Flyntgr
Viper Owner
First, what percentage of SRT10 Owners have added headers? Second, how does this affect resale value? I realize these are two unrelated questions, so no flames, please, about whether it matters. Thanks!
Two questions about headers
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Racer Robbie
Enthusiast
1 I do not really know how you can tell what percentage of owners have headers except to say quite a few do.
2 As long as you can reverse any mods that you have done so as to return the car to stock it will have no affect on resale value to a buyer looking for a stock car. It is always a good idea to save all of the stock parts that you take off of your car. If a buyer is looking for a car that has been modified then he will pay more for it than if it is stock.
2 As long as you can reverse any mods that you have done so as to return the car to stock it will have no affect on resale value to a buyer looking for a stock car. It is always a good idea to save all of the stock parts that you take off of your car. If a buyer is looking for a car that has been modified then he will pay more for it than if it is stock.
Flyntgr
Viper Owner
Robbie, good answer. I shortened my question due to keyboard problems, but I've been told by someone knowledgeable that SRT10 owners do not modify these cars as the GTS owners used to do. The suggestion was that the GTS's were made more valuable with the mods, but that the SRT's are opposite-less valuable after modifying. This used to be true of vintage Corvettes, and probably still is for the old Vettes. So, is conventional wisdom to leave the SRT's alone, or to modify. This may not be a fair question to Robbie since he is "in the business", but I don't know whether to go the trouble and expense of adding thousands of dollars of headers, chip reflash and small external mods, or not. I'm not thinking of internal engine mods. I know I can spend some money later to return the car to stock, so my question assumes leaving the car modified when I sell it, years from now. Thanks
Racer Robbie
Enthusiast
You are quite welcome. For the record I have sold many cars that have been highly modified as there are people out there who are looking to buy such a car that do not want to do the work themselves. I have found that a modified car is easier to sell as it stands apart from the rest. Last year I sold a 365 HP Mercury Marauder on Ebay to a man who had looked at over 25 Marauders for nine months. He decided to buy mmine because it was not stock and also because it had been modified and stood out from the rest of the croud. It really is a matter of match for the right car to the right buyer.
Robbie
Robbie
Tusc
Enthusiast
If you own the car, do what you want to it and enjoy it while you have it. Like Robbie said, store the stock parts carefully so they don't rust or get damaged and if the day ever comes that you intend to sell the car you can spend a weekend replacing any bolt-ons back to stock. You can't enjoy living today if you're only worried about tomorrow.
As for buyer's perspective.. I sold two of my toy cars this year and while it took a long time to find buyers (both cars were highly modified, one a totally different late-model engine swap and build, the other essentially a street-legal drag car) but then they both ended up selling within 5 days of one another. Definitely have to wait for the right buyer. In today's online world, it also helps to get a lot of "tangible" data on the car available on the net. I put together a free page and wrote out all the mods and car data, then added detailed pictures of EVERYTHING (because they always want to see every nook and cranny), and then also loaded hosted free videos on YouTube which I linked to the free blog account. You can post your link in any car ad you post so buyers can go right there. In one sitting they have all the numbers, plenty of high-res photos, and in my case some nice audio to make them drool.
My perspective as a buyer looking for a used Viper would be... if it's modified, I want to see bolt-on only and low miles. This is more so that I know the internals haven't been played with by someone inexperienced, but also so I can quickly and easily change out any mods that I might not select myself. The low mileage part is just so the paint and interior condition are in generally better shape, because for all the buyer knows the car may have been driven one quarter mile at a time.
An oddity I have has to do with buying any car with aftermarket rims. I don't mind a Borla versus a Corsa catback, or Belanger versus Borla headers, etc... they will all perform within the same realm as one another. But rims are a highly subjective and personal touch on a car that will make or break a decision to buy. For me, anyway. But I'm picky.
As for buyer's perspective.. I sold two of my toy cars this year and while it took a long time to find buyers (both cars were highly modified, one a totally different late-model engine swap and build, the other essentially a street-legal drag car) but then they both ended up selling within 5 days of one another. Definitely have to wait for the right buyer. In today's online world, it also helps to get a lot of "tangible" data on the car available on the net. I put together a free page and wrote out all the mods and car data, then added detailed pictures of EVERYTHING (because they always want to see every nook and cranny), and then also loaded hosted free videos on YouTube which I linked to the free blog account. You can post your link in any car ad you post so buyers can go right there. In one sitting they have all the numbers, plenty of high-res photos, and in my case some nice audio to make them drool.
My perspective as a buyer looking for a used Viper would be... if it's modified, I want to see bolt-on only and low miles. This is more so that I know the internals haven't been played with by someone inexperienced, but also so I can quickly and easily change out any mods that I might not select myself. The low mileage part is just so the paint and interior condition are in generally better shape, because for all the buyer knows the car may have been driven one quarter mile at a time.
An oddity I have has to do with buying any car with aftermarket rims. I don't mind a Borla versus a Corsa catback, or Belanger versus Borla headers, etc... they will all perform within the same realm as one another. But rims are a highly subjective and personal touch on a car that will make or break a decision to buy. For me, anyway. But I'm picky.
Racer Robbie
Enthusiast
Tusc,
Great comments! I could have not said it any better.
Robbie
Great comments! I could have not said it any better.
Robbie
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