You will not understand because you never looked outside the box

 

Thanks for your opinion. The shop said expected life age of wrap is from 5 to 7 years. I am not sure what you wrap you have in the ND maita but I will be using 3M product. Which is supposed to be one of the best in class.

 

Allow me to refresh your memory "Even though I will never sell as I just got it but I am wondering if wrapping a car will generally devalue the car...". So, with that in mind, do you understand how this is conflicting? Why do you care about the value if you will never sell it? The value only matters to you, wise one.

 

Not sure which one they used. The car was originally built by 949 racing and was wrapped right after they bought it new. My co-driver bought the car from them in 2018. I assume they used a quality material with the money they put into the rest of the car. So 5-7 years sounds about right from looking at this one. A lot of the car still looks pretty good (for a wrap, still does not look at good as paint of course) but the hood is showing more of its age.

 

Eh...I think his whole outlook is that he takes pride in owning things that are worth something.

The not being able to enjoy the car unless its spotless...I recognize the definition of his issue...I just don't understand the thought process.

BUT that inability to understand a "me" problem. And since I don't own his car...its actually not a problem for me at all. I'll just go on living my life.

My only point of objection was...wrap doesn't look as good as paint. So...I think that may bug him too.

And...its not like wrap just doesn't get dirty. So...a car wrapped in whatever colour is still gonna get dirty when he drives it...

Wrapping the car doesn't seem well thought out unless he's just looking for a visual change. But that wasn't mentioned as a goal.

Again...I'll just go on living my life. But it was worth at least trying to discuss, in the spirit of automotive brotherhood.

 

I will state from my own experience that I actually never was overly fond of yellow cars. I bought my S2k because I knew the guy, it came along at the right time, etc. The color grew on me quickly and now I love it. I also get tons of compliments on it as well.

In terms of dirty ... maybe I am not the best to chime in there but mine tends to be covered in brake dust from the last track day for some amount of time. I wash it and it comes right back because of the pads I run. I still get tons of compliments on it. And many appreciate that the car looks as if it is used on a track vs just sitting around being washed and waxed, so no everyone cares about how clean the car is

Black is hard to keep looking clean. I have a dark blue car that looks dirty about a day after washing. I still love the color, but yeah, dark colors tend to show dust a lot.

But in any case, the wrap never looks as good as a painted car and I think tends to gather dust faster than a well waxed paint job. Or at least it seems that way. They are great for a car that is going to be autox'd or tracked a lot and already has nice paint though I guess, since it protects the paint during that type of use and you can always remove it later and have nice, barely touched paint.

 

I wouldn’t recommend a wrap. They’re always distinguishable from paint and can get pricey.

also always the risk of them peeling paint/clear upon removal.

Also, generally worth less too. I wouldn’t buy a vinyl wrapped car...though there are surely some who would in any s2000 facebook marketplace group.

You need to chill out or log off man.

 

Imma clean this up.
I love my black S2000 and plan on keeping it and I don't want to devalue it.
Anything that you do to the car, altering original body panels such as rolling fenders, adding mods, even driving it devalues it monetarily
I enjoy some mods to my S2000 but they are all reversible and I still have all the original parts should I need to restore it back to it's original state. However just the fact that I drive the car and turned screws on it has diminished it in value.
The most valued car in collector world is one that was bought and stayed in a garage all it's life under the original wrap from the factory.
The most valued vehicle in my world is one that I enjoy driving and puts a smile on my face every time I take it out.
I respect my S2000 for it's original beauty and form and function and I try not to deviate too far from that. And when I go to a collector car meet even though I'm in the spectator parking lot my car is judged for that and I always get compliments and inquiries as to it's availability for sale.

 

I know two guys on here that have in my opinion the ugliest S2000s there is. They've done numerous crazy DIY body alterations and engine swaps and they race these beasts. Their cars are worth $h^t at a collector car show but the smile on their faces when I see them pull up at meets is always priceless. I can only hope to get as much joy from my car as they get from theirs. So the value you get is where you place it and is only valuable if it makes you happy.

 

Ok, we're really getting off base here. Things aren't all or nothing.

You can prioritize the value of using and enjoying your car your way, and still give some consideration to its monetary market value. Its not like one completely precludes the other.

You can also even plan to keep your car forever, AND YET STILL GIVE CONSIDERATION to its market value.

I think that is what a smart person would do, but I wouldn't know. Plans can change. Life can force that on you, or maybe you just change your mind. A wise person prepares for such contingencies.

There can be a balance between enjoying your car your way, yet keeping an eye on what is happening to its monetary value.

I don't think its fair to criticize someone for that.