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I supported Toymods
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Sat, 10 January 2004 14:49
 
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agreed stock sprinter are overpriced but its cause they are in demand, good luck finding a good one for 1.5-1.8k
I payed 2,100 for my stock one with minimal rust and consided it to be a pretty good deal
they are going for upto 3k for good ones
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Melbourne, Western subs
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Sun, 11 January 2004 00:05
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Well my bf got his sprinter for 3k, it was in pretty good nick, interior was real nice. i bought my self one not long ago....blown 4ac, few dints around interior not so good and it was riced up eg wing and shit got it for $900.
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Sun, 11 January 2004 00:07
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it also depends on rego too i say
if you buy a car with only 1 month rego left then it would be cheap. but if it had say 9 months to 1 year that would also add to the price
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Adelaide
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September 2003
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Sun, 11 January 2004 07:55
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stockies average 3k in adelaide
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Sun, 11 January 2004 08:21
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a stocker? id pay up to 3500 for a CLEAN example
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cambo
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Sun, 11 January 2004 10:28
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they are indeed overpriced but i think i did ok with mine which was COMPLETELY stock. i paid $2200 for almost no rust, the interior was PERFECT, 173 000 kms, body was excellent bar one decent dent in the front quarter, aircon, log books back to the first service, reciepts for every bit of work that was done, 2nd owner, first old lady owner (with proof) garaged it every day  8 months rego. i bought it without a test drive and when i picekd it up i found the clutch was gone so i put on in the next day and it drove like a dream until i stuffed around with it.
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Sun, 11 January 2004 10:44
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a used cars only worth as much as people will pay for it.
any people are prepared to pay more for one now, so its not overpriced in their eyes.
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Brisbane
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July 2002
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Sun, 11 January 2004 10:52
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After the $17k I've put into the car to date, the original price seems immaterial. Still, paid $2,600 but that was from a dealer with a warranty and rego. 
Realistically, they're only worth around $2-3k however since everyone wants one nowadays, nothing's stopping owners from selling them for $3.5-$4k ...
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Melbourne
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January 2003
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Sun, 11 January 2004 11:38
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And theres not a chance of getting the few extra bucks u throw into it. When buying a good 86 for over 6 k u get your moneys worth. But i don't know why people opt for the standard form sprinter for 2.5k to 3k.
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Sun, 11 January 2004 12:14
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ahh.. ok..
I'm just worried I got a little carried away in how much I was expecting to pay.
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cambo
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May 2002
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Mon, 12 January 2004 10:30
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yep if i did it again i would buy one already done up. i know if i tried to sell my car i could probably only hope for around $7K when ive spent over $10K
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Mon, 12 January 2004 10:46
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yeah.. makes a lot of sense.
Nothing tops the value for money of a pre modded sprinter.
But you have to agree, a lot of the 4age sprinters have been driven hard. This increases their chance of wear and also, the likelyhood of some enthusiastic drifter having crashed and repairing car (as the absolute majority don't have LSD).
I remembered buying one once. The car was pretty clean, nice paint and all. Only problem was that it had a bent controller arm. I thought, alright, just get that repaired. Got it repaired, still had bad geometry, still a lot of scraping. Got the entire strut, shocks springs, and controller arm replaced. Still had the problems. Spent literally hundreds getting it checked out buy specialists. Still no avail. Ending up scrapping the car. It was a chassis problem.
As a runabout, cars like these are good. But for a sprinter that is totally clean as, and nicely restored, I think it's better if you start from a stock one (1 granny owner history preferably) and administer all mods yourself.
That way you've got piece of mind. Sure it'll cost heaps more tho.
rock on.
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 12:06
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so when are you getting an ae86 shcao???
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Mon, 12 January 2004 12:48
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got one already...
stock as a rock (for now)...
1 lady owner history.. Absolutely NO rust. Light prang from the rear but professionally (and I do mean professionally) repaired. Everything works great. The car is immaculate.
Trying to source a genuine GT APEX front cut for a bolt on job.. (nothing like factory manifolds, and wiring for 100% efficieny).
I might do a bit of tweaking before it goes in though (maybe some work to the cams), but I'll see what my budget allows me.
Suspension wise I am going to go for the whiteline package. (basically for road comfort, and slight performance).
I've had it for a while now.. but I gotta sell one of my cars to get some funds. Hence the rx7
rock on.
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 12:55
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mmmmmmmmmm
nice work
clean lookin
sell that mazda quick smart
dont like the "change engine" light they come with
and mod the SHIT outta that levin
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Mon, 12 January 2004 13:01
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I am gonna miss the white FC... it's a beast..
when I am through, it may not be a LEVIN, but then again, it may be *nudge nudge* 
(in other words, I'm still deciding) heheheheh
rock on.
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Newcastle
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August 2003
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 23:01
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better than bright red...
people think your a povo in an outdated cock rocket (2 doors, sleek) cause you can't afford an exa or somfin..
if I had my choice.. maybe that metallic aqua, or white. hehehe.
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Newcastle
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August 2003
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Tue, 13 January 2004 01:03
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Hey!!!!!!!!! Bright red is my fav standard colour! lol
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 02:41
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u know u want winter white shcao, heh
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Melbourne
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January 2003
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 07:07
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Bright yellow was my choice for a professional paintjob on my car. Sighs. I went for the home job and ended up with a darkred/red color. Hahaha. Not bad for a first try. Hey at least i got rid of most the rust!
