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Old 08-04-2013, 06:47 PM
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I am just curious to see what you all think about the effect lowering a car has on it's resale value. Do you think a car that is lowered would sell for less than the exact same car with it's stock suspension?



Personally, i suppose it all depends on the buyer. But i think that for the most part, people would rather buy a car with stock suspension parts (and overall stock parts, for that matter) than a car that has a modified setup.
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any mods de-value the car at trade according to the dealership. If you sell it privately and find the right buyer they may like it, but the majority of buyers would prefer a stock set-up.
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Lowered cars are traditionally owned by people who wear their flat brim cap backwards.







I'll go even further and say that if a car is 'lowered' then it's probably a piece of sh*t. Buying a racing XYZ with custom springs and decent shocks is fine, I'd pay extra for that. Some hella pile of dicks off craigslist is probably not even worth looking at.
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If its slammed to the ground with crazy camber and you have to drive like a little old lady because of potholes, your limited to the type of people who will buy it.



If you have a small sporty drop that still has a good ride quality and you can still drive anywhere...you'll have way more interested buyers.



No drop with OEM suspension will give you the most buyers and resale value.




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