[SYMPHONY]

I am in Canada and in the final stages of searching for my GT-R. I have an offer accepted by a reputable dealer for a pristine 2016 GT-R Premium - gunmetal grey, 24K miles, one owner, no accidents and bone stock. $75K USD + tax. That car has been on-hold for the past week due to another potential buyer's lingering deal, which has since fallen apart based on his lack of financial strength.

In the meantime, i have been scouring the market for a potential alternative if the other buyer's deal did in fact proceed. I have found no less than 4 other cars, all with higher miles, but 2 with minor accidents and all with 3-4 prior owners. All 4 cars have been modified with about $35K of add-ons. Interesting that, in spite of the add-ons, all are selling for a price lower by $5-10K USD compared to the pristine GT-R that I have 'tentatively' purchased.

My questions is this: should I go with the pristine and bone stock GT-R or are mods overly discounted by the market? Is provenance that valuable?

A comment regarding my background: I have modified many hotrods over the past 20 years and I love the horsepower (up to 1200) but I hate the potential lack of reliability that may result from serious mods to any car. So, reliable horsepower with AWD and an automatic tranny are my requirements. If I bought the pristine GT-R there would be absolutely no mods and the market may appreciate that once I decide to sell (in 10? years or so.)

 

[WideRide]

A clean, one owner, stock 2016 with under 25k miles for $75k? I'd do that deal all day long. 2016 was a particularly low production year and obviously the last of the DBA variants. Those two things don't necessarily mean it will be worth more but it does mean it probably won't be worth less. Just my $0.02.

 

[droptopp]

^ yep, +1

You can go FBO pretty cheap these days.

Also, just because it’s stock today doesn’t mean it’s been stock for the last 8 years.

So please do a PPI with someone that knows these cars..

 

[Gojira2014]

Get the stock one. It's always fun to do it yourself.

 

[BLACK_GODZIRA]

That's a great deal. I paid for a 14 for about 70k w/ 21k miles for perspective all stock.

 

[GTR600]

Bone stock for sure

 

[SYMPHONY]

Great advice everyone. Buying bone stock after dong a PPI is the way to go. I have a tentative deal on the bone stock '16 and I have an appointment at a Nissan dealer with a GT-R certified technician on Monday. We are doing 3 pages of detailed checks and road tests. I have also added in another page of tests for the the tranny and ETS as per Darryll [email protected]_studio on YouTube and also, of course, numerous and valuable posts from MC. And a shout-out to Jack's Transmissions for his in-depth advice/knowledge on the car.

 

[Joos.GTR]

2016’ are the best editions in my opinion!

 

[crepr12]

2020' are the best editions in my opinion....and on it goes...lol....Its a GT-R they are all special...jmho

 

[concept11253]

I'd vote for a bone stock one!

 

[*14TrakEDN*]

I almost guarantee you that you will want to modify it.
Then you'll be kicking yourself for not doing research on modifications and looking for a quality built car at a fair price.