if you ever sold it

[wayne watson]

I got a pretty good deal on my 14 SS and only have had almost 2 months so far and haven't done anything much to it yet.
Just wondering, considering the mods a lot of you guys have done if you wanted to sell your car how much would you lose? Or would anyone gain value

[Squillo]

Mods don't really add value, unless it's something like a SC or turbos.

I'd take a bath on mine if I had to sell.

[wayne watson]

Originally Posted by Squillo

Mods don't really add value, unless it's something like a SC or turbos.

I'd take a bath on mine if I had to sell.

Oh I know but just curious where people stand. I don't plan to do much just minor changes because it doesn't really make financial sense plus not really in position to do so
Realizing this is not an investment at least not yet but maybe down road( growing up we never thought our novas and chevelles would ever be worth much)

[John E]

Don't know if this applies to the C5, but I did mod the hell out of my 92 Vette, all internal, bored and stroked. When I sold it I never mentioned that I did all the mods. For the most part I personally would not buy a modded car. I like warranties. Its a business thing.

[BlaqWhole]

I would factor my mods in the sale. If someone wants a stock SS, then they can go look for a stock SS. I'm not saying I would ask full price on what I paid for my mods. But whatever I think my car is worth bone stock, I would add a little to it for the mods it has. I think that is fair. People concede on the price of a modded car when they are desperate to sell their car.

[Dznts]

i would lose alot, but i knew that when i started modding.

[angie7]

I would include the mods in the sale of mine. I had an offer on my SS a few months ago. It wasn't for sale at the time but the deal was too good to say no too but unfortunately the deal fell thru. I tried selling it privately for a few weeks or so but I found myself being picky about who wanted her so I just took her off the market. Shes sitting in my garage in hibernation. No regrets.

[slim-n-none]

I hadn't done much to mine, cai, skip shift, led fogs, painted bowties, strut brace, and some other cosmetic mods and they gave me an extra 1k to leave the stuff on. I paid right at 700 for all the stuff so I came out ahead 300. I got what I bought the car for 9 months earlier, after I decided I could get alot more out of my old truck power wise for a whole lot less $$$ then I would have to dump into my SS to make her run as hard. Only thing i wish i had kept was the fog light bulbs out of the whole deal.

[Angrybird 12]

While some mods may add some value over a non modded car, generally they do not add enough value to recoupe the cost of the mod.

[jake2212]

that kind of number is one i dont think about so i push it out of mind. probably because i will not sell this car

[BubbaSS]

My car was $39k out the door, plus $12k in mods = $51k...I'm definitely not making any money lol

[Avenging Orange]

Simple..........I de-mod, de-tune and presto, stock SS.

[CRTZL1]

Originally Posted by BubbaSS

My car was $39k out the door, plus $12k in mods = $51k...I'm definitely not making any money lol

Man I'm not trying to nick-pick or anything but I just don't see 12k in your listed mods in your signature, What I'm I missing here?


And too the O.P.
9.9 out of 10 times you do not get your mod money back.
Unless you find a Straight fool!!

++1 to 'Avenging Orange' above me, I do the exact same thing and sell or put on my new ride if compatiable ( it's the only thing to do IMO)

[BreedsAS]

I wonder if those who say that one cannot make money back from their custom cars have ever sold a custom car?
As long as you do not get ripped for the money paid for mods/installation, making at least 50% of the money invested back is rather easy. It can easily go up to 75% of the money invested, but never 100% on a used car.
I have done it before on cars that were a couple of years old.
If someone wants a stock car, there a PLENTY of options for them unless it's a Rolls Royce or some other high end model/trim costing over $125k.
Another word of advice is not to spend more than 15-20% of the money spent on the total price of the car (before taxes) on mods. You can't get money back on such excessive spending.