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Stock Car Or Modified?


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  • 5 weeks later...

I'm not sure what would be 'worth' more, but I'd imagine Stock would hold it's value better, and is more desirable to a potential buyer.

Modified is more of a gamble. Some mods are just in bad taste, there's certainly cars out there we've all thought "I wouldn't buy that!". As for other mods, if the car seems good, it's harder to ascertain the legitimacy of parts, quality of workmanship, etc, plus the owner's choice of mods might not correspond to your own. And a modified car certainly means the driver was probably more inclined to give it some beans. Mods might also suggest foul play - if you had a new front end on a car and a fresh respray, it could suggest it's an accident repair jobbie (if not stated)

Someone who knows their modded car is good and isn't in a hurry to sell is probably in a good position to put on a premium for the car. But otherwise, I'd say they'd be pretty much the same.

If we're talking older cars, eg Mustangs, Valiants, Kingswoods, old cars are far less common, and even fewer of them would be in original condition. Some may be mint, several might be stock however quite worn from several decades of service. And since older cars have often passed through many hands, they've probably undergone many customisations, retrofits and repairs over time which all make them unique. Even a restored car, in a sense, isn't really stock. So the lines between 'stock' and 'modified' are blurred further than normal.. I'd say market value really is more down to rarity and condition rather than outright mods.

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