I feel ya. I polished my borla stingers to a point that some would consider overkill...but I wouldn't expect to get $1200 back for it, ON TOP of the VALUE of the exhaust...and even if he has $1200 into the cosmetics of the exhaust...I think he's factoring in the $1200 polishing job in the $3000 price also.
A $500 mac exhaust is a $500 mac exhaust. A $5600 whipple is still a $5600 whipple. And a $5 cheeseburger is still a $5 cheeseburger. Doesn't matter what you've done to it...
We spend money on our cars KNOWING we will not gain equity out of them, 0r get the exact same back that we spent.
I say keep the exhaust.
You know how you'll see terminators that have $60k+ into them including the purchase of the car selling for $26k???
It's a risk. We assume it. It's absurd that he spent that much on polishing. It's even more absurd to expect the same back ON TOP of the VALUE of an unboxed exhaust.
Assume the risk when it come to modifying...and move on. I could get ARH headers and mid pipe, a magnum transmission, or a used blower for the price he is selling that for...
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