I'm planning to trade-in my Black 04 TSX for a White 06 TSX. I currently have the following parts on it:

Comptech Intake
Comptech Rear Sway Bar
Comptech Springs
Comptech/SPC Camber Kit

I was informed that a car with mods such as mine would get a lower trade value. Is this true? The cost to remove these part and reinstall stock parts back in would be $450 + alignment. Is it worth to spend $500 to put my car back into stock form before trading it in?

Let me know.

Thanks!

 

I wouldn't say it lowers the value at all if you do a private sale. It may as a Trade-in, but I can't imagine it will make up the cost to put it back to OEM.

 

You always get screwed with a trade in. Do a private sale. Spend the $50 to advertise in your local paper. It almost always pays off. When buying my 05 TSX, the dealer offered me $1500 on my 98 Explorer. I sold it myself for $3000 (cash). Only took me 3 days and a $50 advertisement.

 

Well, they are Comptech parts so I would be surprised if they did screw your resale. Did you have them installed by an Acura dealer? Because Comptech parts installed by an Acura deal should be covered under warrenty, hence I can see no reason to reduce the resale value. I would understand if they are other aftermarkets... but not comptech parts

 

I sold my 89 BMW with 187K miles for exactly what Blue Book's value was at the time and within 2 weeks.

I was actually waiting longer to get my TSX in 2003 than it took me to sell the BMW.

 

Had a shop install the parts for me...

 

The dealership I go to always seem to give me the private sale price for my trade-in. They've done it on my last 2 purchases.

One thing that's always been brought up by the sales manager is the difference in the tax that you pay with and without a trade-in. Let's just say the car is $32K (Navi with A-spec).

Tax for $32K would be around $2240

Tax for $32K less trade-in (32000-23000)*.07 would be $630

So I'm actually ahead with a trade-in? What do you guys think?

 

Just play stupid Say that's how I bought it

 

don't you want to transplant these comptech goodies to the '06? They work on the '04 and should be compatible with the '06 as well?

 

You might as well return the car to stock and trade it in while hanging on to all the parts to use on the 06.

 

Hey, that's my idea!

 

Haha...you must have posted it while I was typing.

 

happens lots

 

best solution

 

I'm going A-Spec this time around on suspension so the springs I probably won't use. The camber kit I might keep just in case the A-Spec setup requires a camber kit. Those things were expensive! $99 each corner!

If I were to keep any, I would think it will be icebox and the rear sway bar. Those 2 were not that expensive ($170 and $119).

Hmm... Maybe it is worth my $500 to put everything back in stock form.

 

Well, if you take everything off, you can recoup some of your money by selling the parts to members here.

And btw, you won't need the camber kit for the A-Spec drop since the drop is very very mild.

 

Trading in an 04 for 06? Wouldn't that be a big hit on your wallet for a few extras features?

 

My is sell it yourself. We recently sold a Volvo rather than trade, initially I was sketched about it but we ended up selling it within 3 wks and for about $2,500 more than trade. I'm guessing the $500 you spend will, at best, be a push vs. trade-in value because they'll pork you either way. If it isn't the mods it will be something else.

My opinion, too, is that a TSX in good condition will fly out of your driveway as a sell-by-owner.

 

Especially with Comptech gear on it already.

 

Yep!

 

I agree either private sell it with the parts on it.....or swap to oem and reuse the parts you want to use on the '06

Then sell the comptech springs to me heh heh

 

He didn't install the stuff himself so I think his issue is having to pay someone to take the stuff out and return the car to stock! Otherwise it's a no brainer to keep the extras. If you have to pay someone to take the stuff off, you might as well just put that money in to brand new stuff. my

 

Here's the biggest bonus for me. I was negative $4K when I got into the car. Because the car retains it's value, I will actually (or maybe hoping) to be around $1500 ahead with a trade-in. That is of course if the dealership maintains the way how they do business with me. I mentioned earlier that they always gave me private sale value for my trade-in. I will soon find out if that would still be the case.

 

It's hard to believe the dealer can give you actual prive sale value for your trade-in. How are they gonna make $ off selling your traded-in '04? They must give you even the slightest knock on the trade-in; or they just jack the price tag on it when they turn it around to sell on their lot... they are in it to make $ You must leave them reasonable room to make some $ on the trade-in as well as your new '06

 

It's not impossible. I saw my local Acura dealer selling certified pre-owned TSX for at least a couple hundred higher than private sale value and making the deals work so given the TSX's popularity as of late, I can see it.

 

Wont you have to RE-BUY these parts again for the 06?? Just take them off.

 

Had a dog, and his name was BINGO. :dog:

 

That's true... guess the key is indeed that TSX is popular enough.

 

When I traded my TSX in, I left the neuspeed springs, the header, and the rear sway on. I didn't have time to take the stuff off. The dealership never said a word about it. I don't know if they knew or not. I had 62,000 miles on the car (2004)and they gave me payoff, which was about 20,000. The car is on their website for over 24,000.

 

let me know what your taking off....it will match my 04.