I need some help pricing my R1 for sale
11-01-06, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Fritz Flynn
Sellers need to get real and buyers need to understand that a ... molested beat up 7 is not very valuable despite the fact that it may have a single turbo that's probably leaking oil, rubbing on everthing in the engine bay, can't control boost, not tuned well etc...etc...Most modifications don't add value.
Originally Posted by Fritz Flynn
When you add your single laggy ***, bushing wearing, engine blowing, tire spinning, loud, single turbo you remove a very nice fun to drive reliable setup. Usually when someone goes single the twins weren't working properly in first place and the turbo and solenoids were worn out so the owner saved money going single so why the **** is that worth more. If it's a street driven 7 you're better off with the twins in well maintained car.
Are the majority of track cars single turbo because it is "less" reliable than twins?
I think a good running medium sized single turbo is something that adds value to the 7 because it appeals to wider audience. It is easier to work on, far simpler and relies on none of the 13 year old sequential systems that fail quite frequently. Sure the sequential system can be and is sometimes very reliable when maintained and put together properly. The problem is people have horror stories trying to find someone to do this for them and not everyone has the time and energy to figure it out and do it themselves (even if they are plenty capable).
For a track car, and as an enthusiast, a well tuned and good running single possesses value to me that a twins car doesn't...especially a more than minorly moddified twins car (more mods on a twins car usually is a bad thing).
A completely stock low mileage car should fetch a premium though. If you want the high end numbers, have some sort of prepurchase inspection done prior to people coming to look at the car. I would also run a compression check to prove the engine is in good health.
Then all you can do is wait.
Last edited by cozmo kraemer; 11-01-06 at 12:16 PM.