Good Morning Osten:
Speaking as someone who earmarked the money and truly entered the market just about 7 months ago, up until that point, I had considered both new and used versions of the car. Sounds like you are going to go new, which I ended up doing too. Here's why I mention it.
I decided to go new not because of color. It seems most MOG owners are sensible, even with non-traditional color choices. Why I went new? Many used, or early examples of the 'new' M3W entirely lack some of the goodies that make it a slightly more sensible proposition. Heated seats, tall windscreen, vintage bonnet catches (dzus fasteners are a pain in the ass, way too fiddly), quilted leather (seems to wear better..), Union Jack cloisonne badges, Brooklands wheel, etc. to name a few.
So, therefore, I would make the case to pick the color combination you like, but do not cheap out and go entirely barebones on options. Get a few sensible upgrades. The lack of options is what drove me to order a new car. I gladly would have purchased a blue/blue car... orange/black... cream/green. etc. if they were simply more well equipped.
Some of the nicest examples of used British motorcars I've seen have odd color schemes. Seems to me that for value to hold over time, color matters little when all else is right.
Just my advice and thought process after having owned roundly 8 British sports cars in my life.
Enjoy the process, whatever you do!
Royal
Last edited by Royal Lichter; 06/03/19 04:19 PM.
