a truck motor is worth 7 grand.

[hud 91gt]

^ That hurts

I actually find it pretty sad to see such a great car, and none of them in decent shape for the years ahead. Theres no doubt the 240sx is a great car and it really was a step back to the roots of a sports car. Ah well. I don't really like Nissan's anyhow. ha

[C-unit]

i rather pay 10k for a clean stock 180sx than a 7K stock 240.

If the car is clean, he'll probably be lucky to get 3500. Most people who are into 240 has a limited budget and would buy a 800 rust bucket over a clean chassis.

[The_AK]

about three fiddy

[Ferra]

Price of cars with these age and mileage largely depends on the condition.

It could be worth a few thousands if it looks absolutely mint and had all the proper maintenance done on it. (e.g some OCD car enthusiast babied it)
A typical 27 years old, 300K car is probably going to the junkyard tho. (I am thinking the engine probably need a rebuild soon, and there are probably hundreds of parts on the car going to need replacement soon.)

But you never know, the drifter crowd will pay an insane price for a piece of junk lol

[underscore]

^ That hurts

I actually find it pretty sad to see such a great car, and none of them in decent shape for the years ahead. Theres no doubt the 240sx is a great car and it really was a step back to the roots of a sports car. Ah well. I don't really like Nissan's anyhow. ha

There's a lot of great cars from that era that are hard to find in good condition now, let alone in another 10 years or so, but I don't think many of them are great enough to warrant asking those kinds of prices. Definitely not when it isn't the top trim level and comes with arguably the crummiest motor available for that chassis.

[white rocket]

Desireable chassis. Drifto tax. That $7K one posted is probably more like $4.5K. Remember that the older cars are gaining popularity now. Same thing happened to the AE86's. You can't buy a fucking rust bucket for less than $5K today.

OP: if the shell is clean from collisions and no rust then I could see it being worth $2500 but it should be bought a project swap car, not a daily as the motor may be on it's last legs with that mileage. Plus the stock motors suck.

[C-unit]

But you never know, the drifter crowd will pay an insane price for a piece of junk lol

Drifter crowd are the most broke group among everyone..:badpokerface:

[SumAznGuy]

Drifter crowd are the most broke group among everyone..:badpokerface:

Yet they are willing to pay $5K for a rust bucket AE86. :drunk:

[jlenko]

It's worth whatever the idiot you find with cash in his pocket is willing to pay for it. That's called market pricing.

What's it worth to ICBC? Or an insurance company? Ask. Or make friends with someone at a dealership, who can look up trade in values (Blue, black, gold books, etc).

[westopher]

It's worth whatever the idiot you find with cash in his pocket is willing to pay for it. That's called market pricing.

I don't get why someone in every pricing thread needs to post this. We don't need the grade 4 social studies lesson. All of us here understand how capitalist, mostly free market economies work.
What he is asking, is "What is a reasonable price for someone who doesn't know these cars to list it at so that they can actually receive interest and not leave a bunch of money on the table if it sells?" to a group of people that likely have reasonable input because of greater knowledge on the market of the car due to an increased level of experience in it. He just didn't feel the need to explain it in as many words because he probably thought that it was fairly obvious.

[jlenko]

I don't get why someone in every pricing thread needs to post this. We don't need the grade 4 social studies lesson. All of us here understand how capitalist, mostly free market economies work.
What he is asking, is "What is a reasonable price for someone who doesn't know these cars to list it at so that they can actually receive interest and not leave a bunch of money on the table if it sells?" to a group of people that likely have reasonable input because of greater knowledge on the market of the car due to an increased level of experience in it. He just didn't feel the need to explain it in as many words because he probably thought that it was fairly obvious.

Maybe someone needs to write a nice sticky then..

"FAQ: Buying and selling cars"

No, we can't tell you EXACTLY what it's worth.

[westopher]

I don't recall him asking for an exact number.

[GabAlmighty]

What planet are you living on?!!

:lawl::badpokerface::suspicious::facepalm: :fulloffuck:

Reality my friend. It's what happens when everyone slams a certain car into the wall. They become more rare, thus people start paying more and more for them. I guess I envisioned a very well kept one owner vehicle with good service history. I'd rather a 300k car with a stack of receipts than a 190k car with no documentation.

If the thing looks like a 300k car then ya, it'll be worth a lot less.

Desireable chassis. Drifto tax. That $7K one posted is probably more like $4.5K. Remember that the older cars are gaining popularity now. Same thing happened to the AE86's. You can't buy a fucking rust bucket for less than $5K today.


Yet they are willing to pay $5K for a rust bucket AE86. :drunk:

I wonder what mine's worth considering it's got very little rust. Oh wait, there's only one on craigslist right now for $5k and it's got rust...

[Manic!]

It's worth whatever the idiot you find with cash in his pocket is willing to pay for it. That's called market pricing.



In economics, market price is the economic price for which a good or service is offered in the marketplace. It is of interest mainly in the study of microeconomics. Market value and market price are equal only under conditions of market efficiency, equilibrium, and rational expectations.

[twitchyzero]

1993 Nissan 240SX (http://victoria.craigslist.ca/cto/5411476421.html)

it's refreshing seeing a 240 that isn't a rust bucket with different colour panels

[EndLeSS8]

Reality my friend. It's what happens when everyone slams a certain car into the wall. They become more rare, thus people start paying more and more for them. I guess I envisioned a very well kept one owner vehicle with good service history. I'd rather a 300k car with a stack of receipts than a 190k car with no documentation.

If the thing looks like a 300k car then ya, it'll be worth a lot less.



That's not reality. I've owned 2 S14s in great condition (and sold both of them), and I've been keeping up with 240's since 2005

A 300k S13, even if it has all receipts etc, is nowhere near worth $7k

[you!]

lol u would have to be really stupid to pay more than 2k for the 90 with 300k and more than 4k for the craigslist ad