Why I will not mod my next car >_<
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Why I will not mod my next car >_<
modding was fun until fall of last year.
Then crap started to happen. My S/C had started acting up and sounded as if lil gnomes where in there battering the s/c. Dealership said it sounded fine but I'm just waiting until it blows up.
Then came the wonderful issue of cold start stalling on my automatic. Wonderful! Thought it might have been the battery so i changed that and of course why would it be so easy to fix? naw! Issue is still there. Dealership says it's fine.
Then come the headlights n HIDs. I must have gone through 3 sets of HIDs because something always goes wrong: they dim, they flicker, they die, they reappear, they die, etc etc. But notice! only on my car because when we tried them on other cars they worked just fine.
Oh and the rs1 rear lip kit has burned off onto my trd exhaust because the exhaust sits too high apparently so that needs to be lowered. Nice guyie FM paint on exhaust.
These are a fraction of the problems the car has and I bought it new, now it has only 36k miles.
Next car will come already factory upgraded so i dont have to worry bout half of the $ HIT that I have to worry bout now.
Time to bring car back to stock and sell her by end of year. Been a very obnoxious headache bringing modified car.
Then crap started to happen. My S/C had started acting up and sounded as if lil gnomes where in there battering the s/c. Dealership said it sounded fine but I'm just waiting until it blows up.
Then came the wonderful issue of cold start stalling on my automatic. Wonderful! Thought it might have been the battery so i changed that and of course why would it be so easy to fix? naw! Issue is still there. Dealership says it's fine.
Then come the headlights n HIDs. I must have gone through 3 sets of HIDs because something always goes wrong: they dim, they flicker, they die, they reappear, they die, etc etc. But notice! only on my car because when we tried them on other cars they worked just fine.
Oh and the rs1 rear lip kit has burned off onto my trd exhaust because the exhaust sits too high apparently so that needs to be lowered. Nice guyie FM paint on exhaust.
These are a fraction of the problems the car has and I bought it new, now it has only 36k miles.
Next car will come already factory upgraded so i dont have to worry bout half of the $ HIT that I have to worry bout now.
Time to bring car back to stock and sell her by end of year. Been a very obnoxious headache bringing modified car.
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Sorry to hear about your car problems. This is a realization that many people eventually come to. While modding a car can be great fun, it can also cause a ton of problems. Not to mention that it is basically throwing money away. You almost never get back any of the money you spent on the mods. If anything, you usually lower the cars value. I get a few factory goodies on mine now and leave them 100% stock. No problems and I save a fortune.
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lol. this happens to everyone. first you mod like crazy. then you experience problems associated with from mechanical problems, thieves, police harassment/fix-it tickets, etc, which causes you to reconsider modding. your next car will be less aggressively modded. once youre old enough to make good money, you'll buy a plain daily driver and a project car.
most of my friends (we're in our 30's now) have moved on to mildly tuned luxury cars or SUVs.
most of my friends (we're in our 30's now) have moved on to mildly tuned luxury cars or SUVs.
Suck it up
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Isn't that the Whole Point of the hobby of Modding a Car?...the problems u endure and then need to somehow fix it etc...
Buying a different car w/ upgrades isn't always the solution....
Oh well....Good Luck in whatever u do C
Buying a different car w/ upgrades isn't always the solution....
Oh well....Good Luck in whatever u do C
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this was and is my vow with our new car. my wife and i just got a 09 matrix and the only thing i have done to it is i threw and 6k hid kit in it and had a nice magnaflow exhaust tip welded on to replace the ugly mile steel pipe that was sticking out... other than that, the only other mods it may get is audio...
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Originally Posted by matt_a
Not to mention that it is basically throwing money away. You almost never get back any of the money you spent on the mods. If anything, you usually lower the cars value. I get a few factory goodies on mine now and leave them 100% stock. No problems and I save a fortune.
here's what I've learned to get a return on my investment:
1. Purchase mods you can later remove and sell. 75% on my tC's mods were purchased using the mods/parts I sold from my previous cars.
2. Dont do mods that prevent you from putting your car back to stock. It'll be harder to sell (trade-in or private sale) if there are holes on the car from body kits/spoilers/lights. Same for flashy/loud paint.
3. Keep your stock parts (if you have the storage space). You'll sell your stock muffler for $50 only to buy it back for the same amount (if not more) later on (because of a fix-it ticket, damaged mod, or getting rid of the car)
4. You'll probably get more money from parting out your mods than selling the car with everything. Unless you're lucky enough to find a naive and ignorant kid to buy your modded car, dont expect to get extra for your modded ride. I would never buy a modded car unless I'm getting an extremely good deal. Often times the mods are installed poorly or the parts are crap quality. Experienced modders know its cheaper to buy a stock car and mod it the way they want it. Modded cars also tend to be driven harder (abused).
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I guess you can say I learned my lesson with modding cars early in life
When i was 16 I was given a full size chevy truck that soon tunred into one of the baddest streat beaters $5.25/hr can make.
