Tiger_Si

I almost never post, but came across this and priced unreasonably to say the least. and the sad part that it was probably built with mostly stolen parts.
If you are in this forum, please take it as a feedback that a car like this is merely only its value in parts.
What would you say? $5K ish

dave7

Link?

Caoboy

Wtf man give us the deets

zeroptzero

This thread is worthless without the info ?

stin1

iTrader: (1)

Here you guys go .

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2001-Acura-...EAAOSwA05cnpVb

TheShodan

iTrader: (14)

Looks legit to me, based upon the photos linked. I don't see where this is a GS, Sir.

Caoboy

It's a conversion, it says it in the ad description

TheShodan

iTrader: (14)

Ah. Nice conversion.. i should have just viewed the vin. That's all.

Caoboy

I don’t think the seller is trying to hoodwink anybody as the OP states.

Chance EG

Very well executed conversion. Not sure what the going rate is on a clean genuine ITR these days.

Insane how much the price is inflating, and how quickly. Definitely worth way more than $5K as OP is trying to say, and I see no reason to assume it was built with stolen parts.

zeroptzero

There is no way to price a conversion, it has no collectability value. For someone that wants a Type R but can't find one then this may be fine, as long as you know what you are getting. I'm sure it is a decent car, but it is not a Type R, no matter how many ITR parts are on it. It should not approach anywhere near the price of an authentic Type R. I am sure there is a price point where the car may be a good value, I don't think it is $21 US, don't authentic Type R's go for $30k US ? I'd be somewhat interested at no more than $15k if I was a motivated buyer It looks like a nice conversion but I would not want one.

thadon805

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you can buy a real one for less than that.

wunfstgsr

So what?? let the guy sell it for what he wants! who are you to judge him to say he's a rip off and selling a car with stolen parts! GTFO with that BS, people like you who judge others without no solid proof are seriously ignorant people. Hell if someone wants to pay $20K let him and them sell and buy it! mind your own business! did you think the Honda-tech police were going to take your word and find him and turn him into the police cause he's selling a car you think is too expensive with stolen parts? lol.. Dude its not a Real type R but it does have quality parts that are from a genuine Type R and is a very clean clone IMO!! , if it was parted out he would prolly get something decent in the real world but on EBAY people sell anything and put any price they want in hopes some dumb *** likes it and buys it! and trust me there might be a dumb *** who buys this! to each there own! he might think he got a good deal while others will disagree. But everyone sells there car for what they feel is fair but in the real world its not because most don't realize that the money you put in a car and modify from 100% stock looses its value and you never can really get back what you put in. If I were to sell my Integra id want at least $25k will I get $25K hell no! maybe $5k! the reality is most people want to buy a car in its original form not changed modified ect.. When I buy a car and it has modifications I use it against the seller because the original parts are not there!

Caoboy

Can you?

All-MotorSports

Yes, but not by much, and nowhere near as clean as this one appears to be.

All-MotorSports

I was thinking the same thing, or that it at least was originally an RS or LS instead, but then I read that he even swapped the roof too. I wouldn’t personally pay that price, but damn, props to the guy. This is like our generation of an Eleanor recreation. There may be no real market for it right now, but wait 20 more years until there are no clean ITR’s left, and the only option is to do a recreation build like this one based off of a lower tier model that someone never drove for 40 years.

feck

His car, his price I say(even if I'm still a little gobsmacked for how much R's go for you guys over in the US). Looks like a very well done "homage" too and one that would fool most people on first look.

Though one thing has me scratching my head: If you gave me a GSR, the very first thing mechanically I'd take and install from an R before anything else would be the LSD, then the suspension and brakes.

dave7

Price is absurd. This is worth $10k. Imagine driving it around and everyone asking "is that a real type r." Nope, it's a GS.

All-MotorSports

Aside from some missing seam welds, what’s missing to make a “real type r” worth 2X or more? Of course, that’s coming from a dude who recently made a down payment on a real JDM 98 Spec DB8 Type R, so maybe ignore me.

dave7

The point doesn't even have to be argued. A real Type R is not a conversion.

Btw, it's almost a sure thing that the seam welds never happened.

PaulMc

iTrader: (1)

It's worth a lot more than 5k. Anyone who knows what ITR parts are worth will know why.

feck

+1 D, they didn't. More spot welds in some areas yes and thicker steel in a few more, but no seam welds. That's some journalistic hype that became "fact" over time. The intakes weren't polished beyond the first years Japanese production either(though they still showed that in JDM brochures until the end of the run).

feck

Nice one Sir. They're not a common car and never were even in JDM land and territories with a lot of JDM imports.

zeroptzero

I'm okay with the whole thing, with exception of the Type R badges, that just doesn't sit right with me. If I bought the car I'd take the badges off because you know people are going to ask if it is a real Type R, and I just couldn't say yes with a straight face. I love the car for what it is.

All-MotorSports

Thanks. I had a USDM ‘01 PY ITR back in the day, but the Silver DB8-R has always been a dream car of mine, and after a LOOOOONNNGG time of searching, I was finally able to find one “reasonably priced” with low miles. Almost settled for a white one a couple different times, which seemed way more common, but my persistence paid off this time.