Again I am wondering if it will be hard to sell the s2000 with a supercharger? And do you think you will get your money for the investment?

Please answer what your thoughts are...

 

IMO - I dont think it would be difficult to sell the SC'ed S2k, but I certainly don't think you will get your money's worth. With all hopped up cars that are being sold these days, it states the car has a little bit more wear and tear on it than normal cars, and the SC'ed S2k would definately say that.

All in all, I think you'd see the markup only for about 3-3500 added to your S2k, then again, this is only my opinion in what I've seen on the market (on other cars, of course not this one). You will not get any money from installation charges either.

If you've seen 1RandyC selling his parts - the Mugen ECU, the exhaust, the wrapped header - all for pretty cheap prices. Of course, he's just giving some people some good deals, but the price after an item has been used drops considerably.

I wouldn't worry about losing your money on buying an SC, if you want it, you'll know what you will drop into the car without worrying about the money you will lose.

 

You could remove it before you sell it, and then try to sell the S/C to someone...

 

A s/c or modified car may appeal to a buyer who plans to do just that any way. Not sure if I should say this, but selling such a car after its modifications removed, raced or abused, as stock-pleasure-driven-only used car, well thats called cheating.

 

Personally, I didnt even consider this before buying and installing the SC on my s2000. It just dosent matter. I plan on keeping the car a while anyway.
As a side note, my old neighbor just sold his '94 Miata, 120,000 miles, Jackson SC, wheels, brakes, suspension for $10,000! I thought that was ALOT for that car, although it was nice.
Barry

 

To answer your original question. No, not if you're selling it cheap. But if I answer what I think you're asking. The answer is yes. As anybody who has seriously modded a vehicle will tell you. The car is worth less than a bone stock. Why? because it is safe to assume there has been more stress and abuse given to that vehicle. I am talking from experience. You never get back what you invested in modding a car for personal use. And as mike2k said you owe it to the new owner to inform him that the vehicle has been modded and removed. You wouldn't want somebody to pull that on you.

 

Listen carefully and proceed expecting to lose money!
I still own another car due to all of it's mods:
You can view some old pics at my link at bottom.
99 Red SI-$27,000 w/ reciepts to prove it!
17,000 miles
mods I'll try to remember all of them:
Jackson charger w/ fuel pump and regulator
Bubby club full body kit
dcs 4-1 headers
tanbe racing medallion catback
high flow cat
dcs front, rear upper and lower strut braces
leather seats with Si embroidering (not pictured)
act extreme clutch
17" twisted tuner wheels powdered white
toyo proxes 205/40/17
white face gauges
-including a-rail pod with boost and air/fuel ratio gauges
Koni yellows with neuspeed sport springs

just to say highest offer for this maticulously kept car was a mere $14500 so i won't sell it!!!!
--Ryan Walker
sorry so long

 

It all depends on who you're selling it to I guess..I figure if you have a s/c s2k and you are selling it to a 16 year old who just got their license then yah, i can imagine the kid begging his parents to buy it for him..but for me, it would probably be worth less and i might want to get another one because as people have said, if it's been modded, then it's probably been abused a bit more than a normal car..

 

Unless you find a buyer who is specifically looking for that upgrade and willing pay for it, the car is generally going to be worth less than stock. Do it only for your personal enjoyment and not as an investment.

 

I'll offer you $25K for it .

P.S. this is a joke....

Food for thought.

I had a 1988 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. After about 50K miles I got tired of the 4 speed (too high gearing) and also the stock power. It wasn't so exciting. So I spent upwards of $13K to upgrade the motor and put a 5 speed transmission in it. It was basically a 1989 spec car after I was done. It had 400hp and was a beast under boost. What a great car.

When I sold the car, the highest offer I got was $40.2K. The guy who actually came up with the money was $39K. At the time, a "stock" car could have gotten $35-37K. So you see, there was no way that I got my $13K back in that car.

However, for a few years there was a smile permanently imprinted on my face. I finally gave up the car when I got into track events. A 911 Turbo cabriolet is not a good track car.

So I got a S2000. Great track car. But now, I hanker for more power. So the supercharger sounds great to me. Hmm, maybe I wasn't kidding. I'd offer $25K for a supercharged S2000 used OK, maybe I'll have to wait a year when the supercharger isn't such a new thing.