since im getting close to finishing the hhr im thinking about selling it. i know cutting one up kills the value but how much. blue book says 9-10,000 so whats realistic?

 

I think your equation in the title sums it up pretty well. That's about how it's always worked out for me

 

that seems like a fair assessment. My buddy is trying to sell his modded Prelude at the moment (not nearly as modded as your H) and that's pretty much what his thoughts are. Just have to find the right buyer I guess.

 

ive been a car guy since before i could drive..built many and helped with even more..not often(unless your goin to Barret Jackson)will you find anybody with enough knowledge of what you have done to appreciate it..thats what makes the price so hard to stik to..no matter what folks are always lookin for the handout..id go atleast 13 000 if not more..you and all of us here know that you have big $$ tied up..even with doin your own labour..last i cheked labour rate is $$$$ and then sum..you know what u built..if its done RIGHT then its worth it..stik to your guns..if they want it that bad..they will pay..

 

I agree with pyro, if the work is done is top notch, then stick with the asking price. I did a Mustang a few years ago, and dropped a ton of cash in to it, I did alot of the stuff myself, and some things I farmed out. I saved all the receipts from all the work, and all the bolts on I did. When I got ready to sell the car, I got my asking price, which was almost twice what the car cost new, it took me a while to sell, and the hard part was KBB value was way lower than what I was asking, my point is it is hard to get rid of a modified vehicle, you have to find someone that likes the mods you done, or was planning on doing something simalar. And like pyro said if they want it bad enough they will pay no mater what the cost.

 

SIIICK Love the drop and paint.

 

I'd love to buy that monster.......if I could only afford to..............dream.....................dream

 

Documentation is the only way to attempt to get any real money out of a custom build.

7 out of 10 custom cars are usally a problem car. Most people that have built a car often have little issues they either never fixed or worried about. The quality of the build can also vary as so many have different levels of skills.

They you have to factor in appeal. What is cool to you has to be cool to others to get top dollar.

Pro Street cars take large hits as so many are hack jobs. Many people are affraid of them unless you can prove the build quality with documentation.

The one acception is street rods. People get silly and just buy them on sight. Not sure if it is because they are older and more trusting? Often they have issues too.

If you ever build a car keep the receipts like stated above, photograph all steps and work to show how it was done. Keep a log on the build.

 

the bad thing is there are almost no receipts. looking at my threads you can tell it was all just time and not much money in parts. and i never filled out a timesheet when i worked on it. im not in a hurry to sell it until i get the 51 finished which will be a while.

 

After telling my nephew that I thought he would have a really hard time selling it, my nephew sold his significantly modified, non-smoggable ricer for much more than retail BB 3days after he advertised it (go figure?).