Keep the car...after the first time you have to lay the Harley down (and hope you didn't get hurt) you'll be begging to be surrounded by a steel cocoon...

I've had three friends who all got the bike bug, and all crashed within 6 months. One is lucky to be alive, but is crippled for life.

 

Highly modified cars fall well outside anything that the Kelly Blue Book can begin to estimate the price on.

You need to do an independent evaluation of the market for similar cars posted for sale to determine where yours falls...and expect to have to wait for just the right buyer who wants a car with the mods you have done.

 

I don't buy the everyone gets in crashes myth. If you are properly trained, ie..going through the safety course, and not being taught by your neighbor and not driving like a maniac, I don't see myself ever crashing it. Road experience isn't lost, just cause you go from a car to a bike. I know many guys that have been riding for decades and have never been in an accident. Young kids getting bikes are going to get in accidents whether they are in a car or on a bike.

When I first started driving, I was in an accident every week. Literally. I haven't been in an accident in over 20 years, cause you gain driving and road experience. You see things you never saw before.

 

All of my friends had to lay them down because of the drivers of other cars that cut them off..either not paying attention/talking on the phone/texting/stereo too loud, etc.

They were also convinced of their invincibility, but forgot about the other jerks on the road... (I out grew my Kawasaki 750 way back in the late 70's)

 

ya, you have to watch out for people. I agree. But there are little things they teach you how to do. I know people are *******s and always you off. But I expect from them. so i'm never surprised when they do. Certain things you ca do, like getting a led light and having your head light on during the day so people can see you. Never driving directly to the side of them. I'd fear them just changing lanes without knowing i'm there. So id always wanna be either in front of them or behind, but never to the side. And speed bikes are, i think more dangerous cause of their speed, a harley is more for cruising.

 

Some days I wish I were driving an M-1 Abrams tank to work with all the idiots I encounter..:wink3:

 

A motorcycle is by design a dangerous piece of machinery. There is zero protection for the operator and equally zero protection from other drivers.

It doesn't matter how skilled you are, the road is unpredictable and the vehicle offers no protection when things go bad.

Nothing will ever change that equation.

 

The problem with being highly modified is the very limited audience for it. A dealer doesn't give two shits about all those mods so you can't trade it either. They are likely to offer lower due to the mods. Add to that that the interested audience typically doesn't have the money to spend on it anyway and you will see that your car is somewhat of a white elephant. If you decide to sell, remove all mods and sell them separately. Even wheels if you still have the originals to put back on. Then sell the car for 20% back of KBB listed price. I suspect you could get close to 50% of new price for the mods by themselves.

 

Your car is worth what someone else is willing to pay for it. The money you have invested won't matter much.

My advice would be to list it online (craigslist or wherever) for what you want and see how many replies you get. If you get none decrease the price, if you get bombarded increase it.

You should be able to figure out quickly what it's worth.

And most likely it will be less than what you think. A lot less.

I found this out when I sold my 2010 SRT8.

EDIT: No idea where you live but there isn't a snowball's chance in hell I would ever ride a motorcycle here where I live.

 

Oh no, the motorcycle is only for spring/summer/early fall. never in the snow or rain. I have a daily driver. I live in a small suburb outside of Boston.

So you recommend Craigslist? Are there any sites that have mostly modified cars. I'm just curious to what others have sold similar type cars for with similar mods.. I can provide exactly where I had every single mod put on also, if needed. I have their emblem on my rare bumper. autoteknix in new bedford MA

 

I don't recommend anything. I live in Canada. Up here we have a free classified site something like Craiglist and also a free site for cars only called Auto-Trader.

I listed my SRT8 on both since they are both free.

Found out very quickly no one wanted to pay me anything close to what I wanted for the car; it was very frustrating and I almost just kept it.

Ended up selling it to a member of this forum.

 

It's always best to determine approximate value and market before you list your car for sale.

I would start by a search of "All Craigslist" for a 2007 Super Bee link this:

https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=00873....1ac.1.25.partner..0.11.999.KpJhxQT8Sko#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=2007 superbee&gsc.sort=

Dig through the listings and note the asking prices and locations where the cars are offered. The asking prices will give you a range where you might consider listing your own car at.

Just as important are the locations. If you find clusters of ads for one region, that may be where these cars are more desirable and often traded. If possible list your car in those locations nearest to you.

Beyond that, what's already mentioned applies. You will not recover the cost of your mods. And the mods may actually scare many buyers away. Many folks remove and sell their mods before selling their cars. As a general rule, dealer and factory add-ons add value. Aftermarket add-ons often take away from value unless you can sell directly to another car enthusiast.

 

Put it on eBay, auction style, with a high reserve. You'll quickly find out what anyone is willing to pay. If the reserve is high enough, it won't sell, so your actually getting a free appraisal. The only fee involved will be for the number of photos of the car you include. You get like 24 photos for a package fee of $2.00 which is pretty inexpensive for an appraisal.