Whats my car worth?

[ZStig]

2006 M Roadster
ESS VT2-525 supercharger kit
89k miles
1 of 100 Sepang Bronze exterior with OEM aero bumper
Extended leather interior with navigation, light sepang color
Piano black trim
Catless exhaust, Euro headers, Stock mufflers and X-Pipe
18x9 Volk TE-37 flat black wheels, with Bridgestone RE-11 275mm all around
$1k aluminium radiator
H&R Coilovers
Front and rear upgraded suspension bushings
~5 years of repair receipts

Where would you value this car without parting it out, realistically?

[Westersund]

Whatever someone is willing to pay.

[Frank851]

Don't sell it!!! It's way too fast and nice.

Really

[David70]

Biggest problem is finding someone that wants the mods you have and also wants to pay you anywhere near what they cost you. I think sometimes aftermarket wheels actually can decrease the value (and I have aftermarket wheels) and rarely get you much above stock.

If you can find that really unlikely buyer, someone that really wants a Z4M roadster with a supercharger, your color, and is somewhat near you (I traveled a long way to get mine but many won't) you might get a decent number for it.

[ZStig]

Plus it is winter, so I might be cutting half of my market trying to sell right now.

You guys think over $20k is realistic? I'm hoping to get at least $25k, but its worth what its worth....

I know the miles are high, so that hurts me, but the full paperwork helps a bit since I've done a lot of maintenance.

[Twixboy]

Absolute best case scenario is book value plus 1/2 what the mods cost. Most likely scenario is book value plus a couple grand if you wait for the right buyer. So what's that, $23-25k if you wait for the right buyer? I'd part it out if I were you.

[MZHammer]

Originally Posted by ZStig

Plus it is winter, so I might be cutting half of my market trying to sell right now.

You guys think over $20k is realistic? I'm hoping to get at least $25k, but its worth what its worth....

I know the miles are high, so that hurts me, but the full paperwork helps a bit since I've done a lot of maintenance.

Sounds like you're really serious about unloading the roadie this time.
What's next for the modder formerly known as Roffle Waffle??

[BruceJ]

Originally Posted by David70

Biggest problem is finding someone that wants the mods you have and also wants to pay you anywhere near what they cost you. I think sometimes aftermarket wheels actually can decrease the value (and I have aftermarket wheels) and rarely get you much above stock.

If you can find that really unlikely buyer, someone that really wants a Z4M roadster with a supercharger, your color, and is somewhat near you (I traveled a long way to get mine but many won't) you might get a decent number for it.

+1 above. Great question that I think you suspect the answer to, so forgive the lecture.
I know its been your baby. But I think you will maximize your return by returning it to stock. Put the stock car up on autotrader. The mods make the average buyer apprehensive. If I never knew it had been supercharged........

As for winter time/lower prices, depends on local conditions. In the south it barely slows down. Every single convertible I have bought (all used and working on #4) has been Dec 23 - Jan 30 (maybe its my O/D kicking). Unless you are strapped for cash you can advertise and stick to a realistic value for the car. It will sell in its own time. Yeah, there are a lot of folks that cant plan more than 5 minutes into the future, and most of them cant float a note or have the cash anyway.

Personally, If I went to buy a modded, supercharged car I would want it (and its tune) to have been applied professionally and want to see documentation that backs this. If I was still serious I would be all over your forum entries to try to get a feel for how you ran it and maintained it. Even then I would be apprehensive about engine condition. It adds a whole new level of complexity to the buying equation. When things are not simple, folks walk away. If you are not going to return it to stock, I think your best bet is to market it to folks within your local car community, that might have a clue how careful you were with the build, maintenance, etc.
Bottom Line for "me", and "IMHO" as an average person, not a track junkie, if I knew it had been supercharged modded whether it still was or not, it would need to be heavily discounted to the point of a replacement engine and the labor to install it.

Good Luck with the sale
Bruce

[ZStig]

Originally Posted by MZHammer

Sounds like you're really serious about unloading the roadie this time.
What's next for the modder formerly known as Roffle Waffle??

considering the USD to Canadian dollar ratio, hopefully a 2007-8 997tt in the summer, with a long drive home

[jdoublehcubed]

if you find just the right enthusiast who wants a supercharged car, and preferably has owned one before, I think around $27-28k is reasonable. For anyone else, I think $20k can be had, but it will be a hard, slow sale because very people are going to want the supercharger. If you pull the supercharger it probably goes up to $22-$23k, given the rare color and interior.

[jdoublehcubed]

i mean, uh, people hate piano black, for the fastest sale you should really swap with me and list it with my aluminum interior.

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by ZStig

considering the USD to Canadian dollar ratio, hopefully a 2007-8 997tt in the summer, with a long drive home

Nice choice. Easily modded to extreme power.

[Huz-Z]

Now if it were me, I'd look at getting one of these babies:

http://www.viralnova.com/motorcycle-chariots/

[deemo319]

Originally Posted by ZStig

2006 M Roadster
ESS VT2-525 supercharger kit
89k miles
1 of 100 Sepang Bronze exterior with OEM aero bumper
Extended leather interior with navigation, light sepang color
Piano black trim
Catless exhaust, Euro headers, Stock mufflers and X-Pipe
18x9 Volk TE-37 flat black wheels, with Bridgestone RE-11 275mm all around
$1k aluminium radiator
H&R Coilovers
Front and rear upgraded suspension bushings
~5 years of repair receipts

Where would you value this car without parting it out, realistically?

Ok, where are the pictures?

[ZStig]

Originally Posted by deemo319

Ok, where are the pictures?

outdated pictures
http://www.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=966524

[ZStig]

thanks for all the feedback so far. Before I list it I gotta find my old secondary air pump and put it back on, since my blockoff plate is causing a check engine light. Also gotta detail the interior and exterior.

I'll list it here and on 6 speed online, and then throw it on Ebay with $20k reserve

[MZHammer]

Originally Posted by ZStig

considering the USD to Canadian dollar ratio, hopefully a 2007-8 997tt in the summer, with a long drive home

Very nice. GLWS. There is some talk of our dollar falling to $0.59 USD this year!

[Twixboy]

Originally Posted by MZHammer

Very nice. GLWS. There is some talk of our dollar falling to $0.59 USD this year!

That's not good man. I work for a large Canadian corporation and their 2016 Plan rate is 0.77 USD. Someone's going to lose their job after I'm done reporting our financials to our Canadian parent company.

[MZHammer]

Originally Posted by Twixboy

That's not good man. I work for a large Canadian corporation and their 2016 Plan rate is 0.77 USD. Someone's going to lose their job after I'm done reporting our financials to our Canadian parent company.

At work we report in US dollars to our Mexican parent. We are budgeted lower than 77 cents and have a hedge in place for Q1, so we are ok for now. Q2 may be a little scary though.... Hopefully the negative pundits are wrong.

[pokeybritches]

I picked up a Canadian car last year, and I might do it again next year. I'm also looking at a 997 turbo. I'll be watching this thread, since I may need to unload a supercharged car too

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by pokeybritches

I picked up a Canadian car last year, and I might do it again next year. I'm also looking at a 997 turbo. I'll be watching this thread, since I may need to unload a supercharged car too

If you want the 997.