greenwood package
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Originally Posted by myvettesblue
ok now seriously how many of you have looked at a vette with ground effects and said is that a vette or a ferrari? i am adding ground effects to mine and personally aint trying to make it look like no ferrari. where in the law of car sales does it say ground effects decrease the value of your car,can someone come up with this information,or is it just a bunch of personal opinions to degrade ones taste for likng the looks of some well made ground effects. everyone around my area has loved the looks of my rear greenwood spoiler and thethoughts that i was adding the ground effects. so from what i am hearing if i put these add-ons on and i go to trade it in there going to give me less because it has the effects,personally i really dont think so. and if i sold it individually i do not think i would have any more of a problem selling it as with out the effects. how many people have you heard of walking up to a car with ground effects and saying no i dont want that car it is riddled with holes? 
personally my car with 125,000 miles on it probably increased in value now with it's new ground effects and new 2 3/4" rise hood. potentially any car with aftermarket parts is less valuable. 
personally my car with 125,000 miles on it probably increased in value now with it's new ground effects and new 2 3/4" rise hood. potentially any car with aftermarket parts is less valuable. could be happening to you
and yeah all this is opinions but look how many don't like it so YES IT WILL LOWER THE VALUE CASE CLOSED....that is unless some 15 year old kid likes it and u fit his taste.
Melting Slicks
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From: Belews Creek north carolina
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by nato
Or your friends might be doing what I do to my friends. They ask should I get this roof scoup, nos stickers etcetc and me and the other level headed guys go YEAH that would look sweet man. He goes and put this crap on and we laugh..
could be happening to you
and yeah all this is opinions but look how many don't like it so YES IT WILL LOWER THE VALUE CASE CLOSED....that is unless some 15 year old kid likes it and u fit his taste.
could be happening to you
and yeah all this is opinions but look how many don't like it so YES IT WILL LOWER THE VALUE CASE CLOSED....that is unless some 15 year old kid likes it and u fit his taste.
Melting Slicks
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From: Ontario
Who really gives a s**t weather it increases or decreases the value of YOUR vette...you modify you car, truck or home beacuse thats what you like. This planet would be a very boring place if we all liked the same thing or had the same taste weather it be style or color. Your question was what is the most popular opinion on ground effects? Myself I like them on some vetts and not on others. I would buy a vette with them installed without question...however its all what YOU like not the next guy! 
Melting Slicks
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From: Somerset Co, NJ
Take the poll in the "Ground Effects" thread C4 General!!!
1 It will lessen the value from a collector's item standpoint in years to come, BUT for some it might add to the value,right now, like any other mods. (Example: Two 1990 'Vettes at Barrett Jackson, 20 years from now, one car is totally stock, the other one has ground effects, totally modded engine, different wheels, etc, The stock one will be worth more, guaranteed, however a modified car now can be an extra selling point, so it might be more desirable in the market now, or at least worth more considering what you spent on mods
2 If you don't care about that, in the meantime, do whatever you want to do to your car. Leave it totally stock, or if you want to paint it pink with purple polka dots, and put wagon wheels on it, more power to ya!
3 This thread was to ask for people's OPINIONS about ground effects, thats all....
I posted my opinion, and I think it was me that made the comment that some cars years ago tried to look like a Ferrari. (Just using an example) Basically that ground effects can be a nice touch, but overdone, you seem to lose the identity of the car, it looks like some people are trying to turn it into another car, a wannabe Ferrari, or whatever. Personally, I like the stock look, except for wheels , maybe. Some of the Greenwood products I don't care for, but again, thats my opinion, that's all!!!!! Again, check the poll....
1 It will lessen the value from a collector's item standpoint in years to come, BUT for some it might add to the value,right now, like any other mods. (Example: Two 1990 'Vettes at Barrett Jackson, 20 years from now, one car is totally stock, the other one has ground effects, totally modded engine, different wheels, etc, The stock one will be worth more, guaranteed, however a modified car now can be an extra selling point, so it might be more desirable in the market now, or at least worth more considering what you spent on mods
2 If you don't care about that, in the meantime, do whatever you want to do to your car. Leave it totally stock, or if you want to paint it pink with purple polka dots, and put wagon wheels on it, more power to ya!
3 This thread was to ask for people's OPINIONS about ground effects, thats all....
I posted my opinion, and I think it was me that made the comment that some cars years ago tried to look like a Ferrari. (Just using an example) Basically that ground effects can be a nice touch, but overdone, you seem to lose the identity of the car, it looks like some people are trying to turn it into another car, a wannabe Ferrari, or whatever. Personally, I like the stock look, except for wheels , maybe. Some of the Greenwood products I don't care for, but again, thats my opinion, that's all!!!!! Again, check the poll....
