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@Isaac862 facts, got a 96 base corvette for 5.5k needing a trans rebuild, new radiator, weatherstripping, rear suspension work, new clear top. Still cheaper than a newer sedan
@@wuffysgarage chances r guy who owned before you drove it hard beat The living shit outta the transmission like all Stang owners do and then Gave it away to you at a 4K steal since u gonna have to repair it
@@wuffysgarage that's ridiculous, used car market is fucked and private sellers and dealers are sometimes so shady. I went to go buy a 02 v6 mustang and I travel 100 miles by uber and show up and find out it's rebuilt title. Bought it for 1400 and drove it home. It has a fat oil leak and sounds like something in the drivetrain is going to fall out. Had it for a 6 months now still runs good amazingly.
Unfortunately, most of the “cheap” cars are now super high mileage late 2000s crap that has been completely run into the ground that quite honestly needs to be sent to the junkyard. It’s a combination of cash for clunkers, the microchip shortage, and social media influencer hype which has created the perfect storm that has priced everyone out.
I've said this before I blame those ricers that were clapping out old Honda's. Or stancing cars. Now those every day cars that people would buy and use are trashed and it causes more demand for everything.
@@rickbergolla4055 I feel you on that. I just got a job and it's like everything from rent, food, hosuing all went up. And all this guy can tell me is "look elsewhere" The car community is going to collapse
Honestly in the 2000's we thought this way about the 90's and 80's cars lol everyone complained then the only thing they could buy were Honda civics and crap that needed to be sent the a junkyard. My first car, my dad was paid to haul it off actually, a 95 Honda accord sedan which I thought was dog shit at the time but I learned later it was VTEC and awesome but took me like 10 years to realize it. I still have it, and if I ever get money I plan to fix it back up
Bro i feel ya, i always wanted to have an e46 M3 or R32 Skyline..... when i look at prices of 30k+ i want to kill myself.... Now i look at basemodel e36, but still i cannot even afford a 318is e36.... 24 year old student... broke af
I recently bought my 07 Z with 68k miles, clean title, stock for 14k. Not the best price considering I could’ve had the same car 2 years ago for maybe 10k but after years of searching, it was the best example at a reasonable price right now. These cars are about to shoot up in value
Mostly body shape, you can argue all you want, the 350z is the most appealing from the rear, Nismo body kits look hell of a lot better than 370z, it’s just everywhere
I think a large reason for the increase in used "enthusiast" vehicle prices is the crazy jump in new "enthusiast" vehicle pricing. These vehicles are $50k+ and most people can't make that happen. So enthusiasts buy used vehicles.
All these enthusiast cars where expensive for the day. 240sx was 15,000 which is 30,000 of today's money. Supra was 36,900 which is 66,000 of today's money. Rx7 was 32,000 which is 60,000~ Shit a v-spec r32 was 50,000 (100,000 today's money) back then!
Remember when 90s Hondas were shit on by literally everyone who was remotely into cars in the early 2000s for being a run of the mill economy car? Now they're being bought out for 20-30k for a clean one.
Early 90's acuras were best. You can argue more power in a newer k-series but with that cable clutch you felt everything you did. Quality in the early 90's was great too.
Also because of last year , computer chips are in high demand and low supply. Thousands of new cars are finished but lack the computer parts they need. That’s the same reason the ps5 and series x are so expensive and good luck building a pc. With no new cars, the used market has been destroyed. Once things get drumming up again I predict that prices will come down a fair amount. Great video
Government regulations are the greatest reason for the supply chain issues. It was government who tyrannically and arbitrarily shut the economy down, it was them who made nonsensical regulations for bullshit like nannies and emissions systems.
"sounds like you need a 3000gt because they are gonna give you the same amount of problems and are just as difficult to work on" best line of this vid.
@@engineerisengihere44 It was also very much "of it's time" as well. It was a time when Japanese makers crammed as much tech as they could into flagship cars trying to out tech each other, some with better success than others.
@@engineerisengihere44 It's not they need a ton of maintenace it's more that the maintenance is really hard to do. But that's what you get with a twin turbo, awd, transverse V6 that used CAD to cram itself as tightly into that engine bay as possible.
I loose a part of my soul everytime when I see this cool ass looking JDM cars and all of them are slammed to the ground with big ass wheels, and almost no tire at all :'(
@@CancelledMcCree tasteful mods for sure, I cringe when I see these poor cars that can Barely move their wheels, because they are so close to the fenders
@@macnchillidogs1601 thanks! Funny, a buddy of mine has this one friend that keeps begging me to sell him my (new to me) sunburst yellow NA6. Yet, this same dude had two stanced out POS’
@@CancelledMcCree Yeah and you ask them like why they enjoy making their car worse and undrivable and they reply with some catchphrase like "why you butthurt? " they think it's a badge of honor to scrape on everything at the same time bitch when all there sub frame bushings are shot to hell, alignments completely fucked, tires wear only like an inch. Its just so stupid.
its because people in my age group grew up with one of the best generations of cars ever built. And now a lot of us are old enough to buy things we wanted as kids.
I agree, but i also can’t complain, i managed to buy a 93 NA Miata for $1,500 back in 2017 and trade it for a 99 Miata last Year, turbo it and I’ve been getting some offers of 10k+
Bruh idk if y'all are behind in your country or what, but the Miata gained a cult following from like 2001 onwards.. They have been unobtainable for lower class citizens for over a decade now thanks to miata club/cup racing and the explosion of autoX Is this just a US thing where y'all took over a decade to realise how sick they are or were they just produced in an abundance there? Legit have been chasing a decent clean example for 8 years and have yet to find something that isn't clapped out completely or selling for $30k+ (aud)
@@4bidn1 yeah I'm with ya there, I don't get how people are blaming tiktok. It seems like correlation, not causation. The rx7 and miata have been getting pricey for a while now
Evos had always been expensive. But here in Australia around 2011-2014 ish 300zx 2+2 with twin turbos stock and manual trans goes for 10k or less. That's pretty cheap.
@@ronn-qv7fw You always get the good shit in Australia. There ain't shit to buy out here in the US anymore mate. Besides it's easier to import most things from Japan assuming it doesn't fall under the asbestos laws.
I get the Evo, but the 300zx has no place in being that over priced due to its complex wiring issues and lack of high praise upon release. Same goes for the 3000gt.
As I watch this video, I'm suddenly reminded of the First Rule of Fight Club. The more you guys educate the masses, the higher the prices become. Knowledge is power...
@@karokuwabara949 It's not a matter of responsibility, they're not the only car people on TH-cam dishing out useful info. But enthusiasts aren't the only ones who watch these videos. Collectors, dealerships, and salesmen probably watch too. I absolutely love channels like this, but they're a double edged sword and there's nothing we can do about it.
@@Masterbaiter1000 No offense, but I'm not a car salesman and could care less about their profits lol. I care much about how much money I can save, not how much I can help someone else make.
What knowledge? >Cars are expensive >Look at Domestic sports cars >Look at cars based off the same platform but are luxury models None of this is actually helpful. The price of all of those have gone up too
Cash for Clunkers was an unmitigated disaster and is all the evidence you need that everything the government touches “to help” has the inverse Midas Touch effect.
@Mattie great comment you are 💯 correct about that I remember hearing about a Rare GNX being destroyed 😬 a beater is going for around 40k easy right now.
My heart broke when I started seeing the prices of these cheap good starter cars going up, I really wanted a Japanese style car for my first but sadly they’re now too high for my budget. I’m not giving up tho I’m gonna get my r32 sometime
@@blacktrump8897 Don't put "near me". most likely though if you are going to buy. you'll have to drive a few hours away for the nearest possible dealership.
Sometimes I feel they try to hard to force raise prices on cars. The Miata now cost 8k to 10k, but I have seen some crazy owners trying to sell NA miata at over 20k. And is not a special edition or anything, just a clean NA. Problen is there will be people that will pay those prices
Ya this crap always happens. When my dad was growing up in the late 70s early 80s, his first car was a 1970 chevelle. He then crashed it, and bought another one. Muscle cars were worthless then. Now they're not. The same thing is happening now with jdm specifically
I saw a comment on a different video ages ago about Australian muscle cars having the same thing. One guy bought a HK Monaro coupe for $600 back in the 80s and abandoned it when it broke down. That same car today gets listed for north of $80k for a poor condition one, and easily $120k in excellent condition. Still, 90s muscle cars are fairly cheap.
I’ve been saying that for years,we were buying cool cars like Chevelles and GTOs in the mid 80s for cheap.I used to have a pretty cool 72 Lemans that I gave to an auto wrecker because I didn’t want it anymore and I could find another one in the future if I wanted,boy,was I wrong. There’s a guy in my town on Vancouver island that has a nice 70 GTO Judge that hasn’t moved out of his driveway for at least 33 years now,I know because I asked him if I could buy it back in 88 and it hasn’t moved yet. Went by last year,no answer. Probably wants a hundred grand now even though it’s been under tarps moulding and rusting away for decades,shame really.
