In article , Newps
wrote:

Don't be fooled by the outside appearance. I know several guys here who
take pride in the fact that their planes look like ****boxes. Bad or no
paint, crappy interior, etc. That's just how they like it. But they are in
perfect mechanical shape. And that's all that really matters.

I was going to make a posting about shiny new paint jobs attracting
aircraft/parts/avionics thieves. Look out on the ramp, which would you
be more attracted to and think the better equipment? The one with the
nice shiny paint job? Or, the one with faded, flaking paint?