People Dont Grasp This Concept!, Mods lower value of the car Options

[kman2010]

I just dont understand why people are asking for ridiculous amounts of money for cars with minor mods. I mean i understand if you got a show car and your asking for 15,000 of the 25,000 you put into it back. but if you have a basically stock celica with intake, and some crappy paint on the interior. maybe exhaust and a wing. that should lessen the value of the car shouldnt it? so why ask for all the money back from it. its just me whining because i have a totalled car, and its gonna cost me alot to get my baby back together, or just buy a done one.

anyone agree or disagree? open topic, speak amongst ya selves

[lagos]

sorry tweak, but you ever try to buy a supra? the stock ones are the cheapest ones youll find.

its all about the target market. most people wont care about a moded celica, civic, etc... because its an econo car. your potential buyers are probably going to be people who just want a car as a daily driver, so any of the common mods you do to your car wont mean anything to those people.

if you start looking around at the sports car market, youll find a lot of mr2s, supras, skylines, even DSMs that got for more money because the target buyer would want those things done to his car anyway. i know i would pay more money for a 12sec mr2 with an upgraded motor/suspension then i would for s bone stock one