@@marcvic_1595 am quite confident. See im basing it off not just my country but every other country on this side of the world china included - none of us are infrastructurally and economically ready in 5-10 years time to fully abandon combustion engine. So yeah.
@@crankypipo But how many cheap sports cars are coming out as a result of the electric boom, and with MT? Not many at all... so there are less and less being put in the market each year. Results in that setup being more sought after.
@@marcvic_1595 you are forgetting toyota arent you. And volkswagen. And ford. And kia. And mazda. Still enough to satiate the majority for cheap sports cars. There is no electric boom this side of the hemisphere
Boy, am I glad 6 year old me fell in love with the SN95 New Edge Mustangs. Picked one up last year for $2300. Too old to be a modern head turner, and too new to be a classic 😆
90-02 Accords (hell even up to the 6MT V6) are slept on and I can find them for under 2K still thankfully. I paid 1100 for my 00 EX 5MT sedan and threw another 1100 at it for maintenance. Now it runs and drives like nothing happened.
@@MrMouze-os6ks still a damn Civic. Still going for 3-4K+ in my neck of the woods (Charlotte, NC area) where Accords are half that especially the years I mentioned. They can still be had for $1500 give or take a couple hundred and will leave a D16 behind and be more comfortable to drive. 🤷
@@thatloudCG5 …….. Charlotte? Yooooo! Come join me September 25! Got a civic meet starting here in Charlotte heading to “back of the dragon” up in Virginia. Gonna be stopping along the route to and then do a cruise with about 20 or 30 cars. The host throws them every year. That’s sick, but yeah I feel ya. These civics out here are high still but I got mine in Kansas City with no rust but a spot on the back fender that’s just surface. Small world.
@@MrMouze-os6ks I'll be out of town getting the car painted or else I'd join. Supporting one of my high school friends in DC who now co-owns a body shop. You know how we do in the community. Gotta support the homies.
@@thatloudCG5 darn but hey I feel ya. I’m working in replaces all suspension components on my Sol and then moving to body and paint. You be safe out there, that city has terrible roads lmao.
I had the opportunity to buy a C5 Z06 for like $8k when I was 15, didn't have the cash lying around but that car will haunt my dreams until I die. Enjoy that C6 brother, drive the doors off it.
@@WeAreChecking In like 2009 when I was 19, my neighbor was selling a project Porsche 912 with a period 911 engine swapped into it. For $8k but he was gonna give me a neighbor deal for $5k. I was scared to buy it because I figured Porsche=expensive to fix! But i kick myself thinking about it because that car today is probably pushing $50K at least.
Worked as a server at a shitty restaurant to buy my first car for $4k, an Acura Integra GSR with 90k miles. I remember when clean s13s were going for about that much...
Unfortunately there really aren't many good deals to be had. The cash for clunkers program destroyed so many vehicles it's affected everything having to do with the used market.
@@NRodsoSwaggy It was a government program ran through car dealerships that offered a certain amount of money towards new purchases if you brought in an old car, weather or not it ran. They then destroyed the old car.
@@NRodsoSwaggy I need to state that I am not speaking politics and I am not naming names. With that said, you are half right. It was to buy new cars in the short and long run, as well as to affect the used market, both in vehicles and parts, negatively in the long run. Ultimately this is a cause and effect situation.
2:46 my AP1 from my S2000 cinematic video!!! Shoutout to my guy Ryan Li for the epic drone work in that video!! Having 2 seconds of my video in this video is quite the milestone for me LOL.
It may not be a jdm gem, but I bought a 2006 Sapphire blue, Sentra Spec V, 6 speed 4 $3200, back in 2016, and have put 120,000 miles on it with just normal maintenance /service. Best car I've ever owned and I had a 2005 built evo for a few years. The car already had an aftermarket header when I bought it and I ran a bent side pipe before the passenger tire with only a resonator and it is loud. Pops flames from time to time. Luv.
Just picked up 2 honda CRX gen 2's an 88 and a 90 this year both at $1,300 both over 200,000 miles, yes both needed work but both were able to drive and move. These babies get insane gas mileage, and are still zippy and fun to drive. Planning on VTEC-ing one soon so it'll be more fun and just as fuel efficient when I want to just drive somewhere normal. In fact I've been using the 90 as my daily for the past half year now, dumped probably another 2k into parts for upgrades and repairs, but this has been my dream car since the early 2000's. Yeah, I am a millennial but most of us don't have a ton of cash lol which is why I was glad my dream car also made practical sense to buy, calculated my gas savings switching from my old car and in the first 3 months I saved $850 so the car is paying for itself. I was driving an 02 BMW 530i cause, second hand it was cheap, found out the hard way though to fix and drive they are EXPENSIVE. I drive for work so I drive a lot.
“Everything is made up and the points don’t matter” …I’m seriously wondering how many people actually caught that reference…because I sure as hell did 😎👊
Im 16 and getting my license in 1 month. I remember I asked you on tiktok should i get a celica or a miata. now i cant even consider a miata realistically
for a first car i think you'll have a ton of fun with a manual celica. should never break down but will be easy & cheap to fix if it does. i love seeing old manual celicas on the road still, i think even they will go up in value soon
Yes, you can find cheap, good, classy cars, but it's few and far in between, and you have to be patient. I searched for 6 months before I saw a 06 G35 Coupe 6MT with every optional package ticked in good condition, with 82k miles, for $9500. And that might not seem cheap, but in SE Texas, nissan/infiniti VQ coupes are going for $6-9k with over 150k miles, and many in rough shape. Heck, I've seen a rolling shell with an asking price of $7k.
Bought a 95 Si coupe manual for 300$ in 2015. I garthered an interior for cheap at the junk yard, plug 3 spot on the floor pan (rest of the car was super solid for some reason). Got random bits and pieces from the junkyard in time. Align the body panel, lower it, basic tune up and done. Total 1500$ max. And it track great. Now good luck finding an eg at the junk yard
Love your stuff man... long story short I live in QLD Aus and brought a JDM.spec R S15 June 2019 for $14k from my work mate and now am in the midst of selling it for $27.5k but isn’t perfect but I’ve been waiting for 4 months for the guy to get funds and even that small time they are selling here in aus in oct/2021 for $35k-$50k depending if it’s stock...
This just hurts :( Back when I got my license and has a decent paying job outta high school...NSX's, 911SC, E30 M3's and 300ZX's were cheap compared to 8 years from then. Biggest sad moment.
You’re 100% right, I bought a 95 Ford F-150 with the 5.0 in it to use as a tow pig in 2018 for $1200 I was the second owner of it, I put roughly 100k miles on the truck and still sold it for $4000 a week or two ago.
I’m pretty happy I snagged a rust free, running and driving, 60k mile 280z at the beginning of 2020. The value is skyrocketing since so the plan is to make it nice and try to flip for an r32. After I drive and enjoy it of course..
Just got a 94 accord ex for 1200, interior WAS thrashed. the transmission needs some love just like the rest of the car. Perfect lil ole reliable with tons of tuning opportunities in the future! Love it already!
I also really enjoy the JDM market but everything is too overpriced as stated, I ended up finding a Genesis Coupe and I couldn’t be happier that I snagged it! 😄 They’re underrated vehicles and you can get BK1s for a pretty good price. All the attention they get, the way they look, sound, etc. So glad I got one of these beauts 🤟🏽
I bought my 1991 E30 325i Manual Sedan for $2200 in 2019. I feel so lucky, the E30 market is crazy right now. Can't buy a decent one under 8K in California.
This honestly does make me really sad for anyone wanting to get into JDM. I got lucky by getting in just before the boom, bought my Type X 180 for $15k (aud) back in 2017 and got a friend who's wanting one too but you just can't find one for less than like $40k now. Even EG and Ek civics that need some work are going for like $8k - $12k here in Australia, it's just ridiculous.
Buy a Saab 92x also known as the Saabaru it’s the same car as a 2005 Subaru wrx sti hatchback and there only 5000 if you can find them. Bad news is they only made 1500 of them
@@roboticunclephil I found mine in perfect condition with brand new sparco evo seats. The car only had 114203 miles on it and it had all of the maintenance done on it at 100000 miles. Cars paint was professionally repainted 2 years prior to me buying it
Back im december i bought a manual 2007 ford focus with 108k miles that had always been owned by old people so it was in great condition for $2300 and i love that car, so much fun to drive. Mk1/1.5 focuses highkey slept on
I just paid almost 3k for a clean ish e36 that needs a clutch, ive had two other e36s and paid under 1k for them but i figured if i wanted another one i had to get it now before they keep going up
Genuinely what I'm looking to get into. I want to wait a bit until the market chills out but also worried they're just gonna get more expensive. I might have to just grab an e46
@@Vopodop even the e46 market is through the roof. I’m seeing manual 325 sedans go for 5k with 150 thousand miles. If you want a 330 manual coupe the average price I’ve seen is sitting about 7k
In February I bought a 1997 e36 m3 coupe with 150k miles for $10,000. Estoril blue on dove grey. Hopefully they stay the same price or continue going up in value!
