Just for hypothetical ideas on what scenario i can make out best with when its that sad time to let her go.
And is selling parts on here in general a buzy market or do things sit for a while/never get looked at? I guess i can do ebay too.

 

Ever notice how the Maxima looks a little like the 4-door skyline?

I say keep it. I got 2, in excellent condition and it will just keep getting better as I swap in more and more critical and newer parts. Probably from toyota.. dont kill me! they engineer parts very well.

 

Keep it as a back-up car.

 

Keep the car

 

Honestly, you'd think that mods for Maxima's would go like hot cakes here on the .org, especially if you're selling them at good prices.

In my experience, even at great prices, I've always had a hard time selling stuff on here. eBay too - Maxima specific parts are hard to sell for 3rd gens. I've had a ton of auctions go unsold even at killer prices simply because there's not a whole lot of 3rd gen people looking for mods on eBay, and the auction just doesnt get the necessary traffic.

 

sell it to me, mods and all, and go low-budget too....no need to sell a good car for a good price

 

I share your pain.

I have a little over $20K in my 3rd gen and I am hoping to get $6K after I put on a new paint job. This with The blehmco suspension parts, E36 heads, R33 tails, CF hood and much MUCH more. It would cost anyone $25K-$30K to do what I have done if you include labor but very few will pay that. It sucks.

The car is one of the most enjoyable cars I have ever driven but I can't keep two projects going. The Challenger will never lose it's value so the Max will be the one I sell.

 

James Thanks for your advice... i can see it being a tad more difficult than normal. I dont have too many mods to sell so hopefully it wouldnt be too time consuming.
Yeah...i am definately considering to do that....15 more years from now these things will be classic. And on top of that... i wouldnt get jack for selling my stock car maybe $1,000..it has 200k miles and some cancer...

 

Damn...thats alot.... i feel ya...its sorta the downfall of this whole customizing work..that it will never...beable to retain the value it was all bought at..but..in the end... it is so worth it in so many ways for one when you have a your finalized dream come true for thosands less then the stock mercedes droolin at you.

 

I was only kidding, but i do agree that you should keep it, especially with the mods and the TLC.

 

gook luck getting 6K out of it. You might but I doubt it. Jason's car was one of the nicest on here with many mods and he had a hard time selling it and kept coming down on the price. I do not know what it sold for but last I saw where he posted what he would take it was high 5Ks...I think...maybe it was high 6K. Anyway thats not to say you cant sell it for that because it just depends on the market and person...I have had good luck selling mine for a good price but I am special lol. I never even advertised either of my VE5s and they were both sold before I even finished them.

 

You have a Challenger?

Dude, I am super jealous. Pics and a thread in the other cars forum ASAP.

 

You almost have to give mods away, unfortunately. James is totally right about that. The cars don't really sell well, either.

My car has been garaged most of it's life, has a JDM engine, leather, tons of mods and I couldn't sell it for $4k, which was $1k over kbb and I have thousands into it on top of the purchase price of the car.

I gave up and decided to keep it, since I would be spending even more money on the next car modding it and fixing things.

 

I just got lucky two weeks ago. A friend of mine has (or should I say had?) a 72 Challenger that he has been thinking about selling for two years. It is in amazing shape, just needs front suspension work (bushing, ball joints, simple work). He called me two weeks ago and asked if I knew anyone who would buy it for $10K. I said..Hmmmm...ME!! That is when I decided the Max will be gone afer the new paint. I will post as soon as I get it cleaned up. it has been sitting for three years, starts right up. Like I said...lucky, very lucky.

I understand that getting a good price for the Max will be hard. Luckily I can wait it out. I have already had one person tell a mutual contact that he wants it. It sucks that I will have to take a huge loss. I think it is funny that so many would rather buy an un-modified car and spend the dollars rather than buy one already done. Hell just the parts alone is a deal for $10K.

 

well the thing is you are looking at it the wrong way. Its not that people would rather buy an unmodified car than one that is already done.

there are a couple of problems.

1. The people that are buying 3rd gens right now dont have 6K laying around nor can they get a loan for that amount to buy one so they buy one for a couple grand at the most and as they earn money they mod it.

2. "most" people that do have 6K laying around (or the kind of credit to get that much) to buy a car do not want to put it in a late 80s early 90s 4 door car.

3. There are a select few that are able to pay that amount and are true 3rd gen fanatics at the same time. This the market you have to shoot for and there arent many left. I was blessed and sold my cars to two 3rd gen enthusiasts and they were willing to pay the price I was asking for my cars because they did indeed know how much money it would cost to do all the things I had done to it.

Now I dont mean to be discouraging because there are indeed those that will buy it but it will be difficult especially since its a 90. If it were a VE5 it would sell much easier for that price but still be difficult. Good luck with it...If it were me I would just hang onto it and drive it if you go so far as to have it finished and painted. I know if I had 30K in a car I would just hang onto it instead of selling it for 6K unless I needed the money. Just leave it outside and use it as a DD or a spare car.

 

Wow you couldnt even sell it for $4k? Cheap azz bastidz - and everyone complains about the lack of VE 5spds..

Although it looks like Chicago has an abundance of them but that only benefits internetautomart and his picking up VE's for pennies on the dollar

I was actually considering selling my black VE with the recent purchase of my VE auto with bad tranny, and funding a Michael style build/restoration on it with the sale of the black VE. But heck, I think I'd want at least $4k (albeit without BBK, wheels, e36's, and a few other things). If you couldnt get $4k I'm not sure I could.

Oh well, I'd be content with two VE 5spds. One N/A low 14 second daily driver and one boosted beast

 

Thanks for the thoughts. I hadn't thought about it in the way you do. It all makes sense. I agree with all you say except the "leave it outside" part. Here in the midwest leaving it outside is like let it rot. When the car has never seen snow or salt I wouldn't dream of letting it sit out to rot. I think I would rather take a loss to have my baby go to someone who can give her good lovin.

 

yeah thats something I dont worry about. I can leave a vehicle out year round and not have to worry about it except for the occasional hail storm (can only remember maybe 2 or 3 in my lifetime) or something like that.

 

cars are money pits. unless they are classics. and yes in how ever many years you car will fall into the "classic" category due to the year, but it will never ever be sought after like old 70's muscle cars and 32 fords etc. So keeping it for that reason i think is foolish.

 

thanks man.... i was telling my step dad that and he said the same exact thing... i guess its more of a sentimental thing ...and by the looks of it ..i couldnt keep it neway...

 

word up. .. im thinkin that... theres really no great opportunities if i do sell it stock/mods and all...so ...hopefully i can ride it all summer and get ready for the next proj by Fall.

 

if you decide on selling the mods PM me,others never value or care what you put in,sad but true I bought a ve92 painted,lowered,audio system,rims and warpspeed full exhast paid 2,000 on the stock car then I sold it because i had another.Only got 1,500 for it, I lost 500 on the car and more than that on aftermarket/proformance parts. if i could go back I would of sold the parts instead.

 

yea, ill buy some mods from you

 

I lost a lot of money on my 92ve mods and quick sale scheme,on mods alone about 4,000 grand I think the lost was mostly,that was the 2,000 dollar paint job,I even told them to remove the all the doors and paint the door jams.I wish I kept the car.And sold the mods! INSTEAD!