Need some guidance on the $$ worth of my modded SVX which isn't currently for sale

subezealot · #1 06-27-2011, 02:54 AM

Hi Everyone,
I'd really appreciate some input/opinions to get a value range on my beloved LSi AWD. At minimum it would help me with haggling on the insurance value but would also help me determine what I could get if I did decide to sell at some point.

Here's what I've got: 1996 (OBD II of course). 75K original miles. 5 speed swap with 4.11's (if memory serves) done less than 10K miles ago. Tranny was fully rebuilt prior to installation, and I had a heavy duty clutch installed. Also (and so important), I have the full setup for the coilover suspension, but it's not installed. I have all the parts for the conversion....the Koni inserts and the coilover springs I got from Porter like 5 years ago. Also have the new OE mounts for the struts as well. Magnaflow exhuast. 17" Nissan murano takeoff wheels. Euro grill. Underdrive pulley + CAI. Beige interior. I had it painted 3 years ago in the STi OE metallic gray color. Runs/performs great of course, it's like a time warp to an almost new version of the car. It's a California car originally, now lives in AZ with me. No rust. Cosmetically I've got a decision to make since the paint job wasn't done that well and it got hailed on in the winter. So I have some $$ to spend there to make it mint.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts on $$ value

3.3H6 · #2 06-27-2011, 03:42 AM

$4500.....

benebob · #3 06-27-2011, 05:31 AM

$3500-$6500 depending on the quality of the paint. Doubt you'd see more than 5k or so out of the insurance co though w/o an agreed value plan.

XT6Wagon · #4 06-27-2011, 09:17 AM

Many insurance companies will insure it for whatever amount you specify. You just pay more for insuring more.

Conn SVX · #5 06-27-2011, 09:28 AM

BBB is not an accurate place to look. They will place the car around $3,000.
The car is worth only what another person is willing to pay for it . I just read a guy paid $10,000 for Jack Rubys gun. I was watching the Barret/Jackson auction yesterday a 1960 Rambler ( Pink and very ugly at that) went for $35,000 and a beautiful Chevy SS convertible only went for $25,000...go figure.

Huskymaniac · #6 06-27-2011, 10:12 AM

If the paint were in great condition and the coilovers installed, I would say $6000. The low mileage and youth of the car is a benefit. Then you have the added benefits of the 5 speed MT and the coilovers. For the paint, it sucks about the hail and it really depends on the damage done.

subezealot · #7 06-30-2011, 01:33 AM

Ok thanks for the replies. I think I'll buy some WRX seats, get it repainted, install the coilovers and drive it into the ground

LetItSnow · #8 06-30-2011, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Conn SVX

The car is worth only what another person is willing to pay for it .

This is why my Pearly is worth a lot more as parts.

Lookin4SVX · #9 06-30-2011, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by LetItSnow

This is why my Pearly is worth a lot more as parts.

Your pearly is worth more as parts because someone can't buy it and drive it away. :/

In all fairness, I still keep looking at your pearly ad..
Buying yours and swapping it all into my 92 ebony would cost me less than the koni's and 4.44 I need..

I just cant bring myself to kill your pearly to restore my svx.
That and I don't want to pay to flatbed it back to CT.

LetItSnow · #10 06-30-2011, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Lookin4SVX

That and I don't want to pay to flatbed it back to CT.

If you can get your mitts on a truck that will tow 4500 lbs, there's a U-Haul that rents flat trailers just a few miles from my house for about $86.

I hear ya about not wanting to kill the car, though. Still, there's only so far you can drop the price on a "living" SVX before it's just going to wind up in the hands of someone who will be parting it in six months, anyway.

Lookin4SVX · #11 06-30-2011, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by LetItSnow

If you can get your mitts on a truck that will tow 4500 lbs, there's a U-Haul that rents flat trailers just a few miles from my house for about $86.

I hear ya about not wanting to kill the car, though. Still, there's only so far you can drop the price on a "living" SVX before it's just going to wind up in the hands of someone who will be parting it in six months, anyway.

I drove a trailer once, the bosses 6' trailer. I didn't make it out the parking lot.
Good news was boss wasn't going to make me drive a trailer ever again.

For what your asking price is I'm surprised someone has not bought it to sell as parts already.

Conn SVX · #12 06-30-2011, 07:34 PM

Find a GOOD Macco paint shop "A good one" I am saying and they can do a decent job. Paint it black or yellow . I saw a 68 Dodge Charger I guy had painted just because he was sick of looking at his in primer and 3 different colors from parts he swapped . Had it painted Orange (no pearl, no flake straight ORANGE ) It came back and he was so pleased has left it that way. Won't win a Car show but from 10 feet away looks great. you would have to do your own sanding and filling .