Do sports exhausts /mods reduce the cars value?

[obi_waynne]

I've notice that a few people are put off buying a car if it has a sports exhaust or other signs of a "boy racer" owner. Even if a person plans to put these items on a car themselves they shy away from buying one.

Do you think that mods reduce the value of a car? Which mods do you think would have the worst effect on the value of the car?

 

[gerbora]

i recently had a saxo vtr with full stainless exhausts full koni suspension and 16" wheels and a splitter on the rear went to look at another car to buy and the garage said i would have to take all my items off before they could take it in i was that raging that i changed my mind about another car and kept the saxo. i think anything at all on your car and most people would run a mile no matter how much you have spent on it even if it is your pride and joy

 

[HDi fun]

Mods usually reduce resale value.

 

[nseries]

Its actually depends on what modifications you have done to your car.The buyer usually loves to get a stock car which they pay for because they believe that when your car is stock,you are not describe as a "boy racer" type.As for buyer who loves racing,they would definitely go for fully modification cars and they really will pay for what they get.

 

[pgarner]

in most cases it would reduce the cars value. garages defenintly would give you a lower price for it.
but, using the term the best way i can, boy racers are more likley to buy modified cars so they can save them selfs some time and cash

 

[Prince]

Personally, I didn't want to buy a modified car because I wanted to choose all the mods myself! It also depends on the buyer though, for example some buyers may recognise something that boosts performance.

 

[obi_waynne]

This I think show the fact that personalisation of cars is umm personal. We like to set things up ourselves. I think if a car had been fully race prepped I would pay a slight premium for it but the owner would still be losing £1000's of what he paid for the mods.

 

[Prince]

People don't usually modify their cars to sell them so the loss doesn't really matter.

 

[nseries]

its pity to sell your car if you got it fully modified.

 

[obi_waynne]

You usually see the add "baby forces sale - gutted" alternatively it keeps breaking and they are so fed up with it they sell it.

 

[pgarner]

yeah the baby is the new car thats on it way :blink1:

 

[sbtUK]

This is part of the reason I'm not doing any major mods on my car (The other reason being money )

I only intend to keep it for another year or so, and want to get as much as I can for it so I can afford something I want to keep for a long time. Then I will modify that one