To Restore My '92 B13 or Not? I Need Advice

[nissan_eccs]

My B13 needs re-painting, body repair and engine overhaul. Do you think its worth restoring?

[ghosthunter]

From how you say it, the repairs might exceed the current value of a good condition 2nd hand B13.

[niky]

What's a B13 worth, nowadays? between 100-150k? Rust and body repair, plus painting, maybe 20k (barok) to 30k (good)... engine overhaul, will depend on what needs doing... but maybe another 30k to be sure.

It might just be too much work. If you're restoring this as a daily driver, it might not be worth it. If you're doing this just for the hell of it, because you like the ECCS, well, why not?

[basti08]

if it's gonna be a car for keeps... why not?

if you are willing to spend an almost entire amount of another B13, why not?

but, the B13 is quite a hoot to drive. i still drive a 93 ECCS na barag barag (hey! it's a college war car... ;)), my cousin lets me borrow her car once in a while and the engine can still keep up with most new cars.... or maybe it's the lightweight (?)
the overall driving experience reminds me of the City TypeZ and gen1 Vios...

[[archie]]

if your gonna sell it then... wag na lang.

pero if you want it as a week end car, ill say go for it...

personally, i love how benz design their cars and if you want to keep the car for another 10 years or so. go go go!

[enzo18]

it's up to you actually. but remember, the amount you'll spend on it won't add a lot to it's sale value. so kung gagamitin mo pa naman for a few years more ok lang kung gastusan mo. in my case naman, i had a '94 corolla xl and i was about to spend for its paint and engine too kaya lang may nag offer ng '00 GLi kaya binenta ko na lang.

[mark_t]

Kung naka pag servicio na sa iyo yan ng maganda eh dapat lang. Treat mo na lang sa kanya ang restoration works. Then i retire mo na sa garage pang pasyal na lang sa supermarket. Masarap i drive ang lumang sasakyan pag nag iisa ka, naa alala mo lahat ng kalookohan na pinag samahan nyo.

[mazdamazda]

If you plan to keep it for another 5 years or so... maybe.

If you have another ride (that's in a better condition)... go for the engine overhaul only.

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[Dude7]

HI! Sorry i dont know how to start a new thread.
I just bought a second hand ECCS '94 oks naman nung test driving (just near the place where it was bought) Pero nung paalis na, around 30mins driving e bigla tumirik. then after a while pwede uli mag-start, tapos bigla uli titirik.
Ano po kaya diperensiya. kailangan kaya ng makina ng overhaul?
pls help!
thanks a lot!

[nissan_eccs]

Mga sir, suggest naman kayo ng mga shops na mahusay mag engine overhaul.

thanks.

[ghosthunter]

Mga sir, suggest naman kayo ng mga shops na mahusay mag engine overhaul.

thanks.

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