[Sportstick]

Originally Posted by Kiwi

Red interior is too much and looks dirty quick. Stay with black and be able to sell the car quick with a good price

This is a personal choice, but to me, there isn't a resale offer in the world worth the extra heat and closed-in, smaller-feeling result of a black interior in any car.

[Cyberdemon]

Buying a car based on what you think will resell later is pointless. I've got 40k on my CR interior and it looks as good as the day I got it and have gotten tons of complements.

I've sold a lot of cars and including my bright yellow Corvette and have never heard a seller say "well...I like the car but since it's yellow I'll only give you $5k for it".

If a potential buyer doesn't like a cars color they won't contact you. Plenty of people who buy sporty cars prefer sporty colors, not the usual black and silver that makes up 95% of the auto industry.

[chaswyck1]

Originally Posted by Cyberdemon

Buying a car based on what you think will resell later is pointless. I've got 40k on my CR interior and it looks as good as the day I got it and have gotten tons of complements.

I've sold a lot of cars and including my bright yellow Corvette and have never heard a seller say "well...I like the car but since it's yellow I'll only give you $5k for it".

If a potential buyer doesn't like a cars color they won't contact you. Plenty of people who buy sporty cars prefer sporty colors, not the usual black and silver that makes up 95% of the auto industry.

I agree. You're buying and modding the car for you, not the next owner. Make it the way you want it and forget about resale. Do you really want to drive a car for six years that you wish looked different just so you can get an extra $1,000 at resale? And, as you said, the next owner might like the choices you've made and they might actually help you sell the car. Mine is a lease so resale isn't an issue for me (yet another advantage of leasing).

[mvallido]

Here's one on EBII.

[golf_234]

Originally Posted by mvallido

Here's one on EBII.

By far my favorite interior

[335BOY]

My cr never looked dirty. It seems almost every car in the world has black interior.....how boring. Be different!

[chaswyck1]

Originally Posted by 335BOY

My cr never looked dirty. It seems almost every car in the world has black interior.....how boring. Be different!

I have black interior because I decided to do "different" on the outside!

[335BOY]

Originally Posted by chaswyck@yahoo.com

I have black interior because I decided to do "different" on the outside!

Well that's different. Well played/done Sir.

[midwest 340xi 6sp]

Originally Posted by 335BOY

My cr never looked dirty. It seems almost every car in the world has black interior.....how boring. Be different!

I hear yah...Coral Red was my top interior choice if I was going to order one..

But coming from an Oyster interior on my X3, I'm actually glad to be back to black for a while (and I love my MR exterior).

CF PErformance interior trim is on order and that will to sexy-up all that black too

[horsepower_and_hounds]

I went from what they called lemon (kind of like oyster just not a white) to coral and it was the best choice ever. My lemon needed cleaning regularly but the coral has not. I am 4 mths and 3200 mi into ownership and it looks as clean as it did at pick up. Any color will need more care than black

[gaijin]

Bickmore Bick 4 Leather Conditioner has served me well for the past decades. It's a popular and proven leather maintenance regime in the equestrian hobby.