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Who is going to be buying 170's in the future? Will we have a 170 Club in 30 yrs? Babyboomer's that appreciate Classics (cars, planes, & John Wayne movies) will not be the one's buying 170's in the not-so-far-away future. The next generation grew up painting they're hair green, yellow striped mohawks, or tatooed heads. Mazda RX7, Stealth bombers, & Top Gun movies. My 19yr old (just got his twin engine certificate) nephew pilot, is drooling over remodeling my 3/4 ton truck & 170, and he'd paint classic over with neon, chrome, & wind spoilers, let me tell you. The 1st thing to go will be those Classic 170 red striped tube socks 
Red Windbreakers might be changed out for Black Fleece Jackets with Gold lettering. See where I'm going with this? For now Classic is King, tomorrow Cool will take over. Including Paint Schemes IMHO 
I agree with you, Eric! Although, it took me a minute to pick myself up off the floor from laughing so hard before I could type this. "Crack pipe nightmare... "zero.one.victor wrote:I have seen some downright ugly paint schemes on 170's,as well as on other,off-brand airplane models. I'm sure that the owner who decided on the paint scheme thought it was beautiful,too bad nobody else thinks so. A case in point is a paint job that is supposed to make the airplane look like a bird. I've seen this type of scheme on a Swift,a Luscombe,and a Lancair. They all looked like something from a crack-pipe nightmare.
I'm sure that one of these "only a mother could love" paint jobs would have a big effect on resale price,if & when you decide to sell your airplane. No offense,but you might want to think long & hard about going with a too-non-traditional paint scheme. The stickers/decals/computer-graphics idea might be a good way to go,then you couild just peel the design off after you sober up!
Eric
You're right, there are definitely some paint jobs out there that one looks at and says "Some things just shouldn't be done".
), and I do like the traditional paint schemes, too, so we quite easily compromised on getting a traditional one next time around, probably next year the way things are going., although the 170's clean lines shine through them all despite it, IMHO), I don't think the paint scheme will make much difference to the value. I could be wrong, but I think the condition of the paint job makes more of a difference, similar to the SMOH for the engine. A question of what money will have to be spent on the airplane in the near future, basically.
(actually I just learned that). Wish the real owner would help with the bills! I didn't grow up around planes. Transportation to the Bush is all I wanted. Truthfully, I've gotten into it NOW. I confessed to Eric in a PM that I was being a bit provokative for the fun of it. I'm not going to mess my plane up with a loud looking paint job! Now tell me this! When did the Cessna check mark become part of the paint job. Mine has one on the rudder and I consider it Classic, but I know they were'nt original? Is this just something owners started doing later on? Were the 60's & 70's, 172's painted that way or something? Hippy Hollow is a clothing-optional beach at the eastern-most end of Lake Travis, about 50 miles downstream from my place. (I live at channel marker 58, and Hippy Hollow is at 2.) It got it's name from the '60's crowd who originated the idea of making it clothing optional during the free-love decades and has nothing to do with any other sexual persuasions. I've heard of the area between Hippy Hollow and Windy Point being a gay hangout area, but it's not actually legal there and there are frequent arrests made by the Deputy sherriff's who operate a patrol boat in the area. I never noticed any naked boys laying naked together,...but then, I never went there to look for them.N1478D wrote:Georgie Boy, down in liberal land, upstream from Hippie Hollow, quote the post where I claim to have a fast airplane. There is quilt of pointing out your slowness, but no bragging on speed.
P.S. Hippy Hollow, just a mile or two from Georgie Boy's house, is where naked boys legally lay naked together basking in the public sun for those from more distant parts that don't know where the San Fran of Texas is.
