I bought mine new in 2002 (Aussie model) cost $41,000, $45,000 with all on-roads. Eight years old in September, only done 39,000ks. The current insurance value is $29.000. (RAA) If I couldn't get $30,000 for it being so low ks and as new, I wouldn't bother selling it. Never been thrashed either!! 31miles per gallon (8.9l/100k) around town and 40.4miles per gallon (7.04l/100k) on a run. Only mods are K&N filter and Magnaflow exhaust. Must be one of the only non modified (engine/body/suspension wise) ones left. It can be returned to absolute stock as I still have the oroginal exhaust muffler and air cleaner box.
My Nissan dealer has offered to buy it back on several occasions but until they bring out something to replace it I told them no way. He reckons they get at least 20 phone calls a week for people looking for good S15s.
Incidentally, they aren't all that common...only 3818 were sold here which makes them pretty rare in my book. Leon Daphne, who was head of Nissan Australia, tried (begged!) Nissan to keep production going until at least the end of 2002 but they refused sighting new emission laws in Japan for their decision. It was Australia's most popular and best selling sports car at the time. It also won Motor Magazine's Performance Car Of The Year award in April 2001. It beat all the big guns, Ford, Holden, BMW, Mercedes, etc, etc,.