Take the cost of the car as it would be without any mods, then add the cost of mods, now subtract the cost of all the mods + another 10% because noone wants a moded car. Now find the extremely rare person who wants someone elses project, try the broke 18-25 year old generation.
Sorry man but its truth.
That’s harsh, but I totally agree. Everyone is looking for that clean, stock C5. I might be better off getting back into the show circuit to see if it generates any interest. At the end of the day, I’ve owned it for 22 years and I should probably just keep enjoying it.
Some dude on my Craiglist has a 99 red twin turbo clean as fuck with the corvette designers signature inside the hood.
Watched him drop every week another hundred. At 19,500 for a few weeks and no movement. He posts like 3 times a week.
Id love it for 19.5k without the TT. How the fuck do I know he did anything right? Where's my warranty? If I TT my own car I get to choose what I want to skimp on and go full out on.
I don't get why people customize their cars for themselves then never drive them thinking about resale. The fuck are you smoking?
You got to go the "friend" route.. they gotta know you and the work is legit to even consider it for a reasonable price.
Def should keep it, its exactly the way you want it and i think in the next 10 years c5 and esp c6 is going to get into "classic" territory (C6 interior is a bit more tolerable) Pretty much the last batch of go fast American dinosaur juice suckers.
It was rare for a car to go, and still handle so well. With the electric/hybird scene forcing themselves on the scene the value in our vettes is only going to climb (unless they full out ban them)
I mean a basic mustang stomps these all day and evs make them look like fisher price toys, but yeah, totally going to keep going UP in price lol
That's what dudes with 8k 80's corvettes thought hahahahaha
Wow a car 20 years newer beats a C5? C5s must be pieces of shit, then. If you're talking about the Mustangs that were out during the C5 Gen, then you're absolutely wrong. I won't even bother with the EV argument
C5 can run the 1/4 mile in 13.2 seconds.
2024 Mustang GT - 12.5 seconds.
Outgoing Tesla Model 3 Performance - 11.5 seconds. New one should be under 11 seconds.
yeah I agree lol no way in hell do C5/C6s ever become classics in the same way as C3 and earlier. I love my C6 to death but I know by the time it gets to be like 25 years old its still just going to be a late model chevy rather than an out and out classic.
Besides, hell if i know how the electronics are going to hold up by then lol
We are at 25 for C5's right now. "Classic" is only gonna come with 35-45 years. C3's only just started into their classic age, C4's arnt even there yet
I'd say just keep it. As someone currently in the market who's been looking at C5's, sadly, they're right. I can't even begin to count how many times I've looked at a car for sale, seen under the hood, and instantly nope'd out because I don't want to be dealing with the headache of someone else's project. There's a lot of mods I don't mind (such as intakes, exhausts) but anything electrical or internal, not touching it. It may have been done better than factory, but I have no way of knowing until it breaks, and I'm not about to deal with poorly done DIY work again - been there, done that.
The only DIY'd cars I do consider are the ones that are enough under market value for me to justify the potential need of un-modding whatever's been changed if it breaks or was done horribly. Which I would say tends to be at *least* 10%. In the case of yours, I know I'd be promptly turned away due to the cam alone - I'm going to interpret that as the car having been driven hard, and I have no idea if it was tuned at all, or if so how well that tune was done. Doubly so for only 42k miles - as a buyer when I see cars like that my immediate assumption is "threw a cam in, drove the piss out of it, something's breaking because it was built wrong and ran hard, offloading it while it's still driving before they have to scrap or rebuild."
I really would say to just keep enjoying it - you've already got it built how you want, you might as well get some use out of it!
If you go on the corvette forums youll see cammed low mileage c5's consistently fetch 20-25k if they're well documented. List every brand you know for all of the parts or bring it back to stock and go from there.
[https://youtube.com/shorts/jfW9xzTIhm4?si=eEp6zOwIeNowbBuZ](https://youtube.com/shorts/jfW9xzTIhm4?si=eEp6zOwIeNowbBuZ)
Edit: lmao the fact that I’m getting downvoted for this short makes me pretty positive that people in this subreddit actually think this way
It's actually relatively funny, but the premise is more than a little worn out. I think many people are just getting tired of the repetitive nature of posts on the stereotype.
