What's my Tahoe worth? (SS clone)

[BogeyBoy82]

Ok I'm on the bubble of selling/upgrading vs modding more. Let's try to keep the "why you should mod more" debate out of this thread. The only thing that is holdling me back from ditchin this truck is what she's currently worth in today's market. I can look at KBB all day long but that's not a real picture of what things are going for. With that said...here is what I got

08 LT3 5.3 Black/Black - Loaded but no nav and no sunroof 2nd row bench
35k miles
2/3 McG/Pedders drop with Rear Sway
22" Factory Reproduction TBSS 22s in Comp. Grey
Street Scenes Side Skirts
STreet Scenes front Bumper Cover & Mesh Grilles
Roof rack shaved, roof repainted along with chrome grille surround

Everything else is factory and it's never been wrecked. I know you don't get money out of mods but hopefully what I've done would make it sell for a little premium and a little quicker


So whats it worth?

---------- Post added at 10:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:44 AM ----------

What I'd be replacing it with...same color but with all the chrome painted matte black and some matte black concave 22s

 

[ChrisAU]

Booooooooooooo haha

 

[THE YETI]

I'll give you $20K. Let's go.

 

[yates ™]

I maybe interested in the side skirts if you wanted to sell them seperate

 

[MURDEREDTBSS]

Can you email pics to me, i'm not able to see them here. Interested in the truck..

 

[MURDEREDTBSS]

Ooops lol.


[email protected]

 

[Fast55]

Don't know about Texas, but around here your mods are worth zero, zilch, nada. Not trying to be dick or anything, but really, mods only matter to someone who really wants the truck with those mods and is willing to pay for them, which means no one unless you already have that person lined up. Randomly picking a Dallas zip code, Autotrader says a CPO version of your truck is in the 27-30K range, while a private seller with no warranty is asking 24-28K. My guess is a dealer trade would get you maybe 22-23K depending on how close to sticker you were willing to pay for that Jeep.

 

[OHSIXX]

Keep it. Get a good warranty with that Jeep...I've had a few Jeeps including my favorite(06' SRT8)....spent a lot of time in the shop for trivial ******** but would have cost me some coin if I didn't have a warranty.....

To add with the KBB thing.....I just sold my 04' GMC Envoy loaded with LOW miles with some MODS done to it AS IS for 12K thru craigslist. KBB said private party was 13ish. Dealer was gonna give me 82-8500.... If I didn't fall in love with this Denali I prolly would have kept her, but 12K cash is nice too

If you sell try craigslist or put an ad on cars.com

Don't sell yourself short........GL

 

[GalaxyBlackEsky]

Yeah you are going to get what kelly blue book is for it.. But you can try to sell it on Autotrader for more and what you want out of it and might find someone willing to pay for the extra mods you have done. But def not getting anything more with a trade in. Best bet would be private seller. I had a show eclipse with over 50 grand worth of mods and sold it for 15grand a lot more then what they were going for but someone paid extra for what was done to it.

 

[Modded]

Contrary to what people believe, you can get money for modifications as long as it is not over the top. Of course one may not get all the money they spent on customizations on a used car, but you can expect around 60% if you did not go over the top with $6k 3 pc forged wheels, costly airbag suspension, custom paints and superchargers on what is supposed to be a family SUV.
Off your 08 with all those features, you can pull $26-28k in a private sale at the very least.

 

[InTruckDesign]

Yeah, I got to go with Modded on this one..50-60% of what you paid for your mods. Then hit craigslist, cars.com, and my buddy has great luck on ebay selling modded cars/trucks/suv's.

 

[soulsea]

Off your 08 with all those features, you can pull $26-28k in a private sale at the very least.

I'd buy it for $28k if I were in the market ... low mileage 08s aren't very common, especially with the tasteful mods you've got. The key (for me) is that you haven't done any engine mods, so whomever buys it would get a clean engine.

 

[Backinblack]

I've had good luck selling modded vehicles through a site called Mautofied.com. I sold both my 99 Silverado on 37's and my 06 2500HD on 37's to people from WAY out of my area for what I wanted out of both. Worth a shot. I'd keep it though personally.

 

[BogeyBoy82]

It's not on the market and won't be at the minimum until the new Grand Cherokee SRT8's are out. I may honestly wait another year after there out and buy a slightly used one (let someone else take it in the rear on depreciation).

I won't be parting anything out on the truck. It'll go as is when the time is right.

I was thinking 28-30k but that could be a little wishful lol.

 

[Fast55]

Basically everyone confirms what I already said. Your mods are only worth something to a private party that wants the truck with those mods and are willing to pay for them, usually about 50% of what they cost you less the blood sweat and tears to install them. They don't count for anything to KBB, a bank that might loan your buyer the cash, or to a dealer on a trade. You're fine at that asking price since that's at the upper end of what people are asking, but not out of line. My only suggestion is that you pull the trigger ASAP and avoid another year's depreciation if you have something else to drive while you're waiting on the right Jeep. I do agree with Blk '06 on a warranty. I had 2 GC's that were both headaches. The second one Chrysler had to buy back.

 

[AD4LIFE]

Its tough to sell anything custom out here in Arizona. I've had a few vehicles for sale this year and have buddies trying to sell aswell. Seems like anything with mods, no matter how mild or wild, will not only make them harder to sell but worth less than stock. Its goofy but seems like it drives the price down if you can even find anyone interested.

 

[BogeyBoy82]

Its tough to sell anything custom out here in Arizona. I've had a few vehicles for sale this year and have buddies trying to sell aswell. Seems like anything with mods, no matter how mild or wild, will not only make them harder to sell but worth less than stock. Its goofy but seems like it drives the price down if you can even find anyone interested.

I would normally agree with you 110% but my Tahoe is kinda in a different mod category b/c it's not really modded. It gets mistaken for OEM all the time which to me is an asset. I've had crazy modded trucks and trust me I know that you're lucky to get anything outta what you put in them but to me the truck I have now is different.

 

[tyggz]

+1 on the SRT-8. I'm having the same thoughts. Seems like a no brainer to me, something that can tow my boat, AWD, and has a sub 5sec 0-60 for less then 50k... (Like you said, need to wait until they start coming in with low mile trade-ins to get in the < $50k range.)

 

[jdskycaster]

You have a nice truck and have done a nice job keeping it pretty clean looking from a modification pov but with gas where it is and GM offering massive discounts with high levels of new inventory the used market is really soft at the moment. Exactly why I finally parted with my 04' Denali and upgraded to the low mile 11'.

I paid right at $12K less than a zero mile truck and $4K less than book. I would also agree that the mods are a wash at resale. You can hold out for the buyer that knows what their worth but most people just don't care. You have to mod for yourself not resale. California may be different but in the Central US it is a fact of life that mods are worth nothing once you put them on and in many cases reduce the saleability.

The SRT-8 should be nice and I like the new Grand Cherokee and even considered it for a second but the lack of cargo space and true towing capability just ruled it out for me.

JD

 

[robdeniro0]

i sold my 07 srt8 with lots of visual mods (hood, wheels, trim pieces) and got lucky it sold before i even posted it for sale, i just mentioned i might be selling and offers came pouring in.

I was a part of the cherokeesrt8.com community and most of the interest in the vehicle came from members who admired what i had done and passed the word.

I mention that because when you are ready to sell you will probably receive the most interest right here on this forum from folks who admire and appreciate the time and attention you've put into your truck.

The srt8 was a complete
blast to drive but as my family grew she had to go and is and and will be be missed, replaced it with my 10 denali which i have also grown to love especially the space.