What FD mods add value...?
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Thats why i said, just reliability mods, because any smart FD owner if they were to buy his car, would want to do those anyways (Downpipe, AST, intercooler, radiator) So he could charge more for the car cause he did them. Im not saying like a coolcharge III and move the battery, etc, something smaller, like a Coolcharge II or Greddy SMIC.
Now try to justify to a complete newbie how your aftermarket 'AST' adds more value to the car then another FD that is completely stock.
If I had a fair understanding of a FD to begin with, then yes a car with proper reliable mods will be of value to me.
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strictly speaking the car is only original once, ANY part you replace lowers its value.
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^^ not necessarily.... cars like 2002 Corolla or nissan altima's don't keep much value even if its mint and low miles
Cars alone already depreciates in its value once it leaves the dealership. not a great investment if you're planning to make $ off it. unless you're buying and selling used cars in quick turn-around time for profit.
even if you plan on building crazy tube-chassis race car or CF body, yes you can sell it more than a FD of the same year but you're already loosing $ from the amount you invested
Cars alone already depreciates in its value once it leaves the dealership. not a great investment if you're planning to make $ off it. unless you're buying and selling used cars in quick turn-around time for profit.
even if you plan on building crazy tube-chassis race car or CF body, yes you can sell it more than a FD of the same year but you're already loosing $ from the amount you invested
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^^ not necessarily.... cars like 2002 Corolla or nissan altima's don't keep much value even if its mint and low miles
Cars alone already depreciates in its value once it leaves the dealership. not a great investment if you're planning to make $ off it. unless you're buying and selling used cars in quick turn-around time for profit.
even if you plan on building crazy tube-chassis race car or CF body, yes you can sell it more than a FD of the same year but you're already loosing $ from the amount you invested
Cars alone already depreciates in its value once it leaves the dealership. not a great investment if you're planning to make $ off it. unless you're buying and selling used cars in quick turn-around time for profit.
even if you plan on building crazy tube-chassis race car or CF body, yes you can sell it more than a FD of the same year but you're already loosing $ from the amount you invested
they double and sometimes tripple in value
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nothing will add value directly. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't still at least do the precat and AST just to ensure reliability of this car that you are trying to hold value for.
it's funny you mention FD owners who know nothing about their car. I met a guy about a year ago who had a 94 FD, all stock with 40k miles on it. I asked him if he had replaced the AST or the downpipe, or had a vacuum line job. He was like "why??? it has no miles!" he didn't get it. 40k miles can be a lot, even though he babies it.
it's funny you mention FD owners who know nothing about their car. I met a guy about a year ago who had a 94 FD, all stock with 40k miles on it. I asked him if he had replaced the AST or the downpipe, or had a vacuum line job. He was like "why??? it has no miles!" he didn't get it. 40k miles can be a lot, even though he babies it.
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I'm replacing all the vacuum lines, check valves and the AST, and my FD has only done 9300 miles. That's still a lot of high temperature underhood cooking over the last seven years...rubber doesn't last forever.
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Invest eight k or more just to get an extra grand out of it? if you are going single, do not do it to get money out of it, you will lose almost every penny.
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don't touch if it ain't broke. you're just going to create a problem. the stock hoses have bends moulded into them for a reason. being a series 8 its the solenoids that go. pick up a 2nd hand solenoid box and keep it as a spare
personally i'd pay extra for rz if it was equipped with a PFC, alloy AST, alloy radiator, and 3inch twin tip SMB exhaust with the extra muffler in the cat section
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