You know, for all the crap you guys gave this car on the first two pages... I have to say, I don't mind the color one bit once I actually saw pictures. I was expecting it to be some lavender, pale, or otherwise off purple. This color is closer to the "plum crazy purple" on the dodge muscle cars of old and I think that's probably their best color.
Granted I wouldn't want it for mine, but I know my fiance would jump at something like that and given the choice would take a purple one over any other color for her spridget. This one is too expensive and too new, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was one of a similar color in my garage in the next couple years.
To each their own I guess... The seller is an idiot though, I'll give you that.
Edit: on 2nd look at the pictures of it in the sunlight, I would take it a couple shades darker if I were doing a purple one. The color of it in the shade comes off about right to me.