Sensible Mods Adding Value to FR-S/BRZ?
 

I'm curious if adding a factory SC (TRD), exhaust, and better tires/wheels will add to the value of this car if I consider selling it in 3 years. Not looking to track the car ..... only used as a daily driver. Can I recoop some of the cost of the mods?

You can never look at a car as a investment. You will never get out what you put into it.

Better way to do it is keep stock parts, replace them when it's time to sell, then sell parts separately. Has always worked for me over many years/cars...

Agreed. If you spend 8k for supercharging, tuning, and bolt on's it will raise the aftermarket value of the car by 3 or 4K . That's just how it is. Built the car the way you want it. The money will never be returned.

You may get back some, but not all. The more 'popular' the mod is to the masses, the more likely you are to get some money back.

E.g. if you had very OEM looking leather seats, shark fin antennae, better speakers, head unit with navigation, etc.

Bodykits, wheels, exhaust, etc. are more likely to lower the value of the car unless you find a very specific buyer for two reasons, one, they're very taste specific and most people buying a used car want OEM, and two, these sort of mods cause people to believe you drove the car much harder.

Don't count on getting a good value for add ons.

Always save the OEM stuff and swap it back on when selling unless you happen to have someone that specifically wants the car as-is. Its fairly easy with stuff like intake/exhaust. Some stuff not as easy to swap out (ie:body kits, FI)

Apparently a lot of guys sell all the parts separately to get the best value.

They won't add anything to trade in value but you if you sell it privately you may get some of it back, or keep your take off parts and sell your mods seperately when you get a new car.

The only way ANY mod will add value is if you happen to get just the right buyer who would have done that exact mod to the car anyway. For the most part, every mod that you do decreases the value of the car or at best is money thrown away upon resale. To the everyday buyer who would look at your car second hand modded=abused.

The Spyder community has been modding our cars for 13 years now. It is common to see a "part out" right before anyone sells a MR-S as the owner puts the car back to stock and gets what he can out of the removed mods. That is usually a much more effective selling strategy.

Modify for your own enjoyment of the vehicle but do not expect to be able to recoup the cost of the mods........ever.

I bought my evo x for 32k and spent a total of 25k in mods. I started asking 43k and ended up selling for 38k so they will increase the value of your car but not by much, you will spend more on parts than what you will actually get back. BTW i bought the car with 3k miles in 2008 and sold it in 2010 when it had 18k miles.

I work at a dealership and about the only thing that might add a VERY VERY little is maybe leather but to be honest everything is done by trim level so a Camry LE that has leather added in 99.9% of the time will not be worth more then the Camry LE without leather.

Now private party sale is a different animal

I don't think you would ever be able to recoup what you put into the car. It's really for you .... just like how you upgrade a house to your own taste. Others may or may not like it.

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Best value is to keep 100% stock and keep all service receipts, preferably from dealer.

IMO that is retarded tho, if I wanted a car as best investment I'd have got a used yaris or something similar.

The more mods you have to your car the smaller the group of people that could be considered interested buyers. You will get the most interest from potential buyers if the car is stock. If you do any mods, put it back to original before you try to sell it.