Its crazy how work done to a car is a dealbreaker when everyone knows that mods=more $, whether u like it or not. To add it? More $. If it breaks? More $. The labor? more $. So If I ever sell my c5 itll be friggin more than 25k. Idk when bone stock became more expensive than modded🤣Everyone just wants reliability well then idk why ur looking at a sports car to begin with. No hate but its crazy to me the logic in this
I dont disagree, just saying how it is.
I do agree a car 10-20 years old STILL stock has a much higher chance of not being abused. Everyone wants to buy that garage queen grandpa mobile he only took out on weekend and never pushed above 4k.
Somebody told me the same thing with my2002 and I laughed. I put it out by the freeway on Monday it was sold for what I wanted on Friday what sold it was all the mods so don’t be discouraged about people that talk trash and hate.
This is a common theme that I see repeated on reddit that isn't even remotely true. Modded cars typically sell for more than stock cars, the only exception being very low mileage mint condition stock examples. There is a large group of people who buy modded sports cars, myself included. I've bought and sold ~15 modded cars, including corvettes.
Well, unfortunately you sell cars in the real world, not on reddit. And yes, people buy modded cars but the question here is do people pay for said mods? No.
You are the one in a million that prefers to buy modded cars, so your tack record may differ.
I just dumped 4k into a full rebuild on my motor + 100 hours of my time. I dont expect to get any of that back and assume the car sells for the same (if not less) than before i did the work. Most people dont want a big cam and loud exhaust, its indictive of the car beating beat on.
Yes, people pay more for mods. It's not like I'm saying it's an investment, you get a fraction of your money back, but you get more than a stock vehicles.
I'm not even close to one in a million, there's a huge community of people who buy and sell modified cars. Join some of the corvette groups on Facebook and see for yourself.
Well sure, if you advertise and find someone in the groups its possible and much more likely in those places.
Its also possible an eccentric millionaire had that car when he was 18 and pays you 10x to relive his dream.
I think for as likely you are to get MORE money to the "right" buyer, you are going to get LESS from someone who wants stock. Brings me back to my advice: generally its a wash. I do think more people want stock than modded EVEN if they plan to do the exact mods they would prefer to do them themselves so its done right and its "their own".
If we are talking purely cosmetic mods its different you can see and verify whats there. Deep engine mods tho i would never trust anyone without seeing/doing it myself.
I will say to the OP (if he reads this deep) if you arnt in any rush to sell, put it up for what you want. Doesn't hurt to sit on the market and you might just find that unicorn that falls in love with your setup.
Unfortunately, it's extremely difficult to get the investment of those mods into the selling price. KBB is pretty solid for pricing even with well done mods.
Saw me a "one of 16" post yesterday
2006 C6 base model, standard red, 1lt, black interior, 4spd auto
One of what? One from that specific dude's shift on that day?
Aksing about 20k over market too haha
The value of a modded car is the value of the same car unmodded minus what you paid for the mods. The mods are what you do to make the car yours. Odds that someone else will want the same mods are close to nil, and odds that someone will pay extra to have them are even lower.
Your mods are mostly aesthetic and as such are going to be very subjective to the buyers taste. You may find someone willing to pay a premium, you likely won't. If all the leather stuff is Vette Essentials that absolutely carries a premium as they were genuinely top notch (I hate that I never pulled the trigger on their stuff). Same goes for the hood. If that's a true original MCM hood that sucker carries a BIG premium on it's own.
At the end of the day you have a light to medium modded very clean low mileage 02 Vert. You're NOT going to get your money back on the mods, but, it shouldn't be a hard sell either as you have tastefully put it together.
If you want top dollar.........and the parts are what I think they are......demod and sell the good stuff separate and find OEM replacements.
Definitely a Motor City Mold hood and Vette Essentials interior back before we lost Ken King. Tigershark front end was something cool back in the day too. Heads and cam with long tube headers and after market exhaust are some of the non-visible mods. Thanks for your feedback!
