SILVER - good or bad colour

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

my phase 1 172 got its first proper polish yesterday and it didn't look much different to when is has been stuck through a 1.99 safeway car wash!really wanted a silver one as thought the colour best suited this shape but now unsure!
had an alfa 145 before this in rosso red and when you spend the time polishing that it was worth it for the result.
this french thing on the other hand!!!!!!!
any opionions on colours

Rich · Dec 12, 2005

Easyist colour in the world to keep clean!

My dads silver car never looks much different wether I just wash it or wash, polish and wax it, still makes my life easier with my Black car to look after!

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

i've seen the red phase 1's and they look nice.
pretty rare so fetch more cash though

TheCake · Dec 12, 2005

I find silver cars are subtle and understated. Silver can look fantasitc when its clean.

M1TCH · Dec 12, 2005

when you park on a main road you notice the difference when its been cleaned!!
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/mitchzxr/8dda1966.jpg

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

yeah that mucky mate!
mines usually like that.
specially this time of year with all the s**t on the roads

sh33n · Dec 12, 2005

Silver

Mondial Blue

Dan@SJM · Dec 12, 2005

Blue looks nice with a wax:

Mattieuk · Dec 12, 2005

As R-Jay says silver is a easy colour to maintane, but difficult to get that "Bling" when polished. On my old silver 172 I found 1Z metallic polish topped with Megs 21, then finished with Megs 16 did the trick.

S Garbett · Dec 12, 2005

hoperacing do you have any pics of ur car??

Andi-B · Dec 12, 2005

we're forgetting guys the mk1 came in 2 different silvers, platinum and the iceberg later on..

The Iceberg for me always looks better, imo.. was the better silver out of the 2,

davyboy · Dec 12, 2005

The most boring colour you can get.

ant_v6 · Dec 12, 2005

Silver will never look as amazing as the flat or dark colours when just polished but there is no reason that it should not look much better than it would having just been washed. The upside is they are very easy to keep clean most of the time as they hide dirt very well – and it is a classy colour to have a car in.

Car designers love it as it shows off the contours of the metal.

There is bound to be a backlash against them at some point though as they are very popular now.

Neil G · Dec 12, 2005

I had a black car before my silver 172 and that was an absolute b**tch to keep clean

Gilbert_Ratchet · Dec 12, 2005

Silver is my fav. car colour. theres not many cars look crap in silver.

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

S Garbett said:
hoperacing do you have any pics of ur car??

do you mean pics of it just after cleaning it or just pics in general.

if ya tell me how to link one on i will do

Ali · Dec 12, 2005

Silvers a bit boring tbf...Not that satifyin when clean.

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

AJRMOTORSPORT said:
Silvers a bit boring tbf...Not that satifyin when clean.

that was my point when i put the post up mate.
just have to get in and drive it to chear me up.
not much fun in this weather though! getting 38 to the gallon out of round town so you can guess how light the right foot is at this time of year!!!

S Garbett · Dec 12, 2005

hoperacing said:
do you mean pics of it just after cleaning it or just pics in general.

if ya tell me how to link one on i will do

Load photobucket and register and upload ur pics onto there, then paste the links into the message dude.

Any pics u like the look of dude. Just wanted to see what ur car looks like tbh.

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

ok just a min and i will do

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

why aint it worked

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

Day · Dec 12, 2005

Black is a biatch!

8 hours to fully restore the paintwork!

spirez · Dec 12, 2005

Black is one of the best looking colour's when all polished up, without a doubt.

But i miss how easy my old clio was to keep looking clean. Plus if you get the tiniest of dents on a black car it really shows up, whereas you probably wouldn't notice with silver.

DH_GTI · Dec 12, 2005

i love my black clio, and it does look good when waxed but i am defo getting a silver car next as so much easier to clean and not notice any small imperfection/scratches, which other people do, if it was silver wouldnt see um. i worry way to much, but i mite be tempeted back to the DARK side

Neil G · Dec 12, 2005

Black is the best colour for a mean looking car but does take so much work to keep looking neat.

I'm pretty happy with silver

M1TCH · Dec 12, 2005

hoperacing said:

you missed the h out of http. do I spy lexus lights on your car on your avatar?

hoperacing · Dec 12, 2005

yeah its got lexus rears on.
only cos the standard ones on a phase 1 look s**t!

M1TCH · Dec 12, 2005

get ph2's mate, they look 10x better than ph1's or lexus stylees imo.
see - http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c28/mitchzxr/ce5e6a8e.jpg

Chili Red · Dec 12, 2005

Silver looks nice and very sparkly and I do love the silver 182s but the colour's just so common.

There were about 5 silver cars parked at my work next to each other the other day, all different makes, it looked like a bloody convention.

TomS · Dec 12, 2005

Silver for me, love it

Hopefully my next car will be silver

172blue · Dec 12, 2005

I have to say the Monaco blue on the phase 2 172's just look fantastic, especially when clean. Very satisfying, and would definitely have the same colour again on my next car.

DaveLiquid182 · Dec 12, 2005

"Nice colour silver"
My 172 used to look spot on when cleaned

Dave

ollie82 · Dec 12, 2005

I think all cars suit a particular colour and for 172/182's it has to be Iceberg Silver. Don't know why it just does imo.

Whereas Seat Leon Cupras look best in red!