Austarion

Today I had a crushing defeat as I found out I could not afford registration. I am a Student and I was hoping to scrap together enough for 6 months rego. I got my Pink-slip late yesterday and went to get a quote for my Green-slip. My rego has been out for around 4 and a half weeks while I got everything 100% for Pink-slip. Turns out you cannot get 6 months rego if the car has been out of Rego for more than 21 days.

A full 12 months of Rego is my only option and would cost be $882. As a Student, between bills and rent there is no way I can afford to get 12 months of Rego before my 90days runs out and i need to get it Blue-slipped. Unless I win the Lottery, if it goes to blue-slip I wouldn't have the money to do it. I don't know if a car this old would even pass blue-slip.

I died inside when I found out. I have spend all my money and time working bit by bit to get this car how it is. When I got it, it wouldn't even turn over or run under load. I spent months obessing about it. I just feel sooo crap right now.

So, I am forced to sell my Starion. At lest I can pay off my loaned money I used to resurrect this old-gal.

Rego Papers/info:
*84 JA Starion
*tare weight 1220kgs
*Jap import
*Used to be Yellow
*262,000km's
*Also comes with a spare JA starion bosy with gearbox, diff, bottom-half of engine and extras.


Exterior/Body:
Good:
* Blue with Standard body
* Good solid chassis
* White Speedy race Rims
Bad:
* Currently VERY dirty/unwashed
* Back bummer bar is losing paint.
* 2 dings (one on either side of the car)

Exterior/Body Pictures:




Interior:
Good:
*Leather interior and back seats
*DVD/CD player with Screen
*Speakers in front doors and tweeters
*New Carpet and Metal door foot plates
*Racing steering Wheel
Bad:
*Missing 1 Tweeter
*No side buttons on Dash Clusher

Pictures:





Engine:
Equipped:
*3inch turbo back exhaust with 4inch tip
*Hi-flow Cat
*Hi-flow TC05 turbo with heat shield
Extra:
*JD intercooler
*TC06 turbo

Pictures



Handling
Equipped:
*Front Lower Kingspring Shocks
Extra:
*Rear Lower Kingspring Shocks


So, how much is it worth?

Forget mods, they dont = $$$ resale value.

Its a JA, that needs work, with no rego.

$1500 max im guessing. $1000 would be reasonable

it seems these cars are worth bugger all.
Sorry to say I think youll probably only get a three figure amount for yours, especially if its unrego'd

I gotta say, it has an attractive appeal to it!

PM sent! Not to buy, but a possible solution! :beer

that sucks in your situation man.. im just lucky i dont have any debt at this point of time.. being a 1st year apprentice mechanic gives you near to no wages so i gotta cope with the things i buy and money i earn.. hence all the diy i do.. mate even though your a student if you have come this far now.. and the lads above are saying you won't get much in its current condition.. at least get it running properly, tidy up the rear bar and the dent on the side and its value should be alot more i would say? or put it to the side and save as much as you can.. sounds like nsw is crap... qld is the way to go to get a 30yo car on the road.. once a roadworthy is obtained.. you simply walk through from there.. but yeah mate. i hope your making the right decision as i've seen numerous people sell cars and regret selling them when that was their pride and joy that can't be replaced.

man it really sucks the hoops you have to go through to get registration in this country!

also if worst comes to worse and you can only sell for 1 - 2k.. might be worth more coin to part stuff out? i know individual gear in good nick people would want to buy... like myself hahah.

Hang on to it, leave it until you have more cash. You don't lose anything until you sell something.

Alspos wrote:Hang on to it, leave it until you have more cash. You don't lose anything until you sell something.

X2!

Ps what do u mean by jap import? It has a compliance plate.. They were all built in japan of course

Yeah mate, hang onto it for better times. looks nice enough, needs a bit of TLC but obviously you've already put a bit of time into it. unless you need the cash you can keep it ticking over.

actually... can you tell me about the wheels, they look pretty big (and good) where did you get them from and what size are they?

Blair wrote:actually... can you tell me about the wheels, they look pretty big (and good) where did you get them from and what size are they?

They are genuine White Speedy Rims. I recently had to get one repaired and I was told they are genuine and good quality.. They came with the car when I got it.

They are 17's
Both back and front have bad offset
Back rim's do not need spacers because they clear the rear shocks, tho they are not flush with the guards.
Front rim's need 12mm spares to clear the front shocks.

Originally the guy was using two 5mm spacers on each front wheel. Horrible choice of rim's for the starion, but I kept them because i don't have the cash for somethnig nice that would fit, plus it does look kind of nice

If it helps at all, I've had my lawn ornament for a number of years (4 I think), still in the process of getting it back on the road.

Alspos wrote:If it helps at all, I've had my lawn ornament for a number of years (4 I think), still in the process of getting it back on the road.

It helps me Al LOL LOL I'm oh so close to 5 years in the build now