Should I Take My Mods Off Before Selling ?

[dant-sport-man]

hi guys . just put my black t-sport on eBay to sell, but was thinking should i take off all the mods like the chrome wheels and extra spoilers.

would i get the same amount ?

also curios whether or not anyone knows about this nice red tsport in yorkshire area. it has air vents in the bonnet , it looks the business .

[earpl]

you'll have to be more specific than Yorkshire... where?

[Boro Sera]

If you can put the car back to standard then you've got a better chance of selling it for the best price.

Usually, you'll never recoup what you've spent on modding a car.....and it's a lot easier to sell a standard car than find someone who wants the exact car you have, modded in the exact way that yours is .

[Ryan1985]

Yeah mate returning it to standard would be your best option, would draw a bigger crowd of potential buyers and could probably sell it for the same price!

[breezer]

when trading in, they dont really care!! FORD didnt say anything about my exhaust trim, limo black tint, sunstrip, petrol cap cover!

all they was bothered about where the alloys! obviously told em my ICE would be comin out ;)

[Moffmo]

alos youll get some money back on the mods, a modded car is the same value as a standard really

[Blue84]

Yeah I reckon you should return it to normal too :)

[Crisis]

Yeh

How much you looking for it? In May time I will be looking to buy a Black TS I have £7k to spend... just thought you may wanna know ;)

[s0cks]

Put it back to standard. You'll get more bidder's and more money for it.

[Crisis]

Just had a look. Despite its nice, I would change alot of the MODs myself. Modifiying a car is to personal taste, trying to sell something of your own taste can be a hard thing to do.

Leave the tints on, I guess you cant remove them anyway.

[Demonic Angel]

Yeah unfortunately other peoples taste in cars is never the same as your own - a modded car will be harder to sell.....

You could take the mods off - and offer them as an added extra perhaps? So if the buyer is interested in what you have, you can sell them as "add-ons" - if not you can either keep them or sell them seperately on eBay or something!

[yaris-on-18's]

have you a pic of the wheels? what size are they if your gonna sell them seperatly id maybe be interested

[admanirv]

have you a pic of the wheels? what size are they if your gonna sell them seperatly id maybe be interested

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Thign is mate, depends whos buying , personally if i was looking at a car modded up id think "hmm maybe this car has been ragged all the time dont like the sound of that", no mods is likely your not been ragged it. Im not sayin that you have or do, its just the joyboy culture associated with exhaust's air filters etc, even thoough you could be the most careful driver and never race the car.

just imo

[Richard K]

Hi,

If you can find someone on here who's interested as it is, fair do's.

But for maximum sale chances, it's better sold in standard form.

Young and old from all walks of life buy standard cars, so it increases your chances of a sale.

You could also sell the modified bits within the yaris Forum, and re-coup some of the money.

Just another idea

[yaris30]

in ireland you can sell a fully modified car in a modified car mag so you get the right people to buy

[Crisis]

Yeh maybe worth putting in a modified magazine.

[knightrider]

in ireland you can sell a fully modified car in a modified car mag  so you get the right people to buy

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you can do that here too but ive never known anyone who wants to buy from one as they thing its ragged

[yaris30]

so are jap imports but people still buy them :D

[RossP]

Sorry mate I have to disagree there. Yes, Jap imports can be ragged, but as long as you know what you are looking for, you're not going to have any problems. Mine was a 2001 model, 27,000km on the clock when i got it, now has 36,000 on it, never had a problem, Same with my mates RS. Only ones I have known to have problems over here have been Glanza V's. Most are highly modded when they arrive here and have been used on tracks. But like I said, if you take someone with you that knows a fair amount about modded engines, they can easily pin point potential problems and how much they would cost to fix. Logical really...

[Crisis]

Was looking at Jap imports. Look damn nice some of em. I would in a few years thats for sure.

[yaris30]

it depends on the owner really..its a hit or miss anything secondhand