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nismo2evox · 01-07-2016, 11:56 AM

Maybe about $25,000ish private party. From what I have seen, Nismo's tend to hit a depreciation wall around the low $20,000 mark. Unfortunately, they tend to hit that wall rather quickly since the initial depreciation is so huge.

The other issue you will find (or benefit) depending on buyers and availability is either no one will want to buy the Nismo because it is wildly unpractical even in the "Z" tree... or if you have a handful of enthusiasts in your area the phone will be ringing off the hook. But it is a toss up.

Some friendly advice from my experience selling my 2007 Nismo 350Z on craigslist:

Advertise a higher value than normal and be a broad as possible in the ad. I know this sounds counter intuitive but hear me out. What I've discovered is that the majority of craigslist users are just stupid, awful human beings. If you list every service you have ever done with the car it just gives them fuel to ask a million stupid questions and try to find a reason to low ball you.

Or if you price it at an aggressively low price to move it, their mindset immediately goes to what is wrong with the car and more ******** and stupidly low, low ball offers. I speak from experience, that I listed every possible thing about my car on my first craigslist ad and all I got were crap emails and ridiculously low offers.

A week or so later after the initial ad expired I listed the car for a bit more money and just "2007 Nismo 350Z for Sale, 30K miles, $25,000 (or whatever I sold it for). Lo and behold I started getting calls from all over from New York to Rhode Island and Maine. (I'm located in Boston). The car sold quickly to an uber enthusiast who I have met on multiple occasions at different new england car meets.

I wish you the best of luck and also don't forget... In some states it may not be worth selling the car private party if you are buying another car because the sales tax on on a new purchase is only on the difference between the new car purchased and your trade in.

So in Mass for example with a 6.25% sales tax, a lot of times it isn't worth the extra $1,000 or $2,000 you can get on a private sale and your time dealing with craigslist nitwits, because even if you trade that car in for a lower value to the dealer, the tax savings may give you a similar result when you net everything out.

Best of luck, let us know what you end up doing!

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nismo2evox Base Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Boston Posts: 39 Drives: Evo X Rep Power: 12	Maybe about $25,000ish private party. From what I have seen, Nismo's tend to hit a depreciation wall around the low $20,000 mark. Unfortunately, they tend to hit that wall rather quickly since the initial depreciation is so huge. The other issue you will find (or benefit) depending on buyers and availability is either no one will want to buy the Nismo because it is wildly unpractical even in the "Z" tree... or if you have a handful of enthusiasts in your area the phone will be ringing off the hook. But it is a toss up. Some friendly advice from my experience selling my 2007 Nismo 350Z on craigslist: Advertise a higher value than normal and be a broad as possible in the ad. I know this sounds counter intuitive but hear me out. What I've discovered is that the majority of craigslist users are just stupid, awful human beings. If you list every service you have ever done with the car it just gives them fuel to ask a million stupid questions and try to find a reason to low ball you. Or if you price it at an aggressively low price to move it, their mindset immediately goes to what is wrong with the car and more ******** and stupidly low, low ball offers. I speak from experience, that I listed every possible thing about my car on my first craigslist ad and all I got were crap emails and ridiculously low offers. A week or so later after the initial ad expired I listed the car for a bit more money and just "2007 Nismo 350Z for Sale, 30K miles, $25,000 (or whatever I sold it for). Lo and behold I started getting calls from all over from New York to Rhode Island and Maine. (I'm located in Boston). The car sold quickly to an uber enthusiast who I have met on multiple occasions at different new england car meets. I wish you the best of luck and also don't forget... In some states it may not be worth selling the car private party if you are buying another car because the sales tax on on a new purchase is only on the difference between the new car purchased and your trade in. So in Mass for example with a 6.25% sales tax, a lot of times it isn't worth the extra $1,000 or $2,000 you can get on a private sale and your time dealing with craigslist nitwits, because even if you trade that car in for a lower value to the dealer, the tax savings may give you a similar result when you net everything out. Best of luck, let us know what you end up doing! Last edited by nismo2evox; 01-07-2016 at 09:26 PM.