Craiglist ad for 1988 Nissan Safari Granroad

[edsd90]

FYI, spotted this interesting Nissan ad in the Portland Craigslist, titled "1988 Nissan Safari 4x4 Diesel 18,211 original miles - $19500 (The Gorge)". The truck is in Hood River. Looks to be in amazing condition.
http://portland.craigslist.org/grg/cto/4269674898.html

 

[RMP&O]

It does look to be in amazing condition.

Very sweet truck. Another $5k though before I would really enjoy it. Wheels, tires, lift, front locker, turbo...geez maybe more than $5k!

$20k is super steep price but it is mint. And for that kind of coin, me personally I would want left hand drive.

Hope it finds a good home, very awesome truck and one of the best platforms ever made for overland travel.

And since these just became available to import, I suspect we will see more coming in, also high priced. Another very nice JDM low mile Y60 Safari diesel was for sale in Colorado a few months back. Price tag was also close to $20k.

Cheers

 

[jonny.jpg]

That's pretty awesome! Id get if I had the money to blow.

Unfortunately I've heard that with the Y60s, it's very hard and expensive to find parts in the US.


-Jonny

 

[mortonm]

Very nice shape, I like the Safari High Top, would feel like a cathedral inside with all that headroom

 

[SigSense]

Great find for someone, looks to be in awesome condition.

 

[bushnut]

one of my customers has one of these. the glove compartment is actually a drink cooler!
20,000 for a 28 year old vehicle is a little much no matter how good it is.

 

[mortonm]

20,000 for a 28 year old vehicle is a little much no matter how good it is.

Sums up exactly how I feel, especially one like this where it would likely be subjected to less than stellar conditions most of the remainder of its life.

 

[haven]

"these just became available to import, I suspect we will see more coming in"

So true. Folks are buying through Japanese exporters, shipping and flipping.

This $8900 example is just one year too new to be imported to USA today. But it illustrates the point
http://www.japanesevehicles.com/vehicle_details.php?vid=151151&lang=en

 

[wreckdiver1321]

Patrols make me weak in the knees, but that's too steep for my liking. I really would love one though. I actually kinda like the RHD. It's wacky for over here. I like wacky.

I've driven a RHD car before, and I didn't have much of a problem with it.

 

[RMP&O]

I exchanged a few emails with the guy. Seems it may have sold today. I put a link in the for sale section so who knows, maybe somebody here on ExPo bought it!

For me, RHD is a downer. I have owned several RHD trucks and while not a big deal to drive, if spending coin north of $10k, it has got to be LHD.

Trucks with this low miles and this clean are rare, even in Japan. So I think trucks like this one will always demand a premium price.

I can tell you guys, I saw nice early 2000's Patrols in Panama a lot. That is the Y61 models. A lot of them have the TD42T, factory turbo. While there I once saw a 2003ish Y61 Patrol pickup, original bed on it which you don't see in countries like Australia much. TD42T and 5spd. Under 100k miles. The price tag was around $15k. Oh and they are LHD. Looking around countries like Australia for a truck like that, they are often $30k or more!

Cheers

 

[RMP&O]

one of my customers has one of these. the glove compartment is actually a drink cooler!
20,000 for a 28 year old vehicle is a little much no matter how good it is.

I have seen them with coolers all the way back in the 3rd row seating. Side compartment for the 3rd row I rode in once in Colombia had a cooler back there.

To me, age has nothing to do with the value of the truck. Some newer vehicles to me are not worth $100 while some old school ones are priceless.

Cheers