Originally Posted by JonnyMik
franc and bmorgan....you think a true collector is gonna know your car wasent tinkered with??? also yes those are bolt on parts but the strain on the rest of the engine will definately make other parts go...just a thought
also yous are putting miles on it...a gem with under 50k....compaired to a modded put back to original with 150,000+ miles is a huge difference to caar collectors
So, you think a "true" car collector could tell that I had a NW CAI and a C3 pulley on my car at some point in its life if I put it back to stock? Give me a break.
I think you are talking about a clairvoyant.... not a car collector. Just what parts do you believe that the CAI and C3 are harming on my car? And, since you apparently think you know so much about my car..... Let me correct you. My car is a garage queen, that I put about 3k miles a year on. She never sees inclement weather, never has a spot of dust under the hood, and has way more maintenance done to her than is required. You can beat any car to death....... Even one with low miles, but I am very proud of the way I take car of mine and would say that there are very very few stock.... never modded...... SRTs left that look as good as mine and several other members here that have done mods to theirs. hcarter in my opinion has the most beautiful SRT on this forum, which he has tastefully modded. Anyway, to each their own, but I will still stand by the fact that the minor mods that we do to our cars will not hurt the value as long as we keep the parts to put them back to stock. But, more importantly...... I am not banking on this car for my retirement, so if it is worth 10K 20 years from now, I will not be disappointed.
Originally Posted by West Peterson
Nevermind.
Someone else explain it to him.
No. Actually, I'll try one more time.
Two cars, same condition, same mileage. One was modded and put back to original. The other was always original.
There will be no difference in value.
Actually, the car that was modded may be worth more because some of its parts will be practically new.
Very well put West, just as I stated in my original post..... similar condition!!! This does naturally mean mileage, maintenance, and overall care and condition.