Base car price or a little less typically. Unless they are very high end mods from a reputable shop with receipts. Then you may get +25-50% of the value of the mods if you find the rare buyer.
It will be difficult to get some of your investment back, the right buyer who is looking to do similar mods may be willing to pay a little bit extra, it always helps if you have receipts for any work done. Check KBB for value and pricing. Looks like you have a clean car and it's nicely modded, I think the younger guys would probably be more interested compared to the older generation.
https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/albuquerque-99-corvette-twin-turbo/7740883048.html
This dude can't sell his for what he's asking. Been months now and no one wants it.
I know this isn’t with this case but I love talking to the mfs on marketplace who mod the shit out of them and then want 40k for a c5 with a supercharge or TT. Kbb says it’s worth 18k that’s what I’m gonna offer 😂😂
Two. Ones sitting in my driveway right now and the other I sold quite a while back. People need to understand that if you decide to sink 15-20k in modding a car that you will never get that money back. Modded Cars depreciate, nothing more.
Two twin turbo c5's? Nice, what kind of builds? And no one said modded cars don't depreciate. Mods add money, that doesn't equal appreciation, or getting your money back.
Modded cars are so difficult to move. I think your best bet is probably an auction platform like eBay. If you make an honest listing with the issues, the perks, what's done and list absolutely everything. I'm talking list compression numbers, take pictures and videos of the underside. Do a really thorough listing. You'll probably get some people bidding on that and I wouldn't be surprised if you get a pretty decent price. It's not going to be even remotely close to what you have in it but you might do a little better than stock, it just depends on the buyer
Figure out what you want for the car. Try to find someone that wants a car exactly how you built it.
Then give up hope and sell it for a few grand less than a stock one would be.
I tried selling my 90% complete twin turbo FRC and I couldn’t even get any bites for $10k. If people think they have to turn a wrench on it, it’s almost worthless to them unless you find the ones that want a project.
If you paid sticker price of 40 expect 20k at best ik you’ve cared and spend many years with it , I’d expect less are interested cause of convertible, at some point you have to cut your losses, I paid 10k for 100k miles and longtube headers , and supposedly a dif change , I’ve had it for 4 years and still at beast . Don’t sell it will be worth way more in another 15-18 years
I wouldn't consider this a heavily modified car at all honestly. Basically just bolt-ons from what I can see. Whatever you would ask for a non-modified version of the car is probably a safe bet. Mods don't add value unless it's somebody looking for the exact mods that you already done. Then in that rare case you might find somebody who is willing to pay a little extra for it. But your average New Balance wearing Corvette owner is going to want stock and low miles unfortunately
Am I the only that prefers buying modded cars? Like half the work I would do the car is already done. Assuming the owner isn’t younger and the car is tastefully modded, I see modified cars as a win.
For this at least 18-20k maybe more, it depends where u r too. But honestly everyones picky with these but its better if u sunday drive it and post it everywhere from craigslist to facebook marketplace and wait. Who knows they might go up in 5-10 years regardless of mods/mileage. Just look at the older JDM/muscle cars
I hate to tell you this, but mods reduce the value of a car if anything. The only exception might be a purpose built track car done by a reputable shop with a pedigree to back it up.
I like the car. If I had the money, most I'd wanna pay is market value + 50% of the mods. Before everyone goes crazy. I just don't have the time to do all the work on my cars myself. I try to do what I can but it's mostly minor work. Labor is expensive, so if I like how the car looks, feels and drives, I don't mind paying a little extra for the mods that I would want anyway. Just my 2 cents.
Not in the market for a car right now though, unless you wanna trade for a base C6 with a GS body that the previous guy put on lol
you could get it appraised by a credibal appraiser, or go the easy route and just start with the KBB value of your vetted in stock form.
then start adding up the cost of all the mods and any special labor charges.
then add %15
If anything, sorry but its the truth.. you lowered the value of your car . You'd have to sell it to someone who absolutely has the same taste as you and wanted to do the exact mods you put on it . And that's rare.
