$4000 for AE86...

[andylawcc]

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?c...engine=&doors=&fuel=&lang=en&cardist=4

 

[swtethan]

i seen em for 10k, fixed up of course

 

[suicidalpigeon]

Are you going into the tofu business?

 

[Eli]

Looks nice and has some upgrades.

For a lot of people, it would be overpriced. If you're in the market for one, maybe not.

Things are worth as much as people will pay for them.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: Eli
Looks nice and has some upgrades.

For a lot of people, it would be overpriced. If you're in the market for one, maybe not.

Things are worth as much as people will pay for them.

well, I am not dying for one. I just need/want a cheap car since mine is borderline "totaled." sigh, I need to think right, must not drift...

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
I need to think right, must not drift...

you got that right.

 

[dethman]

a total waste of freakin' time. my idiot friend bought one to race with and it spends about 60% of the time in the shop.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: dethman
a total waste of freakin' time. my idiot friend bought one to race with and it spends about 60% of the time in the shop.

okay, that's good enough reason.

 

[Estrella]

I have a convertible one. I was offered 10k from it a while back. We still have it. Great shape.

 

[Horus]

DRIIIIIIIIIFTO!


That's a nice looking car. But I mean, it IS a 20 year old car.

 

[Estrella]

Originally posted by: Horus

?

 

[ed21x]

yeah, it's only worth it if you're willing to pay the Takumi Tax. Otherwise, it's really not that hard to modify an 89 Civic SI Hatchback to look just like it. For $4000 you can get a used 96 Honda Civic that is much more reliable than an AE86.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: ed21x
yeah, it's only worth it if you're willing to pay the Takumi Tax. Otherwise, it's really not that hard to modify an 89 Civic SI Hatchback to look just like it. For $4000 you can get a used 96 Honda Civic that is much more reliable than an AE86.

But it won't be rwd, nor handle like an AE86.

 

[SampSon]

Is it worth $4,000 to you in order to buy a 20 year old car to attempt your hand in a fad racing style?

 

[sniperruff]

even with a new engine/gearbox (which it does not have), it's a 20-year old car, and without chassis restoration (some new weilding points and crap... saw best motoring done it on a R32 GTR), it's going to squeak and flex.

there are better cars for $4k.

 

[yhelothar]

you could get a 94 M-edition miata for that price that would easily blow away the AE86.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim

Originally posted by: ed21x
yeah, it's only worth it if you're willing to pay the Takumi Tax. Otherwise, it's really not that hard to modify an 89 Civic SI Hatchback to look just like it. For $4000 you can get a used 96 Honda Civic that is much more reliable than an AE86.

But it won't be rwd, nor handle like an AE86.

How does an AE86 handle?

 

[fbrdphreak]

BIG WASTE OF MONEY

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[enyce2k9]

id give $40

 

[weirdichi]

Surprisingly, it handles very well and it's pretty peppy for a 115 HP engine. My friend bought one for $1700 with 120k miles. The paint was peeling, but everything else was still in very good shape. Would I ever buy one? No.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: EarthwormJim

Originally posted by: ed21x
yeah, it's only worth it if you're willing to pay the Takumi Tax. Otherwise, it's really not that hard to modify an 89 Civic SI Hatchback to look just like it. For $4000 you can get a used 96 Honda Civic that is much more reliable than an AE86.

But it won't be rwd, nor handle like an AE86.

How does an AE86 handle?

Pretty well actually. That's why they were so popular even before that stupid anime.