Favourite Colour?

The Pontiac

So what your favourite colour on a car?

I think some cars are a bit more colour sensitive than others, like nearly every new shape Passat I see on the road is black and I think it really suits the car. I think the older beemers in that dark metallic green (don't know correct name of colour) look great too.

Anyway, black is my favourite colour with silver probably being my second choice. I hate white and red (unless it's a Ferrari), and all those wacky colours like yellow, purple etc..

-Corkie-

I agree ollie i love black. I had a black passat 07 until today until a polish dude decided to come around a bend on the mallow killarney road and hit her head on... No one hurt in my car thank god except the car....

VolvoMan

As long as it's not silver or hearing aid beige, then I think I could go for any colour really.

It's usually last on my list to be honest.

jaffa20

Condor grey would be my favourite. Especially nice on the tt.

projectgtr

Love midnight purple on GTRs, can look black from some angles and purple from others, very subtle


Going to get slated for this i know but i love Spoon yellow, specially against black spoon Wheels

Also Js racing yellow, Very similar

MagicMarker

Anything but red.

The Pontiac

I added a poll. Black ftw, but silver could very well take the honours I think.

high horse

As long as its not silver (yawn) I'll consider anything but i do have a few favourites

Kingfisher blue on an Audi



Techno Violet on a BMW

VolvoMan

high horse wrote: »

Techno Violet on a BMW

I think that colour is gorgeous.

Did anyone see the recent episode of Wheeler Dealers where that tosser Mike Brewer had a look at an E36 M3 in that colour and walked away because of it? He then went and bought a black one which was an absolute shed.:rolleyes:

homer90

LD7W (vw grey)

Lex Luthor

ollie. That green is oxford green i'd say you are thinking about. At the moment i' m partial to dark grey metallic but i'm a fan of red metsllic and black aswell

The Pontiac

Lex Luthor wrote: »

ollie. That green is oxford green i'd say you are thinking about. At the moment i' m partial to dark grey metallic but i'm a fan of red metsllic and black aswell

I think you're right Lex, and it was a nice colour too. Speaking of green, I used to have a dark green Jeep Cherokee like this and I loved it..

Dark-Mavis

Depends alot on the actual car eg VW scirocco looks very well in that bright (kawasaki like) green!

TheColl

Depends on the car really... I voted red as i'm driving an alfa 147 at the mo and i think red really suits it, but a lot of cars don't look great in red! In general, black is prob the colour that looks best on most cars. As others have said, anything but silver, have a bit of imagination people! Every time I see a silver Corolla a little part of me dies.

TheColl

SARASON wrote: »

I agree ollie i love black. I had a black passat 07 until today until a polish dude decided to come around a bend on the mallow killarney road and hit her head on... No one hurt in my car thank god except the car....

sorry to hear it, but at least nobody was hurt.

-Corkie-

TheColl wrote: »

sorry to hear it, but at least nobody was hurt.

I know thanks for that them foreign nationals the quicker they f off back home the better he nearly took away the most important thing in my life.
Fairplay to ags they are doing him for dangerous driving. They are really sound guys you know. They really looked after things well today....:)

TheColl

SARASON wrote: »

I know thanks for that them foreign nationals the quicker they f off back home the better he nearly took away the most important thing in my life.
Fairplay to ags they are doing him for dangerous driving. They are really sound guys you know. They really looked after things well today....:)

Can't say I agree with the first part, but I understand you must be fairly pissed with him. His driving has nothing to do with his nationality though.

Bold: Glad to hear it!

unkel

VolvoMan wrote: »

Did anyone see the recent episode of Wheeler Dealers where that tosser Mike Brewer had a look at an E36 M3 in that colour and walked away because of it? He then went and bought a black one which was an absolute shed.:rolleyes:

Just saw it now, thanks for the prompt

They made a £370 profit. I guess they are paying Ed about £0.99 per hour for his troubles

***don't take the program too seriously. They are trying to make entertainment. Buying the purple one (probably in perfect condition) and selling it on for a tiny profit without having to do work on it, kinda isn't in the remit of the show

CianRyan

I said other because it really depends on the car.
British Racing Green with cream Leather on an mark1/2 MX5, Techno Violet on an 8Series, Yellow with black wheels on an S2000, Gun Metal Grey on a DBS, ect...

jimmyw

I think if black does not make a car look better, than the car is a load of s***e:rolleyes:;):D. Not a fan of silver either, even if it is popular/common.

Gary ITR

unkel wrote: »

Just saw it now, thanks for the prompt

They made a £370 profit. I guess they are paying Ed about £0.99 per hour for his troubles

***don't take the program too seriously. They are trying to make entertainment. Buying the purple one (probably in perfect condition) and selling it on for a tiny profit without having to do work on it, kinda isn't in the remit of the show

And yer one they bought the car from was a bit of a milf

Gary ITR

SARASON wrote: »

I know thanks for that them foreign nationals the quicker they f off back home the better he nearly took away the most important thing in my life.

I missed this. I'm sorry for what happened and all but that is just a downright ignorant post.

Now you can have a 2 week break for that because this isn't the first time I've had to speak to you about your attitude towards Eastern Europeans

Hal1

I voted sliver, bit biased since I drive one. British racing green does it for me too .

