Do Mods Hinder Resale?
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IMO I think some of the way you guys and or girls are thinking is all wet.Most guys who mod their vettes take way better care of their vettes than the regular person. If I am spending a ton of money to make my vette like I want it to look ,handle and sound,I sure in hell am not going to beat the hell out of it.Some mods may offend some and some may not. I feel that I have a very nice lookig vette and have had many compliments on it. I also can return to stock if I wish. To each his own
Some people say take the car to a Corvette expert but my own experience is I am the expert in my area and I don't know that much about the cars. I am not going to drive 4 or 5 hours to get to a so called expert.
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Food for thought, I inherited an older Rolex from my grandfather, took it in for an appraisal and was told by the appraiser that it was worth about half of what I thought it was... Reason - It was engraved... Same goes for a modded Corvette, Mustang, anything; nobody wants somebody else s personal stuff. I'm not saying it's a bad thing to do, just know you'll never see a return on your investment and more likely loose something on the deal. I've modified mine with cat back exhaust and a CAI...
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The only mod I would consider good for resale is a professionally installed clear bra application, i.e. Ventureshield. This would protect the investment and can be easily removed if desired.
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Yes...mods usually hinder resale unless you happen to find that special buyer who has the same taste as you and is willing to give you the benefit of the doubt on how you have treated the car.
Some modders beat their cars....and some take better-than-typical care of their cars in order to protect their investment.
Nice thread...why'd you have to remind me??
Some modders beat their cars....and some take better-than-typical care of their cars in order to protect their investment.
Nice thread...why'd you have to remind me??
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As a rule of thumb...however much you spend on a mod it will reduce the value of your corvette by that same amount. So if you spend $7,000 on a super charger it will reduce the value of your corvette by $7,000. There are some exceptions but not many...
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I think that most of the issues come with buyers affraid the car was tracked hard or beat on because its modded, not the actual mod itself. Some modders take better care of their cars than the avg. owner. As for the mod's making it harder to sale I would say it solely depends on the buyer. If I found a vette just like mine with exhaust and headers for only say $500 more and they had same options/milage I would've went with the one with the mods. I would be cautious buying a vette with a SC but that doesn't mean I wouldn't buy it. If I saw service records and a shop with a good reputation did the install and looked it over it wouldn't bother me. I personally would've purchased a vette with a SC if I found one from the right shop that checked out. That beats the $6 or $7k I'm about to spend on putting a SC on my vette.
Last edited by gunterwalker; Dec 30, 2010 at 10:18 PM.
Melting Slicks
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YES, MODS hurt resale, no doubt about it.
Even modded cars with a professionally installed SC/FI hurt resale, as the warranty is 99% of the time NOT transferable to a new owner, it only covers the original owner.
Even modded cars with a professionally installed SC/FI hurt resale, as the warranty is 99% of the time NOT transferable to a new owner, it only covers the original owner.
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IMO I think some of the way you guys and or girls are thinking is all wet.Most guys who mod their vettes take way better care of their vettes than the regular person. If I am spending a ton of money to make my vette like I want it to look ,handle and sound,I sure in hell am not going to beat the hell out of it.Some mods may offend some and some may not. I feel that I have a very nice lookig vette and have had many compliments on it. I also can return to stock if I wish. To each his own
I bought my car to beat the hell out of and I track my car. Would you buy my car if I return it to stock and sell it?
Melting Slicks
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Modded cars are like wallpapered bedrooms and bathrooms. You spend hours looking through books and books of wallpaper samples. You find ONE you like and then when you sell the house, nobody likes the wallpaper! Mod at your own risk...