I worked real hard and got $28.5 trade in for my base 09 R/T. Of course I had a custom paint job, and I took it to a dealership that at least had some amount of appreciation for it. I paid $28.5 new, spent about $5k on mods (flames, wheels, Cervini Ram air.. few other things), and traded for $28.5.. So, I lost the 5K in mods, but made out okay overall. Without the mods, no doubt I would have probably ended up at $23K or so.. maybe more if I worked it hard. Dealers don't put any "stock" in mods... In fact, some will try to use that as an excuse to low ball ya
That was last July