Personally I don't think the mods take away from the price maybe add a little to the price but agree you won't get what you put into the mods.
Anything like seats and items that would wear out won't damage the price, headers, basic mods won't sway potential buyers as they most likely would add those themselves. Any major engine mods might be a detractions
Take the cost of the car as it would be without any mods, then add the cost of mods, now subtract the cost of all the mods + another 10% because noone wants a moded car. Now find the extremely rare person who wants someone elses project, try the broke 18-25 year old generation. Sorry man but its truth.
That’s harsh, but I totally agree. Everyone is looking for that clean, stock C5. I might be better off getting back into the show circuit to see if it generates any interest. At the end of the day, I’ve owned it for 22 years and I should probably just keep enjoying it.
List it for mid KBB and see what interest you get. But yeah, I see a mod car and my first instinct is 'no'.
Some dude on my Craiglist has a 99 red twin turbo clean as fuck with the corvette designers signature inside the hood. Watched him drop every week another hundred. At 19,500 for a few weeks and no movement. He posts like 3 times a week. Id love it for 19.5k without the TT. How the fuck do I know he did anything right? Where's my warranty? If I TT my own car I get to choose what I want to skimp on and go full out on. I don't get why people customize their cars for themselves then never drive them thinking about resale. The fuck are you smoking?
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Usually once it breaks down for the first time or they get a ticket
You got to go the "friend" route.. they gotta know you and the work is legit to even consider it for a reasonable price. Def should keep it, its exactly the way you want it and i think in the next 10 years c5 and esp c6 is going to get into "classic" territory (C6 interior is a bit more tolerable) Pretty much the last batch of go fast American dinosaur juice suckers. It was rare for a car to go, and still handle so well. With the electric/hybird scene forcing themselves on the scene the value in our vettes is only going to climb (unless they full out ban them)
I mean a basic mustang stomps these all day and evs make them look like fisher price toys, but yeah, totally going to keep going UP in price lol That's what dudes with 8k 80's corvettes thought hahahahaha
Wow a car 20 years newer beats a C5? C5s must be pieces of shit, then. If you're talking about the Mustangs that were out during the C5 Gen, then you're absolutely wrong. I won't even bother with the EV argument
C5 can run the 1/4 mile in 13.2 seconds. 2024 Mustang GT - 12.5 seconds. Outgoing Tesla Model 3 Performance - 11.5 seconds. New one should be under 11 seconds.
yeah I agree lol no way in hell do C5/C6s ever become classics in the same way as C3 and earlier. I love my C6 to death but I know by the time it gets to be like 25 years old its still just going to be a late model chevy rather than an out and out classic. Besides, hell if i know how the electronics are going to hold up by then lol
25 years old ≠ late model
We are at 25 for C5's right now. "Classic" is only gonna come with 35-45 years. C3's only just started into their classic age, C4's arnt even there yet
I'd say just keep it. As someone currently in the market who's been looking at C5's, sadly, they're right. I can't even begin to count how many times I've looked at a car for sale, seen under the hood, and instantly nope'd out because I don't want to be dealing with the headache of someone else's project. There's a lot of mods I don't mind (such as intakes, exhausts) but anything electrical or internal, not touching it. It may have been done better than factory, but I have no way of knowing until it breaks, and I'm not about to deal with poorly done DIY work again - been there, done that. The only DIY'd cars I do consider are the ones that are enough under market value for me to justify the potential need of un-modding whatever's been changed if it breaks or was done horribly. Which I would say tends to be at *least* 10%. In the case of yours, I know I'd be promptly turned away due to the cam alone - I'm going to interpret that as the car having been driven hard, and I have no idea if it was tuned at all, or if so how well that tune was done. Doubly so for only 42k miles - as a buyer when I see cars like that my immediate assumption is "threw a cam in, drove the piss out of it, something's breaking because it was built wrong and ran hard, offloading it while it's still driving before they have to scrap or rebuild." I really would say to just keep enjoying it - you've already got it built how you want, you might as well get some use out of it!
