No need to insult those who dont have as much money as you Mark. I don't feel I or most of the higher HP members here do nickel and dime BS mods. In fact you did say you regretted turning the car into what it is today, whereas most of us can still drive the cars on the street without issue and enjoy them on and off the track. Im not trying to argue or start an argument here, but that comment threw me for a bit, and coming from you, it just sounded off.
I agree I should have been more specific in the comment. To clarify - what I was trying to point out exactly is that if you (anyone) only have experience in low cost mods, then you have no knowledge of cost and worth of expensive mods and your opinion has no basis behind it.
I will beg to differ on this comment as well. Modifying a car, in any way, decreases the value substantially, whether its performance or aesthetics, unless your buying a tuner car from Roush, Saleen, ect. You are right that it is a niche market, and the niche is generally people building and modifying the cars on their time, their budget, and by their own hands. Its part of the experience of owning a car such as this. Most people would rather do it themselves, than buy a predone car. Now I know your going to say that you've worked out all the bugs for them and that is a fact, you have. I, personally, through all the ups and downs I've had, look back and embrace the bad as much as the good. Who knew I could swap a motor, re-time engines, change cams, build intercooler systems from scratch. Hell i knew nothing about cars when I started, and now theres no job (at least on a mustang) that im afraid to do. Thats a learning experience I would not have gotten had I bought a predone car.
If only that were true, Ron. The fact is everyone who has actually built a car looks back and realizes they could have bought it for much less than building it. Most people don't know the actual cost of a build cause they think - "I can just build that kind of power myself" and think about motors and trannies and think they have it all worked out. Then - they find out the little things add up over and over and over until the 'little' things end up costing twice as much as your motor.
The value of the car is 60K EASILY. If I parted the car (which I was about to do) - the motor alone is an easy 15K and that's what a 20K race motor with only 300 miles goes for almost everywhere race engines are sold. The rear end, the trans, the AMS100, the turbo system, etc, etc, etc.
I will say right now that NO ONE (not even a shop owner with commercial pricing) can build a 8 second 3V for less than 100K. a 40% market cut for the build being 'used' is more than reasonable.
Looks at boats - they depreciate like mad as soon as you drive them away but go look at a 32' twin eliminator that is brand new and it is about 200K and then see a used one that has been modified with 1000 hp twins, awesome drives, and has 300K into it. It's not selling for 80K lol Try about 220K.
Just because something is modded does not mean it decreases in value - the big factor is the quality of the mods.
If you put a livernois stroker motor in your car it is worth far less than a Rich Groh 20K billet motor in your car. certainly we can agree on that?
Anyway, I think the car is worth 60K but in this current market I am thinking 25-30K and that's exactly what I'm getting.
There is now 5 people in line for when I get back from Canada on Thursday so I'm pretty sure at least one of them is going to actually come up with the cash so I'm pretty confident the Killer is sold on Thursday but we shall see...lol
It really looks like the canadian guys who own a performance shop in Florida are going to be the ones as they are offering 34K and willing to do a wire transfer on Thursday. So if they are legit on Thursday, then you will be seeing the killer at the local tracks in Florida real soon.
