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Another Color Change Question..., Looking from a new angle, considering other changes. |
aggiezig |
Mar 6 2017, 11:48 PM
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Porsche Wannabe Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: 13-January 16 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 19,557 Region Association: Southern California |
I'm looking at the color change dilemma from another angle, considering all of the non-original changes I have already made to my car, and hoping for some 914World feedback. I know the common consensus is that a color change car will always lose value compared to an original color - there's plenty of threads on that. But I also buy the argument that a bare-metal color change can help to negate that loss.
Here's the thing, the original Malaga Red my car came in is a pretty color, but I'm not just "in love" with it. I'm putting all of this effort into the restoration of my teener, and when I'm done, I want it to be noticed and scream 70's sports car. Plus, when I walk out and see it in the garage, I want to be blown away. If I could pick any color that I wanted, it'd probably be L50E, Adriatic Blue. (Of course, this is not a 1975 color.) The other side of this story is that my 914 will be no means be a concourse car anyways. I have remove the side warts, shaved the antenna hole, backdated the bumpers, upped the engine to 2056 (and removed fuel injection), will paint the sail panels, plan on using an aftermarket wiring harness, and will be trying to add some small custom touches to the interior. So here's my question - with all of the changes I have already made, is the originality value already negated? In other words, will a color change be the straw that broke the camel's back? I'm not building this car to sell, but I also don't want to want a color mismatch to be a fatal flaw if I ever need to sell my car. |
Tom_T |
Mar 7 2017, 11:21 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,320 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
PS Aggiezig -
If it helps your decision making any, then you could try to contact Hagerty or Hemmings or an Appraiser of classic Porsches (preferably with 914 experience) to give you a professional's opinion of what the value difference would be, but this would probably come in the form of a range of percentages, which is really more useful since 914 value are rising. It will be X% of $YY,YYYs today, & more $Y's in future years - assuming the trend continues. But it still comes down to what makes you most comfortable & happiest in spending your money & time on your resto, not anyone else's opinions. PSS - The value difference holds for DD, weekender or CW cars of any make, but the more use, the more dings/chips & wear collected, which will affect any classic/collectable cars' base value, to which the original vs. color change paint value equation applies - with lesser difference on an original color, vs. some other color, & more for a really "out there" color choice. Market factors are not a matter of whether one is a driver or show person for the % differential, only on how much wear-n-tear will go on the car, so consider that too. Here is a link to the Hagerty Values tool - make sure to read the descriptions/definitions of their condition levels, to know what each color/condition curve really means. https://www.hagerty.com/valuationtools (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
jesse7flying |
Mar 7 2017, 11:32 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 134 Joined: 9-August 16 From: Burleson,TX Member No.: 20,281 Region Association: None |
PS Aggiezig - If it helps your decision making any, then you could try to contact Hagerty or Hemmings or an Appraiser of classic Porsches (preferably with 914 experience) to give you a professional's opinion of what the value difference would be, but this would probably come in the form of a range of percentages, which is really more useful since 914 value are rising. It will be X% of $YY,YYYs today, & more $Y's in future years - assuming the trend continues. But it still comes down to what makes you most comfortable & happiest in spending your money & time on your resto, not anyone else's opinions. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// +1 to the color change. My new to me '71 1.7 got color changed from blue to some weird shade of yellow at some point and while I like yellow, this particular shade left me cold. I'm planning of repainting to a correct 914 shade of yellow once the the rust is taken care of, although even at that point, it will not be correct for the MY year of my car. It will however, be a shade that pleases ME and that's what's important, isn't it (lol). |
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