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does debadging really lower your car's value?
05-10-09, 05:29 AM
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That’s a prime reason why not to debadge. Some people who know cars will think you’re phony, trying to pass your 250 off as a 350.
Furthermore, I believe many prospective buyers of a debadged car will associate the mod with spirited driving, thereby making it less attractive as a reliable used car. In that respect the debadging would lower its value.
Furthermore, I believe many prospective buyers of a debadged car will associate the mod with spirited driving, thereby making it less attractive as a reliable used car. In that respect the debadging would lower its value.
unless it's an F
05-10-09, 07:59 AM
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Heck... It could be a new model since it costs a pretty penny just for the kit lol.
05-10-09, 09:48 AM
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Think Twice and Save The Old Parts
Many buyers who are buying up to a Lexus want people to know what they are driving.
The truth is, almost all modifications lower value unless you can find a buyer of the same mindset who is willing to pay a premium for what modifications are on the car. Limited audience = smaller pool of buyers willing to pay market value.
The truth is, almost all modifications lower value unless you can find a buyer of the same mindset who is willing to pay a premium for what modifications are on the car. Limited audience = smaller pool of buyers willing to pay market value.
05-10-09, 12:33 PM
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13 yrs ago, my friend debagded the "0" from his w202 c280 and made a "c28 amg" 
, full amg body kit, amg exhaust, amg rims, and the requisite amg badge.. kinda refreshing i thought. didn't think it was phony cuz he still left the "28" in there . his parents would ask what happened to the "0", he'd say it fell off hahahaha
, full amg body kit, amg exhaust, amg rims, and the requisite amg badge.. kinda refreshing i thought. didn't think it was phony cuz he still left the "28" in there . his parents would ask what happened to the "0", he'd say it fell off hahahaha
05-10-09, 12:44 PM
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I knew a guy who removed the 325i badge from his beemer and replaced it with an M (not M3) because he told me with his exhaust and intake his car was "M" powered........just not an M3
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05-11-09, 03:00 PM
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if there was no holes i would take off the 250 and leave the awd.
if your car has the fallowing you should de badge.
on juce or bagged debage
has carbonfiber debadge
if your car is stock on stock rims debadge = epc fail
if your car has the fallowing you should de badge.
on juce or bagged debage
has carbonfiber debadge
if your car is stock on stock rims debadge = epc fail
05-11-09, 03:52 PM
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"Yes, because the selling dealer can easily (and at low cost) rebadge if they prefer to".
Replace the words "selling dealer" with "selling party". Hopefully you can handle it.
05-11-09, 03:54 PM
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Let me put the resale value of a debadged car another way. Picture an average prospective buyer (other than a dealer) checking out the car. His thoughts could be as follows:
“Hmmm, nice looking IS, I’ve have a closer look.
That’s interesting it’s debadged.
Well, that may be OK.
But what is it? I was looking for a 350, and I can’t tell if it’s a 250 or a 350…..something about the brakes should tell me, but I can’t remember.
Perhaps if I look at the engine…no, both cars are V-6’s, so I can’t tell from that either.
Neither will most other people. I want my friends at least to know I bought a 350 without explaining it to them every time.
At least he left the Lexus logo on the trunk. But the words LEXUS are gone. Seeing just an L, my Uncle Charlie who is not a car expert may ask me later why I bought a Land Rover!
Let me look closer at the trunk area. No, I don’t see any bumps where the holes were filled in, but doesn’t that mean the owner painted the whole trunk? I thought such paint jobs are not as good as factory paint because it’s not baked on. And I wonder if the new trunk paint will fade in a few years differently than the rest of the car.
The owner says the debadging has a cleaner look. I’m not too sure. Maybe such owners who do this sort of thing also drive their cars harder, faster and more aggressively. I’m not too sure how that enhances long engine/transmission life and how it will fare as a reliable used car.
Nah, I think I’ll pass on this one.”
“Hmmm, nice looking IS, I’ve have a closer look.
That’s interesting it’s debadged.
Well, that may be OK.
But what is it? I was looking for a 350, and I can’t tell if it’s a 250 or a 350…..something about the brakes should tell me, but I can’t remember.
Perhaps if I look at the engine…no, both cars are V-6’s, so I can’t tell from that either.
Neither will most other people. I want my friends at least to know I bought a 350 without explaining it to them every time.
At least he left the Lexus logo on the trunk. But the words LEXUS are gone. Seeing just an L, my Uncle Charlie who is not a car expert may ask me later why I bought a Land Rover!
Let me look closer at the trunk area. No, I don’t see any bumps where the holes were filled in, but doesn’t that mean the owner painted the whole trunk? I thought such paint jobs are not as good as factory paint because it’s not baked on. And I wonder if the new trunk paint will fade in a few years differently than the rest of the car.
The owner says the debadging has a cleaner look. I’m not too sure. Maybe such owners who do this sort of thing also drive their cars harder, faster and more aggressively. I’m not too sure how that enhances long engine/transmission life and how it will fare as a reliable used car.
Nah, I think I’ll pass on this one.”
05-11-09, 03:59 PM
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Perhaps the sky would fall too.
IMHO, I think people are spending thousand on mods that actually lower the resale value of the car, so in those cases it's a double whammy. Increased depreciations combined with out of pocket expense during the period owned, now that's a thought...............
IMHO, I think people are spending thousand on mods that actually lower the resale value of the car, so in those cases it's a double whammy. Increased depreciations combined with out of pocket expense during the period owned, now that's a thought...............
05-11-09, 04:45 PM
#30
The best such a selling party can hope for is a buyer who likes and prefers a debadged IS. Now I admit there are such buyers, but they certainly are not the majority of buyers, thereby shrinking the buyer’s pool considerably.