rturbo 930 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-Z-Series-/301664854093?forcerrptr=true&hash=item463ca0604d&item=301664854093 I don't think I've seen one like this priced this high. What do you guys think? Wishful thinking, or will it actually go for that? It does look like a nice car, but I'm not sure if collectors will be interested since the original motor is gone. If someone does buy it for that price, I'm guessing it'll be an overseas buyer. Edited June 25, 2015 by rturbo 930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z240 Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Plus or minus its about what it would cost to have all this fine work done if you bought a raw old chassis, so now just need to decide if this is the right market value for the car in your opinion, or you just want to buy a finished one and not put two years (and the $$) in to it. I will be very interested to see if this car of this quality (given only info at face value) sells in that asking price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacksen Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 dont think it will sell for that price. you can go in the direction of a 911 that wont ever drop in any sort of value if you take care. taking a look what has been acutually done i would take a very close look at every part of the car. this is top aksing dollar for a car like this. bought mine in the middle of the 10k region and most of the work had been done already. with a lot of ACZ parts brand new interior different new carbon parts wheels tires exhaust mod carb overhaul lets say another 10 went in so it would be in the middle of the 20ies of course hours not counted in. in my opinion makes no sense buying cars in a1 condtion due once on the road after some miles it is a2. my car had a so called "fresh paintjob" before i bought it and can say it like this the guy that painted the car should have spent the 3 days in my garage getting rid of orange peel with wet sand paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Yup, no doubt it would cost $55k or more to buy a project car and have a shop restore it to this condition, but you won't get back what you spent more often than not. I think I could see it maybe going for something in the 30k range to the right buyer, but not $55k. As you said, that's Porsche territory (at the moment). And I gotta say, given how nice the rest of the car looks, I'm surprised by how crappy the door panels look. Pretty much everything else looks immaculate. Edited June 25, 2015 by rturbo 930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gacksen Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 yes youre right. condition below the car also looks great. question for the buyer would be what to do with it ? either drive it or put it in storage. when buying at this high price level value just can go down if you drive it. as for the fresh paint the first stone chips hurt the most. had been thinking at one point of buying a 964 and starting to convert it with bumbers and this and that to the oldschool looks of the 911 that is going round right now but the manual cars arent quite cheap either those days plus strong dollar makes imports more expensive. depends on the area you live but here nearby frankfurt i do see mainly old porsche mercedes maybe a little bit of triumph or alfa romeos around. the chance you will see a datsun is almost zero and makes it quite exotic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 The problem is that beside being beautifully done there is nothing about the car that adds to it's value. It has a high VIN number and the ZX transmission and differential take it out of the "original" category but not far enough to actually add value. The interior looks nice but appears to be vinyl rather than leather and the stereo system is not spectacular. I'm sure it's VERY nice and fun to drive but I have less than that in my 280Z28 over the past 23 years, including all the repairs and maintenance I've done to it. I agree with rturbo 930, it's at most a $30k car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texis30O Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 fellas I sold a 911 that was a basket case for 26k 6 months ago. Any 930 you look at these days is worth 75k or more....... so a LONG way to go for it to be in P-car territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Yes, but the 930 turbo market is on fire right now. You can still get lesser Porsches for $50k, so yes, $55k is Porsche territory - just not a 930 turbo, or a longhood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLATA Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 The post indicates a pending sale,there is crazy money in Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedarkie Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Beautiful car, I wonder what it actually sold for.... Either way, its good for us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 What I don't understand is it's not a stock car so why not replace the crappy AM radio. I know what I'm going to hear is "I listen to the engine" but come on. Does no one turn on the radio when they drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Not me. I have a 500 watt, 7 speaker Alpine sound system in my car. Good tunes make the drive even more enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) What I don't understand is it's not a stock car so why not replace the crappy AM radio. I know what I'm going to hear is "I listen to the engine" but come on. Does no one turn on the radio when they drive? Now that my car actually has a working radio, I do use it. But this is a 1986 VW with a stock exhaust, so it's fairly quiet, and you need something to listen to while you wait for it to get to the speed limit, or it gets a bit boring. In a car with a louder exhaust (I don't know how loud that car is, but I doubt it's quiet - straight pipe with a single muffler) I really can't see the point of the radio. You won't be able to hear it unless you crank it up, and then it's just too loud. My BMW hasn't had a working radio as long as I've had it. Doesn't really bother me, but I do plan on fixing it. I don't plan on putting a radio in my Z at all. No point since I won't be able to hear it. Edited July 1, 2015 by rturbo 930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Guess that depends how you build the car. My V8 runs dual exhausts straight thru to muffler in the rear which gives it a healthy growl. However, I installed dynomat and a heavy carpet in the car so it's plenty quiet enough for my sound system. But then, I like 60's & 70's rock music and that just plain needs to be played loudly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 The problem is that beside being beautifully done there is nothing about the car that adds to it's value. It has a high VIN number and the ZX transmission and differential take it out of the "original" category but not far enough to actually add value. The interior looks nice but appears to be vinyl rather than leather and the stereo system is not spectacular. Agree with this...I also agree that it's good for the rest of us if it did sell for that price. But did it sell? It's no longer on the website, and doesn't appear in the "Recently Sold" link. Ebay listing pics are no longer linked...perhaps new owner asked for all info to be removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkelly Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Doesn't look like it's sold yet. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-Z-Series-/111808930992?forcerrptr=true&hash=item1a0854e4b0:g:w9MAAOSwl9BWLpzr&item=111808930992 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theroman12 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 d@amn! Place a bid! it is a legendary cars. Unfortunately, new 2016 models have ugly design( italkaboutcars.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snailed Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Car values drive me nuts! It's interesting to think about how you could easily spend 70k (1000 hours typically) on labor to repair and restore either a 240z or a 2000gt. One of the cars goes for about 20k and the other goes for about 1M...it's just sheetmetal and parts with different sentiments attached to it. One quarter panel repair is not more difficult than the other. One paintjob is not harder to do than the other... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Cars are all about emotion, not rational thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I think you guys are missing the obvious here: wife: "You have to sell that car. It's me or the car"husband: "OK, fine, I'll put it up for sale"He posts the car for 55k on ebay, it doesn't sell. "Honey, I keep trying to sell it, but no one wants to buy it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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