Prime example how modifications may not add value

Subscribe
Mar 29, 2019 | 09:54 PM
  #16  
I mod my cars after a year or two to keep me interested in the car, keeping me from buying a new car, which saves me money in the long run. At least this is the line of BS I give to my wife. I think she buys it!! Hahahahaha.
Reply 0
Mar 30, 2019 | 06:10 PM
  #17  
Quote: i am in process of doing this mod. i already have .2 steering wheel with mode dial.....now searching for airbag. do i also need a new clock spring? What else?
No need for new clock spring.

I don't know if you can enable the mode dial.

There is an adapter for the steering wheel buttons if you need that.

More info here:

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/9352...2s-pdk-24.html
Reply 0
Mar 30, 2019 | 06:27 PM
  #18  

This black 2014 TT S with really low miles was listed for $10k more and sold last week so it could be a wash for mods vs miles. The white TT was my car and when I saw it listed I thought the TT S was the better deal.
Reply 0
Mar 31, 2019 | 12:10 AM
  #19  
When I was looking for mine I specifically ignored cars with engine performance mods. My thinking was the car had been driven hard and maybe abused.
Reply 0
Mar 31, 2019 | 10:01 AM
  #20  
Quote: I mod every car to make it the way I want, I know the mods will PROBABLY never get a dime back, there are exceptions like wheels, and certain very rare cars, it's just how it is, been doing this a long time, I'm old
Same here. I do what I like without overdoing. Cobb tune allows for back to stock when selling or trading. Any cosmetic upgrades have never hurt me in a sale. Some I removed and sold some went with the car. It's my car while I own it I want it to look and act like I want. Didn't buy it for the next guy.
Never had a car I had to sell. If I think I'm getting beat on the sale I'll keep it.
Reply 0
Mar 31, 2019 | 10:08 AM
  #21  
In most cases thru my 35 years with bikes and cars buying and selling... mods do not add value a little here or there is ok but clean stock examples are the way to go.
Reply 0
Mar 31, 2019 | 02:13 PM
  #22  
Learned my lesson with a $6000 stereo upgrade on my ZR1 that didn’t return a dollar at trade in.
Reply 0
Mar 31, 2019 | 07:18 PM
  #23  
I think if I asked my friends if they thought they had added value to their cars with their performance mods for track use they'd all say they had, so much so that they had kept and enjoyed their car for years longer than they would have otherwise. In fact, they save money by modding and insuring less expensive cars like Corvettes and Nissan GT-Rs to perform similar to more expensive options, like Porsches in some cases. When they eventually sell they typically do return them to stock as they are easier to sell that way to the average buyer/dealer, and then sell the parts separately. I think just about everyone that tracks their cars mod them and do the same.

I extensively modded two cars for track use and sold them to a person that wanted them for track use also. I priced the cars higher to include the mods and got it. That may have been just good luck...twice! Since then I have purchased more costly and capable high performance cars that need only very minimal mods to occasionally track. But if being frugal was my goal I think I would have been tens of thousands ahead to mod something else instead of ordering a new Turbo S

Bruce

Reply 0
Subscribe