[epbrown]

Ah, a subject much in my thoughts lately, since the Rolls is going in for new paint - Polar Silver Metallic, baby! - at the beginning of the March (when the SC comes out of storage).

In addition to Jack's comments, if you read the collector car mags, lately everyone's big on patina. They want the car to be completely original, and yet look unused. If the buyer sees himself as a collector (which I've been accused of, but don't see it - I've just got two old cars I drive all the time), then he's going to hate having the car repainted.

If the person's a driver and Porsche enthusiast, I don't think he'll care if the car has been repainted or modded, as long as he and the previous owner have similar philosophical leanings, like concourse nut, DE fan, and so on.

Emanuel