I am considering installing a new antenna in my vehicle and roof-mounting it.
Of course, I'll need to make a hole in the roof, so the other day when at my local dealership I asked them what affect that might have on the vehicles value at trade-in/selling time. Their response was that it would lessen the value of the vehicle by $500-$600.
This seems a bit steep for one hole in the roof (whether it's plugged or the antenna gets ultimately sold along with the vehicle).
Is this estimate anwhere near accurate? What kind of depreciation (if any) should one really expect when selling/buying a used vehicle which has had a roof-mounted object?
mla
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In a previous article, abelson@operators.its.rpi.edu (Mike Abelson) says:
>I am considering installing a new antenna in my vehicle and roof-mounting it.
>
>Of course, I'll need to make a hole in the roof, so the other day when at my local dealership I asked them what affect that might have on the vehicles value at trade-in/selling time. Their response was that it would lessen the value of the vehicle by $50
>0-$600.
>
>This seems a bit steep for one hole in the roof (whether it's plugged or the antenna gets ultimately sold along with the vehicle).
>
>Is this estimate anwhere near accurate? What kind of depreciation (if any) should one really expect when selling/buying a used vehicle which has had a roof-mounted object?
>
>mla
>
I have put roof mounted antennas on my last 3 cars. When the cars were sold,
no one even seemed to notice the hole plug (I would suggest removing the
antenna before selling it). If you want the best VHF or UHF performance,
that is where the antenna should be. If, on the other hand, resale value
is the issue, I suggest that you go with a through-the-glass antenna so that
