Why does a car's price decrease after upgrades?
I bought a Zentorno, for ~750k and I have upgraded it for around a couple of hundred thousand, and yet it's sell prize at Los Santos Customs is only 529k?!
Why has this happened? It makes no sense.
Best Answer
It doesn't decrease after upgrades, per se, but it always loses half its value from whatever you do. For instance: if you purchase a Zentorno for $750,000 and take it STRAIGHT to Los Santos Customs you will only be able to sell it for half of its purchased value ($375,000).
If you then add a spoiler for $1000, and level 1 suspension for $2000, you will have increased your cars value by $1500 despite spending $3000 on it. Your car will now be worth $376,500).
However, because you can only have one spoiler, and one suspension, along with one of everything else, if you further upgrade your car with level 4 suspension which costs you $10,000, your car will now be worth $380,500. Even though you spent $10,000, because you replaced the suspension on your car, you no longer get the $1000 from the level 1 suspension.
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