 914/6 - changing the colour from original, Effect on value? |
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| cal914 |
 Feb 9 2016, 01:35 PM
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We have recently bought a matching numbers 914/6 and it needs some restoration work including a bare metal re-spray. It is (original) Alaska [edit: should have said Adriatic blue] Blue and we are not keen on that colour. Our favourite colour is Signal Orange.
We will be keeping the car once restored and driving it and showing it, for the foreseeable. We would be interested to hear views on the effect on value in changing the colour. Thanks Kate/Brian |
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| JeffBowlsby |
Feb 9 2016, 03:18 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper Group: Members Posts: 8,907 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None 
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Collectors in the market for an investment car will be a 100% loss for you because they will rarely even consider a color change car. As these cars become more valuable, by changing the color or anything from factory specs, you immediately lose a segment of the potential buyer pool that values such details as a matter of quality, and when you do find a potential buyer, they will expect a value reduction. Either way you lose.
PS Adriatic Blue is one of, if not THE most desirable and sought after 914 colors. |
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| SirAndy |
Feb 9 2016, 05:01 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,205 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Jeff Bowlsby @ Feb 9 2016, 01:18 PM)  Collectors in the market for an investment car will be a 100% loss for you because they will rarely even consider a color change car. As these cars become more valuable, by changing the color or anything from factory specs, you immediately lose a segment of the potential buyer pool that values such details as a matter of quality, and when you do find a potential buyer, they will expect a value reduction. Either way you lose. PS Adriatic Blue is one of, if not THE most desirable and sought after 914 colors. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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cal914 914/6 - changing the colour from original Feb 9 2016, 01:35 PM
Tom_T Kate & Brian,
I've struggled with the sam... Feb 9 2016, 02:32 PM
cal914 "Also - Alaska Blue was not a 1970 nor 1971 c... Feb 9 2016, 03:10 PM stevegm
We have recently bought a matching numbers 914/6 ... Feb 9 2016, 02:41 PM 7TPorsh A few years back changing the color was no big dea... Feb 9 2016, 02:50 PM Ferg I would hazard a guess at about 20%
Many collecto... Feb 9 2016, 02:53 PM rick 918-S
I would hazard a guess at about 20%
Many collect... Feb 9 2016, 03:00 PM rgalla9146
I would hazard a guess at about 20%
Many collec... Feb 9 2016, 10:04 PM rgalla9146
I would hazard a guess at about 20%
Many collec... Feb 9 2016, 10:05 PM ConeDodger :agree:
And further, the 914 blue colors are gre... Feb 9 2016, 02:59 PM johnhora A start would be to deduct the cost of a professio... Feb 9 2016, 03:04 PM Mark Henry Few questions...
Are you willing to take a hit on... Feb 9 2016, 03:06 PM jor Please enjoy this decision -- this is the kind of ... Feb 9 2016, 03:41 PM johnhora If this is the correct Adriatic Blue....it's a... Feb 9 2016, 03:58 PM Cairo94507 Blah blah blah...... yeah, you are going to take a... Feb 9 2016, 04:03 PM 396
Blah blah blah...... yeah, you are going to take ... Feb 9 2016, 04:43 PM Larmo63 Funny, Adriatic Blue is the best color on a stock ... Feb 9 2016, 05:16 PM bigkensteele
Funny, Adriatic Blue is the best color on a stock... Feb 9 2016, 05:28 PM Tom_T http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/p914.... Feb 9 2016, 05:26 PM thomasotten Being one who has changed the color of his car, I ... Feb 9 2016, 05:28 PM siverson :agree:
IMO, Adriatic Blue is one of the best co... Feb 9 2016, 05:54 PM sixnotfour if its not the COA color ,,its not numbers matchin... Feb 9 2016, 06:01 PM Tom_T So Kate & Brian - I'm assuming it may be a... Feb 9 2016, 06:11 PM Larmo63 DO NOT change that color!!!!!... Feb 9 2016, 10:20 PM boxsterfan Adriatic Blue is one of the best colors. It will h... Feb 9 2016, 10:26 PM gereed75 do not change the color!!! For all th... Feb 10 2016, 07:51 AM Cairo94507 For some of us, time is one of the issues. To kee... Feb 10 2016, 08:04 AM Tom_T With only perhaps half or maybe 70-75% of the 3333... Feb 10 2016, 09:16 AM Mark Henry You know there is another option, paint your 914 t... Feb 10 2016, 10:17 AM Tom_T
You know there is another option, paint your 914 ... Feb 10 2016, 11:03 AM daytona My self I prefer to repaint in the original color.... Feb 10 2016, 12:08 PM Cairo94507 Yeah....so I never implied that other sixes that w... Feb 10 2016, 11:01 PM Tom_T
Yeah....so I never implied that other sixes that ... Feb 11 2016, 12:19 AM mountainroads
We have recently bought a matching numbers 914/6 ... Feb 11 2016, 12:13 PM Mark Henry Likely the best answer is if it's a real six k... Feb 11 2016, 02:32 PM Tom_T
How do the colour purists stand on the subject of... Feb 11 2016, 08:13 PM scotty b The other thing no one has asked/mentioned yet is ... Feb 11 2016, 03:36 PM Tom_T
.... nor am I a CW zealot when looking at or tal... Feb 11 2016, 08:14 PM Mark Henry
.... nor am I a CW zealot when looking at or ta... Feb 11 2016, 10:38 PM gandalf_025 In a word........... Yes
A color change will... Feb 11 2016, 03:52 PM Cairo94507 Definitely! Feb 11 2016, 10:27 PM |
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