What Can Add Value To Your Skyline?

[bugger]

I'm just wondering what parts or modifications can add value to the car?

Comments???

[(B1) MR_fanny]

a new paint job?

hard to say really, the amount of money you put into mods your not gonna make it back when you re-sell it. your lucky if you just break even. thats why everyone takes em off and sell them seperately. also the amount of cars now for sale already have mods so the next thing if not first for people to compare is overall condition of car and engine.

[blinko]

keep it tidy inside.. always have floormats, seatcovers, dashmat.. etc.. everything is going to ad value to your car... but never as much as u pay for it.

[350z]

dont put a new paint job on it -

thats why it took me so long to find an original GTR

you dont know what sort of condition the car was in before hand, and you cant beat factory paint!

[so_tred]

A non modified car is probably going to get you more money most of the time..

I myself paid a couple of $K more for a completely stock R34 rather than one that had been fiddled with.

[Kozeyekan]

Adding performance mods won't really increase value, well, at least not in a way that'll make a profit. The money you spend on the mod will not be recovered.

The reason being that people want to buy a car that has not been thrashed..... Usually because they want to be the one to thrash it.

If you're looking at increasing the value of the car, you can either make it more pristine, or you can go the dodgy and cover up faults.

You may get the money back on highflowing the turbo, because people generally don't like ceramic turbos, and it's only about 1.5K

other than that, replacing the leather boots and tidying up the interior will add value, also any body rust that can be removed.

It's really only neatening up, not really modding.

Having said all that, it's really depending on what people are willing to pay.

[scathing]

  (B1) MR_fanny said:

a new paint job?

Only if its in the factory colour, or you strip the car down and get everything painted (and even then you won't make a profit on it since that kind of paint job is going to cost you a fortune).

Otherwise, if potential buyers find the exterior paint a different colour to the interior paint (like the door sills, engine bay, etc) they'll assume its been resprayed due to an accident repair....and there goes your resale value.

[scathing]

  bugger said:

I'm just wondering what parts or modifications can add value to the car?

A history. Some people will pay well over market for a car that's been owned by someone famous or something.

Or if the car becomes a cult classic. Look at the Takumi tax on AE86s - ever since Initial D came out the price for those nuggets have skyrocketed. Same with classic cars like MGBs, or old Monaros, XY GT Falcons, etc.

Aside from that, you've got buckleys of improving resale on a vehicle.

[predator]

simple: nothing

just keep it tidy.

[eMsta]

cars will always loose money for the owner regardless of the mods he/she puts in it

[bugger]

How about making the interior looks nice?

like add some decorative purposes parts. change interior lights. or exterior head lights and stuffs?

[bugger]

How about changing the stock seats to branded racing seats like Recaro or Sparco or just racing seats?

[maccattack]

  predator said:

simple: nothing

All that need to be said.

[95SKY]

Under car neon kit for sure jokes

No seriously i guess making sure its clean all lighting works etc just keep it a good tidy example.

[Modena]

Words like "value" and "mods" just dont mix, just like "matches" and "kids."

Keep it clean and thats about it.

[jrocket]

GOLD BARS. That should add value to the car very quickly. Or just get parts of the car gold plated. lol.

[Pauly33GTS-t]

if you can do series 1 (r33) skylines proud then rep to you.

clean the shit outta the lights.

Edited April 18, 2007 by Pauly33GTS-t

[fuzzy_scuz]

As a owner of a GTR with an agreed value with my insurance company of 40k I will say keep it bog stock

[djr81]

Simple rule when it comes to cars. Any money you spend on upgrading them is essentially lost money. So unless you do all the work yourself fitting up whatever you will certainly lose money.

Best bet is to get it clean & neat. If you have to spend a few hundred dollars on panel & paint then so be it. Beyond that & fixing any glaring faults, just leave it alone. That is pretty much what the car yards do - which tells you all you need to know.

[RedEmblem]

Put it on ebay and say the pope previously owned it.

Other than that, nothing. Though a tidy, unmodified example is always better than the usual modded one.