W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

Guys who recently sold heavily modified cars

Old Jun 8, 2013 | 01:28 PM
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Guys who recently sold heavily modified cars

Stage 2, stage 3 modified E55's that folks have recently gotten rid of-interested in what you ended up getting for them. Feel free to comment, or send me a PM.
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Old Jun 8, 2013 | 04:58 PM
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i recall back in my audi days good rule of thumb 1/3 to 1/2 of what they invested in parts
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Old Jun 8, 2013 | 06:37 PM
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I'd say a good rule of thumb is try to get blue book for it. You'll be lucky to get anything extra for being a modded car.
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Old Jun 8, 2013 | 07:59 PM
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This place is a joke.
Generally speaking, a stock, original, lower mileage car brings the most money. There's been a few postings about this in these forums. Money spent on mods does not always add value to the car.
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Old Jun 8, 2013 | 08:39 PM
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Part out and sell the car stock if you want the obtain the most amount of money.
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Old Jun 8, 2013 | 08:47 PM
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My car had some mods when I bought it, I also paid over blue book for it That may have been the white with pano roof at work though that carries a higher premium

It is all dependent on the buyer and how much they want it.
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Old Jun 9, 2013 | 12:49 PM
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Add $$ spent on mods and usually get half back if lucky. You didn't have the car that long but hot looking wagon! Maybe mid to high $20k
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Old Jun 9, 2013 | 01:35 PM
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My GTO had 13K in parts alone into it and I paid $17K for it which is what it booked out at.
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Isn't it a rebuilt title though?

Originally Posted by dllhg
My GTO had 13K in parts alone into it and I paid $17K for it which is what it booked out at.
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Mods add some value if they're the right mods to the right buyer. The car is worth less to someone who likes a bone stock car, but who cares since they're not your target market in this
situation.
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Old Jun 9, 2013 | 04:10 PM
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Old Jun 9, 2013 | 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Sir-Boost-a-Lot
Isn't it a rebuilt title though?
No , clean title on the GTO. Had all the mods I wanted to do to my 2005 GTO. Sold my 05 for the same amount I paid for the new one with 13K in mods already on it and tuned
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