What Mods Reduce Value
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I don't think it so unusual, stringline touches down on strip before anything else and looks to be positioned normally
Last edited by baxtor; 09-11-2018 at 12:57 AM.
#22
When someone buys a car, puts no miles on it and then eventually sells it for more money, they are in a VERY unlikely situation. Most times even with high end mopars and vintage Italians, you would have been better off just investing in an index fund. It's also not my idea of fun to worry about if this and that fastener is factory original. Worrying about if the orange peel and over spray on the paint is correct. I'd much rather be peeling rubber bits off my rear quarter panel after a weekend of hijinks.
Money wise, these cars are a good choice to have cheap fun, and be relatively done with depreciation. If you do your own work, they can be run in a shoestring budget. They won't make you money, but they'll make you happy for old Corolla buy in prices.
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Exactly. If you want to think about X100s and investing, you pay so relatively little for the car you can invest other cash into actual investments.
When someone buys a car, puts no miles on it and then eventually sells it for more money, they are in a VERY unlikely situation. Most times even with high end mopars and vintage Italians, you would have been better off just investing in an index fund........".
When someone buys a car, puts no miles on it and then eventually sells it for more money, they are in a VERY unlikely situation. Most times even with high end mopars and vintage Italians, you would have been better off just investing in an index fund........".
The X100 series survivors are going to increase in value, do doubt about that . But only those that are well sorted. And that comes fromdriving them, not keeping them under wraps.
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#25
I slightly disagree with a couple of things
Changing to an OEM set of alloys can increase the value, I had an XKR staggered set of 18" 'double fives' on mine, also I had a leaper albeit not the ugly (IMO) bonnet leaper.
Also had a straight through performance exhaust, LPG conversion (meaning in monetary terms it did 55mpg on motorway runs) and complete interior retrim, last year was offered £9k by another enthusiast, which is almost treble what the market expects for a 96 car here in the UK.
Beauty is in the eye.....as they say
Changing to an OEM set of alloys can increase the value, I had an XKR staggered set of 18" 'double fives' on mine, also I had a leaper albeit not the ugly (IMO) bonnet leaper.
Also had a straight through performance exhaust, LPG conversion (meaning in monetary terms it did 55mpg on motorway runs) and complete interior retrim, last year was offered £9k by another enthusiast, which is almost treble what the market expects for a 96 car here in the UK.
Beauty is in the eye.....as they say
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