EyesOnly

Yeah I know, I got the idea from the guy posting his Supra up here. I've been scanning these boards for months looking for the right GS400.

I have a mint condition 1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 in black, 6-speed manual transmission, with NO MODIFICATIONS. I have spent over $8k in OEM work (new clutch/flywheel and rebuilt transmission are $5k of that work). Twin Turbo 320hp, AWD and AWS. 96k miles, fully synthetic oil changes every 3k miles or 3 months. 90k service was done at 89k. It is nearly impossible to find a perfect condition unmodified VR4 in the U.S. It does have one shortfall for me- it has two doors.

Anyway, I won't give up my VR4 for anything but a GS400- after driving a few GS's, I don't see myself driving much else. I need a more practical 'family' type car at this point. Oh, and on the VR4, you can ramp it up to near 400hp for about a grand.

I'd pitch in some cash to the deal as well, but I don't think I have enough for a GS430 at this point.

Jason
Seattle, WA

seeya

.. :d .............

seeya

[QUOTE=EyesOnly]Yeah I know, I got the idea from the guy posting his Supra up here. I've been scanning these boards for months looking for the right GS400.

TLW

welcome to CL

any pics ??

EyesOnly

I can email pics to anyone who is interested. Post your email address here, or email me:

jason_anderson AT hotmail DOT com (with appropriate syntax)

Thanks,

Jason

EyesOnly

Just posted some photos here:

https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/sh...0&ppuser=36229

Let me know if they don't show up. I only have a few photos right now, but can give more upon request.

Jason

phisig

What a temping offer Always loved these cars

EyesOnly

Thanks! A VR4 is incredibly rare- I'm looking at production numbers right now, and they made 1311 VR4s in 1995, 315 in 1996, 510 in 1997, 231 in 1998 and 287 in 1999. Supras have always been more of the show car, so a lot of VR4s have been driven into the ground (either 200k+ miles or wrecked in accidents).

I also put a pretty good stereo system in the car, but left the head unit stock as a theft deterrent (and it works great anyway). I don't like the look of most aftermarket head units anyway.

Happy browsing,

Jason

phisig

I was even playing around with KBB looking at the value of your car witch looks to be around 10g's Private Party -- that seems rather low for a VR4. If you lived closer I might even come take a look -- you never know until you drive it. I used to own an Eclipse, always had problems with it, so its hard to justify going back to mitsubishi. However with a little tuning I'd be nice to be able to keep up with my friends with a Supra TT and Skyline. Def a VR-4 would be a badass car for sure, however 4 doors and the pimp status of the GS would be missed.

EyesOnly

I'd be the first to dispute the private party value of that- it might take into account the fact that many VR4s are beaten up or owned by kids, not to mention that they need tranny rebuilds around 100k (which I already did for $3500). Throw in the fact that the paint is PERFECT and everything is very well maintained, plus a new clutch and flywheel, and you're looking at an extremely nice car. No peeling on the stock 18" chrome rims, either.

I'm not much of an old car enthusiast, but imagine the difference between a 'classic' Corvette that's rusting out with ripped seats, versus the collector car with a few thousand original miles- whatever "book" value says isn't going to be right on for either car.

If you're interested in keeping up with a Supra TT, just check out www.3si.org. With AWD you'll win off the line everytime, and I've seen some people take their street-legal VR4s into the low 10s in the quarter mile (though that's SERIOUS modding).

phisig

Yeah, they are amazing cars... best of luck on finding someone to trade you.

EyesOnly

*Shameless bump*

Thanks for looking!