2014 V6 Brake Upgrade and More
Mach 1 Member
Joined: June 27, 2011
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From: Houston, TX
This is a lease, right?
Step one is to limit what you spend your money on. There is zero need to modify it in any way that will 1) void the warranty and 2) cause issues when you turn in the lease. Significant suspension modifications will need to be removed before turning in the vehicle, and you will not get any significant amount of return back on those parts.
With that in mind, tires alone will give you the same performance upgrade as wheels and tires...unless you're throwing down for real quality lightweight wheels (which are very expensive). Cheap LW wheels just break way too easily. 17" summer tires will be a HUGE improvement over the stock all seasons. Not only will they grip better, but the sidewall will be much stiffer then stock and lateral grip will improve tremendously.
You are obviously free to do what you choose, but it seems absurd to blow a lot of money on parts that will need to be removed after a couple years, and will have little to no resale value.
Step one is to limit what you spend your money on. There is zero need to modify it in any way that will 1) void the warranty and 2) cause issues when you turn in the lease. Significant suspension modifications will need to be removed before turning in the vehicle, and you will not get any significant amount of return back on those parts.
With that in mind, tires alone will give you the same performance upgrade as wheels and tires...unless you're throwing down for real quality lightweight wheels (which are very expensive). Cheap LW wheels just break way too easily. 17" summer tires will be a HUGE improvement over the stock all seasons. Not only will they grip better, but the sidewall will be much stiffer then stock and lateral grip will improve tremendously.
You are obviously free to do what you choose, but it seems absurd to blow a lot of money on parts that will need to be removed after a couple years, and will have little to no resale value.
Even if you are 100% now I still would not do anything that voids your warranty or big ticket items you will have to remove before trade in. You don't want to be stuck with a repair bill on top of the cost of mods. The other thing is...you say your positive you love the car now, but let me tell you from experience....things can change. Say you test drive a friends, or a slightly used GT on a lot a couple years from now. You may not feel quite the same
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I know someone who 'leased' a pick up truck. He took care of it because he wanted to buy it at the end of his lease. Took it back to the dealer at the end of his lease, dealer told him to come back in 3 days. He went back to the dealer in 3 days, truck had already been auctioned and sold to someone 2 states away 
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Just save your modification money in a bank account. If everything works out, you'll be ready to start fixing it up the way you want it
.Just save your modification money in a bank account. If everything works out, you'll be ready to start fixing it up the way you want it
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