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I'm looking at buying a rolling shell and I gotta paint and assemble but wanted to make sure it's a genuine GTS-X, as it's not built I can't actually identify with common methods. How can I identify a GTS-X with just the vin or model number or other numbers that are unchanged. Also I'd like to know what decreases value of the car such as changing the paint to a different colour to what's displayed on the cars colour code etc. cheers

As well as the thread you were linked for visual differences, you can use a VIN lookup tool to confirm the model code is correct, eg https://www.amayama.com/en/catalogs/nissan?_s=h

I'm not clear on what makes a car more valuable for collectors because making money from owning a car seems so unlikely in my life....but I'd guess original paint (not just colour), original engine and no modifications from factory would be key things.

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On 4/15/2024 at 10:36 PM, Duncan said:

 

I'm not clear on what makes a car more valuable for collectors because making money from owning a car seems so unlikely in my life....

I think this is applicable for most.

My car was ~2,000,000 JPY in 2020

Total expenses are around ~5,000,000 JPY excluding fuel.

Selling price could be anywhere between ~5,000,000 JPY to ~7,000,000 JPY depending on how desperate the American.

Sure, I could have stored it in that time but there are still storage costs “carry costs” as we call it in industry - insurance, garage, electricity, maintenance, etc. and possibly made 100% (nominal return), but I don’t think that’s why most of us are here.

Apologies for the deviation. 

 

 

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