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Old 02-24-2006, 01:00 PM
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Default Ten ways to ruin your car'* resale value

Are you doing everything you can to maintain your vehicle'* resale value?

Pump up the volume
Your driving experience may not be the same without that extra subwoofer or those upgraded speakers, but replacing the factory stereo, especially if it means carving away parts of your car, may jeopardize your vehicle'* resale value.
Old 02-24-2006, 01:12 PM
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So the purple Barney I just had painted on the roof and the Atari Pong station in the back seat weren't good ideas????
Old 02-24-2006, 01:17 PM
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ehh I have my car to make mine...no point in keeping it origional.
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Ya gotta make it your "own" I got a month and two weeks in new car and already painting it. Barney/// ....HeHeHe I keep looking at the interior of mine and It bugs me it already looks so good. Carbon fiber dash insert around speedo maybe.
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That would be a real concern for those that just bought a new one for $30,000, but for those that want their own ride and bought it used to make it theirs....

Choices.

Edit: OK, gxp rules just proved me wrong, ...or did he??? :P
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runnin my bonne until it craps out - no resale for me
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Originally Posted by jwakamud
runnin my bonne until it craps out - no resale for me
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It said purple. LMAO

When my uncle put the sterio/subs in his car, he saved all of his old stuff for when he sells it.
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Originally Posted by ga93sle
It said purple. LMAO

When my uncle put the sterio/subs in his car, he saved all of his old stuff for when he sells it.
Yeah, I was going to do the same... but you can sell the stock stuff and buy new aftermarket stuff you couldn't afford otherwise!
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My Bonnie and I are exactly the same....... 25 footers, lotsa mileage, but sturdy engined..


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