Listing snapshot
| Spotted | October 2022 |
| Asking price | $11,995 |
| Mileage | 33,138 |
| Listed on | Cars.com, dealer listing |
| Drivetrain | Automatic transmission, rear-wheel drive |
| Status | Ad expired. This page is our archive of the listing. |
We came across this 1987 Nissan 200SX XE on Cars.com in October 2022. A dealer was asking $11,995 for it, with 33,138 miles on the clock. The ad has expired, but we keep the record here because low-mileage 200SXs rarely come up, and a real asking price helps anyone trying to value one.
What this car was
A black 200SX with the pop-up headlights and wedge nose of the mid-1980s car. The paint had a deep shine in the photos. The dealer described it as being in very good condition with nothing damaged, and it had an automatic transmission.
The gauge cluster photo shows the orange-lit analogue dials of the era. Inside, the seats were gray cloth with a fine pattern, and the bolsters looked unworn, which fits the low mileage. The carpets and console were not shown in detail, so we can only judge the parts in the pictures.
Was $11,995 a fair ask?
It was a strong price for an automatic XE. The case for it was the mileage and the condition: very few 200SXs from this era survive with 33,000 miles and an interior this clean. The case against it was the spec. Enthusiasts tend to pay most for the V6 SE and for manual cars, and dealer pricing usually leaves room to negotiate. We could not read the odometer clearly in the photos, so a buyer would have wanted paperwork to back up the mileage.
A little 200SX history
The 200SX was the export name for Nissan’s Silvia line. This generation was sold in North America from 1984 to 1988 as a coupe or hatchback, with pop-up headlights and rear-wheel drive. For 1987 the sporty SE got Nissan’s 3.0-liter V6, while XE cars like this one used a four-cylinder engine.
More cars from the archive
- Every Nissan 200SX we’ve spotted, with asking prices
- 1995 Nissan Maxima GLE, another Nissan
- 1979 Nissan 280ZX, another Nissan
- 2001 Nissan Altima GXE, another Nissan
- 2000 Nissan Frontier XE Desert Runner King Cab, another Nissan