Lex Luthor

<Ollie> wrote: »

I think you're right Lex, and it was a nice colour too.

reason I know is I used to have one....

af_thefragile

Depends on the car.

If its a Lamborghini, its Orange or Kermit Green.
But for most other cars it'ld either be a shade of Blue or Black.

Eg:

or

Carstuck

Silver I think is the best. I never notice much dirt/marks on the car when the sun is out. However I like dark blue also, especially after shining and getting cleaned, shows up a lot of the dirt tought!

D_murph

Carstuck wrote: »

Silver I think is the best. I never notice much dirt/marks on the car when the sun is out. However I like dark blue also, especially after shining and getting cleaned, shows up a lot of the dirt tought!

I like silver for the same reason. The car can be filthy and it doesn't show as much as the darker colours do. I had a very dark blue fiesta years ago and it was a nightmare to keep clean. By the time I drove home from the car-wash, it was already showing me some brand new dirt it picked up on the way home :rolleyes:.

PARKHEAD67

black vw golf after polish.:cool:

mle1324

<Ollie> wrote: »

So what your favourite colour on a car?

I think some cars are a bit more colour sensitive than others, like nearly every new shape Passat I see on the road is black and I think it really suits the car. I think the older beemers in that dark metallic green (don't know correct name of colour) look great too.

Anyway, black is my favourite colour with silver probably being my second choice. I hate white and red (unless it's a Ferrari), and all those wacky colours like yellow, purple etc..

Hate white myself,but I do think that the Subaru Legacy B4 (99-03) is gorgous in white .

Eoin

It all depends on the car. It doesn't even have to be an exotic car to look good in an unusual colour. e.g. the 206 and old Clio look good in that burnt orange colour, and I think the Fiesta looks cool in the neon green type colour.

Also, the upholstery can make a massive difference. Black paint and black leather is a bit boring. But put in some nice tan leather, and it's a lovely contrast. Same with white paint and maroon leather.

Paparazzo

Anything but silver.

The midnight purple projectgtr posted is class. Although, any colour on one of those looks good

Theta

A metallic Gunmetal Grey or Charcoal Grey. Its dark enough but it wont show all the dirt like a black car.

Something around this colour,

Danbo!

Harlequin - Something for everyone's tastes...

SEPT 23 1989

Oak Green

Gary ITR

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Oak Green

They look better in Atlas grey though

TomMc

Alfa Nuvola Blue

TomMc

Fiat Portofino Blue.

Gregor Samsa

Stee wrote: »

Harlequin - Something for everyone's tastes...

Just out of interest, what colour would be written in the tax disk of a car monstrosity like that?

Danbo!

phutyle wrote: »

Just out of interest, what colour would be written in the tax disk of a car monstrosity like that?

No idea, multi-clour maybe? No-one looks at the tax disc when you've got teddy bears for wheels though

qz

Interlagos Blue on the e60 M5, when the sun hits it, is just sublime



And Laser Blue on an S2 Elise

Paparazzo

Theta wrote: »

A metallic Gunmetal Grey or Charcoal Grey. Its dark enough but it wont show all the dirt like a black car.

Something around this colour,

TomMc wrote: »

Alfa Nuvola Blue

TomMc wrote: »

Fiat Portofino Blue.

They're all silver!

Theta

Paparazzo wrote: »

They're all silver!

This is Silver



Not this,

TomMc

Paparazzo wrote: »

They're all silver!

They might be light colours but they are not plain silver. Unless your colour blind of course:D

That Portofino blue colour actually looks more like lilac when seen in person.

debbie123

TomMc wrote: »

Alfa Nuvola Blue

:):) love this colour too!!

debbie123

TomMc wrote: »

Fiat Portofino Blue.

thats a really unusual colour actually dont think ive seen that on a car but its nice

debbie123

Stee wrote: »

Harlequin - Something for everyone's tastes...

car very similar to this very near where i live never fails to draw attention for what types of reasons im not sure wouldnt be mad on it myself but hey everybodys different!!

fryup

black is getting a wee bit too common, nearly every second car is black

my personal fav is navy blue, very dark navy blue ooohh sexy

PaulKK

My own car is black but I really like estoril blue, very hard to beat:

af_thefragile

^that is the only color I'ld have a BMW in!!

fryup wrote: »

black is getting a wee bit too common, nearly every second car is black

my personal fav is navy blue, very dark navy blue ooohh sexy

Very true.
Already 3 black cars in my house.
And then I bought myself another black car. That makes it 4 now!!
The neighbors might be thinking we're obsessed with black!!

Paparazzo

af_thefragile wrote: »

^that is the only color I'ld have a BMW in!!


Very true.
Already 3 black cars in my house.
And then I bought myself another black car. That makes it 4 now!!
The neighbors might be thinking we're obsessed with black!!

It must look like the Sopranos gaff

mumblin deaf ro

It depends on the car and the climate. Bright yellow Seats look nice when you see them in the Canaries; stormtrooper helmet white audis look great on a crisp bright day in helsinki; and drab grey/moleskin brown suit the drab Irish climate. I love the dark navy on some modern BMWs and Saabs, but overall I think a nice Jag in racing green is top.