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Old 10-17-2015, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Thunder22
After swearing off buying any black cars ever again, I checked out all of the Audi greys and settled on Daytona grey pearl with black interior. My Vette is Shark Grey with black interior.

I guess I'm firmly in the "grey camp" now

Far less maintenance to keep clean, yet still looks good when dirty. Unlike black which is dirty 10 minutes after a wash.
You don't own a black car, a black car owns you.

Here is my list of fun cars.

Titanium Grey Mazdaspeed MX-5 (250whp)
Obsidian Black Pearl 2007 STI (400whp) -wasn't until I had it detailed before the sale that I noticed how bad it had looked after 4 years of ownership. No more black cars from then on!
Sparkling Graphite Metallic E90 M3.
Daytona Grey SQ5.
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Originally Posted by Thunder22
After swearing off buying any black cars ever again, I checked out all of the Audi greys and settled on Daytona grey pearl with black interior. My Vette is Shark Grey with black interior.

I guess I'm firmly in the "grey camp" now

Far less maintenance to keep clean, yet still looks good when dirty. Unlike black which is dirty 10 minutes after a wash.
I absolutely loved the Silverstone Grey I had on my Passat. Brown undertones, so dirt blended in perfectly. When filthy it'd be the same color only less "shiny".

Would've gone grey on my Q5, but Monsoon seems a bit boring to me, and Lava would be way too dark. Daytona would be awesome, but I wasn't going S-Line so it wasn't an option. I really love the look of Scuba, though it's certainly not a dirt-hiding color. Doesn't look bad dirty, at least, and then I can make the excuse of "oh, it's dirty because I go off-roading all the time". (It does see some ranch roads every once in a while, but normal driving is all on-road, of course.)
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Well I guess I will be an exception here. My current ride is grey, and I kinda got sick of it and want a change. Hence Sepang Blue this time around
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My E90 3 Series is Grey... but my wife's Q5 is black. The black looks more luxurious, but my grey shows a lot less dirt and looks shinier and cleaner 90% of the time.
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Typically my cars have been black or white. Dealer told me that it's most common Q colour, so I decided to get something oddball, waiting for my Sepang Blue with grey/black interior on my SQ. I purchased a CLK430 cab about 13 years ago and it had a similar interior. Blue bolsters and grey seating surfaces and seat backs. Loved that car, now probably a bit nostalgic with same type of patern in this truck have never seen one Sepang live so will be a bit of a surprise. Hopefully a positive one. Really looking forward to it, even purchased winters that are ready to go on it from my favourite tire shop.
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