986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners - View Single Post - you shouldn't expect to get back what you put in

Steve Tinker · 11-07-2010, 08:39 PM

It really depends on the "mods" made to the car - a Raby built 3.6 engine mod has a totally different return cost to a purple leather interior....

We've seen many times on Forums pictures of some idiots idea of upgrades which (at least) cause laughter and (usually) ridicule from all.
As tonycarrion says its very personal, especially if the mods are visual (purple leather) or sensible (IMS upgrade).

Call me old fashioned, but many people who are shopping for a particular vehicle seem to always say that they are looking for a low mileage, original & unmodified car. And this is born out when it comes to trade in time - unless its a genuine factory upgrade like GT3 kit, most dealer will knock $$ off the car because difficult to remove mods = difficult to move cars.

11-07-2010, 08:39 PM	#3
Steve Tinker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,522	It really depends on the "mods" made to the car - a Raby built 3.6 engine mod has a totally different return cost to a purple leather interior.... We've seen many times on Forums pictures of some idiots idea of upgrades which (at least) cause laughter and (usually) ridicule from all. As tonycarrion says its very personal, especially if the mods are visual (purple leather) or sensible (IMS upgrade). Call me old fashioned, but many people who are shopping for a particular vehicle seem to always say that they are looking for a low mileage, original & unmodified car. And this is born out when it comes to trade in time - unless its a genuine factory upgrade like GT3 kit, most dealer will knock $$ off the car because difficult to remove mods = difficult to move cars. __________________ 2001 Boxster S (triple black). Sleeping easier with LN Engineering/Flat 6 IMS upgrade, low temp thermostat & underspeed pulley. 2001 MV Agusta F4.