White Cars

[Richard_]

hay ... it was a nice car

 

[DrDee]

like a field service technicians company car.

lol

 

[Tute]

White cars actually dont show the dirt that badly, only dark marks like mud or tar. General road crud doesnt really show on them, same as silver cars.

The right car can look superb - Golf GTi for example...

Not at a distance, no.

But when you go to get in it it would show up something rotten, little dirt marks. I'd be forever washing it because it'd drive me mad otherwise.

 

[Richard_]

small dints are hard to see .. unlike dark cars

 

[snowdog]

I disagree, white>silver rather see a wave of white cars than silver.

 

[zetec452]

White is a terrible colour to own. Gets dirty very quick.

 

[I get around]

VAG always looks good in white or two tone so long as the paint is kept immaculate.

But I dislike a lot of other white cars, in particular fords, looks tacky on fords.

 

[Clarkey]

White is a terrible colour to own. Gets dirty very quick.

Not as bad as black tbh. Oh and that 1 series looks awful in white. In fact that noddy car looks awful in any colour.

 

[zetec452]

But I dislike a lot of other white cars, in particular fords, looks tacky on fords.

As a Ford owner with white paint I agree.

 

[Matmulder]

What you want is Pearlescent white, like on Lamborghini's.....

...and Alfa's

And that 135i looks terrible in white. There's "too much" of it. Needs to be broken up with bits of black. See "Exige" and "Exige S" as a good example. The Former looks a lot better due to the front lip, spoiler, side scoops being black.

 

[Dr Who]

My last car was white as well...

The only colour that looks good on that model imho, I believe Clarkson even said so.

 

[mjt]

And that 135i looks terrible in white. There's "too much" of it. Needs to be broken up with bits of black.

i agree, it looks much better with all the carbon performance tat

 

[CliffyBiro]

I like the Seat Leons in white.

V. nice.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Theres a ridiculously specced 3 Series over here in white and it is stunning. Carbon roof, anthracite wheels etc. Looks great.

 

[BigglesPiP]

I like the 1 series in white, a Skoda shouldn't be white, because it looks like a taxi, ordinary hatchbacks in white look like hire cars...

 

[Lum]

but a 123d with all the perfomance tat and the go faster stripes looks awesome

Until you see the manky yellow diesel stain down one side by the filler cap.

 

[Zip]

I think it's a really good looking colour, only downside is that every speck of dirt shows up like a sore thumb.

Actually the excuse for people buying white cars and not getting black/dark cars down here was "They are easyer to keep clean"

Also "They stay cooler in summer"

Back in the 90s it felt like every second car was bloody white

 

[Locky]

A Jag XK coupe looks best in white IMO.

 

[Shad]

What you want is Pearlescent white, like on Lamborghini's.....

...and Alfa's

...and iQs

 

[merc190]

my old saab looked pretty good in white