| Author | Message | ||
| Kds (Kds)
Member Username: Kds Post Number: 357 Registered: 5-2003 |
FWIW..... Red may be more saleable as it appeals to a larger clientele base......but that means prospective purchasers have more cars to look at also......whereas yellow brings more money and faster money IMHO. The rest of them are a mixed bag. Buy what you like. | ||
| Spasso (Djparks)
Member Username: Djparks Post Number: 686 Registered: 2-2003 |
Kevin, I can relate to the bees and bugs being attracted to the yellow. Gnats love it too.! Still like the color though. | ||
| BobD (Bobd)
Intermediate Member Username: Bobd Post Number: 1590 Registered: 3-2001 |
The color/resale issue has been brought up here several times before. I still believe that with the newer cars, "Mandatory-Red" is not as important as it once was. The newer cars look great in "non-Rosso". When I bought my 328 five years ago, I asked one of the "experts" his thoughts about color and resale. He said the following color combos would sell the fastest and bring the most money (in this order): Red/Tan Red/Black Black/Tan or Black All others Back then it applied to the 328/308. But I'm not sure it applies at all anymore. I really like some of the other colors on the 328/308. And as I mentioned above, "non-Rosso" looks great on the newer cars. | ||
| Alan Leach (Speedy308)
Member Username: Speedy308 Post Number: 298 Registered: 12-2002 |
I have a white/white combo on my Anniversary Trans Am. It shows every crack in the paint and the interior has a few colored popsicle handprints from the kids. It was pretty when new. I agree with the yellow comment, as that's the color of my 308GTB. I'm thinking of a different color on my next Ferrari as well. I think the only solution would be to have five different colors so you could mix it up during the week. I think Swatch has a city car in Europe with changable body panels, that might be a good fix. | ||
| Joseph (Mojo)
Member Username: Mojo Post Number: 370 Registered: 9-2002 |
They will all sell for the same price, its just that red will sell the fastest. | ||
| dave handa (Davehanda)
Intermediate Member Username: Davehanda Post Number: 2096 Registered: 5-2001 |
Rick, There is a white/white Lambo Countach here in Seattle..."the horror....the horror.." The entire interior was covered in bath towels to keep from damaging/staining/marking the leather...might as well have clear vinyl slip covers made! Very 80's looking... | ||
| rick ramage (720)
Junior Member Username: 720 Post Number: 108 Registered: 7-2003 |
just got back from the ferrari factory. i saw with my own eyes a white on white 360 modena being built. i'm speechless. it's been a week now and i'm still not sleeping well... | ||
| Thomas I (Wax)
Member Username: Wax Post Number: 621 Registered: 7-2003 |
Norm's 7:51 pm post makes a valid point about silver. Other than that, the advice of those who say "get what you like" just can't be beat. | ||
| Vince (Manatee)
Member Username: Manatee Post Number: 385 Registered: 6-2002 |
Buy the colour you like. You're the one who has to look at it every time you open the garage door. Imagine what your thoughts will be if you were at a car show and saw the car in the color you originally wanted - you'll be second guessing yourself every day. I think a well kept car in an 'off' colour will sell better than a red car in a not-so-nice condition. Buy what you really want and enjoy it  | ||
| Kevin Deal (Tube_guy)
Junior Member Username: Tube_guy Post Number: 72 Registered: 5-2003 |
As long as you don't do sonething whacky get what pleases you. Whacky on a 360 would be white. Outside of that...also think about how it goes in daily life. I had a yellow 355 which was such a fun color...but drew TOO much attention, from people as well as bees/bugs landing on it looking for pollen. I can't do bright colors on a Ferrari again. The "wanna drag" at every stoplight got to me. I have silver/black and love it. The silver with the bluish hue is nice too (grigio allow?). If I had my own to "build" it would be silver/blue with blue top, dash, steering wheel. And shields so it is not so monocromatic. No doubt red flips the fastest. | ||
| Robin Overcash (Robin)
Member Username: Robin Post Number: 286 Registered: 1-2003 |
I've been wondering about the opposite effect of the not-as-popular colors. Most people think the 'off' colors should sell for less... but if a buyer is specifically looking for a hard to find color, couldn't the seller get a premium price for it? The car might be harder to sell, but given the lack of choices for buyers, it seems logical that they'd have better resale value. Or maybe I'm just overanalyzing.. who knows. -R | ||
| Norm (32storm)
Junior Member Username: 32storm Post Number: 77 Registered: 5-2003 |
Personally, I love the blues. The silvers are only good when new, or kept in like new condition. Too many silver cars get that flat look over time. Also in the event of an unfortunate incident, silver is the worse color to match. Seperates the men from the boys in the paint business. Depending on how long you plan on keeping the car "resale red" is always a safe bet. Personally, I love black, but black is definitely either a love it, or hate it choice. | ||
| martin j weiner,M.D. (Mw575)
Intermediate Member Username: Mw575 Post Number: 1255 Registered: 5-2001 |
It seems to me there are always buyers for every color.Many first time F buyers will probably go for red/tan thus this combo will have more potential buyers out there,thus this combo may go quicker but not at any premium. Bottom line-buy the color that you love. | ||
| wayne skiles (Bad_tt)
Junior Member Username: Bad_tt Post Number: 132 Registered: 8-2002 |
Preferential colors are what they are someones' individual likes or dislikes.The LEAST objectionable color is the standard Ferrari red. There are always buyers who Hate yellow hate white etc but few if any hate Red on a Ferrari.IMHO if you pick a "hot" model you can market any reasonable color combo.If it is a less popular model, I would stick with the tried and true color red/tan red/black. | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 393 Registered: 2-2003 |
Scott not sure actually about this, but I do know that when my dad was looking for his 355 he wanted blue and he had to settle for black because noone even semi close had one for sale. I don't know why blue is always so hard to find in f-cars I think it is one of the better colors no matter what shade you go with. Buy what makes u happy. Erik | ||
| Scott DeGhetto (Scott63)
Junior Member Username: Scott63 Post Number: 185 Registered: 4-2003 |
I have been looking at 360's for a while now. My 355 is red/tan, but I want something different this time. I prefer silver, titanium, TDF blue, Nart blue or Grigio Alloy. Actually I think I like the Grigio Alloy the best. Do you think that any of these colors hurt the resale value as well as the overall speed at which you can sell the car? |