Monday, Sep 14, 2009 at 18:18
I agree with what Tenpounder said.
When looking to buy a 2nd-hand vehicle, the priority is on finding a good one. Part of this consideration may be an assessment of what sort of life the vehicle has had. If it has accessories you want, it's a bonus, but a pending engine/gearbox/etc. overhaul or rebuild will potentially cost you more than most accessories, not to mention the inconveniences if such a need arises halfway through your trip.
When dealers assess vehicles for trade-in value, they are primarily concerned with the year of manufacture and the odometer reading - the condition of the vehicle is a secondary consideration (if at all) followed distantly by the fitment of any accessories.
To regain the most potential, you would be best to remove the accessories and sell them all separately to people looking for those specific accessories for that particular vehicle - might not be too hard if it's a current common vehicle like Landcruiser or Patrol, but you'll have a very select market if it's an early Holden Frontera for instance. Either way, you risk a long, drawn-out process of dealing with many potentially interested buyers of various things (and maybe a number of "tyre kickers"), or worse: being left with half the accessories that no one wants (worst case, you may even have to pay for disposal!).
Face it, cars are not good investments, and car accessories are even worse!
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