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Old 12-03-2012, 07:10 PM   #120
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I understand what you mean but a lot of people don't care about any of those points
I know a lot of people don't care but the people who do care will be the determining factor of the market resale value. That's the point I'm making. There are often things that have no tangible value other than what's perceived that affect resale value. Good, bad or indifferent. Like I said, how many "badge swaps" have you seen on FRS's vs BRZs? Exactly.

Same thing applies to houses. I hate big yards, yard work and Koi ponds or water features but guess what... They increase property value even though I hate them. And why is this, because the value isn't determined by me, it's determined by others in the market that value these things.

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#4 is quite the opposite. The BRZ is not the first non-AWD Subaru car, but it's the first non-FWD Scion
Very good point! I like this!



The other thing I'm looking forward to are the ricers... yes I said it... Ricers. I'm looking forward to the folks who put all kinds of stupid stuff in or on their cars to be unique or cool when in reality they've made it worse or ugly. This is great because it kills the resale value and when I'm in the market for a cheap FRS that I want to cage and turn into a race car that's what I'm looking for! Better yet, a riced out FRS with a salvage title... ooooohhhhh yeah. Also, for those of us who don't modify our cars, when we go to sell ours it will command a higher price because it's unmodified.

Oh god I wish I could get my hands on some of the Hurricane Sandy water damaged Toyobarus for cheap that'd be terrific!

but I digress... now back to your program.
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