Melting Slicks
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From: Belews Creek north carolina
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by TommyL
Who really gives a s**t weather it increases or decreases the value of YOUR vette...you modify you car, truck or home beacuse thats what you like. This planet would be a very boring place if we all liked the same thing or had the same taste weather it be style or color. Your question was what is the most popular opinion on ground effects? Myself I like them on some vetts and not on others. I would buy a vette with them installed without question...however its all what YOU like not the next guy!
Melting Slicks
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From: Belews Creek north carolina
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by C4Jimmy
Take the poll in the "Ground Effects" thread C4 General!!!
1 It will lessen the value from a collector's item standpoint in years to come, BUT for some it might add to the value,right now, like any other mods. (Example: Two 1990 'Vettes at Barrett Jackson, 20 years from now, one car is totally stock, the other one has ground effects, totally modded engine, different wheels, etc, The stock one will be worth more, guaranteed, however a modified car now can be an extra selling point, so it might be more desirable in the market now, or at least worth more considering what you spent on mods
2 If you don't care about that, in the meantime, do whatever you want to do to your car. Leave it totally stock, or if you want to paint it pink with purple polka dots, and put wagon wheels on it, more power to ya!
3 This thread was to ask for people's OPINIONS about ground effects, thats all.... I posted my opinion, and I think it was me that made the comment that some cars years ago tried to look like a Ferrari. (Just using an example) Basically that ground effects can be a nice touch, but overdone, you seem to lose the identity of the car, it looks like some people are trying to turn it into another car, a wannabe Ferrari, or whatever. Personally, I like the stock look, except for wheels , maybe. Some of the Greenwood products I don't care for, but again, thats my opinion, that's all!!!!! Again, check the poll....
1 It will lessen the value from a collector's item standpoint in years to come, BUT for some it might add to the value,right now, like any other mods. (Example: Two 1990 'Vettes at Barrett Jackson, 20 years from now, one car is totally stock, the other one has ground effects, totally modded engine, different wheels, etc, The stock one will be worth more, guaranteed, however a modified car now can be an extra selling point, so it might be more desirable in the market now, or at least worth more considering what you spent on mods
2 If you don't care about that, in the meantime, do whatever you want to do to your car. Leave it totally stock, or if you want to paint it pink with purple polka dots, and put wagon wheels on it, more power to ya!
3 This thread was to ask for people's OPINIONS about ground effects, thats all....
I posted my opinion, and I think it was me that made the comment that some cars years ago tried to look like a Ferrari. (Just using an example) Basically that ground effects can be a nice touch, but overdone, you seem to lose the identity of the car, it looks like some people are trying to turn it into another car, a wannabe Ferrari, or whatever. Personally, I like the stock look, except for wheels , maybe. Some of the Greenwood products I don't care for, but again, thats my opinion, that's all!!!!! Again, check the poll.... some greenwood effects are way overdone. the stalker kit is also way out of MY league wasnt trying to start no controversy was just stating my personal opinion just like everyone else
Intermediate
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From: Dallas TX
If you go with a greenwood kit, and I mean a REAL greenwood kit, the value of the car should increase. Especially if those you are dealing with know what all is envolved in greenwoods, including price and all that jazz. I sold my 96 with a greenwood for well over the original value of the car.
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From: Long Island and Ocala Fl.
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Originally Posted by kenv
According to some folks; if you do anything to the stock vehicle, ie. engine mods, exhaust mods, interior ( you get the idea ), then the car decreases in value. Just because you`ve spent 10-15k to make your car a 11 sec machine, you are not going to be able to recoup all the money when its time to sell. Its the same thing with body mods. You are doing this for yourself, not for future buyers. Its true, the car is worth more in stock condition, because most buyers want to do their own mods.
Having said that; I kinda like my `87 the way I bought it
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Having said that; I kinda like my `87 the way I bought it
[IMG][/IMG]I'm not much for ground effects but I do like the way yours looks. It's not overdone. Nice look!
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The original question was "Does it add or decrease value". Since value is determined by what a willing buyer will pay. Since the majority here seem to prefer a car without ground effect (myself included) I would have to say that while ground effects may not lower the value in and of themself, they do restrict the market of willing buyers.
As I said in another thread regarding the luggage rack on a C3, its a bolt on that you can't just bolt off.
As I said in another thread regarding the luggage rack on a C3, its a bolt on that you can't just bolt off.
