When I walked into the dealership in May of 21 to buy my first (and hopefully my last) Super Duty, the lot was empty except for a 2017 F250 Lariat with a lift, big tires and aftermarket wheels, a tonneau and a pink sticker covering the back windshield that said "Drag Princess." I knew I wasn't going to touch that thing, but for kicks, I inquired about it when sitting down at his desk and getting ready to order my truck. It had 112K miles and they wanted $58,800 for it! I laughed and we continued on with my order.

Personally, I would rather buy a new vehicle rather than a used vehicle. Used vehicles are still going for the price of a new vehicle, but the catch there is that you will have to wait for it. Buying new off the lot is something I will probably never do again as they are marked up with no discounts, or is just not what I want.

Saying that, it would be hard for me to buy one with certain mods... lifted and big tires are something that would push me away. A heavy duty bumper, probably not so much, depending on how the rest of the truck looked. As far as lights, and grill and such, that would kind of depend on which ones were used. If OE I would probably be good with those too. Same for the wheels. Overall, I have just had less than great experiences buying used cars in the past and have decided that buying new with a full warranty is something that we prefer now... If we were to go back to precovid times when the used market was more reasonable, and if the truck was clean, with good maintenance records and wasn't really moded, I may feel a little different.

 

All depends on the next buyer, regardless of the mod. I doubt there is one mod that 100% of people would be ok with. Good luck.

 

This person isn't doing any crazy custom body mods, they're painting the chrome trim black and changing bumpers on a 2017 6.2 truck. Assuming they prep it right, use a decent paint and put on quality bumpers, it isn't isn't gonna have any real effect on the resale cost or buyer pool in 2-3 years. I guarantee you alot of used dealers are doing the same thing to make worn out SDs look better, we were doing it 20+ years ago when I working in a shop flipping OBS trucks. After market bumpers, a rattle can of flat black and a little rubbing compound is a cheap makeover for just about anything.

 

That is funny. The MSRP on my truck was $54,200 (or so) After trade, taxes and A/D/Z/X plan discount I was out the door at $47,500, Most of my "mods" are not mods at all, but accessories, aside from the hitch and the tonneau none were over $100.

 

I don't know about most mods but if you put steps in the bed behind the cab, the value tanks.

 

Steps in the bed? Don't think I've seen that one before

 

2017 F-250 here totally stock. Visual mods include tonneau cover, Husky mud flaps and rear wheel well liners. Yes I would think those 3 mods would slightly increase the value because most people expect them on a truck.

 

 

I agree, if it was during COVID that was why. That is not the NORM. I traded in my 2018 Jeep Wrangler with heavy mods and they basically gave me onlye 1100 more for everything. That was front replacement bumper, Warn ZEON winch, Rancho Lift, Roof Rack, Aftermarket Tires, etc. All that and they only wanted to give me an extra 11.

During COvid I sold my Tacoma to a dealer and they gave me 6k extra. I sold a truck for 41k that I bought for under 35k. I added tires, roof rack, camper shell, air bags, etc.

 

Never ever expect to get back money spent on mods. Buy a $50K truck, dump $11K into mods, and it is still a $50K truck. IOW mod it if you plan to keep it, but not if you are going to flip it in a year or two.