The Value of My SVX

[david_12121]

Hey guys...I feel bad for only coming here when I need stuff but I'm working way too much to have time for forums.

And same goes with keeping 3 vehicles. I recently bought a 300ZXTT and I still have my bike and soon school starts and with my 16 units of upper division classes, along with working, I'll be lucky to get couple of hours of driving time a week. Unfortunately I'm a bit power crazy so the good ole SVX will hardly ever be driven.

So I was thinking about selling it. It's the better of my 2 options, which are selling or making it powerful.

So how much would you say she's worth? Obviously I'm in no hurry to sell and she's my baby so I'm not gonna settle for 3k or something like that.

Here goes:
-93 25th Anniversary
-~142k
-Rebuilt Tranny @135k
-Regasketed Engine @140k...compression was fine
-Enkei Raijin 18x8.5, with 255/35/18's
-BC racing RAM series Coilovers (From STI's)
-STI aluminum radiator custom fit
-aftermarket oil cooler for tranny
-Kenwood head unit with aux and usb and stuff
-rockford fosgate amp with custom enclosure with a SKAR audio 12"

the bad:
-paint in pretty bad condition
-Front CV boots are torn
-driver seat is torn at the sew line
-front tires are done
-rear toe rod is bent apparently. Can't be aligned like that.



What do you gentlemen think? I have pretty high expectations or rather hopes. She'll stay and get boosted if I decide against selling.

[Blacky]

I think you'll be keeping the car. Honestly I think you'd be lucky to get 3K in it's present condition. It's crazy expensive to paint an SVX properly.

[SVX_MY_BABY]

What Blacky said. Poor cosmetics, bad tires = low price.

[svxfiles]

Aftermarket axles are cheap and easy to replace.
The rear lateral link can be straightened.
Can you work on it yourself?

[david_12121]

No value added for the coilovers and wheels? I know that mods don't increase value but how many SVXs do you see on aftermarket suspension?

When I say bad paint, it has rock ships and 2 dents lol its not faded or anything.
And axles are fine, the boot is torn cuz I went a bit too low on the coils and they're inverted so it cut into the boot!
Don't feel like painting but I can do the rest. And yes svxfiles, she has not seen a mechanic during the 3 years I've owned her.
Did it all myself

[Ron Mummert]

Would seem to me you need to fix everything that ain't cosmetic, then work from there. You first said "bad paint", then "just stone chips, & a couple "dents" (how big?). Which is it? For a higher price, most folks expect a VERY clean body. A GOOD paint job with dent repair will run north of 4-5K.

['E']

Your car dilemma seems to be quite an easy fix, keep the Svx and sell the other 2.

300zx's are like arseholes everyone's got on

But that's just my opinion

[SVXBart]

The truth about our car is:
easy to buy,hard to sell.
If someone offers u 3k :take it and run!
if that was a manual 5mt 3-4k seem s about right.
it is not about what it is worth to u,its about what people wanna pay for it, unfortunetly.
G L W T S.

[1986nate]

You should be happy to get $3k. These days, people either want a cheap project car or they want a nice/clean SVX that hopefully is unmodded.

[david_12121]

Well the Z has POWER and I'm planning to expand on that. My bike is my daily and makes a lot of sense to keep it as a daily.

Ok then I guess I'll fix it up a bit and post it for 6...let it go for a bit less. Hopefully I'll find someone to add the $1400 for suspension, the $800 for the rims, etc to the value. If not I'll put it back to stock and get 3k.

Lotta wishful thinking...oh well
Thanks again guys

[1986nate]

Yeah, mods don't work that way. They just help the car sell quicker by making it more desirable than similarly priced ones. Or maybe a little more value, but only a small fraction of what you spent on said mods in most cases.

[theflystyle]

The timing of this article is quite appropriate.

http://jalopnik.com/sorry-folks-modi...s-v-1621595096

[Blacky]

Funny article.

[david_12121]

up to a point though...a 500hp svx with a 6mt will obviously go for way more!

[ensteele]

David

Would you please send me your VIN so I can put it on the registration list? I have a higher percentage of 93s than any of the other years. Thanks