By now, you guys have heard me rant on about cars for sale. I thought I would summarize by saying what I thought were the best resale cars (the most popular, and easiest to sell). In no particular order:
- Cars with black interiors. Tan gets dirty, plain and simple
- Coupes. People prefer coupes to targas. Cabs are almost in a league of their own - most people are a) deciding between a coupe or Targa, or b) want a cab
- No tails. Most people don't like the tails. I like them, but I'm not most people I suppose
- Fuchs Alloys. The standard wheels, 16" a must for the later cars.
- Dark colors. Black is very popular. Dark blue looks good too, although it often came with the wacky blue interior inwhich replacement parts are impossible to find nowadays.
- Upgrades. People like the things that make the car more reliable. Like chain tensioners, turbo tie rods, oil coolers. Engine mods can often be a detraction, as you never know who was in there or what they did.
- Engine Overhauls. Somewhat contradictory to the previous bullet, major engine faults that were fixed (like bad valve guides, or potentially faulty rod bolts) are a good thing, especially when the paperwork is there.
- Paperwork. Documentation can sell the car. Period. If you do your own work, this is a negative to a potential buyer, because they will assume you don't really know what you're doing. I assume this when I look at a car that has been worked on by someone else (Leland's fuse box comes to mind).
There are lots of hack jobs out there.
- Good stereo. Not one that you would normally think of. Everyone listens to the radio or CD player in the car, and it's one of the first things that gets installed if I buy a car that doesn't have one.
- Cars one year into an upgrade. Example: 1987 Carrera with the G50. 1978 911SC (oldest, and presumably the most affordable SC you can buy, condition absent from the equation).
Based on this info, I would think that the easiest cars to sell (have the best chance of getting the highest price, and selling quickly) are:
- 1987 Carrera Coupe, no tail, black on black
- 1978 911SC, no tail, black on black
The older cars are harder to tell, as condition accounts for about 85% of the total equation...
Flame away!
-Wayne