Ive seen this on carsales a little while ago. looks nice, but waaaaaay overpriced.

Thats Kristens car (thats a she not a he)
its the best example of a GTB that i have seen.
its had a full strip down respray to change the colour and lots of other custom work done.

the engine was rebuilt because of noisy piston slap not a failure.
and its been pretty well nannad as far as i know. stock boost i think still.
also i think theyre Tein superstreet coilovers not billies

nothing dodgy about it, except it is well above market value. when i spoke to her last she said the price was fairly neg.

So why was the interior retrimmed?

Why has the originality of the car been compromised?

is she selling it with the billies, or the coilovers? As she mentioned as the car having both in the ad!

I like the overall wagon bar rims, just not the price.

I even think 20k would be stretching the imagination.

One recent member here bought a gtb, i remember looking at it on carsales. 100% unmodified bar rfrb grille, low kays sold for 15.5K i think.

Soop wrote:

What monetary value would "Compromising the originality" make to a 10yr old Jap import?
No snide remark here, just I seriously can't see it making a huge difference.

SOO081;116197 wrote:

Because its such a rare care here (seriously, how many GTB's are the in Oz? Less than 20 for sure? 10 maybe even?), I think to maintain their value, they should be preserved as much as possible. Replacement parts are also seldom available, which I believe, would add to the value of the car if as much as of the original car is conserved as possible.

But you drive a bastardized GX-R, so you wouldn't understand.

Kevlar GT;116229 wrote:

Personal touch? Didn't like the original look? Why do chicks buy shoes for each outfit?? Without asking the seller who the **** knows? Even asking the seller you'll probably come out knowing the same amount as you do now.

Any car is only worth what someone will pay for it. I guess they didn't factor in that most mods you do you don't get your money back on.

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Kevlar GT;116307 wrote:

Hypothetically speaking if I had a stack of expendable income and it didn't suit my taste then maybe I guess. Plenty of cars out there that have had the guts ripped out and things changed for the individuals tastes. You just got to grab a copy of fast fours or autosalon mag to see that.

I know guys that have replaced the STi rims on their cars and I think that detracts from the value of the car but they obviously don't.

Some things don't need justification except from the person that is forking out the dollars and doing the change. Maybe they didn't think the interior was that good or realise the rarity of it and thought the rexie stuff would be more recognisable for a sale??

You say "tomayto" I say "tomardo" (phonetics of course).

Lucky for me I am not in the market, it's not an argument at all, just adding to the discussion. I couldn't care less as it is not a car I would be interested in. I am sure the seller will find out in the long run that they have done the wrong thing when they don't get the money they are after unless some wide eyed gumby snaps it up.

Daaamnn!!!
No offence to any Gen2 wagon owners but thats the best example i've ever seen.
Heres the bigger and better brother, also very hot. Sh1t pics though
http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/pr … p;trecs=20

Bigger pics on that beast would be handy, the mini micro shots provide are a waste of bandwidth as they don't show sweet f.a.

God the exterior of that is an awesome example of a VERY clean gen2....

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