bob r

iTrader: (46)

sorry! this is a boring thread, but what is it like living with a black car. i have owned silver cars since 1997 and never owned a black one. is it a mare keeping them clean, and do they show up more marks and grime. (im weighing up my options, blue or black sti) thanks

a1oku

mines black.just got it two weeks ago.its a bugger to keep clean.shows up enerything!!had an ice blue wr1 before.black is cool at the moment,judging by the amount i see out and about.

bootsy

had a black civic type r a right pain in the **** to keep clean now got a blue scooby much easyer

matchmaker

Mine (an Octavia vRS) is black. Looks good when it's clean. That condition lasts about 15 minutes

Would I have another black car? Of course

kilo_4que

I have a black sti wagon, looks absolutely brilliant

*AL*

I also had a black Civic Type R..............i swear i'll never buy another black car The amount of time and effort that went into cleaning it was madness.I now have a silver Scoob.

frayz

iTrader: (7)

They will show marks more than any other colour and unless theyre clean they look ****e!!, They hide nothing, but IMO nothing looks better when its really bufty'd up.

Check out mine here
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=499408

nik52wrx

I have owned a black car and a silver car in the past. The silver car was much easier to keep clean and less prone to streaking when washed. Black cars show every bit of dirt and as a result are buggers to keep clean and wash. My current car, WR blue, isn't far behind black in the keeping clean stakes.
Nik

Steve vRS

Black cars look excellent when clean, but one rain shower and they are dirty again. They are also a pain to polish and wax as they show swirl and cloth marks like no other colour.

I've had a black Tavia vRS and now have an Audi A3 in black - but it'll be the last black car.

Steve

bob r

iTrader: (46)

absolutely stunning, i dont think i would want to drive it.

Varboy

I love black cars, very sinister, so what if they are a bugger to clean, just live with it being dirty.

Trust me, when you do 4000 miles per month in your black car, you give up tryying to keep it clean.

davidpa

[quote=davidpa]I would love mine to be black lol

which it is

trevsubwrx1

Love em in black.
Had 3 scoobies in black and an evo 8 in black, yeah, hard to keep clean, but when they are clean, theyre the dogs!

Trev

[MikeyB]

Black cars are the best IMHO, if you look after them, clean them every week and keep up with the Swissol, they simply look stunning all of the time!

Here's my black TT which is now sold.. : (

http://public.fotki.com/mikeytt/full_photos_of_the_tt/

rik-1

After 6 months ownership you not notice it getting dirty easier.

But, you will notice how much better it looks than other colours when clean.

wolfie28

I had a Pug 306 Rallye in black a few years back and it looked the dogs dangles when it was clean. Got a WR Blue scooby now but wish it was black!! (note too self; must buy a black car next)

Wolfie.

FLAT ERIC

iTrader: (1)

Another vote for black.

But be prepared for a love~hate relationship.



Mark

fieldy

im a classic scoob man by heart. BUT, must say, excellent car mate. luvly jubly mark

TypeUK_STi

Black all the way...
There is nothing better than a black polished up scooby!!!!!

go for it!!! bob

BedHog

I love my White one!

Looks better than anything when clean - stays clean for 5 minutes

I can't imagine black being worse.....

Bram

As been said previous, great when clean and shiney, its the dogs danglies especially with the blue speckle shows in sunlight.

You must also take care when washing to stop the swirls, I shift between waxing with a quick wax and detailer to keep the shine. This colour has given me more issues to solve than any other previous.

Silver is a great colour to keep in good condition and dont show the dirt as bad as black.

[Davey]

Silver cars are the best at hiding scratches and dents and black are the worst.

So there you go

slagmagnet69

Dont do it Bob - oh actually knowing you I dont think it would be a problem - stealth it fool you know you want 2

Little Miss WRX

Indeed, I do on average 4000kms per month and it is frustrating to keep the bugger clean.

However, no other colour looks as fantastic as black when clean. Like it? I love it, but it will be the last black car I buy! LOL
It'll be back to silver for my next car and probably one that is more forgiving for the amount of k's I do.

Love the rex to death, but starting to realise that practical is probably the better way to go. Shame we don't get the Octavia over here as I would love to get one of those (funnily enough black would be first choice LOL ).

julesp600

Black is best!!!

I have had two silver cars and while they are good at hiding the dirt, scratches etc, they have no depth to the shine when you do clean and polish them.

Had a red car too and that was amazing, easy(ish) to keep clean and had a wonderful shine.

One green car too which was nice when clean and polished, pretty good at hiding the dirt too!

However, if you are prepared to wash and polish your black car on a regular basis they look the best. The depth of shine you can get is incredible. Really is good.

Jules

[Davey]

Depends if you can polish a car properly or not

I just happen to have polished my silver barge this weekend, just nipped out to take a snap shot and even in this dull light theres a nice deep reflection. And this is after the rain yesterday and 100mile trip round the M25.



Note the very ill Impreza

HOWY

Had a black mexico once (nice car) but it was involved in 2 crashes not my fault so am convinced black is not a safe colour (think some research said silver was the safest.

[Davey]

I remember reading something about this. Some research had found that Red cars we're the most crashed and Green the most crashed into.

hoskib

iTrader: (1)

nothing a spare wheel won't fix mate.

i'm guessing that's the least of it's problems though

[Davey]

The wheel and tyre are fine, its just missing the entire hub

The black object you can see in the wheel arch is the brake disc, thats the wheel!