They put a ton of money in it? Ive seen two highly modded cars sold as soon as the modding was done with. What gives?

 

People modify one car until they're happy then move onto the next and do the same. It happens..

Me personally though, I'd never do that. Even if I were to sell my car, I'd either part it out first or at least sell it to someone in the Max brotherhood that I know will take care of it.

 

I think they should keep it.. This goes with any car you modify and put a lot of time in because youll never half of what you put into it..

 

Unless you find a sucker that'll buy it full price lol.

 

Maybe they're modding their car so they can sell it to the right person that will appreciate their time?

 

To mod a car and sell it is very stupid I've always kept cars I've modded till they got totaled etc. Even after modding a car if I wanted another one I'll just go get another car or part it out and sell it but selling a modded car is just as dumb as buying a modded car.

 

ive put thousands into my maxima but now that I'm looking to make power and a good overall track car, the maxima will never compete. I would get blown away by even stock s2000's. I say that because I've driven my friends ap1 stock s2k and it blows away my modded maxima in all aspects. With that said I'm going to try to trade my car for something better, something hopefully rwd, 6speed, and with a good aftermarket.

cliff notes: ive reached a dead end

 

Some ppl get bored with their cars and want a new challenge. I had a friend once who only kept a car for 2 or three yrs. Me personally I tend to get attached to mine and keep them for a long time. This max is here for the long haul just like my 69 Cougar.

 

wow. This thread is dumb. Some of the replies are even dumber.

 

Is that your car in the pic thats being modded?

 

 

Yes.






no homo

 

And to total a modded car is not completely retarded? At least selling a modded car means making some money back. C'mon Noob. WTF are you thinking?

The bottom line is this. Modding is like *****e$. You pimp them out the way you want them until you get tired of them and then get rid of them. Personally, I have bigger fish to fry than my 2002 Maxima SE. It was fun while it lasted, but I had to move on. Ask others in the forum and they will tell you the same thing.

 

And BTW, the modding is never over with. There are always new things to accomplish, no matter how small they may seem.

EDIT:

And I was tired of a FWD and Maximas handle like total crap.

 

Look at Rochester for instance

 

Honestly I think we all start with maximas because they're not too expensive and they're reliable, but with that said they are far from a good performing car, even when extensively modded!

I mean $2000 in my maxima would get me what, some headers, y pipe, fuel management and a tune all to get what, 20 or 30 whp!? Put that 2 grand in an evo or srt4 neon or eclipse or wrx or s2000 even a civic and you'll have MUCH better gains.

Not to mention our cars handle like ****, and I have damn near every suspension mod one can do. If you think maximas handle good, go test drive a stock evo or s2k and then you'll see how your modded maxima stacks up in the real world.

So when it comes down to it our car's aren't cost effective to make power in, they handle like crap....so at the end of the day you have a fat, slow, fwd saloon.

Don't get me wrong I love my maxima, and it has been great to me, but there are better cars out there.

 

The same question could be applied to people who buy a car new, drive it for two or three years, and then sell it for half of what they paid. Happens all the time.

People drive cars a lot and get bored with them easily. They happen to be terrible investments. It's a bad combination and it leads to this cycle happening over and over again.

People get tired of them and want something new so they get rid of them and move on.

 

FWD kind of hampers performance the quicker you go. I can see getting to a point with mods and realizing you want to go faster than FWD reliably allows.

 

Most of our cars are worth between 4 and 7 grand. If modding is your hobby and you just enjoy doing it, who cares? You could spend the money and buy a horse or a boat and you will still find other stuff to spend money on for the boat or horse.

As mentioned above, cars are a depreciating asset and it is rare to get your money back out of them. Especially performance mods, they will usually make you lose even more money than just normal depreciation. Who wants to buy a used car that has been running at the track? No thanks...

That being said, if performance is your goal you can mod the hell out of a Max and still have a slow Japanese sedan. Save your money and buy a bimmer or even a 350 or 370Z if go-fast is all you care about. Subarus and Evos are good choices to go fast (but crap cars to drive normally).