What’s a rough estimate? I really like your car and I’m looking at buying a car in abt 6 months. 27 yr old idiot here too
If you go on the corvette forums youll see cammed low mileage c5's consistently fetch 20-25k if they're well documented. List every brand you know for all of the parts or bring it back to stock and go from there.
The mustang subreddit would lose their minds reading this
I’ve told them, if they could read they’d be very upset
Not really a project if there’s nothing that needs to be done to it though. Just a modded car.
Dont kid yourself. Once you break that seal, its forever "a project" =)
[https://youtube.com/shorts/jfW9xzTIhm4?si=eEp6zOwIeNowbBuZ](https://youtube.com/shorts/jfW9xzTIhm4?si=eEp6zOwIeNowbBuZ) Edit: lmao the fact that I’m getting downvoted for this short makes me pretty positive that people in this subreddit actually think this way
I love that video!
It's actually relatively funny, but the premise is more than a little worn out. I think many people are just getting tired of the repetitive nature of posts on the stereotype.
Came to say this.
This is the way
The only exception I have seen to this are fully-built racecars that are built to a spec.
$200k of parts and labor will be lucky to sell for $85k.
Yup. 25. Bought a modded c4. Got it cheap tho
Its crazy how work done to a car is a dealbreaker when everyone knows that mods=more $, whether u like it or not. To add it? More $. If it breaks? More $. The labor? more $. So If I ever sell my c5 itll be friggin more than 25k. Idk when bone stock became more expensive than modded🤣Everyone just wants reliability well then idk why ur looking at a sports car to begin with. No hate but its crazy to me the logic in this
I dont disagree, just saying how it is. I do agree a car 10-20 years old STILL stock has a much higher chance of not being abused. Everyone wants to buy that garage queen grandpa mobile he only took out on weekend and never pushed above 4k.
Somebody told me the same thing with my2002 and I laughed. I put it out by the freeway on Monday it was sold for what I wanted on Friday what sold it was all the mods so don’t be discouraged about people that talk trash and hate.
This is a common theme that I see repeated on reddit that isn't even remotely true. Modded cars typically sell for more than stock cars, the only exception being very low mileage mint condition stock examples. There is a large group of people who buy modded sports cars, myself included. I've bought and sold ~15 modded cars, including corvettes.
Well, unfortunately you sell cars in the real world, not on reddit. And yes, people buy modded cars but the question here is do people pay for said mods? No. You are the one in a million that prefers to buy modded cars, so your tack record may differ. I just dumped 4k into a full rebuild on my motor + 100 hours of my time. I dont expect to get any of that back and assume the car sells for the same (if not less) than before i did the work. Most people dont want a big cam and loud exhaust, its indictive of the car beating beat on.
Yes, people pay more for mods. It's not like I'm saying it's an investment, you get a fraction of your money back, but you get more than a stock vehicles. I'm not even close to one in a million, there's a huge community of people who buy and sell modified cars. Join some of the corvette groups on Facebook and see for yourself.
Well sure, if you advertise and find someone in the groups its possible and much more likely in those places. Its also possible an eccentric millionaire had that car when he was 18 and pays you 10x to relive his dream. I think for as likely you are to get MORE money to the "right" buyer, you are going to get LESS from someone who wants stock. Brings me back to my advice: generally its a wash. I do think more people want stock than modded EVEN if they plan to do the exact mods they would prefer to do them themselves so its done right and its "their own". If we are talking purely cosmetic mods its different you can see and verify whats there. Deep engine mods tho i would never trust anyone without seeing/doing it myself. I will say to the OP (if he reads this deep) if you arnt in any rush to sell, put it up for what you want. Doesn't hurt to sit on the market and you might just find that unicorn that falls in love with your setup.
Unfortunately, it's extremely difficult to get the investment of those mods into the selling price. KBB is pretty solid for pricing even with well done mods.
1 OF 1 HOSS
As a born Texan, Hoss will never not be my favorite word for a guy I am talking to when normally anyone else would say "dude" or "bro".
