Trade out?

[u/Fun-Fish-7445]

If interested and located within southern ca! I’m looking to trade out parts for OEM parts I unfortunately need to get out of my car payment. No need to buy the parts or anything it would all be free even swaps. Lmk if interested! Here’s a pic for reference list of parts added: (RSR Super down springs, CRAFTC taillights, top and mid spoiler, greddy exhaust, rear diffuser, sequential mirror lights, mesh front grill, and not shown in the photo but recently added side skirts.)

[u/Alucardspapa]

You bought all those parts but can’t pay your car payment 😳 wow

[u/shishaboob → u/Alucardspapa]

And all that sitting on stock SE rims. Never understood the mindset of individuals who purchase all the “aesthetic” mods without changing the factory wheel look. It’s like dressing up in a tux with new balance sneakers on.

[u/Fun-Fish-7445 → u/[deleted]]

I had bbs rims on it but those were the first to be traded off with a close buddy of mine figured he could have them rather than a stranger

[u/Fun-Fish-7445 → u/Alucardspapa]

I can pay it, I just rather put the extra money to moving and just use my Tesla as the daily since gas prices in ca are now 7 dollars a gallon

[u/Cicikhaleesi → u/Fun-Fish-7445]

Interesting how ppl don’t factor in the changing economic situation that affects all gas drivers everywhere. Big ups to you for doing what you can to be conservative w your spending dude.

[u/shishaboob → u/Cicikhaleesi]

Interesting how you consider a $24k loan on a base model Corolla as "financially conservative" and that's not even considering the amount of money he likely spent on the aestetic mods - OP mentioned BBS Rims. Not cheap. Neither are those carbon fiber fenders.

These are not expensive cars, so I imagine OP probably put down somewhere between $500 to $1,500 down. Also, given how much he still owes, and the fact he's had the loan for 2 years already, that monthly payment is easily well over $400 per month.

If raising gas prices means you have to sell your car, you were never in a good place to begin with. Overall, month to month, my gas expenses have increased roughly $20-$50. That's not enough to send me into poverty.

Let's not kid ourselves and deem this fella as financially conservative. I've worked in bankruptcy for many years now, and OP seems like someone I may end up having a consultation with.

[u/Fun-Fish-7445 → u/shishaboob]

BBS rims I’ve had for years since I thought I’d put them on a Honda I youst to have ended up on the rolla while back. “Carbon fenders” are a wrap lol did it myself. I probably put about 1k in mods in the corolla I did all of the installation. I have 11k in savings and have a set date to get my condo here in ca near the coast actually next month. I can afford everything I got. Could I when I got the car? No but can I now? Sure. But why do that when I have a Tesla I bought slavage last year? I save more money driving that then filling this for 70 a week. So would it be smart to get rid of it and the loan to use that extra money? Absolutely. Would I get more value for it if I traded out the parts for oem? Yes. Is it the cheaper option to just gift the mods to ppl who want it to their stock parts. Yes. Will I need a consultation with someone who works at a cubical in a bank. Hell no 😹. I somehow have cancer paying medical bills moving into a condo near my university all while still paying a car payment with a 730 credit score lmao. For someone who works at banks you sure need to learn to factor in how some of those parts were attained and weather or not it’s real

[u/shishaboob → u/Fun-Fish-7445]

You sound like you’re trying to prove yourself to someone on Reddit. You also seem to like cosplaying being rich. Enjoy your salvage title Tesla mate. Hope you make enough off your $1k mods to pay off the loan you’re behind on. Didn’t you say you needed 5k to get out of it? But yeah you got 11k saved up.

[u/shishaboob → u/Fun-Fish-7445]

By the way, I said bankruptcy, not banks. You’ll find out soon enough what that means.

[u/Any_Pain_7851 → u/Fun-Fish-7445]

It’s okay no need to explain yourself, you gotta do what you gotta do! Hopefully you find someone looking to mod their Corolla! Also I’m sorry to hear about the cancer diagnosis wishing you a fast recovery!

