When I got my Accord it had a couple of dings here and there, key scratches around the keyhole (it's an EX!! why the hell would anyone use the keys?) and a tiny chip of paint on the P-side mirror and all that ran me about $300. The colour is Honda's "Dark Currant Pearl" (dark purple up close, black from afar) and it's a semi-metallic colour I believe, and... heh.. I'm sorry but I just don't think a grand is going to give you in real life the picture you have in your head.