modified car dilemma
Discussion
In a dilemma, I'm just finishing re-commissioning a Griff and have no idea whether i should tone the mods down..or even remove some or all of them to sell it?
It's a 500 with SC and intercooler along with SC Power aero trim and internally it has a roll bar with 4 point harness (also has inertia belts so you can use either).
On top of that its got after market air vents in the bonnet, which will definitely divide opinion.
Would you remove any of it or sell as is?
If i sell it with all the mods where the hell do i pitch the price do the mods add value (which they should), or detract from the value?
It's a 500 with SC and intercooler along with SC Power aero trim and internally it has a roll bar with 4 point harness (also has inertia belts so you can use either).
On top of that its got after market air vents in the bonnet, which will definitely divide opinion.
Would you remove any of it or sell as is?
If i sell it with all the mods where the hell do i pitch the price do the mods add value (which they should), or detract from the value?
Pictures required?!
What sort of air vent's? Personally I think a major detraction. . Unless it is the fibre on bonnet (which look's OEM)
Roll cage not a problem.. unless look out of keeping..
Post up some pictures.as what you describe could be either subtle enhancements or modified bling
I'd get rid of the aero trim, if it is the car that I think it might be
What sort of air vent's? Personally I think a major detraction. . Unless it is the fibre on bonnet (which look's OEM)
Roll cage not a problem.. unless look out of keeping..
Post up some pictures.as what you describe could be either subtle enhancements or modified bling
I'd get rid of the aero trim, if it is the car that I think it might be
Edited by BJWoods on Thursday 1st September 16:11
Edited by BJWoods on Thursday 1st September 16:12
Hi Hamish personally I would remove the aero kit but leave the Super charger, roll bar, bonnet vents etc as they are. The aero kit looks great for a track car but to aggressive for road use and spoils the looks IMO and may put a lot of people off buying it. The Super charger I don't think should detract from a sale as they make the car so much nicer to drive, are extremely reliable and as you know deliver phenomenal power, the insurance is not affected much either mine was only an extra £30 a year.
Having said that if your wanting to achieve the maximum amount you could remove the super charger, inter cooler, oil cooler, Mark Adams chip,green Giant fuel injectors etc etc and sell them separately they must be worth £3k alone second hand and returning the car to standard wont cost much at all and you will probably achieve the same sale price for the Griff.
Chris
Having said that if your wanting to achieve the maximum amount you could remove the super charger, inter cooler, oil cooler, Mark Adams chip,green Giant fuel injectors etc etc and sell them separately they must be worth £3k alone second hand and returning the car to standard wont cost much at all and you will probably achieve the same sale price for the Griff.
Chris
Bluebottle said:
We have replaced one of them and the car is at the body shop at the moment so this is a picture of the test fitting (intend to paint the vents gloss black to match the SC500 aero kit);
It looks well executed..I assume the vents are needed for thexample underbonnet changes..What does the aero it look like
Sensible mods do not normally detract from a cars value however it is rare for them to increase it. Yours is a bit different however, well known car and with desirable and expensive mods all mapped up properly by Mark Adams. Might be worth putting up for a strong price, if not bites then out back to standard and sell the mods separately. The SC has surely got to be worth a fair chunk of money sold separately.
Thanks Barry took a while to find suitable aftermarket vents to tidy the bonnet up and give necessary engine bay cooling (FI is a b
h for heat).
Matt, this is not bluebottle, this is a another one that i knew well as it belonged to a mate when all the mods were done.
It has a strong engine 57k with a refresh at about 53k iirc, and MA has worked his magic on it a few weeks ago so it runs very well again
Its got all the sensible upgrades to brakes, cooling and suspension to go with the performance.
Interior has had a complete retrim, hood repair and new rear screen, and the chassis and suspension has had a make over so its a good honest car now.
its just a little on the marmite side for many people which concerns me on where to pitch the price and whether i need to return it to stock...Personally i think a well sorted 400bhp Griff with really cool aero is a hit, but, i can only count on one hand the number of griff's that look like mine so i know i am in the minority when it come to opinion on griff exterior mods.
h for heat). Matt, this is not bluebottle, this is a another one that i knew well as it belonged to a mate when all the mods were done.
It has a strong engine 57k with a refresh at about 53k iirc, and MA has worked his magic on it a few weeks ago so it runs very well again
Its got all the sensible upgrades to brakes, cooling and suspension to go with the performance.
Interior has had a complete retrim, hood repair and new rear screen, and the chassis and suspension has had a make over so its a good honest car now.
its just a little on the marmite side for many people which concerns me on where to pitch the price and whether i need to return it to stock...Personally i think a well sorted 400bhp Griff with really cool aero is a hit, but, i can only count on one hand the number of griff's that look like mine so i know i am in the minority when it come to opinion on griff exterior mods.
Than is good news, I thought you were selling yours for a moment there!
I like the aero mods just not sure whether I would be brave enough to do it too mine. I think it is more justified when you have a decent increase in power to back it up.
I would definitely advertise as is for a bit just in case there is someone who is after a sorted SC car with aero. Seems a shame to sell the bits separately if it has all been setup and working well, as we both know getting it to work correctly is the challenging part!
I like the aero mods just not sure whether I would be brave enough to do it too mine. I think it is more justified when you have a decent increase in power to back it up.
I would definitely advertise as is for a bit just in case there is someone who is after a sorted SC car with aero. Seems a shame to sell the bits separately if it has all been setup and working well, as we both know getting it to work correctly is the challenging part!
I agree with getting it back to as standard-looking as possible.
I saw some Jag vents on ebay and wondered what they'd look like.
An option that I really like is the 007 DB10 - to fit, take one drill.... and that's it.
Whether the grp would crack over time I don't know, but it would look ok on a Griff.
I saw some Jag vents on ebay and wondered what they'd look like.
An option that I really like is the 007 DB10 - to fit, take one drill.... and that's it.
Whether the grp would crack over time I don't know, but it would look ok on a Griff.
BJWoods said:
Pictures required?!
What sort of air vent's? Personally I think a major detraction. . Unless it is the fibre on bonnet (which look's OEM)
Roll cage not a problem.. unless look out of keeping..
Post up some pictures.as what you describe could be either subtle enhancements or modified bling
I'd get rid of the aero trim, if it is the car that I think it might be
got the car back from body shop earlier this week, and just finished putting all the trim and lights pods back on;What sort of air vent's? Personally I think a major detraction. . Unless it is the fibre on bonnet (which look's OEM)
Roll cage not a problem.. unless look out of keeping..
Post up some pictures.as what you describe could be either subtle enhancements or modified bling
I'd get rid of the aero trim, if it is the car that I think it might be
We debated colour coding them but came the conclusion the trying to camouflage the same colour just said "you're trying to hide them" so we decided to colour code them with the black splitter and winglets, which i think works better on a dark colour. If it had been a lighter colour i would have colour coded it all to the piantwork
Just an update to this thread, Took a lot longer to get this car back on the road than intended due to having to have the engine rebuilt, but it is finally up for sale now Pistonheads Classified
Bonnet looks terrible!!!
Can't quite figure out the lip spoiler from the photo, you got a better photo of that?
http://www.damagedtvrs.co.uk/products/part/16
Can't quite figure out the lip spoiler from the photo, you got a better photo of that?
http://www.damagedtvrs.co.uk/products/part/16
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