The Official "What's this DSM worth?" Thread

[mheidemanjr]

umm... just an fyi.. i would never buy any cars without a test drive. good luck with your test ride thing. let me know how that BS pans out. HIDING something?

well i had some crash a car i was letting them test drive and it f%$ked me hard so there is your answer i got no money a totaled car and high ass insuranse! if it was a mature person sure drive away but that is to stear the punk a$$ kids away from trying to beat on my car! notttin to hide car is pretty flawless!

 

[gstryyder]

don't come on here callin me an asshole when your JUST GONNA MAKE YOURSELF SOUND IGNORANT. that is why you should be smart enough to say... put the cash in my hand n you can test drive it... pretty simple. DUH... That's a lame ass excuse. I have heard more horror stories of people buying a POS with tons of hidden problems then not selling a car ### you want cash in hand for a TEST DRIVE.

If you have the cash in your hand who cares if they crash it?? REALLY... seems kinda shady if i hand you 4 grand.... and you toot me around the block... If they put the money in your hand then they agree to DRIVE the car and If they crash it the money is yours. IF the car breaks.... ### IT IS A POS... then it is yer ###kup... and you give em their cash back. yet.. if your car is sound.. then it shouldnt break right??


pretty simple to write in the ad:

TEST DRIVES WITH CASH IN HAND.

don't you think.

 

[mheidemanjr]

don't come on here callin me an asshole when your JUST GONNA MAKE YOURSELF SOUND IGNORANT. that is why you should be smart enough to say... put the cash in my hand n you can test drive it... pretty simple. DUH... That's a lame ass excuse. I have heard more horror stories of people buying a POS with tons of hidden problems then not selling a car ### you want cash in hand for a TEST DRIVE.

If you have the cash in your hand who cares if they crash it?? REALLY... seems kinda shady if i hand you 4 grand.... and you toot me around the block... If they put the money in your hand then they agree to DRIVE the car and If they crash it the money is yours. IF the car breaks.... ### IT IS A POS... then it is yer ###kup... and you give em their cash back. yet.. if your car is sound.. then it shouldnt break right??


pretty simple to write in the ad:

TEST DRIVES WITH CASH IN HAND.

don't you think.

ok man your right i am wrong! i just re-read the add and does come of kinda shady not how i ment it to so sorry for the name calling just came off kinda like one!

 

[my dreamt dsm]

I had a thread thrown in here once! Rookie

 

[chavez408]

Since I recently joined the military which requires me to move alot and my parents moving out of state. I am in a need to sell my cars
As of right now the car is not running due to the fact that is squirting oil out one of the turbo lines. The car has like 114,xxx miles on it. Ported head plus all the mods in my profile. It is tune with e85 thanks to a member in here. So what you think? No part outs or anything. Im just wondering if you guys can give me a number on where I should post it on craigslist.
This sucks..

 

[xioca]

Post a picture but I'm guessing under the car section.

 

[chavez408]

There are pictures on the gallery. It looks excatly like yours. Except my fender has a dent on it.

 

[lzertrbo]

k so i have a 90 laser rs with some exhuast that the body is in pretty rough shape buy runs amazing and hasnt had any trouble since i've had it and i wanna sell it with a 91 laser rs with no engine or trans but the body is straight as an arrow what would be a good asking price for both.. thanks

reason for selling is because i want a tsi or gsx awd

 

[miller97tsi]

dunno you would have to post some pics

 

[Rob10_99]

I would say $2k if both were clean titles and the 'clean' chassis was in good running shape.
Both non turbos right?

 

[1990AWD]

this would probably fit better here

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/hangout/299735-official-whats-dsm-worth-thread-221.html

 

[MOTOR-RX]

I paid 1500 for a turbo fwd that was in great shape a few years back. I didnt have a problem with it one time.

it had 139 on chassis. maybe that will help

 

[volkri25]

Quite honestly i would say 1500 for both. Especially if there not turboed.

Good idea to upgrade to a 4g63 based model :]

 

[MrBoxx]

this would probably fit better here

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/hangout/299735-official-whats-dsm-worth-thread-221.html

As mentioned, please peruse through this thread and see what everyone else is selling their car car. Also, look through the classifieds, ebay, craigslist, etc to see the going rate for cars similar to yours.

 

[FMFGSX]

So here's the deal I just finished building the motor and what not in this car. Now I need to sell it for a bigger vehicle due to now have three kids. Someone in my area just sold their GS-T 5-speed for 5k, but I was hoping to get 6.5k for a '99 GSX Automatic. I have 112k on the odo.

Mods are:

Block has Evo III crank and rods, Topline 8:1 .20 pistons, Sealed Power bearings and rings, BSEK.
2G head with Evo VIII valves, springs, retainers, and lifters, and 1G "D/C" cams.
All new timing gear and water pump

Tranny has IPT End Clutch kit, Translab Shift Kit, Tru Cool Tranny cooler, Welded center diff, and new seals on the T-case.

Bolt-ons are Hard intake piping with Cold Air Box, S16G, Evo III Exhaust/O2, 3" Dejon turboback with Magnaflow Race Muffler and Highflow cat, Evo VIII FMIC with 2.5" short route piping and 1G BOV, SBR intake spacer, and rewired Evo VIII fuel pump.

Currently using 450cc injectors but have Evo 560cc injectors ready to drop in and a spare 60mm throttlebody with brand new seals.

