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!

 

140k on the stock engine? I would really look into what else was done to the engine. If the engine has never been re-built, then 10k is probably double what I would pay for it. Find out what more on the condition of the motor.

 

That's a concern. The engine is stock and has not been rebuilt. There's no smoke and it pulled like it had 300HP, but it would be a real drag to pop the motor right after the purchase.

 

seems a lil expensive, no way you will get any money out of it with those miles, my plans for the car, get an new B18C motor or another motor of your choice, no need to do it now, can do it like a year or two down the road... that is the only way you might get $9000 again 2years from now...

 

Don't buy someone else's project.

 

personally, buying a pre-modded car is something i tend to shy away from.. you dont know if this was a monkey in a garage, or a mechanic that he paid thousands of dollars to.
it could be a ticking time bomb
it could be a perfect machine

do you really wanna risk it?


edit: also 10k is too much
editx2: :werd:

 

when you do all the work yourself, you know what you put into the car, modded cars are like an jig-zaw puzzle, you'll be tryin to put all the pieces together, not knowing what has been done to the car... go head and spent a good 6-7k on a stock GSR.

 

Like everyone said, Dear god don't buy it.

 

I agree :yes:

 

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.