To paint or not to paint?

glamourgirrrl · Post by **glamourgirrrl** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:21 pm

I have a black Stella that I got for a killer deal. I really want a pink one, and I'm wondering if I should paint mine or just buy a pink one. There is a pink one near me, but it has more miles and she wants $2500 for it. What to do?

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:30 pm

I'd take it to a shop and have some sort of totaly awesome killer pink paint job done. You could get one heck of a paint job for less than $2500 I would guess and if you don't ride your scooters enough then the carb gets all screwed up. If you ride a lot and have a garage though it may be nice to have two stellas so when one isn't running you always have the other.

loodieboy · Post by **loodieboy** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:30 pm

Order up some nice pink rally stripes. They'd look good on a black Stella.

Post by **illnoise** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:46 pm

If you're paying $2500* to paint the black one, you're adding $2500 to the cost of your bike (and taking it off the road for what could be months, and hoping they put it back together right.

I'd buy the pink one and sell the black one, especially if you think you could get a couple grand for it at least, you're pretty much breaking even with WAY less hassle.

Bb

*That's maybe a little high, but not an entirely unrealistic estimate of how much it'd cost to get a well-done paint job, plus the cost of disassembly, prep, and reassembly.

glamourgirrrl · Post by **glamourgirrrl** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:14 pm

More than anything I'm wondering if having an "original" Pink Stella is worth more than a painted pink (black ) Stella. On top of the cost of the pink one, I'd then have to haul it from Tucson to Phoenix. Gas gauge is broken on the Pink and not sure if there's other damage. Gonna take a look tonight.

jasondavis48108 · Post by **jasondavis48108** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:26 pm

well I'm all about custom paint jobs. I told the dealership where I got my SH150 from that I didn't really care what color the scooter was cause I want to get that custom painted. I love the way the my Buddy looks now but am also thinking of a custom paint job on it as well. I just really like the idea that once you've had it custom painted, no one else has a scooter that looks like yours. I do agree with Illnoise though, if all you want is a pink Stella, selling the black one and buying the pink one makes way more financial sense.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:29 pm

illnoise wrote:If you're paying $2500* to paint the black one, you're adding $2500 to the cost of your bike (and taking it off the road for what could be months, and hoping they put it back together right.

I'd buy the pink one and sell the black one, especially if you think you could get a couple grand for it at least, you're pretty much breaking even with WAY less hassle.

Bb

*That's maybe a little high, but not an entirely unrealistic estimate of how much it'd cost to get a well-done paint job, plus the cost of disassembly, prep, and reassembly.

I think your price estimate is pretty fair. There arent many shops that even want to paint a scooter. Figure a good paint job is $1,000 to $1,500.

Dissassemble, including pulling the motor, pull the tank, dropping the fork, removing or masking trim, prep...prep...prep... reassembly, adjusting cables and carb. There is going to be a bunch of labor time.

BuddyRaton · Post by **BuddyRaton** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:31 pm

glamourgirrrl wrote:More than anything I'm wondering if having an "original" Pink Stella is worth more than a painted pink (black ) Stella. On top of the cost of the pink one, I'd then have to haul it from Tucson to Phoenix. Gas gauge is broken on the Pink and not sure if there's other damage. Gonna take a look tonight.

I don't think that Stellas have hit the "collectable" mark yet...and will not for quite some time.

Even the "Atomic Fireball" versions don't bring much extra coin.

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:40 pm

There's a pink Stella in Tulsa for $1900, not many miles iirc and I'd be willing to bet you could talk her off that a bit. Even with the cost to get here and back you'd still come out ahead. And if you had a black and a pink Stella, you could swap cowls and horncasts for two super-sexy rides

Post by **jmazza** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:16 pm

illnoise wrote:If you're paying $2500* to paint the black one, you're adding $2500 to the cost of your bike (and taking it off the road for what could be months, and hoping they put it back together right.

I'd buy the pink one and sell the black one, especially if you think you could get a couple grand for it at least, you're pretty much breaking even with WAY less hassle.

Bb

*That's maybe a little high, but not an entirely unrealistic estimate of how much it'd cost to get a well-done paint job, plus the cost of disassembly, prep, and reassembly.

Unless you have a really custom paint job in mind (as opposed to just painting it pink), I think I'm inclined to agree with Bryan here.

Post by **Lostmycage** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 1:27 pm

Why not paint it partially pink. I've always dug the pink and black look.

glamourgirrrl · Post by **glamourgirrrl** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:48 pm

Price of paint is crazy high! I like the idea of the Tulsa scooter. I tried to PM you and it won't go through. Do you know the girl that's selling it? I sent her an email.

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:03 pm

Here's the pink Stellahhhh: http://tulsa.craigslist.org/mcy/1846984247.html

Lovelandstella · Post by **Lovelandstella** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:06 pm

lmyers wrote:There's a pink Stella in Tulsa for $1900, not many miles iirc and I'd be willing to bet you could talk her off that a bit. Even with the cost to get here and back you'd still come out ahead. And if you had a black and a pink Stella, you could swap cowls and horncasts for two super-sexy rides

+1 that'd be sweet. I want to see it- someone please do this or photoshop it.

glamourgirrrl · Post by **glamourgirrrl** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:44 am

Ok I did the ultimate in crazy... I bought a Pink Stella from idaho. The universe aligned and it worked out that the Stella was super cheap, and I was able to arrange shipment waaaay cheap. The scooter should be here by Wednesday. Now I have the black Stella and the green Buddy 50 for sale. But I think i want to keep the black Stella. I'm at max capacity for scooters!!!

dawg onit · Post by **dawg onit** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:02 am

Just kick me down the 50 and save your self some space.

Aint no city like generosity

Aint no nation like a donation

get down with a kick down!

glamourgirrrl · Post by **glamourgirrrl** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:46 am

How'd I know you'd be first to comment?... Shoot me an email maybe we can work something out. My parents have already said they're going to charge me scooter rent! LOL. Seriously, I'm thinking professional help might be cheaper...

dawg onit · Post by **dawg onit** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:17 am

El mansaje es bueno.

lmyers · Post by **lmyers** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:34 am

You know you NEED both Stellas, right?

Wheelz · Post by **Wheelz** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:39 am

dawg onit wrote:Just kick me down the 50 and save your self some space.

Aint no city like generosity

Aint no nation like a donation

get down with a kick down!

Aww man Dawg you just brought back some memories, why dontcha throw in a "I need a miracle", it seems fitting.

dawg onit · Post by **dawg onit** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:25 am

Yamon! Now you are speaking the language.

glamourgirrrl · Post by **glamourgirrrl** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:59 pm

I do feel like I NEED both Stella's. It's no fun to ride on your own, and my dad and my boyfriend look much cooler on the black one than my Pink Buddy LOL!!! Maybe the Green goes and I'm back to three scooters. 3 seems reasonable.... I can't wait to see my "new" Pink Stella...

bigbropgo · Post by **bigbropgo** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:45 am

Have you ever thought about a nice investment property? Or maybe a nice roth ira?

Just playing. have fun with the his and hers stellas.

glamourgirrrl · Post by **glamourgirrrl** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:17 pm

It's heeeeereee!!!

jfrost2 · Post by **jfrost2** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:43 pm

Get pink pin striping and racing stripes. Pink always matches black.