A white car?

Henry Ford III

Would you buy or avoid? I'm thinking about buying one.........

TestTransmission

Depends on the car

qz

Deffo. Although come November it'd be looking manky with all the dirt.

Zubeneschamali

Mostly avoid. Reminds me too much of imported 2nd hand japanese rubbish.

There are some cars it suits: a Mk V GTI or a new Scirocco looks good in white.

Gary ITR

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Would you buy or avoid? I'm thinking about buying one.........

Depends on the car. If it's a Jap import Toyota Corona then no, if it's a Focus RS or something then yes go for it

Idbatterim

I think high end cars can look great in white, mercs, bmw and audi mainly... I love the high black gloss on the roof that you see some of those cars with!

BanzaiBk

I think it depends on the white. BMW Alpine White and Ford Frozen White are the nicest imo.

kirving

The car has got to be German, or a high-end Ford with tinted windows, or a handful of other exceptions. Anything else just looks like the base model.

Cookie_Monster

TestTransmission wrote: »

Depends on the car

entirely, more so than any other colour. most cars look ****e in white, some look awesome

unkel

Avoid. White is for vans only

YouTookMyName

Avoid!

Henry Ford III

A "D" reg maybe?

Henry Ford III

Kevin Irving wrote: »

The car has got to be German, or a high-end Ford with tinted windows, or a handful of other exceptions. Anything else just looks like the base model.

Funnily enough........;)

qz

This would be a whole lot easier if you told us what car you were considering

R.O.R

It needs to have aggesive styling to get away with white. The new model A4 get's away with it because of the front end, but the old one looked rubbish. 3 Series ES or SE just looks cheap, but the M-Sport can carry it off, same on the 5.

I do think it's a bit of a passing fad, but hope white stays popular for long enough to get decent money on the white cars we've put out over the past couple of years.

The Auris Van looks awesome in white - some say it's similar to a Scirocco from certain angles (if you are half blind and squint a bit, in the dark).

MrDerp

BanzaiBk wrote: »

I think it depends on the white. BMW Alpine White and Ford Frozen White are the nicest imo.

Despite my aversion to white, I quite like the Ford Kuga in Frozen White.

Vicxas

Id say avoid unless its an Audi A4

Henry Ford III

A new model Focus 5 door Zetec in Frozen White with 17" alloy/tyre upgrade and rear privacy glass. I think it looks pretty sharp.

R.O.R

Henry Ford III wrote: »

A new model Focus 5 door Zetec in Frozen White with 17" alloy/tyre upgrade and rear privacy glass. I think it looks pretty sharp.

That will look pretty good. This with a set of Alloys would be OK:

Wossack

Unless I change careers and become a gard, paramedic, or van driver, I'm firmly in the avoid camp I'm afraid.

EPM

Henry Ford III wrote: »

A new model Focus 5 door Zetec in Frozen White with 17" alloy/tyre upgrade and rear privacy glass. I think it looks pretty sharp.

Do it. Will look great. The one pictured looked really well IMO. I like the metallic red too

TestTransmission

I'm going to wait patiently for vectra

Henry Ford III

EPM wrote: »

Do it. Will look great. The one pictured looked really well IMO. I like the metallic red too

Will advise.

The wheel/tyre upgrade and rear privacy glass will make it stand out a bit I'd hope.

Historically at least many white cars were basic spec.

biko

Hell no, white cars are horrid imo, with the exception of wedding cars.

Vicxas

biko wrote: »

Hell no, white cars are horrid imo, with the exception of wedding cars.

Make it feel like your wedding every day!



in your VW Passat.....

langdang

White boggo spec is terrible, white high spec in the right car is class.
It's like white shades - some just can't pull it off!

langdang

Vicxas wrote: »

Make it feel like your wedding every day!
in your VW Passat.....

How long til the first photo's emerge of a 'felt wedding... shudder

Stevie Dakota

100% no. Every once in awhile there is a white fad, usually for a year or two, but it dies a death quickly and then no-one wants them, and they will always be worth less come trade in time, or harder to sell privately, be it a Micra or an M3.

RobAMerc

I love white cars ( car dependent obviously ) but I would be slow to buy one because you'll always find it harder to shift on. People seem to think its got a disease in white, don't understand it myself.

GavRedKing

Give me an e92 M3 in white with red leather interior.

Nom nom nom.

JoeA3

I collected a new VW Golf GTD last week in candy White, so clearly I'm in the Yes camp! I love it, suits the car brilliantly and I've had nothing but huge compliments for it so far!

I would agree it needs to be a well spec'd, high end model. The Golf in base model White obviously doesn't look so great, but a base model looks drab no matter what the colour.

Henry, for what it's worth, my local ford dealers has a new focus Titanium demo model in White and I think it looks excellent.

vectra

TestTransmission wrote: »

I'm going to wait patiently for vectra

LOL
Can't let the side down you know.

But to answer your query.

I have no idea how many of the posters that replied to your question actually have/had a white car but i can honestly say from experience that during this weather it is a breeze to keep clean. ( Except for a few flies on the front but nothing a good pre-soak wont shift)
I washed my one last friday and it still looks clean after 500kms,
Will be getting washed again later.

