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Originally Posted by Symmetrical
Well said.
I'll add that some of the mods some people here do really don't add anything to the car but rather diminishes the value of it.
I've been through that route because I've modified every single car I've owned. So when I see a heavily modified "insert car" I think, jeeze that thing must have been ripped apart and put back together. Who knows if it was half assed or done right. And there's a good consensus to not buy a modified car.
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If you take care of your car and mod tastefully enough, you won't have a hard time with resale. My similarly modded Celica GT-S (wheels, suspension, TRD body kit, interior enhancements) sold for more than what most Celicas were going for on the market. It was my obsession and I maintained it better than most.
I also modded my MR-S with intake/full manifold-back exhaust, bracing everywhere, and extremely rare JDM parts. All quality parts that cost too much to "throw in" with the car when I sold it. I was getting lowballed on my "high" (but fair) asking price with all goodies included. So I parted everything out, reverted the car to stock, sold it for just a few hundred less than what I bought it for 20k miles prior, and made a significant chunk of my money back in the part out sale.
I'm following both those examples with my BRZ with full confidence just in case I'm ever in a pinch and need to sell. Or if Subaru/Toyota release an updated model with
significant changes that I want to jump on.
On the flipside, I'm very hesitant to buy a car that's been modded lol but I've still done it after scrutinization of both the car
and the seller. Everything turned out fine.