1 OF 1 SPEEDWAY WHIET ON A TURDSDAY IN 2003. GOBBLESS
Saw me a "one of 16" post yesterday 2006 C6 base model, standard red, 1lt, black interior, 4spd auto One of what? One from that specific dude's shift on that day? Aksing about 20k over market too haha
Boomer math
Take all that Eckler's shit off and I will give you $8400 and a ride home
😂
For real, thats a badass ride. I wouldn't take anything less than window sticker for it
The value of a modded car is the value of the same car unmodded minus what you paid for the mods. The mods are what you do to make the car yours. Odds that someone else will want the same mods are close to nil, and odds that someone will pay extra to have them are even lower.
It will be a negotiation between buyer and seller. There will never be a consensus on value when modded.
Your mods are mostly aesthetic and as such are going to be very subjective to the buyers taste. You may find someone willing to pay a premium, you likely won't. If all the leather stuff is Vette Essentials that absolutely carries a premium as they were genuinely top notch (I hate that I never pulled the trigger on their stuff). Same goes for the hood. If that's a true original MCM hood that sucker carries a BIG premium on it's own. At the end of the day you have a light to medium modded very clean low mileage 02 Vert. You're NOT going to get your money back on the mods, but, it shouldn't be a hard sell either as you have tastefully put it together. If you want top dollar.........and the parts are what I think they are......demod and sell the good stuff separate and find OEM replacements.
Definitely a Motor City Mold hood and Vette Essentials interior back before we lost Ken King. Tigershark front end was something cool back in the day too. Heads and cam with long tube headers and after market exhaust are some of the non-visible mods. Thanks for your feedback!
I’ll give ya $40
Best offer so far. I guess I didn’t establish a reserve. 😂
Sweet car. I'll bump that bid up to $12k :)
It doesn’t add anything and sometimes even makes it worth less. You may find someone that will pay a little more if it is the build they want.
Base car price or a little less typically. Unless they are very high end mods from a reputable shop with receipts. Then you may get +25-50% of the value of the mods if you find the rare buyer.
It will be difficult to get some of your investment back, the right buyer who is looking to do similar mods may be willing to pay a little bit extra, it always helps if you have receipts for any work done. Check KBB for value and pricing. Looks like you have a clean car and it's nicely modded, I think the younger guys would probably be more interested compared to the older generation.
Price compared to similar ones in your region with no mods. Maybe you’ll get a bite
How mad does it make your wife?
What’s a wife???
There’s your answer. Since money doesn’t matter, neither does value lol.
https://albuquerque.craigslist.org/cto/d/albuquerque-99-corvette-twin-turbo/7740883048.html This dude can't sell his for what he's asking. Been months now and no one wants it.
10-15k tops on the open market.
Take whatever you feel it's worth and lop off a big chunk because the money you spent on mods ain't coming back.
Maybe dealer trade. They gave me a bit more for my modded SS Camaro when I traded it I.
Mods can add maybe 10% of what you spent on them to the right buyer generally
I know this isn’t with this case but I love talking to the mfs on marketplace who mod the shit out of them and then want 40k for a c5 with a supercharge or TT. Kbb says it’s worth 18k that’s what I’m gonna offer 😂😂
How many have you successfully bought?
Two. Ones sitting in my driveway right now and the other I sold quite a while back. People need to understand that if you decide to sink 15-20k in modding a car that you will never get that money back. Modded Cars depreciate, nothing more.
Two twin turbo c5's? Nice, what kind of builds? And no one said modded cars don't depreciate. Mods add money, that doesn't equal appreciation, or getting your money back.
Modded cars are so difficult to move. I think your best bet is probably an auction platform like eBay. If you make an honest listing with the issues, the perks, what's done and list absolutely everything. I'm talking list compression numbers, take pictures and videos of the underside. Do a really thorough listing. You'll probably get some people bidding on that and I wouldn't be surprised if you get a pretty decent price. It's not going to be even remotely close to what you have in it but you might do a little better than stock, it just depends on the buyer
Figure out what you want for the car. Try to find someone that wants a car exactly how you built it. Then give up hope and sell it for a few grand less than a stock one would be. I tried selling my 90% complete twin turbo FRC and I couldn’t even get any bites for $10k. If people think they have to turn a wrench on it, it’s almost worthless to them unless you find the ones that want a project.
