Yeah I was going to say. Depends on who paints your car and how deep your pockets are.

I had a 91' Stealth RT/TT that was faded oxidized red. Paid a good shop 15 years ago that I still goto today for body work to re-paint it black. They even took the engine/trans out and painted the frame.

Only way you could tell it was red was behind some of the interior trim pieces. The quality was so good when clean it literally looked like a mirror at night. 5x better than factory. Wasn't cheap though it was $5k at the time.

Over the years they've painted and replaced panels on other cars. You can't even tell it was fixed.


As for value your car was already re-painted so that does affect it. For value purposes if you care its best to re-paint the car it came from the factory with. It's also ALOT cheaper to paint a car the same color.

 

If you're interested in resale value, any repaint is considered a negative. Since it's already been repainted....you've already taken that hit. Go wild.

 

I think the best responses are here, which are that it was already repainted. So color should not matter other than what color a specific buyer likes, but that goes the same for factory colors anyways. Now, if you painted it "titty nipple pink" with brown racing stripes that may severely limit who would buy it, but there would always be that one person

 

I feel like sometimes we're in here pretending that we're talking about vintage Ferrari's. We're not, just to be clear! Unless you have an extremely low mile example of an S2000, as in collector grade, we're talking about a $15,000-$20,000 car depending...you're not going to take an "investment hit". If the paint is done good, you shouldn't even know that it was repainted. A bad paint job will affect resale value and is worse than flaking, peeling, cracking paint that may be worn from the factory. Leaving major things unpainted...door jams, under the hood and trunk lid, engine bays WILL impact resale value if you're changing the color, so much so that the vehicle may be hard to sell unless you're taking a major hit.

Again, as it's been pointed out, the car has already been repainted, so in this case none of this matters...EXCEPT...the portion about a quality paint job and mismatched engine bay. If there are two identical cars in every way sitting side by side for $15,000 and I have yours or the other guys to choose from...I'm choosing the other guys because the paint in the engine bay matches. Just keep that in mind, that's going to matter to A LOT of people on the resale market. Get it out of your head that you're "never selling" your S2000. You are! I hate when people say that, although I don't believe it was you in this thread, it's just an excuse to make whatever potentially bad decision they're going to make because...hey, I'm never selling it anyways!! Life changes, needs change, tastes change. I'm on my 3rd S2000...the other 2 I was "never selling" in my 20's and early 30's. I have no plans to sell this one as it's finally the one I've been looking for...but you never know what will happen.

Do your paint right and it won't impact the value of your car.

 

That quality paint job means a total restoration. Everything removed and the bare bones repainted. Expensive but great final product.

 

I think not having the engine bay painted (worse if you go with anything but the factory color. I'm assuming the engine bay is still silver) will detract from the overall value if you decide to sell it. You can paint it any color you want, but all painted areas should be the same color. Also, I think choosing a car color based on what might make you more money in the future is a big no bueno. Paint it what you want.

Sounds like you are repainting the car yourself. What kind of paint system are you using?

 

For sure. Gotta spend the money to do it right. I remember the first time I really looked close at a full restoration paint job done by someone who knew their stuff, and man is there is a difference from a "regular old" factory paint job!!!

 

It was already repainted so doing it again isn't going to do anything. Might help if it is a better quality paint job.

FYI Imola Orange is one of the most expensive paint colors and hard to get right. Beautiful color though.

 

Thanks for all the responses. I have read all of them and I am thinking about either painting it silver like it was from the factory, or painting it white (BTW, the interior is black). I would sand off the grey paint before starting. yes, yes, yes, I will strip almost everything from the car. It will be an overkill paint job. I am even thinking about doing the engine bay now, but its a heck of a job. Most people remove everything except for ABS pump, and engine. Most people remove the AC condenser, but I do not have a refrigerant recovery machine. Might wait for AC or clutch to break, or try dropping the subframe onto a dolly and .. . . well, you get the idea.

Would a generic white look pretty close to the s2000 white?

 

Yah, I know this is your forever car, but why not save yourself the big money it will cost you to do it right, and put it towards the purchase of a car that is a color you like, and doesn't need a makeover?