On 1/28/2005 12:30 AM, halo2 guy wrote:
> The fact is that there are thousands of cars, in the US anyways, that
> people have invested thousands in to and they only get pennies on the dollar
> for return. Especially when it comes to common cars such as yours. Even
> with nicely rebuilt muscle cars or whatever you never get you money out of
> them.
>

As a lurker here and in the market for car... Older buyer, not a kid.
Seeing the list of mods, my first worry would be "what else can go
wrong" and "how hard was it driven." IMHO, the blue book on an older car
is meant to reflect the value of the car, which is meant to reflect the
amount of potential grief to the new owner. The higher the blue book for
a standard car, the less potential grief. Mods, for many buyers,
subtract from that. If I were to buy a very modded used car... frankly,
I just wouldn't.

Not to say there isn't a buyer out there for a premium price, but you
need to find somebody with graduation money in their pocket, some kid
who will push back on daddy until he gets what he wants (or adult with
similar mentality). Anybody who really values the changes is likely the
same kind of person that wants to do the changes themselves.

I guess key would be how long are you willing to wait to sell it? If it
is well kept and good looking, the buyer exists, but finding them....

My two cents.