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Pop

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Registered: 8th May 03
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19th Dec 12 at 22:46

As the title suggests really; we're changing our IQ early next year for another smallish runaround/daily driver as we have a diesel Leon for longer journeys.

Do people on here think white has had it's day yet? On some cars I think it looks great, but I'm just not sure. The car we go for is likely to be a Vauxhall for the 100,000 mile warranty.

[Edited on 19-12-2012 by Pop]

shaunmods

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Registered: 12th Mar 07
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19th Dec 12 at 22:51

they are alright I suppose

lol

Seriously though, definitely still the colour to have in my opinion. Love the way white stands out!

[Edited on 19-12-2012 by shaunmods]

Twiggy

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19th Dec 12 at 22:58

Only on newer models

BluKoo

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19th Dec 12 at 22:59

I wish I could change my IQ.

John

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19th Dec 12 at 22:59

Dated now. Has to be a high spec model.

chrisr195

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19th Dec 12 at 23:01

white is back, bastard to keep clean tho

Ben G

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19th Dec 12 at 23:18

Love white cars. Bought one in 2007 and got taken the piss out of in work for buying a car with a poverty spec colour

The only problem with white is it looks terrible in winter if not cleaned every day.

Haimsey

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Registered: 8th May 05
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20th Dec 12 at 00:59

I got my white corsa just around the time white became popular again, and I'd say it still is tbh.

Although as said, unless washed weekly in winter it's horrid. Only used mine 4 times since last wash weekend just gone and it's ditched

Marcy Marc

White Sport Progress Thread

Vauxdan88

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20th Dec 12 at 01:09

I used to have a white mk3 Astra gsi and it looked really nice washed and polished, but it would always be dirty again within an hour or so of driving!

_Allan_

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20th Dec 12 at 01:24

Bored of seeing white audi's tbh.

Jamie-C

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20th Dec 12 at 01:29

On newer stuff I'm sick of it, so much nice colours available yet everyone goes for boring white. It depends on the car though.

whitter45

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20th Dec 12 at 08:30

white because its free

(joking aside it suits certain cars really well)

Easier to maintain than black and most dark colours

Also comes up really well. Dealer washed mine last week after 5 months and 10,000 miles of it not being cleaned at all

[Edited on 20-12-2012 by whitter45]

Balling

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20th Dec 12 at 08:39

I'm glad we decided on white as that's what I've wanted for a long time, only wish it was pure white and not pearl.

In the summer I don't think keeping it clean was a hassle. Certainly easier than the black Corsa I had.
In winter the story is a bit different and the dark streaks it gets down the sides look pretty awful, but then most cars look dirty this time of year.
I just think the level of dirt on "medium coloured" cars, like my Aruba blue Corsa C, peak earlier.

Ben G

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20th Dec 12 at 08:54

quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
white because its free

(joking aside it suits certain cars really well)

Easier to maintain than black and most dark colours

Also comes up really well. Dealer washed mine last week after 5 months and 10,000 miles of it not being cleaned at all

[Edited on 20-12-2012 by whitter45]

Frozen white, a flat colour isn't free from ford anymore

200 quid option.

BYRON

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20th Dec 12 at 09:30

On some cars it looks great (Golf Mk5 Gti / Audi A5 SLine), on others (Corsa Active Ecoflex / Insignia SE) its looks poor.

I had a white 3 Series MSport which looked great, and I would have another white car again depending on what it was.

mattant

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20th Dec 12 at 09:50

I think white looks good at the moment but I'm not sure it will still look good in 5 years time. If you like it then go for it, otherwise stick to a conservative colour like silver

BarnshaW

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20th Dec 12 at 09:54

silver to me is so boring, it never looks truly clean and shiney to me, yes it might be easier to keep clean and shows less marks but my god its far too common and boring, I am sat looking in the work car park now and nearly half the cars are silver.

whitter45

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20th Dec 12 at 10:32

quote:
Originally posted by mattant
I think white looks good at the moment but I'm not sure it will still look good in 5 years time. If you like it then go for it, otherwise stick to a conservative colour like silver

surely you pick a colour you like now not what it looks like in 5 years time

Nismo

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20th Dec 12 at 10:39

Certain cars look better in white, certain cars look better in other colours.

You get rare cars in white, they then look good.

Ive yet to see another white S2000 on the road, this makes me happy.

mattant

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20th Dec 12 at 11:29

quote:
Originally posted by whitter45

quote:
Originally posted by mattant
I think white looks good at the moment but I'm not sure it will still look good in 5 years time. If you like it then go for it, otherwise stick to a conservative colour like silver

surely you pick a colour you like now not what it looks like in 5 years time

True but if you're paying for the car over 5 years and suddenly white goes out of fashion, you don't want to be stuck with a colour you don't like.

mwg

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20th Dec 12 at 11:40

Don't think I would get a white car if I was buying now. Grey or Red is where it's at

3CorsaMeal

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20th Dec 12 at 11:42

Depends on the car, would never want a white corrado, but a white nova would be fine.

3CorsaMeal

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20th Dec 12 at 11:42