Guest themannsindrset Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi. I have joined this forum for one purpose. I want to advise my stepson on whether he should respray his Supra in order to get a better price or not. He has a baby on the way and the car has to go for something more practical. I have bought many s/h cars in my lifetime and therefor a bit more experienced at buying and selling than he is. The car is a Supra mark iv twin turbo registration N****** 1995-6 mileage 86K miles and he is convinced that a partial re-spray would add more value than the cost of the respray (currently estimated at £12-14 hundred) I am dubious about this as in my opinion the car would be less honest but he is convinced that its worth it. So I am after some opinions based on experience please. Its the roof and bonnet only that needs work and the original silver colour has deteriorated to a sort of matt silvery white. As far as I know the car is mechanically sound and the value of the car in my opinion is somewhere between 4k to 5k but that only based on trawling the net. He thinks its worth 5-7k. I don't know who is right..hopefully he is. Anyway I would appreciate some comments preferably from dealers who know what they are talking about. Thank you. Peter. Dorset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hi and welcome, Is it an auto or 5/6 speed manual? Do you have any pictures of the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Welcome, edging to a sales advert there imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitz Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 If its a 6 Speed TT I'll take it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Is the paint that bad that it requires repainting or would machine polishing rectify the issue? Just thinking of you keeping costs down if it was being sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest themannsindrset Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Thanks for answer but no a machine polish will not do. Would a respray justify its costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Would depend on the car imo. We need to know if its a hard top or aero, TT or NA, auto or manual. For instance if its a Twin Turbo 6 speed spending the extra grand may add value. But if an NA auto there is going to next to no money left in the car. Based on your guestimate I'm guessing its a TT auto? Maybe stick a couple of pictures of the bad area up to show how much it has deteriorated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 My guess is its an n/a 5 speed. If it is i would sell it as is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) It does say it's a TT Bad paint work will limit your selling potential, if it's an Auto you are probably going to struggle to get much over 5k with poor paint, good paint and history, could get you upto 7k (if you are patient and lucky), but old paint can be very hard to match, especially Silver and by your description, it's very unlikely a spray shop will get a decent match just doing a roof and bonnet I personally wouldn't spend that much on paint to sell a TT Auto, if a 6-speed it's possibly worth spending some money on, but by your estimates I am guessing it's an Auto I am also assuming it is an Import not a UK Spec Supra Edited January 13, 2015 by DodgyRog (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasmt Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Pics, a list of any mods and what transmission it has will help to give a more accurate valuation [emoji4] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Turism0 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I agree with Christian a solid detail may help him at a fraction of the cost compared to a respray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Getting the paint up to scratch may help him sell the car more easily and he could ask a bit more for it but I doubt he would recoup the complete cost but that really depends on the car. I understand your comment about it being 'honest', if he does go ahead he may want to photograph the bad areas before getting the work done, to show any potential customer why it has been sprayed. On a car of it's age some panel re-spraying is not uncommon, if it's a good example for the right price it wouldn't put me off as a buyer but it'd need to have been done to a good standard. Edited January 13, 2015 by Nic (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
np89 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Is this a serious post?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest themannsindrset Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Sorry for delay in answering. The car is a auto and is a twin turbo Hard top. I am trying to get some pictures from my stepson. SO....my question remains .....Is a £1400 respray worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 1400 is a lot for a roof and a bonnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest themannsindrset Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Oh I forgot to say...its an import. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
np89 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 1400 is cheap for a respray and its a 20 year old car that the laquer has faded on. Its not categorised or crashed or dishonest. Obviously a respray (at very good value may i add) will increase the selling price of the car. If i was buying a car that needed a full respray id be bargaining down by the price of the respray. So yes in answer to your obvious question, yes a 1400quid respray will be worth it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
np89 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I dont think hes saying it's 1400quid for the roof and bonnet just that, thats all that he thinks is wrong with it. He however doesnt know anything about painting because you cant just independently respray a bonnet and a roof so at 1400quid you may as well do the whole thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike2JZ Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 If you are planning on selling the car straight afterwards, then whats the point in spraying it? You won't make that 1400 back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I dont think hes saying it's 1400quid for the roof and bonnet just that, thats all that he thinks is wrong with it. He however doesnt know anything about painting because you cant just independently respray a bonnet and a roof so at 1400quid you may as well do the whole thing He is saying that its £1400 for just the roof and bonnet, tbh that is a high price! As said in previous posts, if you can get pics and a spec list then we can give a better estimate in price and etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
np89 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Even if he is saying that he obviously doesnt understand that to do a bonnet and a roof you have to blow into the wings and the quarters and probably the boot lid and depending on the colour match you may or may not have to do the bumpers at which point you're into a full respray anyway which his sprayer probably explained to him but he sounds like he knows better anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitbox Junkie Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Simple awnser is no its not worth it. Your in a good price range of 4-5k for a TT auto but bad paint may see it take a while to sale but 1400 for pait wont make your son any money. He would potentialy lose out on money. However it is all personal opinion Edited January 14, 2015 by Hitbox Junkie (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitch79 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Even if he is saying that he obviously doesnt understand that to do a bonnet and a roof you have to blow into the wings and the quarters and probably the boot lid and depending on the colour match you may or may not have to do the bumpers at which point you're into a full respray anyway which his sprayer probably explained to him but he sounds like he knows better anyway Why does it seem like in all your posts in this thread your having a dig at him?? He doesn't sound like he knows better... Or why would he ask twice and mention he's dubious about whether or not it would add value above the cost of the respray. His question isn't "obvious" (it's the answer that would be btw) or everyone who has replied would have said the same as you, but probably more politely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
np89 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Its a daft question and hes interfering in someone elses life. Thats what annoys me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Its a daft question and hes interfering in someone elses life. Thats what annoys me He is hardly interfering in someone's life though, it's his step son and all he is trying to do is just give him advice on what to do the same as any other father (step or not) would do aswell. The point i think he is trying to make is that there is no point throwing away money at a partial respray because he has a baby on the way and he should be saving/focusing on that instead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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