What color is your car?

Tiger88 · 02-03-02, 04:18

So, we all know that black paint is the toughest to keep looking good. My theory is that more people on this forum will have black cars than any other color. They probably came here looking for some help. I suppose second would be red. Let's see if that's true. What color is your #1 car (not the beater your wife drives)?

Jngrbrdman · 02-03-02, 04:58

My car is white. I love white now. When I buy my truck I plan on getting a white one. Could there be a better looking truck than a white Ford Lightning? I think not.

White is a lot eaiser to take care of than I thought. The stuff that makes a dark car look bad doesn't show up on a white car as eaisly but the things that don't show up as bad on a dark car, like bugs, looks absolutly terrible on a white car. I guess there are positives and negatives for both colors.

fenrir · 02-03-02, 05:13

My car is dark highland green. It's a dark metallic green.I had a chance to get a black car. But i thought i would have spent more time cleaning it.

JohnN · 02-03-02, 06:35

I've owned 'em all - and I have to agree with JB - white's the best for me.

Reason? Well - first a white car will stay better looking a LOT longer - lower maintenance than a dark car. When they're both new and clean, black will outreflect, but white will stick right up there in the shine department.

I like white because I need cars that will withstand urban punishment - courtesy of NYC. People here, pardon my french - are *******es. They key, scratch, and bump any car they can when they get the chance. On a white car, these blemishes look a lot less worse - on a black car, you might as well hang a sign that says 'MY CAR'S BEEN DAMAGED'.

cvcaelen · 02-04-02, 12:10

British Grace Green:
dark green metalic that is.
Perfectly cleen and in sunlight it's allmost black.

edit: replace cleen by clean

puterbum · 02-04-02, 12:47

C'mon fellow black car owners, time to come out of the woodwork

. I love black cars, even when dirty they can still be beautiful! Uh-oh, I still have to wash my car since it's showing the layer of dust from a few days ago...

Tiger88 · 02-04-02, 11:12

I washed and detailed my car yesterday. This morning I got a surprise phone call from the dealer that they had received some parts so I should bring it in for some minor tweaking. I was half asleep when I dropped it off and forgot to tell them not to wash it. I got it back with towel debris and smudges all over it, now I'll have to wash it again. Gotta love that black!

Guess My Name · 02-04-02, 11:44

Light Pewter Metallic for me!!!! kinda a silver with darker goldish highlights.

Intermezzo · 03-01-02, 04:19

Black is by far my favorite color but I've seen some really nice pics of red cars here on this forum.

White and silver are by far the easiest to detail though. With white, you can immediately see if there are any embedded contaminants in your paint. And with both white and silver, you can neglect QDing your car for a whole week without losing the 'just-detailed' look.

Brad B. · 03-01-02, 04:33

Can I only vote once?

I voted silver. Of course the other colors are Red, Cream and, again, Silver.

Intel486 · 03-01-02, 05:35

Blue F-150 Ownz U!!!

SteveMoriarty · 03-01-02, 07:46

1997 Polo Green on my AC Cobra