I guess we gotta start looking in stranger places... I got my fiero gt for 850 bucks at an out of buisness cabinet store aution and ended up driving it home after a battery and airing up the tires
Picked up my first enthusiast car back in early 2020 for $2,800. It's a Mk3 Supra that needs to be restored before I can drive it. Now that i'm over 20k deep into it I can almost drop the motor back into the body....OOF
I love how in the us a cheap car is like 1k here in portugal the car market is crazy like a cheap car would be 6k+ like a miata with 100k km selling for 8k would be a good deal oh and i saw a evo 3 passing by in the street today and i got curious and went to see the prices yeah so... 60k+ for a evo 3 and the other evos the cheapest is like 35k a honda s2000 for example 30k+ i could go on and on but u get the point here in Portugal what I think would be a good "project" car would be like an old mercedes I kinda like those one (btw I wrote "project" because here in Portugal the prices are super high and even worse you can't modify your car it's illegal you can make it legal if you go to the IMT which is the department of cars and road safety etc but you can go there pay a fee nearly 200€ and make the mods legal oh and reminder 200€ per mod and it's extremely difficult to do the inspection because the service is horrible and its hard to pass the inspection and if u drive around with illegal mods you pay a fine of 1.2k and u get the car appreehended till it passes the inspection
Being born in the Caribbean and currently living there, we normally order our cars from Japan since we drive on the left side of the road. Back in the early 2000s-2010 we use to see nissan Silvia's, skyline gtrs (r32) even the Toyota Supra rz from under 10k us on the Japanese websites. Nowadays you can't even buy a cheap JDM cars anymore.
Kinda happy some of the Lexus models were suggested later in this vid. I had been scouring the import market for months and crossing my fingers that I could snipe something with a good platform, maybe a Mark III, maybe even an FTO. Buddy shoots me a text telling me his friend is selling a GS300 which has the platform I was looking for. $3000 and done. Now it's just a matter of a GTE swap or NA-T, eventually
I remember being able to buy 240's for $1,200-$2,500 my zenki i bought off a road side dealer with 60k miles for 6k and a 300zxTT for 5k 🥺 lol i also bought a vert FC for $1,200 all manuals all in great shape. Not anymore though.
What year did you buys those cars?? Man I wish I was older when they were those prices, I'd already have a few jdm dream cars and be happy, I got a 240 but I still want my rx7 🥺
I feel unbelievably lucky to have what I have. I managed to snag a 2004 Camry for about $1,000 USD. It needed a new battery, alternator, windshield, driver axle, and tons of cosmetic things like a bumper cover. But I've had it since January and not once has it given me a serious mechanical issue at 220,000 miles. If you're mechanically inclined, now's the time to put that to good use if you're broke like I was.
I bought my first set of tires and wheels with my project car through these guys. Incredibly easy to work the site and amazing videos. Not many company’s balance both.
I live in canada and legit covid did nothing for used car values, atleast where i am. i just picked up a charger rt with 230k km for 1k, needs work but still a nice deal
Yeah I live in (western) Europe, a decent NA MX-5 / Miata is €6k to €8k, while 2 years ago you could get one for €2k all day. That's Porsche Boxster money.
I wonder how the Japanese sports cars like Eclipses and 240sx's that are already modded will sell? The closer to stock, the better they'll sell I reckon.
Suprisingly no eclipses sell for more if you have done the right mods the the eclipses and the stock ones go for pretty cheap but its not cheap like they were in 2000s
I mean I’ve been on the marketplace on FB and all I see is POS that are like 200-800 than you got the mint gst or gsx that go for 8-10k. I can barely find a in between 4-6k eclipse.
Deals can be found. I’ve bought three CRXs and a prelude in the last 2 years for less than $700 each. Each needed some work, but nothing a couple hundred couldn’t fix. I set up eBay, Craigslist, and FB alerts and jump on purchases quick. Also helps to look around military bases. People deploy and move suddenly and often have to let things go for cheap.
So, I've heard this from many people in finance, marketing, people my age. I used to work at the track so I can confirm how rare some of these fucking cars are (keep your Miatas, some guy will just scoop up any salvage one to run it for SM class anyway). The Millenials grew up with a lot of these iconic cars and now that they're at an age where they're finally making money, they're buying the cars of their childhood dreams. On top of manufactures (I worked in manufacturing/automotive/technology for 5 years as well) not building cheap, fun, and "tunable" cars; these classics are getting scooped up. Personally I own my dream car (fell in love the first time I saw it in 1999). I have a 2005 Honda S2000 and to be honest, I'd want to own 2 more (3 in total) or scoop up an NA Miata or an S13. I've daily driven it and I track it. I drive the hell out of my car so I've put miles on it through road trips, commuting, touge runs late at night in the hills, etc. I've noticed there aren't very many cars that seem "fun" to drive anymore that aren't over 15k. Manufacturers have found the meta or formula for making the most money and so because of that they don't want to innovate. Innovating involves risk, possibly losing out on profit and with supply issues these days ranging anywhere from rubber to computer chips these; "fun" cars are expensive as shit. The new Nissan Z is expected to be 40k compare that to when the 350z came out which was around 26k. The new Corolla GR will be 32k+ (I really want one) compared to the 1998 Celica All-Trac Turbo original MSRP at $20,298 A new Hyundai Veloster N is around 32k and the soon to come 2023 Hyundai RM20 N price is up in the air (could be as much as 70k depending on how South Korea wants to price it). Here's a list of the cheapest cars you can buy from cars.com: 1. 2021 Chevrolet Spark LS: $15,695 2. 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage ES: $16,590 3. 2021 Kia Rio LX: $17,045 4. 2021 Hyundai Accent SE: $17,500 5. 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 ES: $17,590 6. 2021 Nissan Versa S: $17,600 7. 2021 Kia Forte FE: $19,785 8. 2021 Nissan Sentra S: $20,410 9. 2021 Hyundia Elantra SE: $20,655 10. 2021 Hyundai Veloster 2.0: $20,905 Another reason why the older classic cars are popular is simply because they're easier to self-maintain. Most cars these days require you to flash the computer since many of them have modules all over the call. I remember when I worked at Dodge back in the day they came out with "lifetime transmission fluid" and the transmission "wasn't serviceable" even though it had fill holes from the factory; each quart of the fluid was $70 iirc. There are countless other cars that just become increasingly hard to find each year. Like other than the one I've seen around town, I don't remember the last time I've seen a different Foxbody Mustang...other than that one I mentioned. I NEVER see them. That and BB5 (97-02) Honda Preludes; I've only see one and it's the same guy. Old adage applies here, "They don't build em like they used to". To all the guys and gals looking for their dream cars that just happened to be within this golden era of cars. Good Luck, don't give up. It took me 15 years to buy and own my S2000 (both of my cars are fully paid off) and trust me I had people telling me back in the day I'd never own one. So whatever it is your looking for, don't settle. "If you don't look back at your car after you park it, you've bought the wrong car."
@@Isaac862 I know I have my eye on one, but probably won't be able to get one until next year or so and prices are super unpredictable. Hopefully the used car market calms down
@@pradeny6721 I have one right now and I'm fixing a few minor issues with it and I can already double my profits as it is because I got a good price on a manual z4
I'm staggered NO ONE mentioned rust. All these 90's JDM legends are now to an age where they are either too rusty and sold for parts, OR the owner bites the bullet and completely restores the car makes it rust free. Basically the clunkers can't pass inspection anymore, and the clean ones are getting more rare and have a TON of rust repair to them so obviously they are much more expensive cause the investment is much, much higher.
Where I live, This issue has hit the Euro market hard too, Im a VW/Audi guy and this group of cars has gotten nuts.. A shitbox Mk4 is now worth what a clean Mk4 that needs some maintenance done was worth a few years ago. Mk2's are also real hard to find which I haven't really seen here before and the price for a total junker is twice what it used to be.. Heck, I picked up a super clean Mk3 with wiring issues for 700$ a few years back and one as clean as it now is going for 3k...
You FOUND a car in Australia $400? I remember when you could get starlets for 1k few years ago and now are triple. Ae86’s were cheap shit boxes. Could of bought for like 2k years and years ago. Now they are upwards of 40k because of social media fame hype. People buy these cars to have validation that they own these cars and demand goes up. No more 90’s and 80’s cars for cheap. The norm for classic jdm and euro is now 2000’s. Give it about 5 years where there will be massive hype over e46’s and how they are amazing vintage machines lol
The C5 Vette is basically an FD RX7 that already comes LS swapped from factory. If you are gonna LS swap it anyways, you might as well save some headaches and get a C5 instead.
