How much is my car worth?

[Ill give u a head start]

Ok well I am in the process of refreshing the motor. It has a wrist pin out which is causing the knocking in my motor.

I bought this car last november completely stock for 12k. It was in immaculate shape at the time and i purchased it with 88k miles from the 2nd owner who had all maintenance records on it. He also still had all 3 original keys including the titanium.

I have added a full wings west kit and an exhaust system. i have spent about 3k all together with the addition of the kit, exhaust, and a few other goodies.

Ive got receipts for everthing I have done to the car.

I spent about $2500 on the refreshing of the motor and am just lookin to get back what i have spent or at least most of it.

So far I have spent about 18k with the purchase of the car. the car now has 98k miles.

I would love to get back at least $16,700.which is what I would be selling the car for.

Do u guys think i could get that much for it?

and if not then how much do u guys think its worth?

ur input would be great.

btw I would probably get another Z but not for another year or 2 as i could use the money for other things at the moment.

[300zx_tt]

Sad to see you sell your z. Saw your post on tt net it really does depend on waht somoene is willing to pay. I think you should start with your asking price and hopefully youll find the right buyer but you will still have to lower it most likely. Good luck with the sale.

[evildky]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but, not many Z32's selling in that range, you can get a 50k mile Z33 for that kind of money, and it's still got some warranty! look at similar cars for sale in your area, me I'm a cheapskate and just don't see it, for me to justify that kind fo price it would have to be perfect and unmolested, I also wouldn't buy a car with body mods as most with fascias have then becasue the stocker got smashed, and to have had major engine work at such low milage it implies it's been abused and or neglected, when you put money into a car you have to do ti for love of the car unless you have an awesome deal or ultra rare car any money spent tends to be money out the window, you don't even want to know what kind fo money I have tied up in the "rusty mistress" as my gf calls it

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem similar milage, great condition, way more mods

[96SoftTop]

It always hurts to find out that a car is not worth what we think that it is worth. I have to agree with evildky that mods are basically a liability unless you can find a buyer that wants those specific modifications. I would suggest that you have the car appraised though. You probably did this for insurance sake anyway (I hope). With an appraisal, the prospective buyer has documentation to present to his lending agent.

Unfortunately, without that documentation, lenders tend to use the Kelly Blue Book value. When I selected every possible (?) combination of options, Kelly told me that your car was worth $8,970 if offered by a private seller. Again, this is what a bank is likely to value the car at, and what they might be willing to place a lien against. So, again, that appraisal could make a huge difference.

Most people that I know who have sold their modified cars tend to remove those modifications and sell the parts separately. Otherwise, they have simply lost that money. With the exception of rare automobiles, or Barrett-Jackson type cars, modifications are never an investment. With the possible exception of finding someone with the cash available, it is difficult to sell a car for nearly twice the KBB value.

Ken