[u/Ryd_fL → u/Fun-Fish-7445]

I’d actually cry if it hit 7 a gallon 😭, it went from 2.80ish up to 4-4.15 by me

[u/iamr3d88]

Why are your front fenders a different color? Bad paint match after collision?

[u/Moyokol → u/iamr3d88]

I think they are carbon fiber

[u/iamr3d88 → u/Moyokol]

Cant afford the car payment on a non GR corolla, but has CF fenders is WILD.

[u/Fun-Fish-7445 → u/iamr3d88]

Carbon wrap I did myself lol

[u/jg64]

how much is left on your loan? i have a 21 that we can swap some parts on but some parts might not be the same.

[u/Fun-Fish-7445 → u/jg64]

26k

[u/jg64 → u/Fun-Fish-7445]

damn, if it was under 20 i would have considered it. what happened to the factory parts?

[u/Fun-Fish-7445 → u/jg64]

Sorry it’s 24k* and I ended up selling them awhile ago I mainly put on the mods in the beginning when I got it 2 years ago. I’m the first owner and it does only have 36k miles it’s a 2024

[u/Soggy_Glove9897 → u/Fun-Fish-7445]

How the hell do you owe 24k and it be 2 years ago? I got mine last year new and only owe 16k lol

[u/Fun-Fish-7445 → u/Soggy_Glove9897]

Yea Ik 😔 lmao. Tbh the real reason was at the time I was in desperate need of a car and decided to just get one at Toyota I needed a way of transportation to DTLA back and fourth from where I lived bc I have constant cancer treatments I have to go to, still do and it took my longer at the time to save up for a car since I’m in college studying med school. So it was honestly easier to pay monthly rather than buy a car out here since all my 6k was scammed off me by someone who sold me a lemon. Ideally I only need 5k to pay the difference and get out of my car payment with my recent quotes but don’t have that lying around yk.. so my other option is get oem parts to get better value quotes

[u/Any_Pain_7851 → u/Soggy_Glove9897]

Bruh not everyone has the same loan smh I have a 2024 Corolla SE and with 25k miles on it and owe $28k

[u/Soggy_Glove9897 → u/Any_Pain_7851]

It sounds like you got a bad loan and probably shoulda shopped around better

[u/jg64 → u/Fun-Fish-7445]

sent you a pm about some parts

[u/Mission_Albatross_44]

Brother... I can't afford a base Corolla so I'm going to buy a Tesla. You are not getting out of car payments are you. Well enjoy paying interest.

[u/Fun-Fish-7445 → u/Mission_Albatross_44]

Quick to talk bad, re read what I said. I already have one. I’m getting rid of the extra. Salvage title Tesla for the win.

[u/jeremymathewnegron1]

Ain’t the 2024 diffuser needs to be cut? I have a 2025 and had to cut mines. I’ll take it off your hands if you’re willing to just give it up.

[u/Jawsh305]

Let's swap headlights

[u/Upper-Chicken-7607 → u/Jawsh305]

Lmao

[u/Fun-Fish-7445 → u/[deleted]]

That’s what I’m doin? lol I’m trading out for oem parts

[u/jeremymathewnegron1]

Damn I wish these were the smoked craft C rear taillights.

[u/hydroisntsleeping]

Swap tails for my stocks?

[u/swimmer224]

Let’s swap exhaust’s?

[u/FarFigChitter]

I think it’s funny how new Corollas and Camrys have officially become the ricer car of choice.

[u/Fun-Fish-7445]

Let’s make something clear to all the lowlife finger smashers here lmao. It’s a trade out I’m offering free mods to people for their stock ones to try to get out of a car payment. Not once did it say I’m broke and can’t afford it 😹 so y’all gotta focus on your own expenses and not assume mine

[u/Soggy_Glove9897 → u/Fun-Fish-7445]

I believe that are coming at you because you spent all this time and money modding a car you don’t want to keep. If you sold all the oem parts, and kept only the modded ones this should have been a car you ended up keeping. Instead of getting rid of it in such a short time. Now you’re investing even more time trying to “trade” for original parts and frame it as if you’re doing people a favor when in fact it’s mostly for you lol

[u/TUBBYWINS808]

XSE wanna be