Car values?

[Datsundude98]

I live in New England and i was looking in to purchasing a 510 or a 240z as a project. I know rust is a serious problem and i am very curious about these cars.

[laotsu]

depends if it comes with a Members Only jacket or not.

[laotsu]

try the NADA guide for classic car values in your area

[Guest Rick-rat]

The value of any vehicle is determined by how bad one wants to sell, and by how much the other is willing to pay

[Datsundude98]

Thanks. The 510 is well within my range. Now the challege of finding one in good enough condition.

[datzenmike]

Always best to buy the most complete car you can afford rather than have to pay for hard to find parts. You may also consider searching out west for a good example and fly out and drive it home.

[Datsundude98]

Yeah... I've done that before with a different car. I didn't exactly make it.

[paradime]

Depending on your budget you may consider looking for a 510 in the South West. It would cost you more to have it shipped, but there are more of them there, so they are less $. You can still find relatively rust free cars out there too. and that will save your wallet and your sanity in the long run. It won't cost you a penny to keep an eye on AZ, NV, NM, CA craigslists though.

 

Best of luck

[Datsundude98]

Thank you all!

[Z-train]

A solid foundation car will end up costing you less than if you fix Swiss cheese car(and I don't mean a Catalina).

[demo243]

Searchtempest.com or craigslist mobile will be your best friend since you can search large areas at once. Keep an eye out down south in the Virginia/Maryland/NC/SC/Georgia area. They tend to be cleaner and more reasonable down there and in better condition. A buddy with a truck and $70-$150 bucks depending on how far you need to drive will get you a uhaul trailer for a day and you can go down and pick it up. Keep in mind a "Local" trailer rental will be cheaper then a one way usually... just means you have to drive down with an empty trailer, but even my Tacoma got 16mpg pulling the trailer w/ 510 back up from Maryland so cost wise it worked out.