Black or White

Sami23

Going to buy a new car but can't decide whether to buy a black or white one
Any advice or opinions would be much appreciated at this stage. I've never had a black or white car before but have heard its easier keep a white car looking good as seemingly the black gets dirty looking very quickly after washing them
Thanks

kay 9

What car is it? May make a difference. White is surprisingly easier kept

Sami23

kay 9 wrote: »

What car is it? May make a difference. White is surprisingly easier kept

Hyundai Tucson.
Just most white cars I've seen on the road last few days look filthy enough tbh.

Toyotafanboi

yeah, kinda depends on the car, but white is fairly well in fashion and hides a multitude of sins. black will look excellent when you go pick it up and then never look that good again :P

MuppetCheck

Two extremes. The black will look well but it requires a lot of upkeep to maintain the looks. It will also show minor marks quite easily. Korean paint isn't the best so it could look quite grubbt very quickly.

I've had white the last couple of times. While it isn't my ideal I'm also a little OCD when it comes to the condition of my car. White hides a lot of small scratches and chips and is much easier in terms of upkeep than darker colours. For me it's a happy medium. Looked at those Tuscons with the father recently and white suited it IMO.

Sami23

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Two extremes. The black will look well but it requires a lot of upkeep to maintain the looks. It will also show minor marks quite easily. Korean paint isn't the best so it could look quite grubbt very quickly.

I've had white the last couple of times. While it isn't my ideal I'm also a little OCD when it comes to the condition of my car. White hides a lot of small scratches and chips and is much easier in terms of upkeep than darker colours. For me it's a happy medium. Looked at those Tuscons with the father recently and white suited it IMO.

I suppose I should have added that the black comes with cream leather interior and the white comes with a dark grey leather so along with being harder to keep the black exterior it may also be harder to keep the cream leather looking good in it too.

MuppetCheck

Depends on the quality of the leather. I didn't think it was fantastic do the black leather might be a better option.

bazz26

White with cream or tan leather would be a good combo imo.

Sami23

bazz26 wrote: »

White with cream or tan leather would be a good combo imo.

Not an option.

bazz26

Thought as much, options/combinations are usually a bit restricted on Japanese/Korean cars.

Sami23

bazz26 wrote: »

Thought as much, options/combinations are usually a bit restricted on Japanese/Korean cars.

Yeah a few different models and take it or leave it after that. No option to customise.

colm_mcm

I'd go white in this case. The Tucson has a lot of black plastic details on it that would be lost on a black car.
Also will be easier to keep.


Wouldn't be a fan of white exterior/cream interior tbh.

Sami23

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'd go white in this case. The Tucson has a lot of black plastic details on it that would be lost on a black car.
Also will be easier to keep.


Wouldn't be a fan of white exterior/cream interior tbh.

Thanks for your opinion. Yes the black plastic on the outside doesn't blend in that well with black paint alright.
White has the dark leather.

Gumbo

White with a dark interior for me personally.

I've a white E60 and a black ML so have experience with both colours. Although I had white Jap cars mainly song guess I would be biased towards that.