Eoinbmw wrote: » Give it two years and the JDM Bubble will pop once we enter a worldwide recession watch this space ! The JDM market is completely over heating !
The_Dark_Lord wrote: » €25,750 for this Corrolla twincam?! For about 2 and a half grand more, one could buy that pristine Sierra Cosworth that's been mentioned a few posts back.https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-corolla-twincam-ae86/27974830
CoBo55 wrote: » I’d sooner have the Cossie than that pile of dung that’s after getting the absolute scutter driven out of it for the last 35 years.
PsychoPete wrote: » The country was full of glanzas,civics,levins,silvias etc but so many of them didn't survive and got broke for parts, there isn't that many out there now.
If I sold my Glanza I might actually make my money back
Mjolnir wrote: » A lot of people on this are right in saying that some posters haven't a clue about the jap performance market values. Those skyline and supras aren't badly priced in the grand scheme. There was an R34 sold for $313,000odd, rare one but they sell for mental money. For people my age, younger and older, into jap cars those cars are iconic. Auto supras aren't a big job to make manual, swapping in a 2jzgte isn't a massive job either compared to some cars.
Eoinbmw wrote: » Have you priced a manual box and a 2j recently? On top of the price of the car, Labour and the fact its wont be factory?
Eoinbmw wrote: » Have you priced a manual box and a 2j recently?
hellyeah wrote: » Agreed. 20 years ago I used to do track days at mondello. There was always twin cams on track being absolutely destroyed. Could buy them for buttons back then. They have all seen plenty of action.
Mjolnir wrote: » Why would you care if its factory? When you're not buying a wholly original manual 2jz gte? Not that long ago actually, you'd save a bit importing an auto with a separate manual box than a clean unmolested manual in a lot of cases. Low milage 2jz gte with the box were roughly $18-19k, recently if memory serves? The 1000bhp supras are far from factory Drag cars aren't factory There's a metric sh!t ton of non factory cars any of us would happily sit in and have plenty of fun with.
CianRyan wrote: » Ford fans like to throw this around like Cosworth's weren't driven just as hard. Like good luck finding a Cossie Escort that hasn't had a very hard life. Fast cars are built to be driven fast, no shock that they've been driven fast.
CoBo55 wrote: » Missing the point completely. Nobody is disputing they're driven to death but in this case the Cosworth looks like it had an easy life compared to the twin cam.
Eoinbmw wrote: » Them days are long gone unfortunately!
Mjolnir wrote: » I'll have to take your word for that I'm far too lazy to study for exams never mind look for a box for a car I don't own haha :,D That being said you could build one hell of a fast nice car for the 100k - 150k mark
cpoh1 wrote: » In 2018 money thats a 3-4k car. With the junk thats going around for big money these days (not just jap stuff) thats a 10k car with the niggles resolved. It might be a little overpriced for the market but not dreamer territory. The yellow is a rare original honda colour (how is spoon "chav"?) Rust done and undersealing complete b16 engine build (if done correctly) is a big draw Interior is fairly standard (even if its Sir1 v 2) Its just not an off the wall price no matter how you dress it up.
millington wrote: » Yellow is rare but the cars not originally yellow so doesn't really matter.
CianRyan wrote: » I had a quick look, JDM distro have a 1JZ for 6k, there are two other 2J's for sale in Ireland for under 5k. No idea the condition of any of course but not unlike what I expected. 530d box's fit with an adapter plate, right? You'd pick up a pre 08 whole car for less than the engine.
Turbolounge wrote: » I can't post links/images as I'm a new user, but did anyone see the 1997 Saab 9000 on donedeal for 16k? No nct and been sitting for 8 years
Magown3 wrote: » No doubt it's a nice car with good spec, but the price is LARGE!Integra Type R