"Sn210" (sn210)
04/14/2015 at 14:11 • Filed to: Mr2sday, car buying | 1 | 12 |
I'm telling you, the market is getting hot for AW11 MR2's. I watched this ridiculously clean supercharged !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! go for $18k. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! 22k mile 5 speed N/A went for $8,600.
Now there's a 42k mile supercharged car up for auction. It's an auto, which may hurt its value, but it is still a low mileage, stock example. There's only one bid so far at $2000, but I'm excited to see how close it gets to the $9000 Buy it Now.
Here's the listing on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
E. Julius
> Sn210
04/14/2015 at 14:13 | 0 |
Please please PLEASE can there be some cool 80s metal left at bargain prices by the time I'm buying another car in 3-5 years?
Kanaric
> E. Julius
04/14/2015 at 14:15 | 1 |
Import from Japan where people don't pay outrageous sums for these cars. Probably can get a car as clean as this for $4000 delivered.
Kanaric
> Sn210
04/14/2015 at 14:22 | 0 |
And this everyone is why I imported a Skyline.
I tried buying a clean MR2 turbo. Everyone wanted 8-9k for one. Said fuck it and paid $7000 to my door for a car that turns far more heads.
A non-driven car doesn't warrant triple the price and never fetch it. This one MIGHT only because it's under $10k.
"I watched this ridiculously clean supercharged one go for $18k."
Wow. I could get a R32 GTR for that, or several Pulsar GTIRs, or a Pulsar GTIR, Familia GTR, and a Lancia Delta Integrale and have money left for a domestic Celica Alltrac. Or I can get like 5 JDM supercharged MR2s and sell 4 of them for $10k each and put a big down payment for a Cayman or something.
I could also get a regular MR2 supercharged, have money to restore it to showroom quality, and get a SC14 installed for $18k if I wanted. It would be a far better choice as well.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> E. Julius
04/14/2015 at 14:23 | 1 |
These are still at bargain prices. It's just the clean ones that aren't. Also, while people are asking for these figures, I don't know if anyone's actually getting them.
jjhats
> Kanaric
04/14/2015 at 14:30 | 0 |
yea but you have to drive on the wrong side
Sn210
> Kanaric
04/14/2015 at 14:38 | 0 |
yeah your skyline will definitely make you money in the long run. Don't forget people are lazy/scared of importing a car and would rather pay for the "convenience" of just swapping their plates on to.
Sn210
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
04/14/2015 at 14:40 | 1 |
the other two cars I mentioned did end as auctions with reserves met, so barring some sort of deadbeat buyer ordeal, I'd say these cars were sold for those prices
Edit: ok it looks like the white one didn't meet the reserve, but it hasn't been relisted yet, so theres still a chance a deal was made
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Sn210
04/14/2015 at 14:42 | 0 |
Serves me right for not looking at the links... Sounds like I need to start hunting down some clean examples to fund my passion for stripping ratty ones.
Sn210
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
04/14/2015 at 14:50 | 0 |
sorry, I tried to Ninja edit before you replied. It looks like the white one didn't hit the reserve but I'm pretty sure the red one sold
E. Julius
> Kanaric
04/14/2015 at 15:01 | 0 |
Plus RHD and hella JDMtytelyfe
E. Julius
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
04/14/2015 at 15:02 | 0 |
Good point
Kanaric
> E. Julius
04/14/2015 at 19:53 | 1 |
More power as well. Japan spec 80s 4AGE and 4aGZE have a bit more power than US they also have less bumper and can be had with slick top in supercharged form more easily