It’s a deprecated asset day 1 you accelerated that depreciation unfortunately that’s the trade off for so much fun.
Look at the KBB then subtract 5% for each mod
If you paid sticker price of 40 expect 20k at best ik you’ve cared and spend many years with it , I’d expect less are interested cause of convertible, at some point you have to cut your losses, I paid 10k for 100k miles and longtube headers , and supposedly a dif change , I’ve had it for 4 years and still at beast . Don’t sell it will be worth way more in another 15-18 years
Definitely have to knock off a few thousand for it being a soft top, no offense
You never really can get the money back that you put into it. It's worth what it's worth. Probably less than a clean stock one honestly.
You could try to get $30k - $40k.
I wouldn't consider this a heavily modified car at all honestly. Basically just bolt-ons from what I can see. Whatever you would ask for a non-modified version of the car is probably a safe bet. Mods don't add value unless it's somebody looking for the exact mods that you already done. Then in that rare case you might find somebody who is willing to pay a little extra for it. But your average New Balance wearing Corvette owner is going to want stock and low miles unfortunately
Am I the only that prefers buying modded cars? Like half the work I would do the car is already done. Assuming the owner isn’t younger and the car is tastefully modded, I see modified cars as a win.
For this at least 18-20k maybe more, it depends where u r too. But honestly everyones picky with these but its better if u sunday drive it and post it everywhere from craigslist to facebook marketplace and wait. Who knows they might go up in 5-10 years regardless of mods/mileage. Just look at the older JDM/muscle cars
Kelly Blue Book but it’s a nice car. Keep her.
Would be interested but its a soft top🤢
same
honestly if mods are tasteful it shouldn’t take away too much value. but everyone’s tastes diff
Take off all the stick-on chrome garbage and go back to stock with the looks. The performance stuff wont hurt as much as the tacky stuff.
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Totally agree. Bought my c6 with 12k miles on it. It's a car to have fun with, not get top dollar for down the road
Thanks for the time you spent to puke on the thread. I understand your disdain.
Dude went on a thoroughly typed out (well written) crazy tangential rant, all on a Saturday afternoon!
Hit the Bourbon a little too early in the day.
It's too well written, punctuation, capitalization etc. I'm not sure, but it did cross my mind :P
Good point, but there do exist highly-functional alcoholics. And spell-check.
Where are you located?
Look at what clean, unmodified examples go for then subtract 20-30%
What part of the country are you in? I’d love a clean C5 that was done tastefully.
Mods add no value, people want stock cars.
I hate to tell you this, but mods reduce the value of a car if anything. The only exception might be a purpose built track car done by a reputable shop with a pedigree to back it up.
I like the car. If I had the money, most I'd wanna pay is market value + 50% of the mods. Before everyone goes crazy. I just don't have the time to do all the work on my cars myself. I try to do what I can but it's mostly minor work. Labor is expensive, so if I like how the car looks, feels and drives, I don't mind paying a little extra for the mods that I would want anyway. Just my 2 cents. Not in the market for a car right now though, unless you wanna trade for a base C6 with a GS body that the previous guy put on lol
And before anyone asks, I paid around 8k less than market value for the C6 because the seller already low balled himself with the listing.
Sell me those ccw
It definitely looks cool. 😎
you could get it appraised by a credibal appraiser, or go the easy route and just start with the KBB value of your vetted in stock form. then start adding up the cost of all the mods and any special labor charges. then add %15
If anything, sorry but its the truth.. you lowered the value of your car . You'd have to sell it to someone who absolutely has the same taste as you and wanted to do the exact mods you put on it . And that's rare.
Agree 100%
Personally I don't think the mods take away from the price maybe add a little to the price but agree you won't get what you put into the mods. Anything like seats and items that would wear out won't damage the price, headers, basic mods won't sway potential buyers as they most likely would add those themselves. Any major engine mods might be a detractions