Did the full 15" subs and had 2 runs of 0 ga. Deadining everywhere. It was fun but then my HO Alt went out, amps had leaky capictors,etc.
I had a e30 bimmer that went the same way but a little more SQ and alot more modest
Now with the tc I have hidden amps, basic sub box,deadend the entire car and only modded the doors to fit large mids.
When modding you kind of have to expect something to happen or come to an end
When i was 16 I was given a full size chevy truck that soon tunred into one of the baddest streat beaters $5.25/hr can make.
Did the full 15" subs and had 2 runs of 0 ga. Deadining everywhere. It was fun but then my HO Alt went out, amps had leaky capictors,etc.
I had a e30 bimmer that went the same way but a little more SQ and alot more modest
Now with the tc I have hidden amps, basic sub box,deadend the entire car and only modded the doors to fit large mids.
When modding you kind of have to expect something to happen or come to an end
Originally Posted by HKSpeed
here's what I've learned to get a return on my investment:
1. Purchase mods you can later remove and sell. 75% on my tC's mods were purchased using the mods/parts I sold from my previous cars.
2. Dont do mods that prevent you from putting your car back to stock. It'll be harder to sell (trade-in or private sale) if there are holes on the car from body kits/spoilers/lights. Same for flashy/loud paint.
3. Keep your stock parts (if you have the storage space). You'll sell your stock muffler for $50 only to buy it back for the same amount (if not more) later on (because of a fix-it ticket, damaged mod, or getting rid of the car)
4. You'll probably get more money from parting out your mods than selling the car with everything. Unless you're lucky enough to find a naive and ignorant kid to buy your modded car, dont expect to get extra for your modded ride. I would never buy a modded car unless I'm getting an extremely good deal. Often times the mods are installed poorly or the parts are crap quality. Experienced modders know its cheaper to buy a stock car and mod it the way they want it. Modded cars also tend to be driven harder (abused).
1. Purchase mods you can later remove and sell. 75% on my tC's mods were purchased using the mods/parts I sold from my previous cars.
2. Dont do mods that prevent you from putting your car back to stock. It'll be harder to sell (trade-in or private sale) if there are holes on the car from body kits/spoilers/lights. Same for flashy/loud paint.
3. Keep your stock parts (if you have the storage space). You'll sell your stock muffler for $50 only to buy it back for the same amount (if not more) later on (because of a fix-it ticket, damaged mod, or getting rid of the car)
4. You'll probably get more money from parting out your mods than selling the car with everything. Unless you're lucky enough to find a naive and ignorant kid to buy your modded car, dont expect to get extra for your modded ride. I would never buy a modded car unless I'm getting an extremely good deal. Often times the mods are installed poorly or the parts are crap quality. Experienced modders know its cheaper to buy a stock car and mod it the way they want it. Modded cars also tend to be driven harder (abused).
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Originally Posted by chicotunner07
souds like bad luck
what year SC if u dont mind me askin 05-06 or 07-08
what year SC if u dont mind me askin 05-06 or 07-08
Originally Posted by HKSpeed
1. Purchase mods you can later remove and sell. 75% on my tC's mods were purchased using the mods/parts I sold from my previous cars.
2. Dont do mods that prevent you from putting your car back to stock. It'll be harder to sell (trade-in or private sale) if there are holes on the car from body kits/spoilers/lights. Same for flashy/loud paint.
3. Keep your stock parts (if you have the storage space). You'll sell your stock muffler for $50 only to buy it back for the same amount (if not more) later on (because of a fix-it ticket, damaged mod, or getting rid of the car)
4. You'll probably get more money from parting out your mods than selling the car with everything. Unless you're lucky enough to find a naive and ignorant kid to buy your modded car, dont expect to get extra for your modded ride. I would never buy a modded car unless I'm getting an extremely good deal. Often times the mods are installed poorly or the parts are crap quality. Experienced modders know its cheaper to buy a stock car and mod it the way they want it. Modded cars also tend to be driven harder (abused).
2. Dont do mods that prevent you from putting your car back to stock. It'll be harder to sell (trade-in or private sale) if there are holes on the car from body kits/spoilers/lights. Same for flashy/loud paint.
3. Keep your stock parts (if you have the storage space). You'll sell your stock muffler for $50 only to buy it back for the same amount (if not more) later on (because of a fix-it ticket, damaged mod, or getting rid of the car)
4. You'll probably get more money from parting out your mods than selling the car with everything. Unless you're lucky enough to find a naive and ignorant kid to buy your modded car, dont expect to get extra for your modded ride. I would never buy a modded car unless I'm getting an extremely good deal. Often times the mods are installed poorly or the parts are crap quality. Experienced modders know its cheaper to buy a stock car and mod it the way they want it. Modded cars also tend to be driven harder (abused).
2. yup, not doing those
3.yup doing that
4. yup agreed
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I got a 05 Mustang GT when they first came out a fun beatiful car.I didnt mod anything and babied it for the most part and had all kinds of problems with only about 18,000 I got rid of it it was trash when I was done with it.Could be moddded car or a performance factory car doesnt matter still could have problems.Comes with the territory.
