UNFORTUNATELY

[Dave Haddon]

Unfortunately how life suddenly smacks you upside the head and sucks!. I wish I lived in an area where there was a big market for over the top modded Ram Crew Cabs like mine. But here in Saskatchewan Canada, the market for such a vehicle like mine is probably minimal. Doing some planning to provide for the future. I am considering..kinda cornered into thinking of selling my Warlock. But after all the show mods, mostly exterior, I am torn as I know i will not get my expected value. I'm thinking with the over $20K in mods there won't be much interest in Canada.
I wonder if i took it down to the USA and left it at a friends in Tacoma if that would be a solution? I am wondering if a 2021 Ram Crew Cab 4x4 with 70K km would be of interest but who knows.

You guys have any suggestions?
I do not want to put this on the For Sale section yet until I get some connfirmation on this medical issue. Jury is still out so to speak..but i have almost crashed and burned once!

Just banging out a thought to see if there are any ideas out there of what a fella could look into doing that I have not thought of.
Thanks..hope I have not violated any rules, if so moderator can advise or relocate please.

 

[mtnrider]

Vehicle market is no different here, you are going to take a bath on a truck like that no matter where you go. "Mods" are a losing proposition financially (especially over the top mods), do it because you enjoy it and write it off as entertainment. I would much rather have a unmolested truck then a highly modified one any day. Your market segment is Extremely small and you will get pennies on the $ for the mods.

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[Treburkulosis]

First off I am sorry about your medical condition. Second you might have better luck over here, but no one is really buying anything. The mods I doubt you would ever see even a fraction of that back. I know the guy I got my Camaro from had roughly 25-30k just in the engine, trans, suspension, etc. He sold it for what the car was worth stock. Mods tend to hurt the resell value.

 

[KKBB]

Unfortunately how life suddenly smacks you upside the head and sucks!. I wish I lived in an area where there was a big market for over the top modded Ram Crew Cabs like mine. But here in Saskatchewan Canada, the market for such a vehicle like mine is probably minimal. Doing some planning to provide for the future. I am considering..kinda cornered into thinking of selling my Warlock. But after all the show mods, mostly exterior, I am torn as I know i will not get my expected value. I'm thinking with the over $20K in mods there won't be much interest in Canada.
I wonder if i took it down to the USA and left it at a friends in Tacoma if that would be a solution? I am wondering if a 2021 Ram Crew Cab 4x4 with 70K km would be of interest but who knows.

You guys have any suggestions?
I do not want to put this on the For Sale section yet until I get some connfirmation on this medical issue. Jury is still out so to speak..but i have almost crashed and burned once!

Just banging out a thought to see if there are any ideas out there of what a fella could look into doing that I have not thought of.
Thanks..hope I have not violated any rules, if so moderator can advise or relocate please.

Boy, I know how life can smack ya in the face unexpectedly...a year ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. If ya want, send me some pics of your truck...how much you want for it and some details about it. I am looking at getting my son something and if it is something he likes and the price is good, we could maybe work out something.

 

[CanuckRam1313]

I'm feeling you on this, but health is the most important.

If you must sell it; suggest to remove as many mods as possible and put it back to as stock as possible, and sell the mods separately.

Sell the truck for what you can. As said already here, mods hurt a vehicles resale.

I've got $10K+ in audio, security, GPS tracking, and camera system upgrades in my truck now that I had all removed my my previous 19'. All these mods are maybe 2-years old currently.

The Dealership offered my $2K extra on my trade in to keep them all in. Yeah, right!!!
I paid the shop that installed it all $1,500 all in to remove it all, turn my old truck back to stock, and then reinstall it in my new truck.

Hope you get it sorted to your satisfaction, and more so that health is on the good side for you/your family.

 

[Dave Haddon]

Thanks to all the quick responses. yep I kindbut that is the kinda buyer i am looking for. Canadian dollar is on 2/3rds of US so a good buy I'm thinking.a figured as you all have mentioned mods mean nothing to the average joe. Certainly not going to sell it back to the dealership. I will send some pics and a list to KKBB..That's the kinda buyer I would pass my WARLOCK on to..someone who can appreciate not just a Ram 1500 but a piece of beauty..to my eye "old school" I guess. Ahh well guess I will let the cards play out and see where medical and sale info goes.
Cheers and thanks everyone

 

[rzr6-4]

The way mine is modded an adult would probly think it is over the top, but as I am a man child, I have a similar monkey brain to high schoolers and college students. When I plan to sell, that will be my target audience as some of them may like my mods. IDK what you plan on selling yours for, if you have a $50k usd truck then obviously that won't apply. Mine will be $10k if I'm lucky when the time comes so it might still be in some of their price range.

Edit: My hand made bumper is the most significant mod I added. There is a very high chance I put the factory one back on and sell it separately.

 

[mikeru]

Unfortunately how life suddenly smacks you upside the head and sucks!. I wish I lived in an area where there was a big market for over the top modded Ram Crew Cabs like mine. But here in Saskatchewan Canada, the market for such a vehicle like mine is probably minimal. Doing some planning to provide for the future. I am considering..kinda cornered into thinking of selling my Warlock. But after all the show mods, mostly exterior, I am torn as I know i will not get my expected value. I'm thinking with the over $20K in mods there won't be much interest in Canada.
I wonder if i took it down to the USA and left it at a friends in Tacoma if that would be a solution? I am wondering if a 2021 Ram Crew Cab 4x4 with 70K km would be of interest but who knows.

You guys have any suggestions?
I do not want to put this on the For Sale section yet until I get some connfirmation on this medical issue. Jury is still out so to speak..but i have almost crashed and burned once!

