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Which brings me to my current choice, a 1990 900SPG (special performance group) replica, albeit a blue one which was never offered with a Ruby interior. To be honest 900 turbo's all look pretty much the same and the differences between models are minimal but the SPG was unusual in that it stripped away trim. I want this car to be as easy as possible to live with and it's notable how much crap builds up in and around the trim and accessories especially when you drive and clean the car as little as me. By deleting unnecessary trim and accessories i'm hoping it'll be that much easier to look after and will be less things to clean up and maintain. The SPG did feature fog lights which are the one accessory i've wanted to play with given that i work in lighting. The brochure shows it with the very cool diamond cut 9000 16" tri spokes but it was sold with the same alloys as mine that will be staying.
Not very exciting and i'm already imagining the Pam Beesly meme in my head but for a slight twist i'm hoping to pass this off as original paint by being mindful of what i do with the trim. A problem with resprays is everything else then looks shit and you can be left with a mountain of jobs to do to get them up to standard. You then risk ending up with a car that a bit precious which is something i'm keen to avoid for my main/only car that gets locked outside. This black 900 SPG is close to perfection for me and has given me plenty to go on when i clean up the trim.
TLDR, after the car is painted none of the trim will be fully restored and some of it won't find it's way back onto the car.
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