Comments On This Prelude F/S Please
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Comments On This Prelude F/S Please
01 Prelude on Autotrader
Can I get some feedback on this Lude?
Looks clean, well maintained, DFH (very important); low milage; wheels are probably heavy though; at least they are quality wheels.
TIA
Can I get some feedback on this Lude?
Looks clean, well maintained, DFH (very important); low milage; wheels are probably heavy though; at least they are quality wheels.
TIA
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:nono: Mods, contrary to popular belief, decrease the value of the car more than no mods at all. If this car had not a single mod done to it, I'd say that's a fair price. But with those mods, I'd offer 19,000, buy the car, remove the mods, restore it to factory specs (hopefully he has all the origional parts), and sell it then for 21,000. He says that price is firm, but either he will sell that to a poor sap who buys on emotion or he will have to lower his price. Again, mods take away from a cars value.
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Originally posted by fastball
:nono: Mods, contrary to popular belief, decrease the value of the car more than no mods at all. If this car had not a single mod done to it, I'd say that's a fair price. But with those mods, I'd offer 19,000, buy the car, remove the mods, restore it to factory specs (hopefully he has all the origional parts), and sell it then for 21,000. He says that price is firm, but either he will sell that to a poor sap who buys on emotion or he will have to lower his price. Again, mods take away from a cars value.
:nono: Mods, contrary to popular belief, decrease the value of the car more than no mods at all. If this car had not a single mod done to it, I'd say that's a fair price. But with those mods, I'd offer 19,000, buy the car, remove the mods, restore it to factory specs (hopefully he has all the origional parts), and sell it then for 21,000. He says that price is firm, but either he will sell that to a poor sap who buys on emotion or he will have to lower his price. Again, mods take away from a cars value.
Heck, I could sell the mods off myself for a pretty penny.
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Well, if you are doing those mods yourself, then perhaps it will be worth it to you. I'm sure someone like you is the target customer he is looking for to begin with. Because someone who just wants a nice, low mileage white Prelude 5 speed certainly will not want all the mods. And alot of people cringe when they see a heavily modified car. You know, their first thoughts are of the previous owner beating the bejesus out of it.
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Originally posted by fastball
Well, if you are doing those mods yourself, then perhaps it will be worth it to you. I'm sure someone like you is the target customer he is looking for to begin with. Because someone who just wants a nice, low mileage white Prelude 5 speed certainly will not want all the mods. And alot of people cringe when they see a heavily modified car. You know, their first thoughts are of the previous owner beating the bejesus out of it.
Well, if you are doing those mods yourself, then perhaps it will be worth it to you. I'm sure someone like you is the target customer he is looking for to begin with. Because someone who just wants a nice, low mileage white Prelude 5 speed certainly will not want all the mods. And alot of people cringe when they see a heavily modified car. You know, their first thoughts are of the previous owner beating the bejesus out of it.
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Originally posted by rayweipu
i don't know about you, but i wouldn't buy that car. yes, because of the mods.
i put mods on my car too, and so do lots of my friends, so i know how we beat on our cars. a 01 SH with low mile is probably still good, but do you really want one that's been driven hard?? no need to ask the seller because you know he beats on it. i mean, i see good condition preludes on ebay or autotrader all the time, why not pick up a safer one. :dunno:
i don't know about you, but i wouldn't buy that car. yes, because of the mods.
i put mods on my car too, and so do lots of my friends, so i know how we beat on our cars. a 01 SH with low mile is probably still good, but do you really want one that's been driven hard?? no need to ask the seller because you know he beats on it. i mean, i see good condition preludes on ebay or autotrader all the time, why not pick up a safer one. :dunno:
I'm still shopping, for sure; actually looking at a Black 01 /22k mi // list is 18.5k this weekend at a dealer. I'm stoked.
Buying from scratch I generally is a better idea. Thanks for the help guys! :thumbup:
