Chopping In, What To Prep?
Discussion
Hi guys, I'm thinking of chopping in the 996 cab for something else and wondering if anyone has advice or suggestions on what to do to get it ready for showing a specialist. I want to maximise its value but any specialist will see through the superficial so I don't want to spend £££ on what I can't recoup.
Example 1: A new set of tyres cost around £900 to me when the specialist will only really subtract £500 in pretend pounds for the car not wearing new rubber - no value to me.
Example 2: A good pro detailing session for say around £300 adding £500 to the value - realistic?
I really don't want to spend £2000 getting it to mint condition if it's going to end up with something silly devaluing it so what's do you reckon is good and what's not?
On bikes, standard is normally favoured so with that in mind, I may take the double din sat nav out and revert back to CDR22 unless that's worth more than the £300 I can get on eBay.
Example 1: A new set of tyres cost around £900 to me when the specialist will only really subtract £500 in pretend pounds for the car not wearing new rubber - no value to me.
Example 2: A good pro detailing session for say around £300 adding £500 to the value - realistic?
I really don't want to spend £2000 getting it to mint condition if it's going to end up with something silly devaluing it so what's do you reckon is good and what's not?
On bikes, standard is normally favoured so with that in mind, I may take the double din sat nav out and revert back to CDR22 unless that's worth more than the £300 I can get on eBay.
Fireblade69 said:
Hi guys, I'm thinking of chopping in the 996 cab for something else and wondering if anyone has advice or suggestions on what to do to get it ready for showing a specialist. I want to maximise its value but any specialist will see through the superficial so I don't want to spend £££ on what I can't recoup.
Example 1: A new set of tyres cost around £900 to me when the specialist will only really subtract £500 in pretend pounds for the car not wearing new rubber - no value to me.
Example 2: A good pro detailing session for say around £300 adding £500 to the value - realistic?
I really don't want to spend £2000 getting it to mint condition if it's going to end up with something silly devaluing it so what's do you reckon is good and what's not?
On bikes, standard is normally favoured so with that in mind, I may take the double din sat nav out and revert back to CDR22 unless that's worth more than the £300 I can get on eBay.
Difficult one this.Example 1: A new set of tyres cost around £900 to me when the specialist will only really subtract £500 in pretend pounds for the car not wearing new rubber - no value to me.
Example 2: A good pro detailing session for say around £300 adding £500 to the value - realistic?
I really don't want to spend £2000 getting it to mint condition if it's going to end up with something silly devaluing it so what's do you reckon is good and what's not?
On bikes, standard is normally favoured so with that in mind, I may take the double din sat nav out and revert back to CDR22 unless that's worth more than the £300 I can get on eBay.
I guess the main thing I would personally look at would be the mechanical condition of the car and engine including ensuring all the servicing has been done correctly and with as many receipts as possible.
If you are confident in the car and it does not have any stories to tell then why not spend £200 odd on an OPC 111 point check and use that as a selling point to potential buyers?
If I came to view the car and it showed no over revs and the service history was all 100% accurate and up to date then I would not be bothered about scratches and worn tyres etc
Well then I'm ahead of the game there then. The car had an OPC check a while ago, the service book is fully up to date, I have an actual binder full of receipts & history and there are no mechanical issues that I know about. I suppose there are a few scratches here and there that probably could be polished out but then the specialist would do that as part of prep work so it is a bit of a quandary.
I will polish the headlights to get them back to shiny using a restoration kit and I'll do the canvas roof with some dye and treatment as I was going to do them anyway. I may have a chat with the specialist to see what they look for.
I will polish the headlights to get them back to shiny using a restoration kit and I'll do the canvas roof with some dye and treatment as I was going to do them anyway. I may have a chat with the specialist to see what they look for.
Could you explain " canvas roof with some dye ". I'm aware of the Autoglym Fabric Roof Cleaner Kit but I did not think there was a dye kit , who makes them and how good/permanent is the result.
Re putting money into prepping your car IMHO if the car is not well presented it might put a potential buyer off altogether, ie psychologically the buyer ( even trade ) will not like the car at first impression. It's said we mostly make up our minds in the first few seconds.
Re putting money into prepping your car IMHO if the car is not well presented it might put a potential buyer off altogether, ie psychologically the buyer ( even trade ) will not like the car at first impression. It's said we mostly make up our minds in the first few seconds.
Renovo hood renovation products for the cleaner/colour restorer/sealer. Maybe dye was the wrong word. The dealer is a specialist in Porsche so I'm not trying to persuade them that mine is the one they want, I would hope that they will want a reason not to buy it and cosmetics aren't generally the reason. I'm just trying to pre-empt any knock down offers for silly stuff such as the tyre exampe on the OP if you get my drift.
I've got the hood renovation stuff in the garage so for an hour or so on Sunday I'll be doing that. That way they can't say that they need to renovate the hood so they need to knock £150 off the offer price.
I've got the hood renovation stuff in the garage so for an hour or so on Sunday I'll be doing that. That way they can't say that they need to renovate the hood so they need to knock £150 off the offer price.
every time i have tried to PX a car they haven't seemed to really care, they will still need to take into account profit and that there are likely to be a few things that need addressing which probably takes you to book price. Certainly give it a good clean et but spending a large chunk of money on it seems madness. Some dealer won't even look because its not what they want to retail so they will send it to auction so again give you bottom book.
I've just PXed my 996 C2 cab.
They were most interested in service history, mechanical condition and what state the roof was in.
They also liked the fact that I had a folder full of receipts for previous work done.
I wouldn't bother spending money tarting it up or putting fresh tyres on as IMO it's unlikely to affect what they offer you.
They were most interested in service history, mechanical condition and what state the roof was in.
They also liked the fact that I had a folder full of receipts for previous work done.
I wouldn't bother spending money tarting it up or putting fresh tyres on as IMO it's unlikely to affect what they offer you.
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