Would having Red interior bring down or up the value. If i'm going to purchase a black/red leather would it have higher because it isn't as common? Or does it even matter. I saw my cousins friend black/red leather it was nice looking, it was night time looked so sick.

 

demi pimp red(pre-02) or full pimp red(02)?

They're all pretty rare, which would bring more money if one was looking only for that color.

 

The red interior is nice looking and more rare than the black, so based on theory it should bring a slightly higher resale.

For example: If the interior were purple, that would be rare, but the ugly color would actually bring the resale value down, because there would be so few people that would actually want this color, the supply vs. demand would be in favor of a buyer not a seller.

I have Sebring Silver with Red Interior.

Everyone who has seen my car says they like the red interior though.
These comments were offered to me WITHOUT me having to ASK them if they think I should have gotten the black.

The black looks good too. Silver with black is a nice combo too. I actually had to think it over for a while before I made a decision between black and red.

 

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Who cares about the resale, buy what you like. When you go to resell it there will be someone else who likes the same color. If not, buy what I like, blue on blue. Then when you sell it you can see if I want another one.

 

There isnt a single value book or website that asks what color interior you have.......Buy what will make you happy and love the car

 

Buy the one you like the most and if that is a tie, buy the one you get a better price on. Either is nice, but the red is a little cooler when left, top down, in the sun. Resale may be a bit better with red, but less prospective buyers will want it (sounds contradictory, but I mean the black will be a quicker sale and the red will have fewer buyers, but with that specific interior in mind). Everone reacted pretty negatively, at my store, to the '02 red after getting used to the two tone '00/'01's. I was heckled about my "lobster" colored interior for awhile, but it looks much better in Berlineta Black than in my Sebring Silver (not that I don't love mine). The red would look sweet with some red powder coated calipers from Rick's and some black badges with red S's.

Con's: black leather will show less dirt and creasing, but more lint - black carpets/mats will stay newer looking longer...Red settings are supposed to induce aggressive behavior, green=calmness, blue=introspection/depression, black=? Psych 101 10 years ago.

Pro's:Chicks dig the red, if that matters (no offense intended if you happen to be a "chick").

 

I believe that it depends on the demand for your car color combination. I have a black on black and I know that this color combination is always a winner with any kind of car. The red interior is only for a chosen few. I wanted the black with red combination, but decided not to do it after I say older corvettes and mustangs and porsches with this combination. After the years past, the red leather starts to fade and not look as bright. Also, the red carpet starts to look funny too. The wear and tear on black interior is not as evident. I say get black interior if you want to resale the car faster. The car will be hard enough to sale becasue it's a roadster, the last thing that you want to do it try to sell a roadster that has an undesirable color combination. I believe that the most desirable color combinations for RESALE for our car is as follows:

Sebring Silver, Black
Red, black
sebring silver, red
White, tan
black, black
That gray silver color, black
yellow, black
blue, blue
that gray silver color, red
black, red
white, red

I really think that the silver car is the most popular. The world is really into silver cars right now, plus the silver, red combination is a classic for a sports car.

I have seen the other cars with red interior sit on lots for months. When S2000 are not as rare and people start having more options of color when purchasing used, I really think that this is going to be the anarchy of demand for the cars in reference to color combination.

 

Counterpoint:
There ISN"T a BOOK that asks for the interior color, however when you go to sell your car, the HUMAN BEING you sell it to will certainly ask.
The BOOK value is just a guide. It's the humans selling the car and buying the car that determine the value, thus the interior color MAY play a part in determining that value.

I figure they are making 3 Silver/Black to every 1 Silver/Red. When you go to sell your car and there are others selling the same Silver/Black combo which there are more of, and someone selling the Silver/Red combo, theory of supply and demand states that the Silver/Blacks will sell for less. However, I don't believe we are talking more than a few hundred dollars difference.

Buy the color you want though. Don't buy an interior color, just because you think it may have a higher resale value.

 

SilverS2KAZ,

The ratio of S/B to S/R combos (whatever it may be) is a function of consumer new demand, which should approximate demand on the used market. Therefore, I wouldn't expect a material diff. in resale values based on interior color.

These cars seem hard to sell irrespective of color choice...they appeal to a narrow sliver, and prospective buyers are likely to be fairly picky re: which color(s) they want.