To sell or not to sell? Options

[CELL_PROTOTYPE_X]

So I have a st205 swapped celica and I'm debating on how to move forward with it. I've already put a couple k in it but I'm at a point where if I put anymore money into it I might as well keep the car forever because I'll never get what I put into it back if I were to sell it down the road I've been in contact with a local shop about a full engine build and tune and I'm not really sure if it's worth moving forward with it. This car is primarily a show car / nice weather driver...so maybe it's worth saving my pennies and getting something I can fix up and drive everyday. I see many members on here selling their swapped celicas. What do you guys think?

[yarik83]

Sir/Mam

I dont think that you are fully aware of why members with swapped celicas are selling them
I also think that you, perhaps, need to re-evaluate your priorities.

I shall start with the first one. Most members with swapped cars are college graduates who were on this forum since high school and have driven their celicas and loved them and at age 25+ with a career job etc many are planning to start a family. That is not to say that same scenario applies to all 25+ year olds but after 10 years+ of celica ownership we need an upgrade that fits our now bigger wallets.

Also you reason like a typical american (no nationalism pun intended) where they wish to get something out what is rapidly depreciating. You should not think of selling your car to try to re-coup some of money you have put into it. The second you swapped an engine your car value dropped to 0. Does not matter how many bumpers and spoilers you have and how much horse power is now under your hood. It value is 0 because MOST people would never even think of spending that much money on a hatch and patch vehicle that is 15 years old. That would be a bad investment. So with that respect your car is now only worth what its worth to another celica enthusiast.

You need to take a hard look at where you life is and what you are interested in and how much money you have and go from there. I can only advise you not to get yourself into a financial crunch and or in a position where you have to have a vehicle and yours is either broken or sold.

best of luck making your decision

[lagos]

Instead of dumping more money into it, why don't you just keep it and enjoy it?

[delusionz]

Yeah, Just enjoy it,

Unless you've reached the limits of power and traction and the car is boring you now

I never stopped having fun with 6gc even when my primary vehicle was a 2.0 NA FWD Celica

Now I'm GT -4- Life, nothing could even come close to satisfying like a Celica Turbo

[CastrolCelica]

Or the fact that we live in the same city, you could sell the engine to me.. cough.














Please?

[CELL_PROTOTYPE_X]

Good input I fit into that 25+ category...I'll be 26 next year, am getting married, and will be starting my own family in the near future so I've just been thinking about my priorities and being a little smarter with my spending. I've been lucky enough to have been a celica owner since my freshman year of high school (still driving that celica) and have been very thankful for being able to afford a car that I only drive on nice weekends and to shows I like what you said Lagos...why not just enjoy it. Good stuff guys thanks for the input.

p.s sir is my fathers name

[smirnoff]

Instead of dumping more money into it, why don't you just keep it and enjoy it?

x2

[sips]

Instead of dumping more money into it, why don't you just keep it and enjoy it?

x2

X3


Dumping too much money into a car is overrated. In the end you still have a Celica, only now it will break more often, cost more to repair and you won't want to drive it like you used to because it's harsh and you're scared to wreck something you have that much time/money invested into.

You already have some power, now just focus on enjoying it keeping it in good condition maintenance-wise. Now you have more time to focus on other aspects of your life (relationships/career/children/hobbies).


Or you can take up racing (auto-x/time attack) and get into the real car hobby. That's what I did and I haven't regretted it yet.