Orange S2... affect value?

[matt_c]

Hi all.
I thinking of painting my S2 in orange.
Would this affect resale value all else being equal, or should I stick with gun metal grey with black strips?
Cheers!

[Davey S1]

Unless you are going to have it done properly (i.e completely stripped, sprayed and then reassembled which will cost £££££££) I wouldnt bother.

Cheaper to sell yours then buy one which is already orange

[matt_c]

I have it stripped at the moment... 200bhp engine rebuild nearing completion, and other work needed, meaning to paint it will require very little prep work by me...

[anonymous-user]

The 200bhp, if it's a K series, is as much likely to affect resale as the colour. Righly or wrongly they have a reputation for going pop and people seem to be cautious about buying them.

[jasandjules]

Firstly, you will have to explain to everyone why it has changed colour from the Log Book i.e. no honest, it wasn't nicked.

And secondly, orange will be quite a rare colour, not to everyones tastes and so IMO may make it harder to sell.

As above, sell it, buy an orange one.

[MJK 24]

You send off to the DVLA and they update the colour no questions asked.

I searched in vain for an Orange S2 and couldn't find one! Don't think it would harm resale by too much at all. Just stick to Lotus colours - Lava, Chrome etc...

[boggy]

Your the Daddy,

Love the Colour Paint it now! who care's about re-sale value when your smiling all over your face better still paint in bright Green (Krypton)

Sorry about that outburst everyone love bright colour's I'm afraid

Boggy

[jasandjules]

MJK 24 said:

You send off to the DVLA and they update the colour no questions asked.

Has this recently changed as my BiL tried to do this years ago and they refused.

[anonymous-user]

jasandjules said:

Has this recently changed as my BiL tried to do this years ago and they refused.

What grounds did they give for refusing?

You've a nice get out clause for speeding now: "Can't be my car in that speed camera photo, as you well know from the DVLA database it's red not green."

[Davey S1]

boggy said:

Sorry about that outburst everyone love bright colour's I'm afraid Boggy

We had noticed mate

[boggy]

Davey S1 said:

boggy said: Sorry about that outburst everyone love bright colour's I'm afraid Boggy We had noticed mate

Yay ! I love it

LOL

Boggy

[jasandjules]

sharm said:

What grounds did they give for refusing?

On the grounds that as it hadn't been in any accident or anything that would require a respray, the spray was purely cosmetic, but the original colour should be noted on the logbook.. This was maybe 10 years ago now.. Sadly the car was sold long ago.

[MJK 24]

jasandjules said:

sharm said: What grounds did they give for refusing? On the grounds that as it hadn't been in any accident or anything that would require a respray, the spray was purely cosmetic, but the original colour should be noted on the logbook.. This was maybe 10 years ago now.. Sadly the car was sold long ago.

I don't think this should be a problem for any vehicle. Parents own a haulage company and when trucks are repainted different colours it's never a problem to update the log book. We boought a Fiesta Van (white) from the Police a runabout for the yard and painted it red and updated logbook for that no probs too.

Can't comment on 10 years ago though - I was busy in school!