Should I buy this 1997 240sx se?

[fleali88]

ok, ive been desperately looking for a kouki 240sx, well i found one, hes asking 4500$ with 145k on it, so today went by his house just to glance at it. The rear tires are BALD some parts showing metal. overall car looks goodaftermarket exhaust5spinterior is taken a part someno cd playerno shift boot or knobclear coat is peeling in some spotsstockstruts on lowering springs

ka24de (says it runs perfect, but im test driving it tomorrow)seats look gooda dent in the driver side rear 1/4 panel (doesnt look too bad)driver side windshield mold is coming off at the bottompassenger side skirt clips seem to be broken or no hooked up a couple small dings/scracthes(nothing abnormal)and a nice ding on the A Pillar (this is probably the worst part of the car.(anyone know how to repair this?)

and the rest of the pics i took

also it has a clean Georgia title. i am probably going to try and talk him down some, but let me know what you think. hopefully this will be my first 240 update!well i test drove it, drives like expected, normal for that year mileage, transmission mounts feel old, and may need alignment, check under the car and all is straight, ac only works on the 4 setting, the tails have been downgraded to zenki's,. so i think im going to offer him 3k and go from there, i dont think im going over 4k for sure though., checked vin and all is clean, one reported repair from an accident "10/17/2007 Automotive Parts SupplierColumbus, GA Parts requested to repair damage afteran accident or other incidentLeft side quarter panel assemblyRight side rocker panel."

Modified by fleali88 at 1:11 PM 8/27/2009

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[blacksrjdm]

Your first huge mistake of car buying is looking at a car in the rain. Also, what you need to do, is decide this competely on your own. Our feedback shouldnt mean anything. YOU have to decide for yourself. YOU have decide if you like the car and the price and then whether or not YOU want the car...

[fleali88]

Your first huge mistake of car buying is looking at a car in the rain. Also, what you need to do, is decide this competely on your own. Our feedback shouldnt mean anything. YOU have to decide for yourself. YOU have decide if you like the car and the price and then whether or not YOU want the car...

well i cant help the weather, but i understand completely, ill see it again tomorrow. I do want the car but i would just like some more input on if 4500 is about what they go for. im gonna get it regardless most likely.

[kunihongo]

offer him 4000.

[fleali88]

offer him 4000.

yeah either that or i was gonna pull 3500 cash money out of my pocket and put it in his hand and see what he says , lol

but i think its a good deal for a kouki.

any one know if that pillar can be repaired?

[mrgrape]

how many miles??? looks good for the price.i got my zenki with 120k for 4.5

[fleali88]

ok well 4500 is good then since this is at least 2 years newer. keep the comments coming guys, thanks so far

[kornaz]

Decent deal if it runs ok. Hard to find clean Koukis these days. Most of thm are overpriced.

[Hoffman5982]

looks decent. clean koukis go for about 6k usually so thats not too bad.your not too far away from me. towards troy theres a black 95 or 96 with some kind of wheels and coils with 118k miles. I think he wants 5500 for it but Im sure you could get him down.i know it isn't a kouki but I just figured it might help

edit: I can't tell but it looks like it has zenki tails? are you positive its a kouki or is it a kouki conversion? make sure you check
Modified by Hoffman5982 at 1:59 PM 8/27/2009

[fleali88]

looks decent. clean koukis go for about 6k usually so thats not too bad.your not too far away from me. towards troy theres a black 95 or 96 with some kind of wheels and coils with 118k miles. I think he wants 5500 for it but Im sure you could get him down.i know it isn't a kouki but I just figured it might help

edit: I can't tell but it looks like it has zenki tails? are you positive its a kouki or is it a kouki conversion? make sure you check

no, its a 97 se, i couldnt get a good pic of the backside it was up against a fence.

[Kouki_Projekt]

It sounds a bit fishy even for $4500, I was once in your position too; i was eager but just remember to check everything and drive it through all the gears, check the vin on the car etc. If i was you i would make a list on paper or mentally in my head of what to look for and inspect them, other than that I would try to lower him to like 4k or so to save me 5 bills for the car if anything goes wrong. Good luck with kouki

[OutToWinPAHC]

Offer him 3500 and stop at 3900

[fleali88]

yeah if all checks out and i got it for 3900, thats a true steal lol, ill keep yall updated on everything, im test driving it tomorrow.

[fleali88]

bump

[fleali88]

bumpskee

[OutToWinPAHC]

Dont bump this again!

[fleali88]

Dont bump this again!

sorry , im just excited lol

[fleali88]

how many miles??? looks good for the price.i got my zenki with 120k for 4.5

145k

[fleali88]

Offer him 3500 and stop at 3900

yeah, ive known this guy somewhat for a while, the car is legit.

[fleali88]

well i test drove it, drives like expected, normal for that year mileage, transmission mounts feel old, and may need alignment, check under the car and all is straight, ac only works on the 4 setting, the tails have been downgraded to zenki's,. so i think im going to offer him 3k and go from there, i dont think im going over 4k for sure though., checked vin and all is clean, one reported repair from an accident "10/17/2007 Automotive Parts SupplierColumbus, GA Parts requested to repair damage afteran accident or other incidentLeft side quarter panel assemblyRight side rocker panel."

[OutToWinPAHC]

3500, because that A pillar dent would kill me.

[Dazzla]

Show him 3500 for starters. I'd pick it up for $4k. A little work and your going to have one hell of a car.

[hbpignosePA]

meh

kouki's are overrated

[BoBa524]

i guess there is no more "drift tax" i wish there were koukis for 4500 4 years ago when i was buying...

[Dazzla]

That's nothing. I paid $6k CAD for my 95' s14 bone stock with auto trans...only 160km though.