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 08:01
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yellow is my least favorite car color
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 08:19
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not even on a ferrari or FD?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 09:12
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on anything
it should be banned
i rekon go with winter white man, looks sexy
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Albury NSW
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January 2004
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Tue, 13 January 2004 09:30
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I paid 4k 8 years ago for my Sprinter, and the paint was poor and the body needed work, especially after some lowlife piece of shit broke into it  But l suppose that's what got me started down the mods track, that and an evil friend from our local Toyota dealer But on a recent cruise of the local car yards, l found one in pretty good nic and they wanted 3k. In my area, l would have to answer yes, but then there are probably only 6 here in Albury/Wodonga total, and mines the only converted one. 
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Location:
melbourne
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September 2003
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 09:45
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i paid $3200 for mine a year ago.. and it looked like new inside and out.
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Albury NSW
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January 2004
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Tue, 13 January 2004 11:48
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Well l can tell you, your's looks a hell of a lot better than mine did when l first purchased, and mine still needs heaps of work. It's done alot of k's, as it's my daily driver, it's a little agricultural under the bonnet, and the interior sux big time. What mods have you made since buying yours?
All the sprinters around here are plain stockers, although l hear that a local lad has managed to snag one and is planning to turbo it and put a 9k paint job in pearl. I'll have to wait and see.
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qld
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December 2003
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 14:04
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recentyly paid 2100 for a stock one. white, pretty much dead straight. good interior apart from the dash. nothing missing, but some decent amounts of rust unfortunately. by todays market trends, i think thats a fair price, i could have done better, but i wanted one and had the cash. you also dont get the oppurtunity to buy them that often. it seems to go in cycles, there will be a ton for sale (like now kinda) and then none for ages.
i think it will cost me alot less than 1400 bux to repair the rust, get a repsray, and have the dash resto'd. if i did that, i think i could get 4k+ without too much trouble.
my last sprinter i sold for 4800 or 4900 i think. not much done except a jap spec motor (stock ecu and loom) some crappy import 15s, a cheap old steering wheel that was left over from my 124 and some good boston splits (and no other stereo gear at all). sold with like a months rego. dodgy paint, decent interior, cut springs, oil leakin' tired old car. and that was over a year ago.
the people on here may not be the type to pay top dollar, but there are people out there that will pay through the nose for one. unfortunately for people who had an interest in the car prior, and for somewhat more legitamate reasons, thanks to hot4s, its cult status has spread from japan, and has forced the prices up.
theres another factor now. imports. at a yard on ipswich road, i recently noticed 2. 1 coupe and 1 hatch, both levins. the coupe was already sold at 9k. i think coupes are ugly, it had old dodgy import (ofcourse) 14" wheels and crappy 60 profile tires. apparently it had a decent engine and maybe some suspension. still, outwardly, it looked average. then the hatch. had a small port, an exhaust, some miss matched 14s, panda paint and a half cage. less modified, but it looked cool. they had 14k on it, and while i was there, no less than 4 groups of people checked it out, completely disregarding R32 gtrs @ 33k, nice 2L turbo S13s at 16...
i know for a fact i can (and will) have a car more modified than the coupe, and even nicer looking than the hatch, for less than 9k. starting with my 2k stocko aus spec. well less, so as far as im concerned, im ahead.
but to answer youre question, theyre definately over priced. but you knew that.
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Melbourne
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November 2002
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Thu, 15 January 2004 16:35
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not to sound 'challenging' or anything,
but do you reckon 1400 bux for some rust repair, respray and reskinning a dash is a bit underpriced?
The cheapest respray I've seen possible was about 1.4k for a sprinter. Thats where they don't remove any of the trimmings. Simply sand back, and spray away. You will get a lot of overspray around the window trimmings from this place. Also, they don't do door arches (potentially a lot of rus), under the bonnet, etc.
This doesnt include the cost of rust repair. If they use body filler, its a lot of labour. If they use sheet metal, it's even more. and reskinning a dash costs about $300ish.
overall, I would've expected to pay 2.5k-3k at best for these jobs.
If u know someone who could do it at these prices, could you please pm me their number because one of my car needs a cheap spray job..
Thanks heaps mate..
rock on.
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Location:
Adelaide
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January 2004
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Thu, 15 January 2004 23:05
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dude, the best thing is to DIY or find a mate if your fortunate enough....rust aint that bad to bog as long as there ain't heaps. Painting can be a problem, I was gonna get it professionally done until my mate at work who is building a S13 silvia from scratch (started with a shell!  ) showed me the paint job he did himself and now i'm gonna ask him to do it 
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Location:
qld
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December 2003
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Re: stock sprinters - overpriced?
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Fri, 16 January 2004 10:10
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shcao, i can get a respray for 800, the same job you described, here in qld.
as far as rust, id do it myself, with one of a few welders i have available to me.
the car is straight, theres no other body work to do. and yeah a reskin in 300.
if i really tried i think i could get the paint done for even less. persoanlly though, i plan to do the whole lot myself. if i had a pro do it, i think the car would look a million bux, and id get even more for it.
so yeah 300+800 to be safe, leaves me 300 for rust repair if i do it myself. easy. depends on your own ability and your willingness to do the work yourself. but yeah, i think my aprasial is accurate.
guess it also depends where you are, but yeah 1400 is ALOT for what you described.
the car is white too, its a cheap colour.
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