Originally Posted by Vader1
I found a 95' Integra GSR, 140K, 2 owners. It's nearly perfect. 2 sets of 18" wheels, T3/T4 hybrid turbo, intercooled, Type R limited slip, Lots of turbo extras including Hondata. It dynoed 300 wheel HP at 10 psi. What do you think? I can get the car for around 10K. It seems like a really solid car, I'm just not sure if I would be able to get my money back out of it, should I decide to sell it at a later date. I'm also a little worried about 10 psi on 140K engine. Turbo has been on for 10K, but no issues. Should I pick it up?
Thanks!
Modifying a car is not an investment in the car's market value.
So no, you will not "get your money back out of it".
If you go ahead with the purchase, I would expect to sink additional funds into the motor at some point.
Also, the seller is delusional. You should not be paying $10k for an 11 year old car. The car sold for about $18K new... and as I said before, the money spent on modifications does not offset depreciation.
If you were going to build a turbo DC2 anyway,
and you have the money, tools and knowledge to sort out the motor when it goes, you could offer $5K and see if he bites. Considering the age of the car, $5K is a fairly generous offer. If he turns it down, you don't want to buy from him.