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Love the looks (been there several times) but don't care for the maintenance issues. Also, the darker the car is creates an easier profile for laser speed hits, not that I ever speed . A light silver seems to work best for me.
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Black is good for Diesels (doesn't show soot!) But it is tough to keep clean in a 280 day / yr 'rainy' environment. AND is pretty hot on the few days it doesn't rain.
IMo, every color looks dirty when it's just a little dirty. But I'm more picky than most. Black is a great color, I would only advise that you take a few lessons in detailing to care for it. Take extra care claying, waxing/polishing etc, and it'll be just like any car afterwards. If you're like me you do that anyway. Mequire's Gold Class wax is great for black.
Here's what a clay bar and two coats of Gold Class gets you:
I've got 2 cars in the drive, both black(Tundra and PT)....pain in the arse to keep even decent looking for more than 1/2 a day. Shows every scratch, dirt, dust, grandkids fingerprints....and I love the way they look when clean and polished.
Yes, in the Arizona desert heat they are hotter,definitely.
But I'll go back to red or offwhite on the next cars.
I don't like either black or white cars. I say get a color that can been seen from a mile away and install huge headlights front and back. So many wrecks are caused just by not being able to see the car.
I have a black car and tend to have the lights on for the reason the poster above raised, though I think that cars that are the same colour as the road surface (grey) are harder to pick up.
I read a study years ago that said the most visible color to other drivers was orange; the most invisible was dark green. I actually drove an orange car for a few years and it certainly was visible! Now my car is silver and doesn't attract any attention, but haven't had any close calls, either, knock on wood.
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Only wreck I had was with a black car. It was in the shadows and I didn't see it. It hit me on the side of my car when I crossed the street. I absolutely hate black cars. I could have been killed. Totaled my car. My fault but what can you do when you can't see black in shadows on a sunny day?
I know exactly what you mean. I drive a car I recently painted florescent orange and haven't been in any accidents since.
I don't like either black or white cars. I say get a color that can been seen from a mile away and install huge headlights front and back. So many wrecks are caused just by not being able to see the car.
Many more wrecks are caused by folks too busy talking, or off in space via mind-altering substances, to spend much time driving.
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Love the looks (been there several times) but don't care for the maintenance issues. Also, the darker the car is creates an easier profile for laser speed hits, not that I ever speed . A light silver seems to work best for me.
I believe laser likes white or chrome best. #1 target is usually a license plate or headlight. Black absorbs light, including laser beans.
I said I would never own a black car for all of the stated reasons. Then I saw a Black on Black Infiniti G35 with the dark crome wheels.....................and I brought it home! Yes, the swirly scratches bug me and it is hard to keep clean, but when it is clean, man, it looks awesome. I figure if it gets too bad I may repaint it in a few years.
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. A light silver seems to work best for me.
