# My Cost Analysis of FAIL **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [December 11, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-cost-analysis-of-fail/130192 "2009-12-11T17:44:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 25
**Author:** ![Polar\_s13](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/polar_s13/32/5572_2.png) [@Polar\_s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Polar_s13)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-cost-analysis-of-fail/130192/25 "2009-12-12T09:09:40Z")
> [@Evo doing 180mph](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-doing-180mph/25229/6): > > there are benefits. > > modded cars can always be parted out or sold and if done semi-properly they never depreciated down to $0 unless you have stupid paint and body kits etc. > > as an example, my cars may not sell for my asking price but if i took a low ball and partially parted i would still get in the $20k range depsite having $50k+ invested… but thats for 2 cars over 5+ years… > > show me a $50k car new that performs like a boosted 240, doesnt requrie any investment over the same time horizon and is still work $20k 5-6 years later??? > > any car like that will keep depreciating… ours are already fully depreciated. > > sort of like how a buddy of mine had his wife trade her 06 cobalt for a 03 mazda tribute with higher mileage… the cobalt will keep losing value until $1,000. the Tribute will bottom out at $4,000 or so… so while the values may not be the same now, they corss each other and the SUV holds better. > > Neither of my cars will ever get to a point where i can’t get $10k for each if i want to part them out… but if i went and got a g35 coupe for $20k now it will be $14k in 24 months…and $9k in 48 months… > > if you’re losing out that badly its because you are not keeping them long enough… or you are not building a car worth keeping long enough Soooo fucking true… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-cost-analysis-of-fail/130192)._