Anybody know anything on this crazy car??
#16
The starting bid is 40k. Seems more than reasonable to me. Sometimes I don't understand you guys. You claim to be enthusiasts but say you wouldn't buy a car like this for 45k? You're not enthusiasts imo. You're people who bought a nice car and come to sites like this to validate your purchase. Maybe you like your car but are not really into cars.
I've been customizing my cars since I was 15. I'm 47 now and have always had a love affair with every car I've owned. I also appreciate so many other cars and what they mean to our society. This guy spent 22k on mods and asking for 45k is too much? I understand market value but that's not for enthusiasts. The milage could be lower but it's not extreme for a near 2 year old car. He definitely needs to stop piling on miles if he wants to get near his price.
I apologize if I hurt anyone's feelings for speaking out but again, sometimes I just don't understand you guys and wish there were a better G35 site elsewhere.
I've been customizing my cars since I was 15. I'm 47 now and have always had a love affair with every car I've owned. I also appreciate so many other cars and what they mean to our society. This guy spent 22k on mods and asking for 45k is too much? I understand market value but that's not for enthusiasts. The milage could be lower but it's not extreme for a near 2 year old car. He definitely needs to stop piling on miles if he wants to get near his price.
I apologize if I hurt anyone's feelings for speaking out but again, sometimes I just don't understand you guys and wish there were a better G35 site elsewhere.
Last edited by reggiek; 10-15-2005 at 07:10 AM.
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Reggiek- half the fun of modding a car is chosing the parts you want, making something original, and putting your own touch on it. buying someone else's modded car takes all that away from you. We all mod our cars knowing that we wont get any kind of return on investment, that what we spend on mods is money down the toilet- but we do it anyways knowing we wont be able to turn around and sell our cars at anything much higher than average resale value. That is what being an enthusiast is really about.
#18
Originally Posted by brittain
Reggiek- half the fun of modding a car is chosing the parts you want, making something original, and putting your own touch on it. buying someone else's modded car takes all that away from you. We all mod our cars knowing that we wont get any kind of return on investment, that what we spend on mods is money down the toilet- but we do it anyways knowing we wont be able to turn around and sell our cars at anything much higher than average resale value. That is what being an enthusiast is really about.
#20
A $40K "buy it now" with a starting bid somewhere around $38K would be more ideal IMO. $45K is not insane, but it if you factor in market value to both the car and the parts (which in this case, even though is has TT kit, everything is pretty much still "off the shelf"), it is right on the border of being on the high side. A clean $40K sounds more in tune with what someone should pay for such a car. My 2 cents...
#22
#23
Am I the only one who thinks that this is a horrible job? It is just too ugly. I would have slapped a top secret wide body kit on it, or would have just done it all Nismo. But, it looks too stripped down. A stock G35c is perfect already, the car does not need to be heavily modified. I would just upgrade minor stuff like an air intake and an exhaust because that twin turbo system is going to kill that engine fast.
#25
Originally Posted by ducatiguy
A $40K "buy it now" with a starting bid somewhere around $38K would be more ideal IMO. $45K is not insane, but it if you factor in market value to both the car and the parts (which in this case, even though is has TT kit, everything is pretty much still "off the shelf"), it is right on the border of being on the high side. A clean $40K sounds more in tune with what someone should pay for such a car. My 2 cents...
I personally think it's a great car and good deal at $40k.
C.
#26
Originally Posted by mrm1sta
what are u tryin to say?
launchin out the hole with boost is bad?
bein very consistant is bad?
less tranny/suspension shock is bad?
i could go on...but it seems like there's no point.
launchin out the hole with boost is bad?
bein very consistant is bad?
less tranny/suspension shock is bad?
i could go on...but it seems like there's no point.
*fewer gears
*slower gear changes
*decreased ability to control the cars balance in a corner due to driveline slack in the torque convertor
*inability to rev match during downshifts because he can't heal toe
*significantly slower lap times because this is not a sequential manual transmission, but simply a regular automatic slushbox
I could go on but it seems like there's no point....
#27
#28
Originally Posted by greggr35
Or.....significantly decreased performance on a road racing track due to:
*fewer gears
*slower gear changes
*decreased ability to control the cars balance in a corner due to driveline slack in the torque convertor
*inability to rev match during downshifts because he can't heal toe
*significantly slower lap times because this is not a sequential manual transmission, but simply a regular automatic slushbox
I could go on but it seems like there's no point....
*fewer gears
*slower gear changes
*decreased ability to control the cars balance in a corner due to driveline slack in the torque convertor
*inability to rev match during downshifts because he can't heal toe
*significantly slower lap times because this is not a sequential manual transmission, but simply a regular automatic slushbox
I could go on but it seems like there's no point....
#30