Look for Infiniti g20s, Honda del sols, old Toyota celicas, and even old maximas, some of those models can really rip. Homie just picked up a 5 speed g20 for 4k.
Still gunning for a fc as my first car, specifically just one that runs, has a rotary still because that's what it for, is an s4 because I think those look prettier, and isn't a rust bucket, otherwise it's probably going to get the bosuzoku treatment anyway so why ruin a clean one.
I'm doing the same dude but the cheapest I can find near me are about 15k for turbo ones and about 10k for NA ones, I'm almost deciding to just pick up an FB for 4k
I live in Finland and in 2018 I bought a z32 tt manual for 7500 euros. Today prices start at like 15-16k, even if they are automatics. Makes me sad but also happy at the same time, because for once I actually bought something at the right time.
Was lucky enough to buy a pristine 91 MR2 NA 5 speed for 4400. Got a 96 300zx manual for 9000 and a 2000 S2000 for 11k. All in the last year. Prices are going up for sure! Love these old cars
What's the cheapest car you've ever bought?
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1997 crown Vic with 51k miles for 2500
The car I bought a couple months ago was 1994 bmw 525i with 296k miles and a 5 speed wiggle stick for $700
I bought a 1989 Dodge Dakota V6 single cab long bed 4x4 for $600 and sold it for $3k
Just brought a 2008 an Mazda 6 5-speed manual with 60k miles for $2000 plan on getting some coils and wheels soon
1998 bmw 328i for $300
Today’s market is hilarious: “I couldn’t afford a Honda, Mazda, or Toyota, so I had to settle for a Corvette/Porsche/BMW/Mustang”
I bought a 01 mustang and had the engine seize. I was gonna get a z/g but they were all more expensive and more miles but 🤷♂️
@Isaac862 facts, got a 96 base corvette for 5.5k needing a trans rebuild, new radiator, weatherstripping, rear suspension work, new clear top. Still cheaper than a newer sedan
@@eli84360 nah I bought it fine for $4k it’s all I could find 1k miles later engines gone
@@wuffysgarage chances r guy who owned before you drove it hard beat The living shit outta the transmission like all Stang owners do and then Gave it away to you at a 4K steal since u gonna have to repair it
@@wuffysgarage that's ridiculous, used car market is fucked and private sellers and dealers are sometimes so shady. I went to go buy a 02 v6 mustang and I travel 100 miles by uber and show up and find out it's rebuilt title. Bought it for 1400 and drove it home. It has a fat oil leak and sounds like something in the drivetrain is going to fall out. Had it for a 6 months now still runs good amazingly.
“Roses are red, the used car market is hot, don’t lowball me bro, I know what I got”
Underrated comment
Beautiful.
The guys selling Hondas older then me for over 2k lol
@@xsinx6577 I mean, Hondas don’t break😂
@@xsinx6577 wait there are used cars for under 10k that are drivable. where can I find these?
Unfortunately, most of the “cheap” cars are now super high mileage late 2000s crap that has been completely run into the ground that quite honestly needs to be sent to the junkyard. It’s a combination of cash for clunkers, the microchip shortage, and social media influencer hype which has created the perfect storm that has priced everyone out.
*It’s* *ALL* *BULLS-T!!!!!*
Dude exactly I wanted a 350z forever, now that I got a job I can't even fucking afford it since it will cost my arm and legs.
I've said this before
I blame those ricers that were clapping out old Honda's. Or stancing cars.
Now those every day cars that people would buy and use are trashed and it causes more demand for everything.
@@rickbergolla4055 I feel you on that. I just got a job and it's like everything from rent, food, hosuing all went up.
And all this guy can tell me is "look elsewhere"
The car community is going to collapse
Honestly in the 2000's we thought this way about the 90's and 80's cars lol everyone complained then the only thing they could buy were Honda civics and crap that needed to be sent the a junkyard. My first car, my dad was paid to haul it off actually, a 95 Honda accord sedan which I thought was dog shit at the time but I learned later it was VTEC and awesome but took me like 10 years to realize it. I still have it, and if I ever get money I plan to fix it back up
This makes me sad. I'm 23 and 10 years from now all those heros are gonna be MYTHICALLY unobtainable.
Bro i feel ya, i always wanted to have an e46 M3 or R32 Skyline..... when i look at prices of 30k+ i want to kill myself....
Now i look at basemodel e36, but still i cannot even afford a 318is e36....
24 year old student... broke af
Holding on to my ek hatch for dear life
Honda civic 1.6L, 200k miles, engines held in by ductape. Future classic, no less than $10k, I know what I've got don't waste my time.
Yup, all I want is an rx7 fd, I don't want to have to be a millionaire to do it
I got fortunate and found a 91 accord wagon 227000otd. Sadly it's not a 5 speed yet. 😔😫
"350Zs aren't effected for some reason"
Sees 03 Zs with 200K miles and shit paint going for $10K+
Yea this
HR Models especially
Blame Donut for that one.
I recently bought my 07 Z with 68k miles, clean title, stock for 14k. Not the best price considering I could’ve had the same car 2 years ago for maybe 10k but after years of searching, it was the best example at a reasonable price right now. These cars are about to shoot up in value
NO LOWBALLERS I KNOW WHAT I HAVE
"it's kinda just a shitty time to be 16"
Lucky for me, I'm turning 17 in 3 days 😎
happy early birthday man
I've been saving up for 4 years. Now I have enough money!....to buy a car 5 years ago when the price was 2000 rather than 8000
Happy early birthday B)
Happy early Burthday
W 😂
350z’s in my area have tripled in value in the past 2 years. I ended up buy a 370z because it was actually $5k cheaper than an HR 350Z
VQ people are weirder than Mustang people cause why tf would a 350Z and a much better 370Z be the same value? Its the same with G35s and G37s
Mostly body shape, you can argue all you want, the 350z is the most appealing from the rear, Nismo body kits look hell of a lot better than 370z, it’s just everywhere
@@Trussme96 I have no clue, but thanks to them I have a 370Z and I couldn’t have been happier with it
@@justade3707 nah I'll take my 370z over a 350, unless the 350 was a nismo
Real question is where my guy 370z’s around here are 30k and above
I think a large reason for the increase in used "enthusiast" vehicle prices is the crazy jump in new "enthusiast" vehicle pricing. These vehicles are $50k+ and most people can't make that happen. So enthusiasts buy used vehicles.
All these enthusiast cars where expensive for the day.
240sx was 15,000 which is 30,000 of today's money.
Supra was 36,900 which is 66,000 of today's money.
Rx7 was 32,000 which is 60,000~
Shit a v-spec r32 was 50,000 (100,000 today's money) back then!
Remember when 90s Hondas were shit on by literally everyone who was remotely into cars in the early 2000s for being a run of the mill economy car? Now they're being bought out for 20-30k for a clean one.
Early 90's acuras were best. You can argue more power in a newer k-series but with that cable clutch you felt everything you did. Quality in the early 90's was great too.
truth
No because the early 2000s is when hondaswere all the rage.
Also because of last year , computer chips are in high demand and low supply. Thousands of new cars are finished but lack the computer parts they need. That’s the same reason the ps5 and series x are so expensive and good luck building a pc. With no new cars, the used market has been destroyed. Once things get drumming up again I predict that prices will come down a fair amount. Great video
I sure hope so, I wanna do some cheap drifting lol
@@lazyanarchist1146 amen im waiting for a 370z
Government regulations are the greatest reason for the supply chain issues. It was government who tyrannically and arbitrarily shut the economy down, it was them who made nonsensical regulations for bullshit like nannies and emissions systems.
@@felixwankel3989 THIS
@@felixwankel3989 👆
"sounds like you need a 3000gt because they are gonna give you the same amount of problems and are just as difficult to work on" best line of this vid.
3000gt was ahead of its time, and its tragic because they are really nice. Only problem is they require so much maintenance
@@engineerisengihere44 It was also very much "of it's time" as well. It was a time when Japanese makers crammed as much tech as they could into flagship cars trying to out tech each other, some with better success than others.
@@engineerisengihere44 It's not they need a ton of maintenace it's more that the maintenance is really hard to do. But that's what you get with a twin turbo, awd, transverse V6 that used CAD to cram itself as tightly into that engine bay as possible.
And the rust was a standard factory installed option!
I loose a part of my soul everytime when I see this cool ass looking JDM cars and all of them are slammed to the ground with big ass wheels, and almost no tire at all :'(
Amen. I ain’t ruining my Miata that’s for sure. Watanabe wheels, r package lip & a roll car that’s it.
@@CancelledMcCree tasteful mods for sure, I cringe when I see these poor cars that can Barely move their wheels, because they are so close to the fenders
@@macnchillidogs1601 thanks! Funny, a buddy of mine has this one friend that keeps begging me to sell him my (new to me) sunburst yellow NA6. Yet, this same dude had two stanced out POS’
Some of these people are a waste of breath, like WTF is all your life revolves around making people think you're cool or some shit?
