Would you devalue your Golf GTI by adding BBS?
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I know there is gonna be a few of you thats like "it's your car, do what you want with it" e.t.c. But one main point of keeping our cars in top condition is that we get the best value if we need to sell. I'm at a point in my life where i'll be settling down in a few years with a house/marriage/kids e.c.t. So for me I may need to use the value of the car to put towards funding all that. I love the car and I hopefully will never have to sell, but I also have another car restoration on the go and If I have to get rid of either car it'll have to be the golf.
I suppose the main question I'm asking you all is what would you rather buy. A standard GTI or a GTI with a BBS kit fitted?
Is anyone good with photoshop and fancies fitting a BBS kit to her so we can compare?
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Would you devalue your Golf GTI by adding BBS?
Have to agree it looks lovely so would not re-style it. I would focus money more on ensuring all bits and pieces in say the engine bay are looking lovely or suspension is great quality etc, this would make people pay top money if you HAVE to sell it.
Or get the snip, rent the future wife out and buy a garage with a house attached
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1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
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1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
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BBS were all the rage, and to me are a little bit pass'e.
To others it is a Selling point….
I can remember with love/hate when I totaled my blue one the Joy I felt as I was stripping it and could take the tear drops off of it and swap them over to the Green one so I could remove the after market wheels and get it back to stock.
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Apart from the fact you'd be paying more for something which I personally looks worse the kits can be used to cover up nasties on the bodywork,
I looked at a G60 arched big bumpered Mk2 years ago and it was rotten, possibly only held together by the kit itself.
Cabby kits can look good on a tin top but nothing is going to better the clean simple lines your car has now, it looks pretty bloody good to me
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1985 GTI cabriolet black edition (42k miles)
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2003 BMW 330d Manual Saloon Msport
1985 GTI cabriolet black edition (42k miles)
1999 Triumph Daytona 955i Post apocalyptic, rat, brat, scrambler, steam punk, cafe racer
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Current rides:
2003 BMW 330d Manual Saloon Msport
1985 GTI cabriolet black edition (42k miles)
1999 Triumph Daytona 955i Post apocalyptic, rat, brat, scrambler, steam punk, cafe racer
2003 BMW 330d Manual Saloon Msport
1985 GTI cabriolet black edition (42k miles)
1999 Triumph Daytona 955i Post apocalyptic, rat, brat, scrambler, steam punk, cafe racer
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WATERNAIR said
By the way, nice number plate, is that the original reg?
It is yes, not the first time I've been asked that question.
If anyone is looking for a BBS kit let me know
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