JPS

How would you price this?
993 coupe
80-90k mi
Lowered suspension
200 cel exhaust
Regeared trans
RS clutch/LWF
Protomotive turbo stage 1 kit seemingly done well

Just curious...I'm having a hard time how I would value such a car.

dcdude

It's funny- once you get to 80K, the value of even the most expensive mods seems to melt away a bit. The re-geared trans makes many people wake up and pay attention, but the turbo probably has a plus/minus effect for no value gain.

Put a gun to my head and make me pick a number, I'm going to say $33K, assuming it's not GR or Black. $36K is not too much if everything is perfect. No way should the seller let if go for less than $32K.

Reddy Kilowatt

What dcdude said.

Chuck W.

Higher mileage and those type of mods cut down the number of potential buyers. If they are mods you are looking for, you are in a good position. Usually, anyone who does those type of mods takes good care of their cars. Be guided by a PPI. Good luck and keep us posted.

race911

Wow. If something like that is worth low $30s then what's my yellow car worth in the right hands?

If you're looking for something like this as a track car, "lowered suspension" will last you about your second lap out there. So add how much to get that worked out.

Regeared trans? Who/what/when? Sometimes it's chasing a unicorn, isn't it? I don't know what was put in your car (Tom's old one, right?). What I can say is that mine is near perfect for Thunderhill and Sears, and completely, postively miserable at Laguna. As in I don't bother taking the car there miserable.

Turbo? How many cars have we seen absolutely fall to their knees when pressed into track duty with aftermarket forced induction? And I don't mean the light duty, beginner little-better-than-parade laps. 90F+, 90% humidity days you guys get back there.

Ultimately, you can bolt on a bunch of parts and end up with much, much less than their sum............

JPS

Well yes, lowered doesnt really cut it. But it is a start. In any case, the Q is really what such a vehicle should sell for?

dave morris

25-26, maybe. Probably less.

JPS

$26-36 seems the range so far...any others?

Stealth 993

Depends on other options on the car, color combo, how far do the records go back, & over all condition of the car.

For me a super clean well maintained, cared for car will be 20%-30% more then a used unloved car.

I would say high $20's to low-mid $30's.

timothymoffat

$26,927.14.

gonzilla

Too low... $26.929.43

I keed. I think the car could change hands for low-30s.

JPS

Low 30s even with the Protomotive turbo...

gonzilla

I've noticed (and others have pointed out) about these pricing threads... If a RL'ers looking to sell their car, people's estimates tend towards the high side. If a RL'ers looking to buy a car, they tend to be on the low side.

It's hard to place a solid value on this car, because there are a lot of variables. We don't know the year, condition, suspension, NB/WB, etc. Let's assume that it's a '96 Polar Silver NB with PSS-9s in decent used 80K mile condition. That being said, I'd say that if I was looking at that car and everything was in good nick and checked out okay and I was looking for a re-geared trans and an aftermarket turbo setup, I'd probably go as high as $35-36K. That's if I would have been planning an aftermarket turbo mod on whatever car I was buying.

I think the general rule of thumb of 50% return on mods doesn't necessarily apply to aftermarket turbos/superchargers. Just my opinion, YMMV.

IXLR8

In that case, what happens when a RLer ends up selling to another RLer?

timothymoffat

To me, the aftermarket turbo/SC kits detract from car's value. If someone wants such a setup, it may be worth seeking out but I think these mods reduce the potential buyer pool considerably. Again, just my opinion.