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you will be able to get more for the suspension parts (mabye, dont know many people buying used suspension parts) separately.
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Strip the parts off and replace with the stock items when you want to sell it, the only sure way to get anything out of your mods resale-wise.
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Anybody have any thoughts on what an M030 or x74 upgrade does to resale value? I'm not looking to recoup my investment, just wondering what the ratio of those looking that would be attracted by the upgrade is vs. those that definately would not want the car because it was a bit harsher on the street.
My guess is that it is a positive, but not totally sure. Maybe the x74 might be to radical for quite a few?
x74 might be too radical, but the M030 is barley noticable. i didn't even know i had it until i checkd my option decal. because these are factory options however, they would be more likely to increase resale value.
Did you buy the car to enjoy it or worry about selling price? You don't buy a car as an investment. Mod it the way you will enjoy it the most and don't woory about the resale value. When I drive my car off the lot, I assume it is worth NOTHING.
Dead-Eye,
Do you have the option code for the M030 suspension? As you probably know, option codes are three digits, so the code is not M030, right?
I too have a '99 coupe. Mine is Arctic Silver Metallic w/ Tip, 18" Turbo Twists and 35K miles. Build date is very early in Feb-98. I just got the car. It's my first Porsche in 20 years and I'm still kinda giddy.
The car I bought has leaks in its history: oil separator hose, oil separator boot (found at pre-buy inspection), RMS, left-side cam cover.
Just like fish swim, Porsches leak. It's in their nature.
you will likely only recoup 20% of the cost of what you put into such mods, but remember, the buyer will also have to like them. which affects whether of not they will buy the car.
just save the orignal parts and swap them back
you will be able to get more for the suspension parts (mabye, dont know many people buying used suspension parts) separately.
Don't worry about prepping your car for the next owner. Strip the parts off and replace with the stock items when you want to sell it, the only sure way to get anything out of your mods resale-wise.
Agree. Don't use resale value improvement to justify upgrades. Justify the upgrades if they are worth it to you. Most people are not as hard-core enthusiasts as on this board and probably don't want "modded" cars unless you otherwise are willing to limit your market. Also, swapping out the suspension is not a trivial matter. Your install and de-install costs including 2 alignments are probably close to the cost of the upgrade parts. Do it if you like it, but don't expect any resale value. This would only apply to factory Porsche items. If they are non-Porsche, assume they have negative resale value.
As others said resale value is moot as the car just loose value. As far as suspension I think the M030 probably will not add value to a car and more extreme mods like X74 or PSS9 will actually hurt resale value. Most pepole thinks a guy who modified his car actually beat it up.
As I mentioned originally, I'm not worried about recoupment of my investment in the modification. More, I'm interested in what the reduction in the pool of interested buyers might be for a modified car.
I expect to keep the car a couple of years, moving on before the end of the cpo warranty. My inclination now is to learn from this car what I like and dislike and take that into consideration in a couple of years when I'm looking for a 997 S Cab (or whatever) and leave things alone for now.
I think if you go with m030 or x74 then if you sell it just make sure you list it as "factory sport suspension option" which will not scare people away like "modded suspension" or "upgraded suspension"
As long as you stick with factory suspension upgrades you will be ok. Aftermarket stuff while very cool, does zero for resale, UNLESS it is a Ruf conversion or similar. When I'm shopping for a Porsche and come upon a car with mods I immediately move on to the next one just my .02
My experience in selling 2 earlier Porsches is that lowering to Euro height was either neutral or positive on resale. The ROW callibrations are not harder riding, but do improve handling and appearance. As they do not provoke concerns of abuse, warranty denial, or usability, it is generally a non-isssue. I would agree that the only reason to do a mod is to please yourself, so you have to keep the car long enough to amortize the cost to whatever level is personally acceptable. ASAS
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