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Old 02-23-2004, 02:48 PM
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Mods and resale value

What kind of impact would a Stage 1 Vishnu kit for the STi have on the selling price? Obviously anyone who would be looking to buy an STi would be doing so for the performance, so I would think that some extra safe, reliable (so Visnu says) horsepower would make the car more desireable and therefore increase the sale price a bit. What do you guys think?
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Old 02-23-2004, 03:15 PM
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general rule of thumb for all cars. mods dont increase resale value.

you can always make more money buy putting it back to stock and selling the parts separatly
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Yeah, Id say part out your mods. Youll probobly get more money that way anyway.
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Yeah, Id say part out your mods. Youll probobly get more money that way anyway.
no probobly about it
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partin out works best
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I'd say the only mods that can significantly increase or at least not hurt the value of your car would be a very nice set of wheels and tires and dress-up mods for the interior (nice seats, etc.) But you won't ever get the actual cash value of the mods back "out" of the car again when it is sold... just like the $10,000 you spend on upgrading the bathroom in your house might only add $2,000 to the final sale price.
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I'd say part it out. Try to find someone who is looking for this package. You may get some of your mod money back but not all. I would say maybe 25 to 30%. Good luck.
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mods can actually decrease value as the buyer may be concerned how you treated the car while you owned it
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adding mods usually gets the buyer thinking "he's a racer". It's a thought on the back of my mind when I see them too. The only "added value" you'd get on the STi stuff like a sound system.

Selling the mods are also a pain in the ***.
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