But that's the thing. Many of these repaints are done by the lowest bidder and you can tell it's been repainted. It costs a few bucks to do it right, as you did. Most folks don't care to take it that far. But they do want the next guy to pay a premium when it's time to sell.

 

Yeah, it depends.. Gotta look out for flippers..

Then there’s the cars with really nice paint and horrible customization choices.. Those are just too bad..

 

Cars, even new ones, are more of an emotional decision than a logical one. Old collector cars from our youth are perhaps the most emotional car purchases of all. One collector's poorly-optioned thirdgen is another's treasure, and this thread is great evidence of that with all the comments on color, RS vs. Z28, etc.

Personally, I never cared for thirdgen Camaro convertibles. The rear decklid reminds me of a fiberglass tonneau cover for pickup trucks, and I never saw the merits of chopping the roof off of a pony car (especially considering how prone to flex cars from this era were). Even when they had lots of performance options, I've always viewed them as cruisers... but if I want an open top cruiser, give me an old Cadillac. When I dreamed of having a thirdgen Camaro, I always wanted the top performing hardtop manual transmission car available and, styling-wise, I preferred the clean looks of the 91-92 RS-bodied cars with the DX3 IROCs being a close second, 91-92 Z28s third.

But to the person seeking a clean 'vert, the RS in the original thread looks like a great option.