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Hmm, does debadging reduce resale value?

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Old 08-06-2004, 08:01 AM
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Hmm, does debadging reduce resale value?
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New badges are cheap. I don't see why it would.
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sorry, but this has to be a joke right? *holds breath for answer, closes eyes and crosses fingers*
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no, really. i heard it somewhere else before.
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the badges are like $10
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If you're truly losing sleep, save them and stick them back on when the time comes
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Default Re: to me it raises a red flag that the car may have been hit, Same as if the badges are in the....

Wrong place.

It makes me look more closely at everything. Most buyer outside of this forum don't understand the alure to debadge. In fact must.....Add badges.

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you can sneakily sell 1.8 as a 3.0.
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if you are selling to someone who is mentally handicapped maybe......
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uhhh...they can pop the hood and tell, or see the aluminum trim around the window


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