Sss A Collectors Item?

[1 Fast SS]

I'm debating weather to paint my truck two tone or not. I heard that the SSS might be in demand, but not sure. Some of you guys that work at the dealerships might no more. Would adding things to the exterior to the truck bring the value down? Or would keeping the SSS in stock form be a plus? My truck is garage kept, extremely clean and only has 15k on it, so I was wondering if painting would drop the value of it. What's your opinions?

Terry

[mcmahan]

idk man thats hard to say. i want to two tone mine also so i guess this would be good for me to keep up with too.. nice post.

[12'SROCK]

anything but stock for any collectors car/truck brings the value down

[1 Fast SS]

I really love this two tone paint job. It's a bad ass paint job!! If fact, it's one our members sig. I'm thinking of painting it just like this, except for the stripe. I might make the stripe alittle different. Just worried about losing value down the road.

 

[6.0vortech]

That would look mean ass hell go for it!

[pimp ss]

I say go for it if you like it who really cares what other people think I don't think it will be a collector car look at the 454 SS they aren't worth much make the truck the way you like it and that paint job is bad ass

[fast_ass_truck]

yea im with mike on this one but as far as my opinoin also i want my truck two tone also and i dont really care if it brings the value down becuase im the first and last owner of the truck as along as the truck looks good and runs even better then im very happy with it

[JF-03-SS]

IMO I don't believe it will ever be a big collecter item, sorry. Paint it and enjoy it.

[yttaf]

for craps & giggles I took mine to a dealer to get a trade in price & they only wanted to give me $11,500 trade in on an 03 with my mods & only 58,000 miles. Said I could get a little more if it was stock.

[SSPOSSE]

for craps & giggles I took mine to a dealer to get a trade in price & they only wanted to give me $11,500 trade in on an 03 with my mods & only 58,000 miles. Said I could get a little more if it was stock.

 

 

Corey your such a liar, you did not take it in for sh@# and giggles, you wanted to trade in for an Aveo LT and they wanted you pay more to get in the little SH@# box, so you got pissed and left burning your tires off !! lololol

[1 Fast SS]

Yeah, I guess your right. I'm the first and last owner too, but you just never know if something really nice comes out of production.

[pimp ss]

Hell Chevrolet can't even get off there ass and produce the camaro so I'd say it is safe to say nothing sweet is coming out any time soon we already have the sweetest thing Chevy offers

[misterp]

If the paint job is tasteful it will not bring down the value of the truck; but it won't add any value either.

 

These trucks are NOT investments. Even if they become 'collectible' 40+ years from now you will never get the money out of it. If 'investment' was ever an initial consideration you should have taken the $30K-40K purchase price of the truck and have put it in REAL investment vehicles for the same 40+ years and then you'd be able to buy a dozen such trucks.

 

I recently went through the same dilema with my '70 Firebird - restore it stock or go wild... I decided to stick to my heart and make it "mine" because even though the value of it will climb from here on out it'll never be worth enough to even cover the costs of restoration. So wild it is

 

Mr. P.

[yttaf]

Corey your such a liar, you did not take it in for sh@# and giggles, you wanted to trade in for an Aveo LT and they wanted you pay more to get in the little SH@# box, so you got pissed and left burning your tires off !! lololol

hahah yeah I wanted the new G8 GT in blue, but with that trade in price it won't be happening for me...

[Fireman31]

That would look mean ass hell go for it!

agreed, go for it Terry!