Just banging out a thought to see if there are any ideas out there of what a fella could look into doing that I have not thought of.
Thanks..hope I have not violated any rules, if so moderator can advise or relocate please.

First off, I'm sorry to hear you're going through health issues, Dave. As I get older I've come to realize just how important good health and time are. I never thought I'd say that younger people have no appreciation of how fortunate they are to have both. I swear that's my father talking LOL. I hope this turns out to be more of a minor short term thing for you and you're able to keep your truck!

I've seen many of your appearance mods. They're well done but would require the right buyer to appreciate them fully. What else have you done besides appearance mods?

 

[Dave Haddon]

Thanks rzr..kinda what I thought it would be a select market of people.

 

[Dave Haddon]

Hey Mikeru on your note just a Vararam CAI ,catch can. Flowmaster custom Y pipe,vice skid plate resonators removed 5 inch Black exhaust tips.. was thinking ofARH LT’s as suggested by Wild One…may not get to the later.. tons of lights, stereo speaker upgrades.. tons of sound deadener..like $3000 worth.. dumb me!

 

[mikeru]

Yeah that's a good amount of upgrades. I usually get bit by that since I rarely keep vehicles more than 3 years and I love to upgrade stuff LOL. But for me it's worth it because I get to enjoy those upgrades while I own the vehicle. Although I usually try and remove anything that will transfer over to the vehicle that it's being replaced with.

 

[Dave Haddon]

Likewise but this one is my last. Told my sweetheart that when I bought it 3 yrs ago. So if I don’t use it she would rather it not be around.
Gotta see how it all plays out.. maybe she will get a minivan for the dogs.. ohh the embarrassment.. lol!

 

[jvbuttex]

from what i see moded trucks are like fixed up fancy specialty houses... it narrows the buyers market. You never really get back out the big $$$ you put it. You do get the looks from people, but never get your money back. my son tricked out a Tacoma few years back. Just happened to sell it to a friend, didn't get all his money out, but did get top dollar for it.

 

[Marshall]

Sorry I have no ideas for resale, I have not been to the last couple auto show in Saskatoon,
would be a ways away next year, but I see displays with for sale signs on them, I don't know if you had ever entered one or not . My brother has done a couple few years back with a truck and I think one of his cars.

All the best to you and hope things turn out OK.
We have a Honda CRV, and it's almost a minivan, but it's not , and we use it way more as she has a problem with the height of the step on my truck. I am still a truck guy.

Take care of yourself.

 

[JW2 Innovations]

Hi @Dave Haddon , sorry to hear about your health situation. All my cars I've sold myself I've put up on Craigslist and had good luck. I think they charge $5 now to do so. Different market, but sold my Wrangler at a good price with some mods by listing all of them out in the Ad. Took a few weeks but new owner drove 2.5 hours to me to buy it with cash. Didn't re coup it all, but felt like a good price to me using kbb and searches I did online for pricing it to begin with. Another thing I did was include all oem parts I had kept If they wanted to go back stock on anything. And got space back in the garage too! Keep us up to date as you've always been a great part of this forum and always appreciated. Thoughts are with you. Take care!

 

[Pikeville904]

Kojak, I have no idea what health problems have come to visit, but I will give you a thought...Many years ago, I had a major MI, and barely survived. I, at the time had a project car that I really wanted to fix up and make a show car out of it. When I got to come back home, one of the things I decided was that there was no way I could complete the build, and sold the car. Several years later I had/have remorse for 'turning it loose'... Don't underestimate yourself. If you have even a thought that you can come back from the problem, then DON'T GIVE UP...keep on keepin on.!

 

[Dave Haddon]

Thanks for the encouragement and kind words guys. This Fragile Glass bone syndrome or whatever it is Nasty but I have a really good surgeon. The kinda that gives you confidence.. no BS he says I will be in for a rough go having to do both .. but so fortunate I asked for another ray when the pain got to be 24/7..then they found no blood supply to the hips. Anyway I will keep WARLOCK until the last moment unless someone comes along that will look after him like I do… cheers Big Knife next Monday @ 1100 hrs

 

[KKBB]

Thanks for the encouragement and kind words guys. This Fragile Glass bone syndrome or whatever it is Nasty but I have a really good surgeon. The kinda that gives you confidence.. no BS he says I will be in for a rough go having to do both .. but so fortunate I asked for another ray when the pain got to be 24/7..then they found no blood supply to the hips. Anyway I will keep WARLOCK until the last moment unless someone comes along that will look after him like I do… cheers Big Knife next Monday @ 1100 hrs

I will be hoping and praying for the best possible outcome for you!!!! Good luck!!!

 

[G-Ride990]

Thanks for the encouragement and kind words guys. This Fragile Glass bone syndrome or whatever it is Nasty but I have a really good surgeon. The kinda that gives you confidence.. no BS he says I will be in for a rough go having to do both .. but so fortunate I asked for another ray when the pain got to be 24/7..then they found no blood supply to the hips. Anyway I will keep WARLOCK until the last moment unless someone comes along that will look after him like I do… cheers Big Knife next Monday @ 1100 hrs

Best of luck with the surgery! We'll be thinking about you, let us know how it goes when you can

 

[RamDiver]

Thanks for the encouragement and kind words guys. This Fragile Glass bone syndrome or whatever it is Nasty but I have a really good surgeon. The kinda that gives you confidence.. no BS he says I will be in for a rough go having to do both .. but so fortunate I asked for another ray when the pain got to be 24/7..then they found no blood supply to the hips. Anyway I will keep WARLOCK until the last moment unless someone comes along that will look after him like I do… cheers Big Knife next Monday @ 1100 hrs

We will be sending positive vibes Dave.

Please keep us posted when you feel up to it.

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