@@CancelledMcCree Yeah and you ask them like why they enjoy making their car worse and undrivable and they reply with some catchphrase like "why you butthurt? " they think it's a badge of honor to scrape on everything at the same time bitch when all there sub frame bushings are shot to hell, alignments completely fucked, tires wear only like an inch. Its just so stupid.
its because people in my age group grew up with one of the best generations of cars ever built. And now a lot of us are old enough to buy things we wanted as kids.
I'll be honest I blame tik tok, especially with the Miata bs.
I agree, but i also can’t complain, i managed to buy a 93 NA Miata for $1,500 back in 2017 and trade it for a 99 Miata last Year, turbo it and I’ve been getting some offers of 10k+
@@randomvideos00001 Damn hahaha I kind of know that feeling. I bought an S13 for 5k in 2018 and can easily sell it now for like 12-13k. Crazy times.
Bruh idk if y'all are behind in your country or what, but the Miata gained a cult following from like 2001 onwards..
They have been unobtainable for lower class citizens for over a decade now thanks to miata club/cup racing and the explosion of autoX
Is this just a US thing where y'all took over a decade to realise how sick they are or were they just produced in an abundance there? Legit have been chasing a decent clean example for 8 years and have yet to find something that isn't clapped out completely or selling for $30k+ (aud)
@@4bidn1 yeah I'm with ya there, I don't get how people are blaming tiktok. It seems like correlation, not causation. The rx7 and miata have been getting pricey for a while now
@@billjamal4764 Fax this blaming of Tiktok is ignorant to what actually caused the high prices, idk why everyone blames it tiktok
‘I know what I got’ about the diesel trucks - had me rolling in laughter
Rolling...coal. 😅
Because that's all the sudden everybody thinks they're Chitbox is worth $7,000 or not reality it's worth 2K....
Yes
Well new cars suck so demand for old bad ass ones is up. That shitbox will probably sell to someone with the 7000. Someone probs gonna pay it
@@hughjazz2408 that may be, does not mean you can sell cars with defect. The Thunderbirds I've sold are 95% and definitely Coast to Coast ready.
It's even worse with trucks.
@@imnotusingmyrealname4566 in Hawaii that’s a fact
"Japanese cars specifically used to be the budget sports car to buy"
*shows a 300ZX and an Evo III onscreen*
yeah about that...
Evos had always been expensive. But here in Australia around 2011-2014 ish 300zx 2+2 with twin turbos stock and manual trans goes for 10k or less. That's pretty cheap.
@@ronn-qv7fw You always get the good shit in Australia. There ain't shit to buy out here in the US anymore mate. Besides it's easier to import most things from Japan assuming it doesn't fall under the asbestos laws.
I get the Evo, but the 300zx has no place in being that over priced due to its complex wiring issues and lack of high praise upon release. Same goes for the 3000gt.
300zx used to cost $2000 now theres none left unriced, should have bought 10
As I watch this video, I'm suddenly reminded of the First Rule of Fight Club. The more you guys educate the masses, the higher the prices become. Knowledge is power...
they will of course shirk this obvious fact and take zero responsibility
@@karokuwabara949 It's not a matter of responsibility, they're not the only car people on TH-cam dishing out useful info. But enthusiasts aren't the only ones who watch these videos. Collectors, dealerships, and salesmen probably watch too. I absolutely love channels like this, but they're a double edged sword and there's nothing we can do about it.
@@captaindavidjones844 then no one will buy it and no one will profit
@@Masterbaiter1000 No offense, but I'm not a car salesman and could care less about their profits lol. I care much about how much money I can save, not how much I can help someone else make.
What knowledge?
>Cars are expensive
>Look at Domestic sports cars
>Look at cars based off the same platform but are luxury models
None of this is actually helpful. The price of all of those have gone up too
I would also say that Cash for Clunkers literally chewed through a bunch of these and other cars that would otherwise be under $5K right now.
Government fucks up yet again.
It pains me to think how many cool cars that program killed.
E36’s
Cash for Clunkers was an unmitigated disaster and is all the evidence you need that everything the government touches “to help” has the inverse Midas Touch effect.
@Mattie great comment you are 💯 correct about that I remember hearing about a Rare GNX being destroyed 😬 a beater is going for around 40k easy right now.
Social media, especially with TH-cam channels doing the “Why you should buys,” “Cheapest cars you can modify,” Tiktoks and such.
the Fast and furious movies didn’t help with the prices either
"E-thot" tax is the new "drift tax."
Yeah, i f ucking hate those people
My heart broke when I started seeing the prices of these cheap good starter cars going up, I really wanted a Japanese style car for my first but sadly they’re now too high for my budget. I’m not giving up tho I’m gonna get my r32 sometime
They’re like the same price as a new scatpack to import don’t give up hope
Find a used dealership that only sells imported cars. Found like 4 r32/r33 for under 25k with 80k-100k miles
@@blacktrump8897 Don't put "near me". most likely though if you are going to buy. you'll have to drive a few hours away for the nearest possible dealership.
@@blacktrump8897 i would recommend getting a r32 gtst and doing the conversion
Get a Z31. They are an amazing platform. Bulletproof engine and both turbo and non turbo engines can go past 500hp on stock internals
Sometimes I feel they try to hard to force raise prices on cars. The Miata now cost 8k to 10k, but I have seen some crazy owners trying to sell NA miata at over 20k. And is not a special edition or anything, just a clean NA.
Problen is there will be people that will pay those prices
Honestly the days of finding a clean Fox Body Mustangs, E46 BMW, SW20 MR2 and Acura Integras for under $10k are sadly long gone
I was on marketplace earlier today and you will get the foxbody for either 30k or 3k no in between so frustrating.
@@MxntiMedia I bet so
Mr2s are about 7 to 20 thousand where I'm from. This shit is getting ridiculous ima stick with my accord
Foxbody is ugly tho
@@engineerisengihere44 Not even the 89-93 Fox Body where the best looking years
You know whats even worse than being 16 rn? Being 17 in a country were you have to be atleast 18 years old to be able to drive.
True dat!! 🤭😂🤣
Why do I feel like he’s perfect for Donut Media lol
First time i see this channel and its literally a carbon copy of donut, from the presentation to editing and all
Ya this crap always happens. When my dad was growing up in the late 70s early 80s, his first car was a 1970 chevelle. He then crashed it, and bought another one. Muscle cars were worthless then. Now they're not. The same thing is happening now with jdm specifically
I saw a comment on a different video ages ago about Australian muscle cars having the same thing. One guy bought a HK Monaro coupe for $600 back in the 80s and abandoned it when it broke down. That same car today gets listed for north of $80k for a poor condition one, and easily $120k in excellent condition. Still, 90s muscle cars are fairly cheap.
I’ve been saying that for years,we were buying cool cars like Chevelles and GTOs in the mid 80s for cheap.I used to have a pretty cool 72 Lemans that I gave to an auto wrecker because I didn’t want it anymore and I could find another one in the future if I wanted,boy,was I wrong. There’s a guy in my town on Vancouver island that has a nice 70 GTO Judge that hasn’t moved out of his driveway for at least 33 years now,I know because I asked him if I could buy it back in 88 and it hasn’t moved yet. Went by last year,no answer. Probably wants a hundred grand now even though it’s been under tarps moulding and rusting away for decades,shame really.
I feel like such a boomer seeing this happening right now before my very eyes.
@@Whateva67 pay him a visit man! You might get a good deal.
Got a 1972 Datsun 240Z with 116k miles for 7K perfect chasis and the engine bay light still works and my floor plan still in tact with no rust
The impending doom of the internal combustion engine and manual transmission can also be attributed to the difficulty of finding cheaper sports cars.
E cars arent coming out that fast so that doom is nowhere to be seen anytime soon
@@crankypipo You sure about that? You also have to take into account the rate at which new sports cars are coming out - How many
@@marcvic_1595 am quite confident. See im basing it off not just my country but every other country on this side of the world china included - none of us are infrastructurally and economically ready in 5-10 years time to fully abandon combustion engine.
So yeah.
@@crankypipo But how many cheap sports cars are coming out as a result of the electric boom, and with MT? Not many at all... so there are less and less being put in the market each year. Results in that setup being more sought after.
@@marcvic_1595 you are forgetting toyota arent you. And volkswagen. And ford. And kia. And mazda. Still enough to satiate the majority for cheap sports cars.
There is no electric boom this side of the hemisphere
Boy, am I glad 6 year old me fell in love with the SN95 New Edge Mustangs. Picked one up last year for $2300. Too old to be a modern head turner, and too new to be a classic 😆
Same, I just love the look of my 2000, had it for 12 years now
great cars, some of em even have IRS
90-02 Accords (hell even up to the 6MT V6) are slept on and I can find them for under 2K still thankfully. I paid 1100 for my 00 EX 5MT sedan and threw another 1100 at it for maintenance. Now it runs and drives like nothing happened.
