price check on 97 sc300
11-15-11, 11:17 AM
#32
Sell it for no less than $10K. Why? #1 It's a 1997 so it has the updated exterior, #2 It's a 5 speed which is rare in 1997, #3 It's a hardtop, extremely rare and some people want a hardtop for some reason. #4 It's a unique color, not white, or black like most SCs. #5 It's being sold by original owner with all dealer maintenance records.
11-15-11, 02:12 PM
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Sell it for no less than $10K. Why? #1 It's a 1997 so it has the updated exterior, #2 It's a 5 speed which is rare in 1997, #3 It's a hardtop, extremely rare and some people want a hardtop for some reason. #4 It's a unique color, not white, or black like most SCs. #5 It's being sold by original owner with all dealer maintenance records.
11-15-11, 02:44 PM
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I'm saying 8.5k+ only because of the economy and the market that SC's are sold to now
11-15-11, 09:05 PM
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The swap argument is not in the same category. i would rather own a all stock well maintained car than a who knows what swapped car.... that swapped car probably had 5 owners, beat on motor etc etc.... there's no telling, And if you want something that was a well maintained and is a swapped car that's in great condition with paper work from legit shops and all other proof basically you are sure going to pay more than 13-14k for a nice/legit swapped SC.
I'm saying 8.5k+ only because of the economy and the market that SC's are sold to now
I'm saying 8.5k+ only because of the economy and the market that SC's are sold to now
11-15-11, 09:16 PM
#38
like i said before it depends on where you live. like here 10k sounds about right but where you live that might be unreasonable. seeing as your in canada id get a much better car for 10k. like how much would it cost to get a legit soarer in canada? imported and everything since canada is awesome and you can own 15 year old imports rather than 25 in the fascist states of america.
~10k gets you a 01+ GS300/400 on this forum, a few of which are an SD <- rare. Why in the hell anyone would want a 15 year old car at 10k is beyond me - but hey, a sucker is born every minute. I've seen multiple people acutally make stupid buys like this.
11-15-11, 10:04 PM
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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and depending on your knowledge base of the vehicle and what you want to get out of it, the pricing opinion will vary. I have a 97 blk/blk w/ 180k miles on it and and was offered $10k for it this past spring. Granted, like many enthusiast, the offer was from someone who knew the rarity of the vehicle and had a very clear direction in which he wanted to build the car. On the flip side, I asked the dealership what they would take for my car and they basically were offering me a two Twinkies and cup of coffee.
A general consumer will look into those value points: one owner, external/internal maintenance, and maybe even trustworthiness of you/your mom; all of which will help them in determining the reliability of the car. Enthusiasts on the other hand have greater knowledge of your vehicle and are more likely to disregard general value points, thus the increase in potential sale value.
Either way, you have one of the rarest of SCs out there, aside from the blue ones that pop up every once in a while.
As stated earlier, the value of the car is based on what the customer is willing to spend. Pull the right emotional strings and you can sell ice to an Eskimo.
A general consumer will look into those value points: one owner, external/internal maintenance, and maybe even trustworthiness of you/your mom; all of which will help them in determining the reliability of the car. Enthusiasts on the other hand have greater knowledge of your vehicle and are more likely to disregard general value points, thus the increase in potential sale value.
Either way, you have one of the rarest of SCs out there, aside from the blue ones that pop up every once in a while.
As stated earlier, the value of the car is based on what the customer is willing to spend. Pull the right emotional strings and you can sell ice to an Eskimo.
11-16-11, 06:39 AM
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I'd pay 10k just based on your description......and I already have one just like it. The naysayers can whine and ***** all they want, but as time passes there will be one SC that stands above the rest in desirability, and it will be the rarest of them all, the 97 hardtop 5speed.
11-16-11, 06:48 AM
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A Soarer? About 4-5k on the road. With <75k miles on it...
You've got to be a dummy to drop 10k on an old SC.
~10k gets you a 01+ GS300/400 on this forum, a few of which are an SD <- rare. Why in the hell anyone would want a 15 year old car at 10k is beyond me - but hey, a sucker is born every minute. I've seen multiple people acutally make stupid buys like this.
You've got to be a dummy to drop 10k on an old SC.
~10k gets you a 01+ GS300/400 on this forum, a few of which are an SD <- rare. Why in the hell anyone would want a 15 year old car at 10k is beyond me - but hey, a sucker is born every minute. I've seen multiple people acutally make stupid buys like this.
for around the same price range, I can also get a run of the mill g35 sedan/coupe with 6-speed, if I look around.
One has to be a dummy to not recognize what this car is (presuming OP is being accurate with the description).
Next time I see a thread *****ing about how worthless sc's are, I am going to remind people that the sc community is doing it to themselves with this crap lowballing that's being done in this thread.
11-16-11, 07:17 AM
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^^ don't blame the people, blame the liberal capitalist market. Things are worth what people are willing to pay.
Funny you try and call out lowballers, yet the people with these 10g's of sought after racecars buy used parts instead of going to the dealer. Might as well call you a dealership frowning upon people not dumb enough to pay a premium for soemthing that can be has for less than half of a new item.
No one is going to settle this debate, so deal with it and try not to lose sleep over it.
An aristo-spec built gs would be more unique and south after than an Sc pushing 15years. Get a front clip from Japan for 4k
Don't get me wrong I like SC'a but not at the 10k price point. I'd get a soarer with half the mileage for half the price before I'd buy a stock one. But that's just me.
Funny you try and call out lowballers, yet the people with these 10g's of sought after racecars buy used parts instead of going to the dealer. Might as well call you a dealership frowning upon people not dumb enough to pay a premium for soemthing that can be has for less than half of a new item.
No one is going to settle this debate, so deal with it and try not to lose sleep over it.
An aristo-spec built gs would be more unique and south after than an Sc pushing 15years. Get a front clip from Japan for 4k
Don't get me wrong I like SC'a but not at the 10k price point. I'd get a soarer with half the mileage for half the price before I'd buy a stock one. But that's just me.
11-16-11, 08:20 AM
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The average consumer would look at the car and say cool a 1 owner Lexus but it's a manual and no sunroof? I'd pay KBB at most. I would never pay 10k for this but someone please do so you can bring the value of our cars back up. Oh don't forget when you post your car for sale to put another picture of a fully modded SC to show it's potential. It'll help justify 10k. LOL!
11-16-11, 10:46 AM
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haters gunna hate...
most ppl wouldnt pay that much cuz they dont have the money.
go run ur arguments to the supra guys... i mean thats so stupid right? who pays 25-30k for a car thats almost 20 years old... there must be lots and lots of dumb ppl in the world.
if there were more ppl with that mentality i would go broke. im selling a plymouth prowler for 25k but i guess its not gunna sell because u can buy a kia for that price fully loaded.
rarity is everything to me... good luck selling ur kias, hyundais, hondas etc. for eighteen dollars in a few months.
most ppl wouldnt pay that much cuz they dont have the money.
go run ur arguments to the supra guys... i mean thats so stupid right? who pays 25-30k for a car thats almost 20 years old... there must be lots and lots of dumb ppl in the world.
if there were more ppl with that mentality i would go broke. im selling a plymouth prowler for 25k but i guess its not gunna sell because u can buy a kia for that price fully loaded.
rarity is everything to me... good luck selling ur kias, hyundais, hondas etc. for eighteen dollars in a few months.
