quote:Originally posted by PanteraTurbo:
The first:
"If you wanted X car why didnt you buy X car?"
Second:
"Why would you go and destroy the value of the car?"
Third:
"Your modified car is bringing down the value of my original car."
Modified Pantera's are widely accepted if not more accepted then say Boss Mustangs or other cars for a couple reasons. First, numbers matching, options listed details means next to nothing with a Pantera where it means more with other cars. Second they were often modified from the begining to fix things or to further a design which was begging to be added on or built from. It many ways it was neat stock but also neat when built on. The question on value is really are the mods good or bad (taste). A beautifully well modded Pantera can often bring more then a stock Pantera of equal. There is a place for both.
As far as changing a car after it was purchased, what fun is buying someone elses dream? I may as well go out and buy a Corvette. GM has more design work in the cup holder than any car has from the 70's in it's entirety. I have no interest in buying a car someone else customized. I am interested in customizing things with my creative nature and vision. If you keep the car forever what does value have to do with any of it.
How could a well modified Pantera possibly bring down the price of a stock Pantera unless people find more value in the modified versions. In reality one more modified is one less stock which only drives up the stock prices. The demand for both has only gone up. They only made a limited number of these cars and the more these cars are seen and played with the more others want one stock or not.
In the end the mathematics of supply and demand rule the price. At the end of the day if you got what you want to play with, what else matters.
From a guy who put $35K in a $10k MGB; but who drives it all the time and will not sell it till I'm bed ridden.