Red lovers: which red?

Aurora40 · 03-06-05, 03:42

Which red do you like better? I always liked metallic reds, and my Corvette was a dark metallic red. I was actually looking for a solid bright red but found that car.

I think I'll just keep an eye out for both and get one that is in great shape at the right price, etc. But I can't decide which I really like better. Metallic reds really have a pop and look so sweet in most lighting. But then solid reds can look so freaking deep under the right circumstances. Bright red doesn't look right on a lot of cars, but a Corvette sure looks right in it.

So which one:

Metallic dark red:

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Solid bright red:

As an aside, the dark metallic red is much more rare, but then I don't know that it makes it a collectible plus. I mean, bright red isn't rare because it is desirable...

MongooseGA · 03-06-05, 03:44

Metallic. Without a second though.

steck · 03-06-05, 04:52

all the RED X's look like the same color to me.

steck · 03-06-05, 04:57

oh my bad....i see the vettes now.

why a C4?? I'm not a big fan of the c4's anymore..they look too dated.

with C5's selling at such a bargain now, go get one. oh yeah, and bright red....its a sports car, not a caddy (or olds!!!)

Ds01C5 · 03-06-05, 05:05

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Originally posted by MongooseGA
Metallic. Without a second though.

I second that. GM's red always has an orange tint to it. The metallic red is a sweet color.

thinksnow · 03-06-05, 05:08

Dark red, but I'm biased.

Plus, you'll clash with the Roar-Ah if you go with a bright red

The Beef · 03-06-05, 05:12

Im not really a red fan but I like the bright red better. Both look great though.

Aurora40 · 03-06-05, 05:44

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Originally posted by steck
why a C4?? I'm not a big fan of the c4's anymore..they look too dated.

I love the C4 because it looks dated. It looks like 80's muscle. I love that!! I think 1990 was the penultimate in looks for the Corvette, at least as far as ones I would own. I appreciate the style of the 50's and 60's for sure, but can't see owning one. And the new C6 looks nice again.

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Originally posted by Ds01C5
I second that. GM's red always has an orange tint to it. The metallic red is a sweet color.

I've thought that too about the newer cars. But if you look at a Bright Red from the 80's through 1992, they are a very red red, even slightly dark. It's much redder than the later C5's. In fact, the Callaway I went to look at was a Bright Red, and the guy replaced it with a 2003 red Z06. The difference in redness was very apparent. The Z06 was an orangish red and the B2K was darker and very red.

percynjpn · 03-07-05, 06:59

I love red on a 1969 Ferrari 365 Daytona or late '80s Testarossa, and maybe a few classic Alfa Romeos!

For me, a C4 looks perfect in black or dark blue

I think a C5 also looks great in yellow. (for what it's worth

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blackcaraddict · 03-07-05, 07:01

Rio Red on the '97 Cobra's is an incredible color.

G35stilez · 03-07-05, 09:46

Metallic...

Solid Red is almost as hard as black to take care off. You see EVERY defect. Plus, the metallic looks like a candy apple from here...yum

Aurora40 · 05-14-05, 07:09

For those of you who picked "solid bright red", you win:

Don't worry, the Aurora is still around, it just happened to be at the dealer.