Naw man the Del Sols are right above them lmao! Try finding one that’s just as mint
@@MrMouze-os6ks still a damn Civic. Still going for 3-4K+ in my neck of the woods (Charlotte, NC area) where Accords are half that especially the years I mentioned. They can still be had for $1500 give or take a couple hundred and will leave a D16 behind and be more comfortable to drive. 🤷
@@thatloudCG5 …….. Charlotte? Yooooo! Come join me September 25! Got a civic meet starting here in Charlotte heading to “back of the dragon” up in Virginia. Gonna be stopping along the route to and then do a cruise with about 20 or 30 cars. The host throws them every year. That’s sick, but yeah I feel ya. These civics out here are high still but I got mine in Kansas City with no rust but a spot on the back fender that’s just surface. Small world.
@@MrMouze-os6ks I'll be out of town getting the car painted or else I'd join. Supporting one of my high school friends in DC who now co-owns a body shop. You know how we do in the community. Gotta support the homies.
@@thatloudCG5 darn but hey I feel ya. I’m working in replaces all suspension components on my Sol and then moving to body and paint. You be safe out there, that city has terrible roads lmao.
I paid 10k for my full bolt on C6 right before covid started, it was a steal at the time but that same car is worth about double now
I had the opportunity to buy a C5 Z06 for like $8k when I was 15, didn't have the cash lying around but that car will haunt my dreams until I die. Enjoy that C6 brother, drive the doors off it.
I bought a c4 a year ago almost to the day for 2800! Cheap fun for years
@@WeAreChecking bro what?? At 15? How
@@WeAreChecking In like 2009 when I was 19, my neighbor was selling a project Porsche 912 with a period 911 engine swapped into it. For $8k but he was gonna give me a neighbor deal for $5k. I was scared to buy it because I figured Porsche=expensive to fix! But i kick myself thinking about it because that car today is probably pushing $50K at least.
Worked as a server at a shitty restaurant to buy my first car for $4k, an Acura Integra GSR with 90k miles. I remember when clean s13s were going for about that much...
My local lot has an integra gsr for $13k with that same mileage, currently dying inside.
Unfortunately there really aren't many good deals to be had. The cash for clunkers program destroyed so many vehicles it's affected everything having to do with the used market.
what’s cash for clunkers
@@NRodsoSwaggy It was a government program ran through car dealerships that offered a certain amount of money towards new purchases if you brought in an old car, weather or not it ran. They then destroyed the old car.
@@mattdavis9642 did they do that so that ppl would buy the newer cars
@@NRodsoSwaggy I need to state that I am not speaking politics and I am not naming names.
With that said, you are half right. It was to buy new cars in the short and long run, as well as to affect the used market, both in vehicles and parts, negatively in the long run. Ultimately this is a cause and effect situation.
@@mattdavis9642 interesting. thanks for the response
I remember in 2012 saving like hell to buy a CRX found one for 2800, im sure if it was selling now people would be like “ 12,000 lowest id go” smh
Yeah Its crazy, I remember I bought my 91 si hatch for $1600 and the most I’ve ever been offered recently was for 6k
Guess i missed the bus kinda sucks lol
Now its "I know what I have" "no lowballers" "just needs tlc" (meanwhile it barely runs)
or meanwhile has no engine or interior lol
Or tires so misaligned that there probably isn't an axle with the plants growing through the body (I've seen a Datsun like that)
2:46 my AP1 from my S2000 cinematic video!!! Shoutout to my guy Ryan Li for the epic drone work in that video!! Having 2 seconds of my video in this video is quite the milestone for me LOL.
Here’s one... “what happened to cars being made when every car maker is now only making SUV’s?”
Money happened
Soccer moms happened
It may not be a jdm gem, but I bought a 2006 Sapphire blue, Sentra Spec V, 6 speed 4 $3200, back in 2016, and have put 120,000 miles on it with just normal maintenance /service. Best car I've ever owned and I had a 2005 built evo for a few years. The car already had an aftermarket header when I bought it and I ran a bent side pipe before the passenger tire with only a resonator and it is loud. Pops flames from time to time. Luv.
Just picked up 2 honda CRX gen 2's an 88 and a 90 this year both at $1,300 both over 200,000 miles, yes both needed work but both were able to drive and move. These babies get insane gas mileage, and are still zippy and fun to drive. Planning on VTEC-ing one soon so it'll be more fun and just as fuel efficient when I want to just drive somewhere normal. In fact I've been using the 90 as my daily for the past half year now, dumped probably another 2k into parts for upgrades and repairs, but this has been my dream car since the early 2000's. Yeah, I am a millennial but most of us don't have a ton of cash lol which is why I was glad my dream car also made practical sense to buy, calculated my gas savings switching from my old car and in the first 3 months I saved $850 so the car is paying for itself. I was driving an 02 BMW 530i cause, second hand it was cheap, found out the hard way though to fix and drive they are EXPENSIVE. I drive for work so I drive a lot.
“Everything is made up and the points don’t matter” …I’m seriously wondering how many people actually caught that reference…because I sure as hell did 😎👊
I got it but I’m the same age as Dakota so I’m not old but not young? I don’t know
I love who's line!!!
R&M reference?
HAHA I SAW THE TV ONE TIME
DID YOU GUYS SEE THE THING THAT I SAW
I thought it was a reference to the garbage we're dealing with today! 🤭 lol
i mean you can get a car off the dealership for 15K.....it wont be a fun sports car tho.
Im 16 and getting my license in 1 month. I remember I asked you on tiktok should i get a celica or a miata. now i cant even consider a miata realistically
Oof that's sad I feel you
Celicas are pretty good right now. Peppy (for the price) and manuals are just fun to drive. They're not a racer but they'll make you happy
Carly from our office has one she auto-crosses and it's badass! The Celica is a great platform to build on!
for a first car i think you'll have a ton of fun with a manual celica. should never break down but will be easy & cheap to fix if it does. i love seeing old manual celicas on the road still, i think even they will go up in value soon
i’m also getting my license soon and i’m considering an e46
Yes, you can find cheap, good, classy cars, but it's few and far in between, and you have to be patient. I searched for 6 months before I saw a 06 G35 Coupe 6MT with every optional package ticked in good condition, with 82k miles, for $9500. And that might not seem cheap, but in SE Texas, nissan/infiniti VQ coupes are going for $6-9k with over 150k miles, and many in rough shape. Heck, I've seen a rolling shell with an asking price of $7k.
Bought a 95 Si coupe manual for 300$ in 2015. I garthered an interior for cheap at the junk yard, plug 3 spot on the floor pan (rest of the car was super solid for some reason). Got random bits and pieces from the junkyard in time. Align the body panel, lower it, basic tune up and done. Total 1500$ max. And it track great. Now good luck finding an eg at the junk yard
HEY AT LEAST MY GRAND AM IS COOL AND HAS RARE DISCONTINUED PARTS😂
Ram Air hood doe 🤩
@@RobiticDuck AND ITS FUNCTIONAL😂😂
@@BUILTGA I had an Alero that I bought for 800 bucks. Upgraded to a BRZ
Bro your exhaust sounds nice. You should post more videos on your car
@@RobiticDuck you actually downgraded
Actually you’ll be surprised on how much mr2’s go for. Especially for a turbo one
everything is so god damn expensive
Been tryna find a MR2 forever bro
@@c.o.hbeats good luck especially if you live in cali bro
MR2's in my area are 15 - 30K with 150000KM, non turbo. even an MRS is 15K
Bought my AW11 a month ago for $7500, 200k miles
Love your stuff man... long story short I live in QLD Aus and brought a JDM.spec R S15 June 2019 for $14k from my work mate and now am in the midst of selling it for $27.5k but isn’t perfect but I’ve been waiting for 4 months for the guy to get funds and even that small time they are selling here in aus in oct/2021 for $35k-$50k depending if it’s stock...
This just hurts :(
Back when I got my license and has a decent paying job outta high school...NSX's, 911SC, E30 M3's and 300ZX's were cheap compared to 8 years from then. Biggest sad moment.
Everything here is priced INSANEEEEEE! Now is the time for selling but definitely not a time for buying 😭
You’re 100% right, I bought a 95 Ford F-150 with the 5.0 in it to use as a tow pig in 2018 for $1200 I was the second owner of it, I put roughly 100k miles on the truck and still sold it for $4000 a week or two ago.
@@ExtinctLabs holy 😮 you pretty much got your money back PLUS made hella profit
I’m pretty happy I snagged a rust free, running and driving, 60k mile 280z at the beginning of 2020. The value is skyrocketing since so the plan is to make it nice and try to flip for an r32. After I drive and enjoy it of course..
Just got a 94 accord ex for 1200, interior WAS thrashed. the transmission needs some love just like the rest of the car. Perfect lil ole reliable with tons of tuning opportunities in the future! Love it already!
