Having both had a Silver 172 and a Black 182, I would say Silver.
Black is just too much hassle. Nothing looks better than a black car when its polished, but then again, nothing looks worse than a black car when its dirty.
Black is just a pain in the arse to keep clean. You may enjoy cleaning it for the first few months when its new, but 6 months down the line it will be a differnt story. You wont even want to use the window washers, as the drying marks will show on a black cars paintwork.
During the summer months you will have to wash it weekly for it to look good. During the autum, winter and spring, forget about it, it will never look good.
Plus black looks too much like a dymanique
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dmcgrath/cliosport/172_mk2.jpg
Get Silver. It will always appear clean and tidy.
Whatch out for zorst rattle at 4k revs.
[Edited by Woof on 7/31/2005 4:25:28 PM]