I made a custom front bumper for it(filled the side markers, sealed the fog lights, Opened the mouth and gave it a lip), Motegi FF5 rims, and RDR polished door handles on it. The paint however is fading. I'm not sure what the price difference would be with fresh paint or not. On the inside I have a Autometer Phantom 30/30 gauge, Turbonetics in cab boost controller, and HKS Turbo Timer.


What's a good price for it?

 

[1990AWD]

So here's the deal I just finished building the motor and what not in this car. Now I need to sell it for a bigger vehicle due to now have three kids. Someone in my area just sold their GS-T 5-speed for 5k, but I was hoping to get 6.5k for a '99 GSX Automatic. I have 112k on the odo.

Mods are:

Block has Evo III crank and rods, Topline 8:1 .20 pistons, Sealed Power bearings and rings, BSEK.
2G head with Evo VIII valves, springs, retainers, and lifters, and 1G "D/C" cams.
All new timing gear and water pump

Tranny has IPT End Clutch kit, Translab Shift Kit, Tru Cool Tranny cooler, Welded center diff, and new seals on the T-case.

Bolt-ons are Hard intake piping with Cold Air Box, S16G, Evo III Exhaust/O2, 3" Dejon turboback with Magnaflow Race Muffler and Highflow cat, Evo VIII FMIC with 2.5" short route piping and 1G BOV, SBR intake spacer, and rewired Evo VIII fuel pump.

Currently using 450cc injectors but have Evo 560cc injectors ready to drop in and a spare 60mm throttlebody with brand new seals.

I made a custom front bumper for it(filled the side markers, sealed the fog lights, Opened the mouth and gave it a lip), Motegi FF5 rims, and RDR polished door handles on it. The paint however is fading. I'm not sure what the price difference would be with fresh paint or not. On the inside I have a Autometer Phantom 30/30 gauge, Turbonetics in cab boost controller, and HKS Turbo Timer.


What's a good price for it?

What's the body like? Interior? if that's all good then I would say $6.5K would be a good price down in the states. Here in Saskatchewan, your car could go for $10K.

 

[FMFGSX]

Interior is good, All leather and clean carpet. My major concern is the current state of the paint.

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Kind of tough to see but the front fender has a little wrinkle by the mirror. Also the top has fading paint from the sun.

 

[brunz44]

1998 gsx with 85k miles. Motor has roughly 10k miles on the bottom end. I had bearing rod and main bearings done over the winter while the engine was out.

2.0 7bolt:
Wiseco pistons
Eagle rods
ACL race bearings
BC280 cams
Manley valve springs/retainers/keepers
A1 L19 head studs
Fluidamper crank pulley
Jay Racing alternator relocation
NGK plug wires
NGK bpr8es plugs

Business End:
GT4202 Turbo
DNP T4 Exhaust manifold
JMF Sheet metal intake manifold
4" Side Exit exhaust
Ebay FMIC with short route piping
Forge BOV
Tial 44mm Wastegate
JOE P inline boost controller


Jacks Premium transmission(www.jackstransmissions.com)
EVO 1st/3rd/4th/5th gears
Welded diff
Look up the premium build if you would like more info on it
Quarter Master twin disc clutch


Fuel:
Bosch 1600cc injectors(i think they are like 1680s)
Aeromotive AFPR with 100psi liquid filled gauge
2 Inline walbro 255's
12gallon fuel cell
-8 pushlock hose from the cell to the fuel rail
-8 fuel lab filter

6pt roll bar with swing out side bars
5pt Harnesses
Autometer 45psi boost gauge/water temp/oil pressure
DSMLINK V2
AEM 5bar map sensor
Zeitronix wideband with LCD display
HKS turbo timer
Battery relocated to the back
10" slim fan
Moroso oil catch can with -12 lines
Kuhmo MX 225/45/17s
Koni shocks/struts, springs, sway bars
Prothane motor mounts
Solid rear engine mount
Leather interior

Ive got every bit of $25k in this car.

 

[Ahnubus_29]

Well to be honest the only thing that can really be said is that you won't get even close to what you have put into it unless you find someone that is willing to pay for such a heavily modded car like that, because a dealership would only give you what the blue book is if even that out of it. May I ask why you are asking this question?

 

[deerhunter0881]

If you don't mind killing a dsm. A part out is your best bet to get more money out of it. But if you hit the junk yards and put the car back to stock or close to it then you could make money on that too. You will never get 25,000 for it. part it out

 

[misterskeetz]

Short answer, kbb value.

Part it out. You can make back half of what you put into it. Maybe more depending on how patient you are when it comes to waiting for buyers to pay what you ask for.

Good luck whatever you decide to do.

 

[brunz44]

no no no im trying to buy this car. and want to know how much i should buy it for. what do you guys think?

 

[misterskeetz]

! Sorry man. I'd offer 8500. That's how much I paid for my 100% stocker.

 

[deerhunter0881]

oh that's I different story you say on the first post that I have every bit of 25,000 in it. I say 9,000-12,000?????? offer low then go up

 

[brunz44]

yea that was the email from the guy he said 9500

im going to offer 8 and hopefully meet in the middle somewhere. but 95 is not a bad price i dont think either.
there is some more stuff not listed, its a really clean car and runs high 9's, like 800 awhp

now what do you think???