I really dig the satin finish- I think there's a real sinister / stealthy look to it. Here's a link to today's Jalopnik story on it.
http://www.jalopnik.com/photogallery/matte/496573 How bad does this Mercedes look? Cruisin around in this is going to scare old ladies and make children cry. I really want to do a satin finish muscle car. I don't think it's for everybody, but it definitely puts a point across.....
For those that want to do it, you can do any base coat and then top coat with PPG's "egg shell clear" It makes for an awesome satin finish.