jkeithv

So I may be selling my 2011 GS coupe. Mechanically it's pretty stock, other than Z06 filter/intake and aftermarket shroud. Lowered on stock bolts. I've done a number of small mods, like aftermarket 19/20" wheels, black wrapped halo, led lights all around, black painted headlights, HID fogs, ZR1 style splitter, custom rockers, updated 2012 steering wheel with custom aluminum paddle shifters, etc. My quandary is whether to sell with everything on, or return all or most of it to stock, then sell off the parts. I believe the mods have been tastefully done, and the car gets lots of compliments, including from other Vette owners. Will my mods help or hurt the sale though? Thx for any thoughts.

RicardoFors68

Up to you of course, but if it was me I'd rather sell it as is and include stick parts, unles I was planning on using them on another C6, and even then, I might just go on different directions on everything.
Unless the prospective buyer doesn't care for your mods and tries to use them to lower your asking price since it's modified, not stock, blah, blah, in which case I would either return to stock if you are really pressed to sell it or tell that buyer to keep shopping.
Beautiful car btw, glws.

jrose7004

I'd sell it as is. But mods hardly ever add much to the sales price.

Z0HS1CK

To the very least, go back to the stock chrome GS wheels.

Those can be had cheap (because everyone wants to get rid of them ) and you can at least get some money back for the aftermarket wheels.

The rest just leave with the car. Car already looks good.

CDN_Z06

What's realistic return on mods? 25%? Or is that even generous.

jbc1995fb

It depends how quick you need to sell it. I'd leave it as is and try to sell it for the price you want / need.

If it doesn't sell right away then I'd consider why; is it the price or the mods and let that be the determining factor if you restore it to stock.

bobeast

Mods aren't gonna increase the price, but they may catch the fancy of a particular buyer. I'd just sell it like it sits.

Knob Jockey

Your car looks to be very tastefully done, and appearance mods are not nearly as 'scary' as performance mods are, to potential buyers.

Your minor intake improvement and lowering shouldn't put anybody off, especially if it drives as nice as it looks.

Leave it as is but don't expect a lot of return for your investment in aftermarket parts.

Grimlock13

You are going to get different people interested in it if you leave it as is or return to stock. Since you are selling it yourself vs. trading to a dealer, then try as is.

If you have the stock parts still, you may want to swap them back in and sell the aftermarket stuff seperately as you may wind up with more money that way. I wouldn't do that if I had to re-buy stock parts to put back though.

Cor430vette

Sell with mods or return to stock?
Neither, keep the car....

why why why ...are you selling it...??
That is one of the best looking silver cars I have ever seen!!...you will regret selling it.

If you have to sell it, sell it with two prices...one stock and one with mods. I sold my 2008 that way, and I ended up finding that special person who wanted everything I had done to it and was willing to pay a bit more. I priced it with each mod around 50% what I paid for it so I was reasonable...don't expect more on or off the car.

jkeithv

Lol, thx Cor, I may use that quote! It's for financial reasons mainly, plus I enjoy modding them a bit to give a little visual edge, enjoy them, then move on. I've done all I really want to do to this one. I may drop down to a C5 (Z06?) to play with for a while, then in a couple years get a C7 once finances stabilize again. I do love it and it's been a great car.

I will prob keep most of the mods on except a couple I can transfer to the new car or know I can sell outright. I realize cosmetic mods do little to the price, was just getting a feel if they scared people off or not. But like **** said, it's usually the bigger performance mods that scare people away more. And I do have all the stock parts if somebody wants me to change something out they don't care for.

Thanks for everyone's input!

BWF07

Your car looks very nicely done and I would think the only way you would have an issue selling it is if a buyer want a 100% bone stock car. Many Corvette buyers would love to have yours. What you have done seems to be the most commonly done mods on C6's.

As stated performance mods and appearance mods are two different animals. When I traded my C5 for my C6, it was on the lot less then an hour. The engine bay was done in CF and painted parts with a little chrome and the outside had C6 Zo6 chrome wheels with a SLP rear spoiler painted to match the Torch Red and a CF front splitter. So your will sell just fine, but don't expect to get over current value for a 2008 Corvette.

mracer

IMO, looks great the way it is! As mentioned here, no big performance mod's done to your car, so I wouldn't think that what you've done would put off any potential buyer, and most of your mod's are somewhat reversible if need be!
GLWS
Mike