for sale Gauging interest - 1997 JDM TT6 facelift non-VVTI in royal sapphire pearl

[Ark]

After 11 years ownership I'm thinking of trading up and driving something younger - kids don't leave me the time needed to look after a 20 year old car any more!

 

So as per title, the car is a 1997 JDM TT6 facelift non-VVTI in royal sapphire pearl (metallic blue) with ~167,000 miles on the clock.

It's modified to run 419 BHP with the following:

 

WEDS SA70 wheels (18x9 & 18x10 running 255 front and 285 rear tyres)

Recaro Speed seats with Bride rails

AP Racing 355mm 6-piston front brakes with genuine AP disks and Ferrodo pads, UK-spec brakes rear, braided brake lines all round

HSD coilovers

TRD ARBs with renewed droplinks

TRD front strut brace

Carbing rear strut brace

Cusco brake cylinder brace

Defi BF gauges - full set (6 gauges), including control unit and sensors with Envy A-pillar pod

Alpine stereo headunit

Pioneer rear speakers

Blitz boost controller with SBC-ID

Blitz turbo timer

TRL delimiter

Steel-bladed hybrid turbos (should be good for 1.4 bar, only ever run at 1.2 bar)

Blitz NUR-Spec exhaust with mid-pipe and baffle

Colder spark plugs

Carbing oil catch can

HKS oil filter relocation

HKS SSQV BOV

Mocal oil cooler with braided lines

Mocal PAS cooler with braided lines

Greddy 3 row intercooler with hard pipe kit

Fluidyne radiator with aluminium overflow tank

Mishimoto thermostat

FSE fuel pump

FSE FPR

RPS StreetMax clutch

HID headlight conversion (full set. Plastic lenses could do with refurb)

Clear front indicators

Probably more that I've forgotten...

 

It's currently showing a private registration plate which is non-year specific; I expect I'll leave it on the car.

Some surface rust bubbles need attention, and general paintwork.

Passed MOT with no issues (February).

Lots of service history with specialist garage.

 

I also have a stash of parts available at additional cost; these were bought for further modding, but never actually fitted or used:

Front de-cat pipe (never used)

HKS mushroom filter

Greddy eManage ultimate (new in the box, with plug 'n play loom)

Innovate wideband sensor kit (new in the box)

 

Pictures, dyno plots etc in my garage.

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I've got no burning need to sell immediately, so based on current advertised prices I'm initially asking £18,000.

[HarleyFDMD]

Theres a guy in the states willing to trade his 04 Lamborghini Murcielago for a true, vin matching TT6 in RSP.

He advertised on one of the facebook groups.

Granted RHD dont hold the same value and it wouldnt be legible for export for afew years!

[Ark]

Theres a guy in the states willing to trade his 04 Lamborghini Murcielago for a true, vin matching TT6 in RSP.

He advertised on one of the facebook groups.

Granted RHD dont hold the same value and it wouldnt be legible for export for afew years!

 

That has to be a wind-up surely. That was a £100k+ car when new...Pistonheads is listing them at over £200k now! I mean if the guy _wants_ to rip himself off then I'll be pleased to accomodate him, but seriously?!?!?

[foggy147]

Gotta see pics of this. Doesn't get any better than RSP.

[Sheefa]

Lovely car mate and do the price you couldn't wish for more! GLWTS.

[Ark]

Did I mention something about not having a lot of time?

I finally uploaded some pictures...but thanks to the poor weather they aren't nicely polished up.

[black_widow87]

Any pics showing the rust/bubbling? Any shots showing underneath also?

[ripped_fear]

Lovely car still remember convoying up to supra pod with you around 7 years ago in my old car, was my first club event. Stunning car GLWS

[Zeiretto]

Looks pretty rough in the pictures. Polish up those headlights and give the car a good clean, it will definitely help the sale.

 

Otherwise it looks really nice and priced well!

[Ric]

Shame to see you selling.

 

But as mentioned above. It needs tidying up for that price.

[rider]

£18k is around the top end private for these cars and usually for much lower mileage examples so you'd need to get it looking top end tidy before you proceed to sale if you want to get near to that price.

[bignum]

Long time no see Chris, sad to see you`re selling but easily worth what you are asking buddy.

[johnny g]

Send it to someone to detail properly, take the ad down and re-do it.

That's £12-13k worth at the mileage and condition IMO.

 

One thing, didn't the RSPs all come with VVTi?

[Scooter]

Send it to someone to detail properly, take the ad down and re-do it.

That's £12-13k worth at the mileage and condition IMO.

 

One thing, didn't the RSPs all come with VVTi?

 

RSP's Gunmetal can be either vvti or non, Quicksilver's and yellow ones (and poss other colours) are all vvti

[SPG]

I reckon it needs a clean and some better pics, that said, try finding a RSP manual for £12-£13k.

 

JM recently advised that £20k would be the starting price for a TT6, so I'm fairly confident you'll get close to your price if you are not in a rush Ark.

[Ark]

Send it to someone to detail properly, take the ad down and re-do it.

That's £12-13k worth at the mileage and condition IMO.

 

One thing, didn't the RSPs all come with VVTi?

 

I understand that RSP first appeared in late 96 with the first facelift models, vvti only appeared in 98 (or thereabouts) so there was a window where both existed. I expect one could check the VIN plate against age, paint code and engine code to verify.

 

One funny side note about the early facelift examples is that they had pre-facelift steering wheels and seats, almost like they had stock in the factory to use up

 

Thanks everyone for the comments, both positive and .... constructive I've been talking with local restoration garages about straigtening the sills and jacking points, and fixing the rust bubbles - we'll see where that takes us. In the meantime the feedback is great, and I've no urgent need to sell so I can hold out for the right offer. Maybe I'll even hold on to it as an investment if prices are still on the up.