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

[Defiant]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1502387#post1502387

 

[Ludachris]

I agree with Defiant.

The easiest way to check if the car is "worth it" is to check the Blue Book value. If they're asking higher than BB value, than you have to ask yourself if it's worth it. Asking people here will only give you conflicting opinions, and in most cases, people here would only buy the car if it was way below BB anyway - we're a bunch of cheap bastards. So all you're going to hear is "I wouldn't spend more than $1-$2k on a 1G DSM", which you shouldn't always listen to. Because 1G AWD cars are not easy to find in certain parts of the country like they are in others.

Instead of asking us, just check the BB value and make your own decision. We can't make it for you. The only REAL feedback you can get here is asking about how much repairs will cost to get a car running good in order to help you in your decision.

 

[BOOstGhost]

I agree with Defiant.

The easiest way to check if the car is "worth it" is to check the Blue Book value. If they're asking higher than BB value, than you have to ask yourself if it's worth it. Asking people here will only give you conflicting opinions, and in most cases, people here would only buy the car if it was way below BB anyway - we're a bunch of cheap bastards. So all you're going to hear is "I wouldn't spend more than $1-$2k on a 1G DSM", which you shouldn't always listen to. Because 1G AWD cars are not easy to find in certain parts of the country like they are in others.

Instead of asking us, just check the BB value and make your own decision. We can't make it for you. The only REAL feedback you can get here is asking about how much repairs will cost to get a car running good in order to help you in your decision.

check the worth here www.kellybluebook.com

 

[Defiant]

I say the most accurate value can be gleaned from eBay's "recently completed" auctions. It'll tell you what real people are really paying for real cars, not what value KBB thinks something should be retaining out of its MSRP after so many years/miles and according to whether there's a hole in the roof and if you ordered the shiny wheels or not.

 

[BOOstGhost]

ebay things always go for cheaper though

 

[ISUJakey]

ebay things always go for cheaper though

I beg to differ. Items on eBay many times end up at prices higher than the standard value (KBB, NADA, Other pricing guides). I have personally purchased items on eBay and paid more than the standard worth because that is what I was willing to pay. I believed that the item was worth the given price which I paid.

 

[classic69]

hey im thinking of buying this 1993 Eagle Talon 1.8 5speed it has 170K on it but its in PERFECT condition and the guy is an original owner, what do you think for 600? is that too much?

 

[HighPsi92GST]

if it runs and drives, go for it.

 

[Evilrup]

There is a 95 GST for sale and I am interested in buying it. I just wondering what you guys think it's worht. I'm kinda new to the whole turbo dsm thing. here are the specs on the car
body 135,000
stock 2g bottom end 100,000
95 head with multi angle valve job and stainless valves
stock cams,intake manifold,tb
660cc injectors
upper and lower ic piping
crushed 1g bov
magnecore wires
ported o2 and exhaust manifold
ported polished big 16g
Apexi fmic
Archer 2.5" downpipe
Thermal 3" cat back
k&n filter charger
walbro 255 fuel pump
Apexi S-afc
Manual boost controller
Brand new Power stop rotors
ACT 2100
B&M shifter
Gauge pod with A/F and Boost gauge
That all I know that has been done to it Please let me know what you guys think this car is worth. Thanks Alot

 

[paranoidTSi]

Sounds like a good daily driver, I wouldn't pass it up myself.

 

[Defiant]

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180187

 

[khartley]

Ok, I found this car at the junkyard, I don't know the year, but it doesn't have popups, and it has the dildo-looking shift knob - so I'm guessing it's a 92? Anyways, it's red with perfect body, perfect paint, very good interior except for some pieces that have been robbed of the console. The odometer reads 112K miles, and under the hood, it looks like nothing has been modded, the air can is still there, heat shield, etc. Only thing gone is the battery.

Ok - here's the bad - I asked what was wrong with it, and he said something with the wiring. They had it in their shop for a couple weeks and couldn't figure it out. So I have no way of really knowing anything about the car. I could find the wiring problem, fix it, and realize that there are internal problems as well.

So my questions is whether or not it's worth $400, and if I should trade my busted up 95 GS for it (my 95 needs a new front bumper, sunroof, fender, misc other pieces, and it also jumped timing, so it needs a new head)

 

[fwdturbobov1996]

u dont buy it, i will. 400 for a whole car to part out? hmmmm. Time to make some money.

 

[khartley]

See, I don't think of it that way. Too much time, and too big a mess. I think of it as buying it for $400, getting it running, and selling it for up to $3,500.

But I'm trying to decide how much of a pain it'll be to fix an unknown wiring problem. Could need a whole new harness, for all I know, and that's something I don't think I'd want to deal with. But could be something simple too.

 

[Well Traveled]

Lol, selling it for 3500 bucks. If a shop tried to fix it, there is probably more wrong that some messed up wiring. I'd buy and part if I had the room to do it.

 

[khartley]

Lol, selling it for 3500 bucks.

I sold my 91 Talon TSi FWD with 150K miles here for $3,500. A dealership here got $3,500 for a 90 GSX with almost 200K miles and a burned up clutch and turbo. DSMs are worth a lot here.

 

[Tsar]

A dealership here got $3,500 for a 90 GSX with almost 200K miles and a burned up clutch and turbo. DSMs are worth a lot here.

People up there must be a few fries short of a happy meal or something

 

[sjgYFZ200]

Expect to pay 3500 to 4,000 for a good condition 1g up here.

 

[Well Traveled]

Damn..i got my 90 tsiawd with 90k miles for 1800. Only thing it needs is brakes. WTF Guess there is 1 reason to be happy to be in michigan.

 

[bartels903]

damn well. I've been in the market for AWD turbo for months... lowest price running 2400 for a gsx with 150,000ish miles.

 

[UNSpooled]

I just got a 91 GSX (smokes like a mother) for $80 ...complete....but yeah even $400 is good for a AWD that is all there...

 

[Tsar]

I just got a 91 GSX (smokes like a mother) for $80 ...complete....but yeah even $400 is good for a AWD that is all there...

Holy Crap, 80 bucks... Good find man, i wish i can find stuff like that.

 

[khartley]

Ok, I just talked to the guy selling it and got the whole scoop. I guess that someone robbed part of the wiring harness, ripped a chunk of it out from where the fuse box is. The guy said it was in the shop for a couple weeks and they were trying to match up all the wires correctly.

Sooo....does this sound like a fixable problem? Or would it need a whole new wiring harness? Maybe just an actual Mitsu technician working on it?

 

[xcelr8n]

I'm no wiring genius, but could you not find a parts car with a unhacked harness, or find someone parting out, pay him something reasonable for it, and just swap it?
The part alone would be worth buying it, you could also porbably sell it for more than $400 to someone looking for a "project".

 

[sjgYFZ200]

Just remember that wiring is the worst possible job on a car