White car?

Elessar

Would you buy a white car?

I'm getting a new Golf Edition-R in the new year and was thinking of white. But almost everyone I've spoken to hates it - negative reactions all round! "F*cking disgusting!" "boy racer" and some terms I've heard whenever I mention thinking about it.

Personally I think it looks great in the new Golf but I am concerned about keeping it clean - it shows up the dirt a lot. Also, resale value - the current white fad might die out soon and it'll be tough to sell it. But it is €550 cheaper to buy.

It's either white or metallic gray. Opinions?

Compton

White, they are not hard to clean and dont show up dirt as much as some colours.

I think it looks great.

Thatnastyboy

White is actually easier to keep clean than black - worst colour to keep right.

I'd go with the white personally. dents and scratches dont show up too easily either.

Never mind the boy racer comments, no matter what decent car you buy you'll hear it.

If you like it go for it, never mind what anyone else thinks, afterall you'll be the one who drives it!

Henry Ford III

Go for it!

EPM

You're ordering a new car. Get what you want! That's one of the bonuses of getting a new car - ordering it to your taste. I'd spend the money for the R kit on extras though - sport pack and climate or xenons would do nicely.

unkel

White is for vans. Looks terrible and cheap on cars. But that's just my humble opinion

MJ5

I would go for it! I got a white audi last year and I was very doubtful about colour! It is easier to keep clean, does not show the dirt as easy. It never looks dirty and did does not show marks, also new paint on cars means car will not go yellow in time. I had same concerns as you about resale, but I think if you have clean car and keep it serviced you will resale no problem! Good luck!

corktina

Love white cars, have two at the mo

heate

Why not if your buying it brand new I can't see it being any more difficult to sell on - €550 plus 5 years of interest will be difficult to recover

Oafley Jones

Any time I see a white Audi, BMW, land rover etc the first thing that pops into my head is "there goes a drug dealer".

Get whatever colour you want op. It is after all your car.

vectra

Since 1999 I have had
met Black
Gold
Silver
Champagne
Black
White

Above all I prefer the white. So easy to keep clean and looks great even after a wash. Unlike Black


All those with bad comments.
What cars /colors do they have?
it might answer their criticism

langdang

White suits a well specced Volkswagen/Audi car - go for it. Don't go OTT with tints tho, brings down the look of it.

SomeGuyCalledMi

I like white. Old farts don't seem to Like it. Just don't turn on your fog lights as it makes nice cars look cheap.

magunkey

Saw an X1 in white thudder day.

Branty new it was.

Normally wouldn't even notice an X1, but this one was easy on the eye.

That said, I'll betcha the next time I see one I'll be back to Meh! land.

blacktalons

MJ5 wrote: »

I would go for it! I got a white audi last year and I was very doubtful about colour! It is easier to keep clean, does not show the dirt as easy. It never looks dirty and did does not show marks, also new paint on cars means car will not go yellow in time. I had same concerns as you about resale, but I think if you have clean car and keep it serviced you will resale no problem! Good luck!

how the hell can a white car not show dirt? this is the bull**** line that the rep told you, and you swallowed it,hook, line, and sinker.why do you thing the white car is 500 euros cheaper? it resale value will drop like a stone.how many secondhand white cars do you see on garage forecourts?answer,none.

Fizman

Do it!

I bought a Candy White MK5 GTI 18 months ago and have had absolutely no regrets. It is a serious head turner, good heads and bad, but sure you'll get over that.Previous to seeing one in the flesh, I disliked white cars a lot.

A Golf R?? Oh you lucky bastrad!:P Seriously though, if you like it, buy it. If you don't, you'll end up driving past me one of the days and you'll curse yourself. :pac:

Oh and they are not that hard to keep clean! I had a black MK4 before it and it was tougher to keep looking decent!

hanloj1

The white golfs look class. go for it. my last car was white and did show up dirt a lot. driving silver one now and its no where near as bad at showing dirt. I'd still go for a white golf. nice.

Compton

silver is crap. you'll be lost in the millions of other silver cars.

Fizman

White is also faster.

Testament1

blacktalons wrote: »

how the hell can a white car not show dirt? this is the bull**** line that the rep told you, and you swallowed it,hook, line, and sinker.why do you thing the white car is 500 euros cheaper? it resale value will drop like a stone.how many secondhand white cars do you see on garage forecourts?answer,none.

Do you own a white car or is this your own line of bullsh*t??
I've been driving a white car for the last 2 years and its pretty easy to keep clean. Yes it will show dirt (like every single car on the road) but it is much easier to keep clean and shows a hell of a lot less dirt than the likes of black cars.

Fizman

blacktalons wrote: »

how the hell can a white car not show dirt? this is the bull**** line that the rep told you, and you swallowed it,hook, line, and sinker.why do you thing the white car is 500 euros cheaper? it resale value will drop like a stone.how many secondhand white cars do you see on garage forecourts?answer,none.

That's because they're all too busy getting driven around the country.

savagecabbages

Theres actually a new white R design Golf in the forecourt of Frank Hogans in Limerick right now looks very well;)

White fro some cars, not for others...
The new Scirocco looks good in white!

Fizman

savagecabbages wrote: »

Theres actually a new white R design Golf in the forecourt of Frank Hogans in Limerick right now looks very well;)

White fro some cars, not for others...
The new Scirocco looks good in white!

Didn't realise that! Will pop in and have a look on the way back from the gym in a while so.

biko

No way, unless it's free.

TestTransmission

Fizman wrote: »

Oh and they are not that hard to keep clean! I had a black MK4 before it and it was tougher to keep looking decent!

Any car is easy to keep clean especially when you pay someone else to wash it,right?

The GTI does look the business in white though

V Eight

ytd.



Silver 24.81%
Black 24.05%
Grey 18.12%
Blue 11.36%
Red/Maroon 10.46%
White/Ivory 3.23%
Brown 2.81%
Gold 2.61%
Beige 1.16%
Green 0.55%

JoeA3

I think I posted this before in a similar thread. This is my new-ish GTD, it might help sway your decision one way or the other! I love it, and I also find it much easier to keep than the usual dark metallics I had before. At the end of the day only your own opinion matters - buy what you like most.

Compton

Looks great Joe, well wear

gigawatt

ive had 2 white cars, 1 black and various others (silver navy etc) the white cars did not age very well and showed up dirt a lot more. they never seemed to look 'shiny' even when washed and waxed, whereas the black car (even though it was old) seemed to look cleaner in general and after a wax had a lovely shine. one of the white car cars got a bad dent and the paint was damaged and it looked awful much worse than a darker colour would have. however looks wise white cars can be really striking. they tend not to get as hot inside when parked as darker cars due to the white reflecting heat. hope this helps!!

jimmyw

shblob wrote: »

silver is crap. you'll be lost in the millions of other silver cars.

+1 Dont like silver cars at all, pure boring.Would even rather have a yellow one,and they are not great either, but my favourite is black, or red or burgundy.

Paparazzo

I love white cars. Actually, anything but silver will do