I also really enjoy the JDM market but everything is too overpriced as stated, I ended up finding a Genesis Coupe and I couldn’t be happier that I snagged it! 😄 They’re underrated vehicles and you can get BK1s for a pretty good price. All the attention they get, the way they look, sound, etc. So glad I got one of these beauts 🤟🏽
Me too glad I have mine
Leave the Lexus IS out of this. Definitely been a sleeper within the car community and don’t need y’all driving up price up on it
They’re taxed af. Check the market. People want 7k for a piece of shit with 292k miles auto salvage title 😂😂.
lexus in general! they’re as reliable as any toyota, fun to drive, and have a great community. just picked up an sc and i’m so excited to get into it
Thank you
it is probably the most common car in the car scene her in ireland, i fucking hate them because they are such shitboxes that sound absolutely awful
Too late man, been searching for an is300 for 6 months now with only overpriced pieces of junk on the market.
I bought my 1991 E30 325i Manual Sedan for $2200 in 2019. I feel so lucky, the E30 market is crazy right now. Can't buy a decent one under 8K in California.
This honestly does make me really sad for anyone wanting to get into JDM. I got lucky by getting in just before the boom, bought my Type X 180 for $15k (aud) back in 2017 and got a friend who's wanting one too but you just can't find one for less than like $40k now. Even EG and Ek civics that need some work are going for like $8k - $12k here in Australia, it's just ridiculous.
Bro even trying to find a good RSX is fucking hard enough
it’s been hard not to sell my clean rsx-s for a ton of money giving where the market is at rn
maan a couple months ago i got an integra with a imported prelude type S motor bought it from an old guys son lmao
I got my base 5 speed running ,bolt ons for $1500 so fuckin lucky
I've never been able to find an RSX that's less than 200k on the dash and cheaper than 6K
@@ElectronicDust636 i got my inte with 170k for $3k but the motor has less than 170 on it
Not only what happened to cheap cars. WHAT HAPPENED TO CHEAP GAS! I MEAN 4 DOLLARS, COME ON CALIFORNIA!
Where are you living in ca bruh it’s almost 5 near me
@@wuffysgarage bro I haven't been in the country for the whole summer but when I left it was close to 4, I might have a heart attack if I see it at 5
5.18$ here in downtown San Jose ;)
1st gen hybrid camry's and hondas are looking pretty good now
5.71$/gal here in Hungary (we use liters so I actually went and did the calc for you muricans)
Buy a Saab 92x also known as the Saabaru it’s the same car as a 2005 Subaru wrx sti hatchback and there only 5000 if you can find them. Bad news is they only made 1500 of them
Not the same thing as an STI, they came with the ej205 or ej255. No STI engine in the saab 9-2x.
first off not STI just wrx but also in my experience people know what these are i don't think you can find one for 5k in decent condition
@@roboticunclephil I found mine in perfect condition with brand new sparco evo seats. The car only had 114203 miles on it and it had all of the maintenance done on it at 100000 miles. Cars paint was professionally repainted 2 years prior to me buying it
Mine cost 5000. And as I look at offer up and Craigslist now they are all going for 5000 or less
@@JO-gk1ob thats cool. wya
Back im december i bought a manual 2007 ford focus with 108k miles that had always been owned by old people so it was in great condition for $2300 and i love that car, so much fun to drive. Mk1/1.5 focuses highkey slept on
Broooooo he actually cameo the grand am ,thank you I love pontiacs and you made my day grand am by 2 door with ram air (yes sir that’s gold )
I just paid almost 3k for a clean ish e36 that needs a clutch, ive had two other e36s and paid under 1k for them but i figured if i wanted another one i had to get it now before they keep going up
I saw a very good deal on an M3 up for sale not long ago...
I hated myself for not having enough money...
Genuinely what I'm looking to get into. I want to wait a bit until the market chills out but also worried they're just gonna get more expensive. I might have to just grab an e46
@@Vopodop even the e46 market is through the roof. I’m seeing manual 325 sedans go for 5k with 150 thousand miles. If you want a 330 manual coupe the average price I’ve seen is sitting about 7k
In February I bought a 1997 e36 m3 coupe with 150k miles for $10,000. Estoril blue on dove grey. Hopefully they stay the same price or continue going up in value!
@@alexenglish9434 more like 10k for a 330ci now!
I guess we gotta start looking in stranger places... I got my fiero gt for 850 bucks at an out of buisness cabinet store aution and ended up driving it home after a battery and airing up the tires
Joke’s on you, I’d actually go for a Grand Am GT
I think they’re cool 🤷🏼♂️
N Body platform! I love how the Grand Am/Alero community is still going strong.
I would😉
At least its reliable. And low maintenance costs
Word me too😂
Picked up my first enthusiast car back in early 2020 for $2,800. It's a Mk3 Supra that needs to be restored before I can drive it. Now that i'm over 20k deep into it I can almost drop the motor back into the body....OOF
I love how in the us a cheap car is like 1k here in portugal the car market is crazy like a cheap car would be 6k+ like a miata with 100k km selling for 8k would be a good deal oh and i saw a evo 3 passing by in the street today and i got curious and went to see the prices yeah so... 60k+ for a evo 3 and the other evos the cheapest is like 35k a honda s2000 for example 30k+ i could go on and on but u get the point here in Portugal what I think would be a good "project" car would be like an old mercedes I kinda like those one (btw I wrote "project" because here in Portugal the prices are super high and even worse you can't modify your car it's illegal you can make it legal if you go to the IMT which is the department of cars and road safety etc but you can go there pay a fee nearly 200€ and make the mods legal oh and reminder 200€ per mod and it's extremely difficult to do the inspection because the service is horrible and its hard to pass the inspection and if u drive around with illegal mods you pay a fine of 1.2k and u get the car appreehended till it passes the inspection
Never thought I'd see the day of 5k+ salvage integra, gross. I'll wait for the market to settle down
Is it going to settle down or get worse!? I heard rumors of the new infrastructure bill quadrupling the price of cars
@@Cressida024 elaborate please
It probabaly won't.
I remember buying my first car 328i sedan e36 for $300 and got it to run with only 1k more at most
Perfect timing for this video I’ve been trying to find a nice Honda for 3k and to my surprise I can’t it’s actually sickening
Being born in the Caribbean and currently living there, we normally order our cars from Japan since we drive on the left side of the road. Back in the early 2000s-2010 we use to see nissan Silvia's, skyline gtrs (r32) even the Toyota Supra rz from under 10k us on the Japanese websites. Nowadays you can't even buy a cheap JDM cars anymore.
Kinda happy some of the Lexus models were suggested later in this vid. I had been scouring the import market for months and crossing my fingers that I could snipe something with a good platform, maybe a Mark III, maybe even an FTO. Buddy shoots me a text telling me his friend is selling a GS300 which has the platform I was looking for. $3000 and done. Now it's just a matter of a GTE swap or NA-T, eventually
I remember being able to buy 240's for $1,200-$2,500 my zenki i bought off a road side dealer with 60k miles for 6k and a 300zxTT for 5k 🥺 lol i also bought a vert FC for $1,200 all manuals all in great shape. Not anymore though.
All those car in good condition are 10k or more easily not running 2k lol
What year did you buys those cars?? Man I wish I was older when they were those prices, I'd already have a few jdm dream cars and be happy, I got a 240 but I still want my rx7 🥺
@@therooster191 from 2003 to 2013
@@lidsboy4586 some people are asking 3k just for a beat up Shell! 😑
If i could post pics i would just to show you i wasnt bullshitting lol
People were like "What it has manual windows? DISGUSTING"
Now they have are like "Oh cool jdm bro"
I feel unbelievably lucky to have what I have. I managed to snag a 2004 Camry for about $1,000 USD. It needed a new battery, alternator, windshield, driver axle, and tons of cosmetic things like a bumper cover. But I've had it since January and not once has it given me a serious mechanical issue at 220,000 miles. If you're mechanically inclined, now's the time to put that to good use if you're broke like I was.
I bought my first set of tires and wheels with my project car through these guys. Incredibly easy to work the site and amazing videos. Not many company’s balance both.
The title should be "What happened to cheap cars in USA?"
I'm glad that I live in Europe cuz we have cheap, fair priced and expensive cars.
Idk where the fuck you live but no, we don´t... have you seen prices of the cars mentioned in this video?
Bruh... Just look any hothatch prices right now...
6 years ago a good 205 gti 1.9 were going for 5k€ now they approaching 30k€
I live in canada and legit covid did nothing for used car values, atleast where i am. i just picked up a charger rt with 230k km for 1k, needs work but still a nice deal
They might be cheap to you. But I guarantee the prices you probably pay for a cheap car is expensive to an American.
Yeah I live in (western) Europe, a decent NA MX-5 / Miata is €6k to €8k, while 2 years ago you could get one for €2k all day. That's Porsche Boxster money.
