To sell or not to sell ?

[Upperoilcan]

With a map on the car ?   Anyone have any experience of selling a car with a map on it ? Does having a map deter people from buying as opposed to a standard car ?


Your thoughts please gents.

[Phil1980]

I personally wouldn't buy a car that mentions its been mapped in the advert.  Most people want a standard car to then modify, some people won't be put off but I think the majority would IMO.

[Egbutt Wash]

One of the motoring weeklies had a two page feature on buying a mk5 GTI.  Their number one point was don't buy a remapped car.
I'll not be telling if I sell mine.

[Snooze]

Standard cars are easier to sell and you will get more money for them than a modified car.  Standard cars are more desirable because if your cars modified, people think it has been wragged and treated badly.

[Keano]

people think it has been wragged...

And rightly so! 

[AlanD]

Get the map removed and dont be a cvnt and not tell the new owner.

[Upperoilcan]

Get the map removed and dont be a cvnt and not tell the new owner.

 That's what i will do.VW cant remove the map,so to save me a long trip up north to where i had it done,can a VW specialist wipe it off ?

[AlanD]

I cant see why VW cant remove it and load a stock map. What was their reply when you asked them?

Any tuner worth their salt should be able to stick it back to standard.

[Wayne]

Better to sell it with a standard map.

[Upperoilcan]

I cant see why VW cant remove it and load a stock map. What was their reply when you asked them?

Yes Alan that's what i was told at my local dealership yesterday,i had the map done by R-Tech last year,and basically im trying to save myself a trip up to Leicstershire.

as i want the car to be standard spec when i come to sell it.