selling civic type r with mods but how much?

[marshy0831]

hi ya, im a bit stuck with this ive got an 02 plate type r with 75000 on the clock 6 months tax and mot, and ive spent abit on it. its got a full dc sports exhaust system manifold and decat, its been remapped, short shift gear linkage and a aem v2 induction kit. its also got 4 new tyres and had a new cam chain runners and pulley's ect 5000 miles ago with all receipts. can anyone help cheers marshy.....

[RossiT]

I'd take the mods off and sell them on ebay or one of the Type R forums. Regarding the car, I'd say around £5000-£5500.

[pbirkett]

+1 on removing the mods. If anything, they will actually lessen the value of the car. So if you have the original bits, stick em back on, and sell it as standard, then you can sell the other bits on ebay and make more money.

[nath123]

+2 mods off,the trouble is there are so many ctr's for sale at the moment it's a buyer's market hence you would have to price realisticley around £5500 sounds about right,good luck with the sale,

[Cathar]

General rule is to subtract the price of mods from the value of an unmolested car. That means if you spent your car's value again in mods, your car is worth zero... at least to most of the buyers.

[marshy0831]

thanks for the help guys thats great, any idea what a daztek unichip is worth and who would be interested cheers. i would be happy with 5000 - 5500 if i could sell mods aswel thats great

[Holst]

marshy0831 said:

thanks for the help guys thats great, any idea what a daztek unichip is worth and who would be interested cheers. i would be happy with 5000 - 5500 if i could sell mods aswel thats great

You should be able to sell most of your parts on Honda/Civic forums for decent prices, you might get half of the money you spent back on the parts.

I just hope that you kept all the stock parts.

[Buzzkill]

I actually disagree with removing the mods provided you have decent documentation to go with them, (purchase and fitting) and the brands are reasonably good ones like dc sports. It's adding junk like tenzo r and powerflow that makes mods worthless. Who was the remap by?

Edited by Buzzkill on Sunday 28th December 21:29

[Matt_N]

Buzzkill said:

I actually disagree with removing the mods provided you have decent documentation to go with them, (purchase and fitting) and the brands are reasonably good ones like dc sports. It's adding junk like tenzo r and powerflow that makes mods worthless. Who was the remap by?

Edited by Buzzkill on Sunday 28th December 21:29

I have to disagree with this.

Im looking for a EP3 CTR at the mo and I pretty much discount cars that have been modded straight away, but then I am looking for a standard car.

In general, most people looking to buy will be put off by cars that have had mods carried out on.

[Civil_to_a_point]

Just sold my standard 52 plate with 65K on the clock for £3,500. Best trade in price I was offered was £3,100.

[thetrash]

Matt_N said:

Buzzkill said:

I actually disagree with removing the mods provided you have decent documentation to go with them, (purchase and fitting) and the brands are reasonably good ones like dc sports. It's adding junk like tenzo r and powerflow that makes mods worthless. Who was the remap by?

Edited by Buzzkill on Sunday 28th December 21:29

I have to disagree with this.

Im looking for a EP3 CTR at the mo and I pretty much discount cars that have been modded straight away, but then I am looking for a standard car.

In general, most people looking to buy will be put off by cars that have had mods carried out on.

I have to disagree with theat statement too. I'd buy a modded car if it matched the mods I wanted eg I'd pay more if the car was fitted with an LSD.

[havoc]

thetrash said:

I have to disagree with theat statement too. I'd buy a modded car if it matched the mods I wanted eg I'd pay more if the car was fitted with an LSD.

And there's the rub. A modded car doesn't appeal to:-
- Someone who doesn't want the insurance / warranty hassles.
- Someone who doesn't like the mods you've done.

Therefore, the more you do, the more you narrow-down the appeal of your car come time to sell it on...


Cross braces, brake pads etc - little problem
Different alloys - ditto if they're tasteful and not oversized
...beyond that...?!?

[Matt_N]

Civil_to_a_point said:

Just sold my standard 52 plate with 65K on the clock for £3,500. Best trade in price I was offered was £3,100.

Thats a steal!

Im on the look out at the mo for one and that is well below what they are advertised for.

[Dift]

I'd of bit your hand off for that price!

OP I'll off you £3000

[Dift]

I'd of bit your hand off for that price!

OP I'll off you £3000

[Civil_to_a_point]

Matt_N said:

Civil_to_a_point said:

Just sold my standard 52 plate with 65K on the clock for £3,500. Best trade in price I was offered was £3,100.

Thats a steal!

Im on the look out at the mo for one and that is well below what they are advertised for.

I did sell it to my brother for 'family rates' but even so I would have been struggling to get more than £4,500 for it privately.