I wonder how the Japanese sports cars like Eclipses and 240sx's that are already modded will sell? The closer to stock, the better they'll sell I reckon.
Suprisingly no eclipses sell for more if you have done the right mods the the eclipses and the stock ones go for pretty cheap but its not cheap like they were in 2000s
I mean I’ve been on the marketplace on FB and all I see is POS that are like 200-800 than you got the mint gst or gsx that go for 8-10k. I can barely find a in between 4-6k eclipse.
3000gt seems like the only cars that aren’t ridiculous… saw a pretty nice 240sx for 15k and that’s a steal nowadays smh
S chassis cars have been suffering the drift tax for almost two decades now.
@@michaelrodgers6559 in 2017 I bought a s13 hatch for $1200 and sold it for $1500 and I felt so lucky to get that lol
Took me long enough to find a reasonably priced prelude
The last generation? They look beautiful, can't find one in New Jersey. Its over man.
Deals can be found. I’ve bought three CRXs and a prelude in the last 2 years for less than $700 each. Each needed some work, but nothing a couple hundred couldn’t fix. I set up eBay, Craigslist, and FB alerts and jump on purchases quick. Also helps to look around military bases. People deploy and move suddenly and often have to let things go for cheap.
So, I've heard this from many people in finance, marketing, people my age. I used to work at the track so I can confirm how rare some of these fucking cars are (keep your Miatas, some guy will just scoop up any salvage one to run it for SM class anyway).
The Millenials grew up with a lot of these iconic cars and now that they're at an age where they're finally making money, they're buying the cars of their childhood dreams. On top of manufactures (I worked in manufacturing/automotive/technology for 5 years as well) not building cheap, fun, and "tunable" cars; these classics are getting scooped up.
Personally I own my dream car (fell in love the first time I saw it in 1999). I have a 2005 Honda S2000 and to be honest, I'd want to own 2 more (3 in total) or scoop up an NA Miata or an S13. I've daily driven it and I track it. I drive the hell out of my car so I've put miles on it through road trips, commuting, touge runs late at night in the hills, etc.
I've noticed there aren't very many cars that seem "fun" to drive anymore that aren't over 15k. Manufacturers have found the meta or formula for making the most money and so because of that they don't want to innovate. Innovating involves risk, possibly losing out on profit and with supply issues these days ranging anywhere from rubber to computer chips these; "fun" cars are expensive as shit.
The new Nissan Z is expected to be 40k compare that to when the 350z came out which was around 26k.
The new Corolla GR will be 32k+ (I really want one) compared to the 1998 Celica All-Trac Turbo original MSRP at $20,298
A new Hyundai Veloster N is around 32k and the soon to come 2023 Hyundai RM20 N price is up in the air (could be as much as 70k depending on how South Korea wants to price it).
Here's a list of the cheapest cars you can buy from cars.com:
1. 2021 Chevrolet Spark LS: $15,695
2. 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage ES: $16,590
3. 2021 Kia Rio LX: $17,045
4. 2021 Hyundai Accent SE: $17,500
5. 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage G4 ES: $17,590
6. 2021 Nissan Versa S: $17,600
7. 2021 Kia Forte FE: $19,785
8. 2021 Nissan Sentra S: $20,410
9. 2021 Hyundia Elantra SE: $20,655
10. 2021 Hyundai Veloster 2.0: $20,905
Another reason why the older classic cars are popular is simply because they're easier to self-maintain. Most cars these days require you to flash the computer since many of them have modules all over the call. I remember when I worked at Dodge back in the day they came out with "lifetime transmission fluid" and the transmission "wasn't serviceable" even though it had fill holes from the factory; each quart of the fluid was $70 iirc. There are countless other cars that just become increasingly hard to find each year. Like other than the one I've seen around town, I don't remember the last time I've seen a different Foxbody Mustang...other than that one I mentioned. I NEVER see them. That and BB5 (97-02) Honda Preludes; I've only see one and it's the same guy.
Old adage applies here, "They don't build em like they used to". To all the guys and gals looking for their dream cars that just happened to be within this golden era of cars. Good Luck, don't give up. It took me 15 years to buy and own my S2000 (both of my cars are fully paid off) and trust me I had people telling me back in the day I'd never own one.
So whatever it is your looking for, don't settle.
"If you don't look back at your car after you park it, you've bought the wrong car."
BMW Z4s have yet to skyrocket on prices. People are sleeping on a lot of older BMWs that are still old fashioned and simple to work on.
Shhhhs don't spread the secret. Let me get one firts before they blow up.
Low end 911s from the 2000s are going for 20k or less too but keep that on the DL
@@Isaac862 I know I have my eye on one, but probably won't be able to get one until next year or so and prices are super unpredictable. Hopefully the used car market calms down
@@pradeny6721 I have one right now and I'm fixing a few minor issues with it and I can already double my profits as it is because I got a good price on a manual z4
Those are 15k where I live. With a rebuilt title.
actually I applied this exact logic. I wanted a fwd Honda sports car mainly the teg. So I bought a Prelude
Preludes still aren't bad but I rarely see them with a stick, in decent shape, and under a crazy amount of miles.
I'm staggered NO ONE mentioned rust. All these 90's JDM legends are now to an age where they are either too rusty and sold for parts, OR the owner bites the bullet and completely restores the car makes it rust free. Basically the clunkers can't pass inspection anymore, and the clean ones are getting more rare and have a TON of rust repair to them so obviously they are much more expensive cause the investment is much, much higher.
Where I live, This issue has hit the Euro market hard too, Im a VW/Audi guy and this group of cars has gotten nuts.. A shitbox Mk4 is now worth what a clean Mk4 that needs some maintenance done was worth a few years ago. Mk2's are also real hard to find which I haven't really seen here before and the price for a total junker is twice what it used to be..
Heck, I picked up a super clean Mk3 with wiring issues for 700$ a few years back and one as clean as it now is going for 3k...
I'm getting a Honda civic for 150 from a friend of mine it was his first car and it's going to be my first car
I'm in Australia so it's just as bad. I get my license in 2 months and I'm happy with my $400 ford falcon that I can rice up.
YEAAAHHHH
You FOUND a car in Australia $400? I remember when you could get starlets for 1k few years ago and now are triple. Ae86’s were cheap shit boxes. Could of bought for like 2k years and years ago. Now they are upwards of 40k because of social media fame hype. People buy these cars to have validation that they own these cars and demand goes up. No more 90’s and 80’s cars for cheap. The norm for classic jdm and euro is now 2000’s. Give it about 5 years where there will be massive hype over e46’s and how they are amazing vintage machines lol
I just grabbed an 1989 AW11 MR2 bone stock NA with 76,xxx miles for $9,300 thing drives like its on rails and is an absolute blast as a time capsule
Just bought a 2009 Honda Fit Sport, 5Auto with paddle shifters. 117 chipmunks roaring . $4900 with 95,000 mi
The C5 Vette is basically an FD RX7 that already comes LS swapped from factory.
If you are gonna LS swap it anyways, you might as well save some headaches and get a C5 instead.
I'm glad 2010 was "Out of the reception" 🤣
I literally can’t find anything I want in my price range it’s just makes me so upset.
Me neither! All I can afford are shitty single cam Honda’s and Tiburons! FML, I wanted a Miata!
Look for Infiniti g20s, Honda del sols, old Toyota celicas, and even old maximas, some of those models can really rip. Homie just picked up a 5 speed g20 for 4k.
Im so happy I managed to pick up my miata right before prices shot up
i'm so sad, I made it into a thumbnail, but for the wrong reasons... *NEED MORE CIVIC BOIS OUT HERE*
Dunno if a Ford Cortina will count or not.
"what happened to buying cheap cars" Lmao I got an AW11 MR2 for $1800
Depending on condition that's easily 5-10k now.
@@FUNKOfilms i got it last week, a little rough with dents and paint fade but rust is low
Still gunning for a fc as my first car, specifically just one that runs, has a rotary still because that's what it for, is an s4 because I think those look prettier, and isn't a rust bucket, otherwise it's probably going to get the bosuzoku treatment anyway so why ruin a clean one.
Fc for ur first car better have a bag to drop on that rotary
I'm doing the same dude but the cheapest I can find near me are about 15k for turbo ones and about 10k for NA ones, I'm almost deciding to just pick up an FB for 4k
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@@ginsengarizona1370 Yah the project cars tend to hide there and Facebook marketplace, could also check Greg's list.
I live in Finland and in 2018 I bought a z32 tt manual for 7500 euros. Today prices start at like 15-16k, even if they are automatics. Makes me sad but also happy at the same time, because for once I actually bought something at the right time.
Was lucky enough to buy a pristine 91 MR2 NA 5 speed for 4400. Got a 96 300zx manual for 9000 and a 2000 S2000 for 11k. All in the last year. Prices are going up for sure! Love these old cars
Since covid i have been seeing people charging crazy amounts for there used cars.