blacksheep10
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Aren't samurais supposed to be expensive
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clemsonjeep
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That's not bad, but its a hardtop which makes things more difficult...just more work really.
BPINAZ
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I've always wanted to build a Sammy, but in Arizona people want a ridiculous amount for them. I guess it's the same back east.
Neal3000
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I bought a running one for $300 a few years ago
patooyee
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The tin tops are not in very high demand since you can't let the top down.
Here in FL on CL people ask about $2000 - 3000 for the average beat-to-**** Sami. missing the top, not running, without title. For every 10 Sami's for sale there is about 2 titles for some reason.
Tin tops are basically given away though.
I once bought one that melted a piston in my parking lot for $300. The guy was never able to produce a title, which sucked. I put a $100 engine in it and drove it around a bit, took it on some trails, had some fun. I sold it for $1200 to a guy that was freaking gitty to be buying it. I wish I had looked on CL before I sold it because I could have got $3000 had I known. I knew I screwed up when he didn't even try to haggle with me.
Here in FL on CL people ask about $2000 - 3000 for the average beat-to-**** Sami. missing the top, not running, without title. For every 10 Sami's for sale there is about 2 titles for some reason.
Tin tops are basically given away though.
I once bought one that melted a piston in my parking lot for $300. The guy was never able to produce a title, which sucked. I put a $100 engine in it and drove it around a bit, took it on some trails, had some fun. I sold it for $1200 to a guy that was freaking gitty to be buying it. I wish I had looked on CL before I sold it because I could have got $3000 had I known. I knew I screwed up when he didn't even try to haggle with me.
Nuts
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Tin tops up here are worth more than soft tops,and 1100 for that one is a good deal now days. Nice ones are listed anywhere from $3000-$9000 now.
kmcminn
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In North AL I would be owning it for that if it has a title.
zukimaster
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Yeah that's a banging deal for a original looking tin top! They are very rare.
jta
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There was a time when they were cheap. I paid $1900 for this one almost 12 years ago. 42K miles pretty much all original.
I think the prices on Samurai's bottomed out around 2000-2005, give or take 2-3 years. The peak production/import years for them here in the USA was 87-88. Tin tops seem to sell for a little less around here I think. I bought my bone stock 87 model in the March of 2005 for $800. It was a complete stocker in great shape with a decent soft top. 10 years later and a few thousand dollars later it does not quite look the same, LOL.
