Dutchman Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Talking with a few friends about my upcoming respray on my supra, and a few of them seem to think that painting it a non oem colour will affect the value drastically. Not tjat im thinking of selling it ever but always crosses your head if you know what i mean, Do you guys agree or is this just non supra owners causing s**t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navtrd Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 If you ain't planning on selling it paint it which ever colour your happy with if someone wants a 100% original supra then it will matter to them but then everything has to be original stock engine alloys tyres etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdale Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Value? Maybe a bit. More if you have a particularly desirable OEM colour. Saleability? Definitely. Less people are going to want to buy it. Even less people depending on how "out there" the colour is. I've seen a nice non OEM (Lamborghini?) grey. "Grigio Avalon"? Which looked really good and wouldn't put me off. However if you're going bright green or some such I think a lot of buyers would steer clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 I'm wanting to go midnight purple 3 as I've not seen any supras in that colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) I hope not though mine far from stock so im not fussed lol Think it just depends on the buyer if they want a original car. If they do want a completely stock car with good original paint there looking at a big price tag anyway so I would not worry about it personally Edited February 16, 2017 by mplavery (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Moving from an OE colour will reduce the appeal of any car. Moving from a VIN colour to another OE colour will reduce the appeal of any car. Anything that limits the appeal has the potential to reduce the cars value but if someone else just love Purple and is looking to buy at the time you are looking to sell then switching from say a OE silver to a custom Purple could be a wise investment. Midnight Purple 3 is going to be a love or hate it option. Really comes down to do you see the car as your car or as an investment. If the latter stay with the original OE colour as an investment is only realised when you sell the asset and the OE colour will have the widest appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Depends what colour it is to start with, how original your car is, and how well the job is done. If you're not going to pull the engine and windows etc out, don't do a colour change, it will look cheap. But painting a silver car with some modifications a classy colour like midnight purple, properly, will probably make the car more desirable, and may therefore be worth a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 It would be a lot cheaper to get it resprayed the standard gunmetal grey, about five times the price getting it midnight purple 3 haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc92 Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 I think it depends on the car and buyer. Personally I'd even consider paying more for a non-factory purple or blue supra over a silver one but I'm sure you'll have a subset of people who are collectors and want everything on the VIN plate to match everything in the car. Especially with TT6s and UK cars as they become rarer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Don't worry about the colour go with what you like. I would agree that a less exotic colour would increase you future sales base, but frankly who cares about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share Posted February 16, 2017 Thanks guys think I'll go with the midnight purple 3 like I was planning, it is a TT6 so it might hurt it's value even more but I don't plan on ever getting rid of it so as most of you say who cares haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 More important imo is how well the job is done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Have you priced up midnight purple 3 btw? It is extremely expensive paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Have you priced up midnight purple 3 btw? It is extremely expensive paint. I know it's jolly expensive that's why I said in an earlier post it would be a lot cheaper to get it done the original colour, and my friend does high end cars and the work I've seen have been impressive so I'm happy to let him do it, if it goes wrong he has to do it again simple as haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I know it's jolly expensive that's why I said in an earlier post it would be a lot cheaper to get it done the original colour, and my friend does high end cars and the work I've seen have been impressive so I'm happy to let him do it, if it goes wrong he has to do it again simple as haha I could of done a cheaper alternative to the yellow I wanted as the Liquid yellow was expensive but I didn't want to just settle for something else or close to what I wanted just so to save a few ££ If you have a colour you really want it in then go for that colour, if you choose an alternative you may regret it and its a lot of money to part with just to settle for something you kinda didn't want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 As long as it aint candy pink then I dont think it will matter too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR24 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Personally I think the OEM colours are better. Especially gunmetal! IMO non standard colours do devalue the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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