Welcome! I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that searched and lurked for a long time before bothering to actually poke my head in and say something

Keep the car the factory color! It's one of the best colors that they used and pretty rare to see. You're probably not going to get any props for the blitz kit around here, but if it's what you like then that's what matters.

Many of us have been through the same headaches that you have, it's part of loving a car. Hopefully your girl understands the attachment to your car, if she doesn't then at least you're not married :P