just leave it standard and a bit tatty. Then you'll just look like a motorist, not someone who tries too hard.
That matt black mk3 is particularly awful, with the e36 and rusty mk3 not far behind. Infact, its not even rat, its just what could have been a decent normal runabout painted really badly, having any resale value destroyed in the process.
and that e36 must have had a good 10 years left in it, instead theyve accelerated the rot in it to a point where, lets face it, it isnt coming back.
he e28 is moderately acceptable, mainly down to the motor (2JZE supra engine iirc?). But it looked so much better like this:
