Car Mods That RUIN Resale Value!

Car Mods That RUIN Resale Value! Don't do these car mods if you want to sell your car for more money! A common misconception is that spending more money on their car, will result in more money being returned to them after the sale, but not only do cars Depreciate, the mods on them can as well! Sometimes, those mods are so undesirable, they go beyond depreciation and even ACTIVELY REDUCE the car's value faster than normal depreciation would.

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[JGSnipes]

Want the best resale value? Take off your mods. Replace with stock parts. Sell car as “clean”. Sell mods later.


Theres a guy selling a lambo door, full carbon body panel supercharged SCION TC for 40k near me and it’s laughable. Dude won’t even get 10k for it 😂

[inertiadorifto]

ah yes, a comprehensive list of my next mods to my car

[renzokukeng]

Mods are like getting a tailored suit. Its not off the shelf anymore and it only fits you now.

[roadrunner]

Rule number 1 is to take off all the mods before reselling.
Noone wants a car owned by an enthusiast. I want the previous owner to be a nice older couple that doesnt even know how the engine sounds above 4000 rpm.

[Beatogist]

It still surprises me that people try to sell their cars with lights that make it look like a 100 dollar gaming PC off of AliExpress, please save yourself

[dwaiquicge]

Bald tires suggest a lack of maintenance care, sure if you're moding your car you're probably also maintaining it properly dor the most part, but bald tires are very visible not maintained components which is a concern.

[Thinginator]

The inverse of the tire thing is true too though, put new tires with good tread on your car and that's a selling point! Non car people will appreciate the convenience of not needing to get new tires, so you can add the cost of tires to your asking price and sell the car quicker. Bonus points if the car also comes with a full set of winter tires on steelies in addition to the new regular tires.

[shortbushero]

If you’re modding your car to a degree of more than bolt on + tune. At that point you’d better be “monogamous” to your car. That’s your car till death do you part.

At least, that’s how I do my car. I’m modding it to a degree that I can’t just revert it (full internal rework on the engine). She’s mine now, simple as.

[Suzumi-kun]

Where I live, underglow and any other non-required lights are actually illegal to have activated while driving on public roads, so they are purely for showing off when you are not on the road.

[D.S.M-ny]

I love it when I see (visually) clapped out Honda Civics listed at idiotic prices, because it's a "special car" or "JDM". Like bro, the engine is still BONEstock, BONEEEEstock. Nothing has been done to the engine(bay), but you do have an ugly splitter and a removable steering wheel (so no airbags)? What's wrong with you?

Love your videos man, and glad to see that you're back and have beaten c.cer

[NinjaJosh]

One thing about engine bay lights - clean, white, switched lights can be a lifesaver if you ever need to open the hood at night. My dad put some in his truck, and even though they don’t get used often, they sure can be handy when we need them.

[CarWavExe]

8:00 if your buying a car thats maintenance heavy if they cant be bothered to put on good tires and brakes they probably missed big stuff like transmission and timing service

[menyus]

Tire condition is so telling of the overall condition of the car, a wear item that you need to change 4-6 years on an average car not being maintened really brings up other questions. What else havent been done? Is the car even aligned properly? Did they do basic maintenance?

[Econo.rocket]

When i sold my MSP I took the Wheels tires and coilovers off to sell separately, because they weren't even 2 years old. Definitely worth it.

[captainslow_]

istg the worry over resale value has ruined car prices n colors. fuck resale n get some style lmao

[Filipe_Alexandre_]

Tyres aren't a mod, they're a necessity, just saying

[acenewholland]

Some cars desperatelly Ask for new exaust tho
My neighbour has a 2009 4L V6 mustang, but when they got it, they changed the small exaust to the one of the GT, now it sounds perfect

[DUDEAKATOREI]

Many of my friends' first car mods were undoing things that the previous owner did.

[_PRAMIK]

Basically this is happening in used bike market in India, they will charge absurd amount just because that bike have a first copy or original after market exhaust and expect us to pay that.
That's just insane

[andrews]

I've got spyder headlights on my daily. Instead of cutting the harness I just went and bought a pigtail that plugs directly into my running/turn signal and have the headlight accessories run off my running light. That way if I sell it the next owner can just unplug them and replace for stock if they prefer that