So after much umming and erring ... Ive finally ended up ordering a red one too.
Was originally going to go for red ... looked so good on the Top Gear review of the Mk2. But then I changed my mind to silver (which is why I had the pictures to post in the above reference thread). Decided that being all silver would look good ... and is a rare colour for a Mk2. Also love my silver 172. In then end tho I came back round to red ... I think

Honestly, whilst the V6 is never going to be a subtle car, the Mk2 front is significantly less obvious that the Mk1 V6. In the end I decide that a bright colour with obvious silver scoops would look good ... if Im paying £27k for a car I suppose I do want it to stand out and people to look at me.
Other colour I thought about was the newly available Liquid Yellow (vs. the awful Acid Yellow). No way Im paying extra for paint tho!