white98ls

I'm starting to prepare to sell my AP1 and have only two very small "mods" - an aftermarket deck with Bluetooth which works quite well and has much better sound, and AP2v1 wheels in good original finish. Do you think the car would sell for more 100% stock on AP1 wheels and stock deck, or as-is with better-looking wheels and better stereo? I know 100% stock is desirable, but it's hard to imagine making a car worse by getting rid of these changes (I think most would agree) and having it sell for more. I will probably need new tires by the time I sell, but maybe it would make sense to just buy a set of AP1 wheels w/tires and sell the AP2v1s.

Sabre

I dont think those two minor changes are going to affect the price whatsoever.
Either way you set it up will net you the same basic price, whatever it may be that you settle on.

Manga_Spawn

It won't make a difference. I would leave the radio but if you can sell the AP2 wheels and put some AP1 wheels on you may make a few bucks. Not really enough for it to be worth it though.

s2000Junky

Depends on the buyer, some can be gun shy about seeing or knowing the car was messed with at all. I think a bone stock s2000 is a selling point overall these days. If its totally bone stock then I probably wouldn't even mention that I messed with the cars parts. You may or may not see a price difference, but it may speed up the frequency in which you will make a sale, opening to a wider demographic of buyers.

You will probably make more money parting out your ap2 wheels and stereo separate.

Manga_Spawn

AP2 wheels yes. Stereo no. Just because the stereo is a fairly cheap mod and one most will ignore considering how bad the OEM stereo is.

s2000Junky

Ive got the worst stereo that came in this car (00-01) sitting on my shelf in garage collecting dust and im going to sell it for $5000 in 20 years

white98ls

Thanks all. I will probably go with 100% stock just for simplicity and for the attention-grabbing headline. When I need new tires, I'll just buy a nice used set of AP1s w/tires, sell the AP2v1 wheels, and only be out $100-200 instead of the $700 or so it would cost me to get new 17" tires. I should have thought of that more to begin with.
Have you seen how much new in box 1st-gen iPods are going for? $20k!

Chris Stack

Yeah, I have the original speaker and headunit from my '03 in a box somewhere in case these cars suddenly become valuable on the Concours circuit if they're 100% OEM

HarryD

You guys are insane -- AP2v1 wheels and an upgraded headunit are practically [arguably?] the only mods for an AP1 that don't really qualify as mods.

My AP1 is 100% stock, but I would have LOVED if the previous owner had made those two upgrades. I'm too lazy

Sell as-is!

white98ls

I agree - I'd say 80% of people would prefer the AP2v1s (I think they make the car look much better), and it's impossible to argue that the deck isn't a worthwhile improvement - I don't like the look of aftermarket decks, but the S2000 is an exception due to the hideaway door.

However, I don't know if most people would actually pay an appreciable dollar amount more for it as-is, and I feel like advertising and showing it as 100% stock would drive more eyeballs and make up any difference.