sellin question

00StangV6 · 06-11-2007, 02:03 AM

i got the cats taken off my car and replaced them with strait pipe and a x-pipe. but wats gonna happen when i sell my car or trade it in, the check engine light is on. i know u could sell it to a person with no problem but will a dealership take it

67Sally · 06-11-2007, 08:52 AM

Depends on the dealership.

Chopper · 06-11-2007, 11:05 AM

Most regular purchasers would stay away from any car with a CEL lit up.The only way the majority of buyers will even consider a car with a defect staring them right in the face is a low enough price.
Even the crappiest dealers would be wary of taking on a car with a known defect as it would be hard to unload on the general public.In some states I'm sure it's illegal to sell a car with known emissions related problems.

If you are trying to sell the car you might want to get some MIL eliminators or turn the light off with a tuner before you show it to anybody.

00StangV6 · 06-11-2007, 11:09 AM

thats wat i was afraid of, im gonna sell it at the end of the yr and get either a GT or a Cobra so i dont really wanna spend 3 or 4 hundred on a tuner, not real sure how to or how hard MIL eliminators are to install.

Chopper · 06-11-2007, 11:20 AM

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ORIGINAL: 00StangV6

thats wat i was afraid of, im gonna sell it at the end of the yr and get either a GT or a Cobra so i dont really wanna spend 3 or 4 hundred on a tuner, not real sure how to or how hard MIL eliminators are to install.

They just plug into the wiring harness where the rear O-2 sensors plug in.Not a hard job at all.