OTOH, even my M3 buyers who are performance-driven are frustrated with how little they can actually use the 414hp. Just gets you in trouble more often...

 

I bought my Maxima because for the price, it was the quickest family car available. I've done a few minor mods, may do more because my car has long since been paid for. But if I want a really quick car again like my Chevelle was, it won't be the Maxima, just not enough potential in it. Then I have to decide whether or not to sell my Maxima or keep it and have the fast car as a weekend toy.

 

Happened to me. I put thousands of dollars and was a test subject for Cattman on many products. I maxed out the potential for the max N/A. I was idle on the max and couldnt do anything else.... but that stupid mod bug keeps at ya!

SO I wanted to start working with F/I
I got a G37 (still in nissan family) and got the supercharger for it. It was and still is fun.

 

That's not what I meant, I meant I kept the car till the wheels fell of ya dig

Obviously I wouldn't total it on purpose.

 

You should see the 100,000 plus dollars people put into rods and customs we sell. (Tjsamericanhotrods.com) Divorces, life, women, kids, they can all get in the way.

 

We grow up, get tired of driving a $8000 car with $20k worth of mods to it...part it out, and move on to bigger and better things.

I realize this is a max forum, but you have to realize the maxima isnt a GREAT car. Don't get me wrong, they are nice cars that make decent power, but there's such nicer cars out there that could are more luxurious and make the maxima seem like a go-cart in the power/handling department.

 

It's a great value.

Oh, and it's paid for.
No car payments FTW.

Would I rather have an M3? Sure.
Do I want mortgage-sized payments on a depreciating asset? Not so much.

 

Yup no car payments = money for mods or other things even if it is on a maxima.

 

Personally, I've grown attached to my car. I realize it isn't a Lex or Benz AMG nor do I ever want it to be but the amount of time and not to mention money that has gone into the max has taught me a lot about it, inside & out. When I do buy another car (probaly within in the next 2 years) Mizz Maxine will still be around, driven by one of my younger brothers.

 

uppet:
Modding a car isnt a investment, its a hobby. If you expect to get back what you put in your a tard that will own slow maximas forever

For me the max was my first car and i got attached to it but as you get older you realize that there are better cars to mod that have a fun factor on a whole different level than a maxima can provide. Live and you learn

 

You're 20.

 

It's the process not the product. The fun part is "building" the car.

 

This.

You do what you set out to do to the car, and then you either enjoy it a while longer, or you sell it (or part out then sell). It's how it is. The goals have been met. Most people get bored when you can't really work on it much, other than regular maintenance, because a lot of the thrill is in adding new stuff and seeing how the car changes after. At least, that's how most people I know have been.

 

Then at some point, to get more out of the car, you have to spend way too much. Once you get all the usual bolt-ons for the engine and suspension, to get gains you have to do cam changes, turbo, s/c or nitrous to get more power which tend to make the car less reliable and even harder to put the power through the front wheels. At that point, you might as well get something RWD that has an engine/chassis more geared towards outright performance.

However, if the usual bolt-ons give you the level of power you can live with day to day on a car that is most likely paid for, why not?

 

Because that's how some people are.Once the project is done, they're done.

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I like improving my Maxima with bolt-ons, exhaust, brakes, suspension etc. I know my Maxima is not going to out handle a Corvette or beat it in a straight line either. My Maxima is a little different than the other guys and that is good enough for me.

 

Maybe they are just interested in another car I personally probebly won't sell mines as the problems I go through with it now gives it sentimental values to me.... however there is a million aand 1 reasons to change cars so I don't get the curiosity

 

very simple answer my good man.


1. mod it
2. beat the **** out of it
3. no one wants to drive a beat car
4. sell it to someone who doesn't know its beat
5. PROFIT

 

There's no profit involved in this procedure. It's quite the opposite.

 

Education

but you are correct

 

THIS