As one poster said. Wait till November.
As it happens i took delivery of my one last october and knocked up lots of mileage during the crap weather we had.

Yes it got filthy but so did every other car I ever owned during bad weather.

Was it easy to clean again?

Absolutely.

Motto ?

keep it waxed/sealed with whatever you prefer to use.

And as others have said..
It is 100% down to car model as to know if white will suit or not.

I saw a white insignia recently and it looked Puke

johnos1984

Henry Ford III wrote: »

A new model Focus 5 door Zetec in Frozen White with 17" alloy/tyre upgrade and rear privacy glass. I think it looks pretty sharp.

I think I'm the only person who hates the new Focus........they just look fat and swollen

JoeA3

Would also concur with vectra.... It's very easy to keep clean, doesn't show up the dirt anything like my last dark metallic did. Tar spots will be more obvious though.

ShadowHearth

Most of performance cars look amazing in White. Thought not all day to day cars look good in White. You need to get the preferred car and see it in White to judge it - is it good or no.

Ford in White will look good m8. Was thinking one about older 3 door (08ish) in White at one stage. Looked class with nice alloys.

Weirdly enough, I dont like older BMW in White. It just does not suit them.

Once I sow 2010 passat in White and surprisingly it looked really really good.

Fizman

Like many have said, it depends entirely on the car.

I never imagined I'd have a white car, that was until I saw a 3 door MK5 GTI with 18's in the flesh and had to have one!

Here she is: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71842356#post71842356


Oh.......and it is much easier to keep clean than my previous black Golf.

Lord Nikon

I see your jap import, civic/accord/integra/glanza, and I raise you...




This is my dream car, no other car, no other colour. Nothing comes close to perfection than this. I'm lucky to own my affordable dream car right now. A4 Avant. Oh how I wish it was white

johnos1984

neuromancer wrote: »

Nothing comes close to perfection than this.

SEAT EXEO

unkel

RobAMerc wrote: »

People seem to think its got a disease in white, don't understand it myself.

I remember in the 70s on some cars white paint was standard. Colour paint was a little bit extra and metallic extra again

Whenever I see a white car I have an association with it being the cheapest of the cheap. People bought it who couldn't even bring themselves to spend a couple of pounds on colour paint

That's the reason why white cars depreciate more than any other colour!

Akrasia

The BMW E34 525 in white is spectacular. By far the best colour for that car (and still one of my favourite cars of the 90s)

Stevie Dakota

Akrasia wrote: »

By far the best colour for that car

I think you'll find Avus Blue is, just as well colour isn't subjective!

corktina

my opinion is well known

johnos1984

johnos1984 wrote: »

I think I'm the only person who hates the new Focus........they just look fat and swollen

There's at least one more John

Lol at a Focus Zetec being described as a high end Ford :pac:

My ole E34 was white, looked well I thought.

kirving

Gotta be the best looking people carrier by a mile.


This is no Garda car either....


I agree with the agrassive styling point, white often works well with it.

Henry Ford III

RoverJames wrote: »

There's at least one more John

Lol at a Focus Zetec being described as a high end Ford :pac:

Rover James sneering - now there's a first!

p.s. New Focus has 4 trim levels here. Zetec is 1 below the top Titanium level. The plan is to include the best engine and a good few optional extras so that'd make it a high end Ford in my opinion. It's certainly far from cheap!

Henry Ford III

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Rover James sneering - now there's a first!

Unless it's an RS or ST or whatever the performance options are called I wouldn't class any Focus as high end. Nothing against the Focus, I'd say the same about an Astra and Corolla etc. Nothing in that market segment is high end imo.

What's the best engine you are referring to?

Henry Ford III

RoverJames wrote: »

Unless it's an RS or ST or whatever the performance options are called I wouldn't class any Focus as high end. Nothing against the Focus, I'd say the same about an Astra and Corolla etc. Nothing in that market segment is high end imo.

What's the best engine you are referring to?

Doesn't matter you'd only sneer at it

p.s. RS and ST aren't available on the new Focus. They'd be high performance models btw, and not necessarily high end.

maximoose

White cars have really grown on me over the last year or so, seems to be a very popular choice these days for new cars. The amount of white '10/'11 Audis and BMWs around is mad.

It looks awesome on some cars. Some not so much.

Actually saw a Focus RS - cant remember the year, think it was 09 or 10 - parked outside Prussia Street Tesco recently. White with black alloys, spoiler and tints. It looked pretty f*cking awesome tbh.

Henry Ford III

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Doesn't matter you'd only sneer at it

..............

Fair enough, happy motoring with it anyway.

vectra

unkel wrote: »

I remember in the 70s on some cars white paint was standard. Colour paint was a little bit extra and metallic extra again

Whenever I see a white car I have an association with it being the cheapest of the cheap. People bought it who couldn't even bring themselves to spend a couple of pounds on colour paint

That's the reason why white cars depreciate more than any other colour!

i would agree with tyou there
BUT
Back then only.
The wheel of time has turned and that is no longer the case,
As was the case back in the 70's/80's. A BMW was classed as a Poor mans Merc.
is this the same today then?
Not likely

JoeA3

my GTD....