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Sep 16, 2012 | 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gatti-man

OP buy a used certified z06. 08's go for around 46k and you get 5 years powertrain warranty 1 year b2b. Penfed right now is offering 1.5% on used cars. Thats what I did. Grabbed a mint 11 carbon edition z with 1k miles on it. A stock z06 is better than a modded c6 99 times out of 100.

That's what I would do before I spent several thousand $ on swapping and painting body panels.

Sep 16, 2012 | 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by irvbulldogs72

This is where the disconnect occurs. Nobody is arguing that you don't get your money back from your mods.

Sounds like you agree with me? That was my entire point.

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Originally Posted by irvbulldogs72

If the car was built by some shade tree mechanic that doesn't know what he's doing, it'll obviously be worth less because nobody knows anything about the person who built the car. What some people are asserting is that all builders, from the guy next door doing his first turbo to Katech are all shade tree mechanics who don't know what they're doing. That is just ridiculous.

I assume this statement was not directed at me since I clearly distinguished between work done by Callaway vs work done by the local mechanic.

Sep 16, 2012 | 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by need-for-speed

Sounds like you agree with me? That was my entire point.

I assume this statement was not directed at me since I clearly distinguished between work done by Callaway vs work done by the local mechanic.

Twasn't. It was mostly aimed at Ozer.

Sep 16, 2012 | 06:35 PM

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In my experience mods always lower resale of every type of car. Unless it's heavily modded, spend 70k on mods and you might improve resale 15k. LOL

Seems like you get the most for a car when you return it to stock, sell the car, and sell mods separately.

Sep 16, 2012 | 07:49 PM

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Twasn't. It was mostly aimed at Ozer.

Sep 16, 2012 | 08:09 PM

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Like others have said - it depends.

I think the WB is a bit different and falls into a category all it's own. Vettes aren't like some others cars when it comes to changing these panels out - it's pretty simple to unbolt the old and bolt on the new panel. If the paint matches and the fit and finish is top notch, I don't think it's going to hurt your value. If it's OEM panels, even better. It's not like you are torching off sheet metal and welding in new parts. Just don't count on recouping the $ you spend on it when you sell. IMO it will probably help sell the car.

Sep 16, 2012 | 09:05 PM

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In the end it depends what you intend to do with the car when you are done. If you intend to sell it privately then as they say "there is an a$$ for every seat". Not meant to be derogatory but you may find someone to buy it if they have the same taste.

You will still take it in the shorts and won't get back anywhere near what you put into it except for the satisfaction you get while owning it.

For those who want to trade in their vehicle there would be nary a dealer who would want to touch a modded car. Is a C6 wide body conversion something a dealer wants. I don't think so. It is a wanna be at the very best no matter how great it looks. Dealers don't want to touch cars that have been engine modded unless they are Calloway or possibly Lingenfelter.

Sep 16, 2012 | 09:42 PM

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In my opinion, you mod it, you keep it. I'd never consider buying a modded car period. Thats just my opinion and dont forget, you pretty much never get your money back out of the mods. Those were done for your satisfaction and in most cases a new buyer would not pay for those mods. Oh, I'm not old either (at least in my mind at 56).