There are a few key ”problems” with mods.
- They are limited in taste-appeal. What you like, someone else will hate.
- The buyer fears they may have been done using poor quality products, and materials.
- The buyer fears they may have been executed poorly.
- The buyer fears they may have been done to mask an issue, like major accident damage.
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One rule of thumb regarding cars is that mods do not increase the value of the car....
This MUST be considered if you are ever going to have to sell the car
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I'll be bolder. Moding a car usually
REDUCES the value of the car. And no, I'm not saying you shouldn't mod your car. I'm just saying you need to realize it has an impact on the cars worth.
As usual there is a hand full of exceptions to this rule. But in these cases you will get much less than 50% of the money you spent.
1 )Adding model appropriate factory parts. For example adding a Carrera tail on a Carrera. (Adding a turbo or duck-tail on a Carrera does not count.)
2) Adding phenomenally-easy-to-remove aftermarket parts, and you
still have the factory parts that are in good working condition. Examples would be wheels, and with a bit of a stretch, radios.