Good & bad colours

[Jukie]

Which colours are considered good or bad for Benz's? Does it vary between ranges? There are numerous exotic-sounding colours, such as obsidian back, almandine red and tourmaline green and shiny grey D). Perhaps it comes down to personal choice on the one hand and what the trade's perception is on the other?

 

[e55]

I would say Obsisidan Black and Iridium silver would be the most traditional Mercedes colours. Certainly for AMG cars anyway.

 

[Will]

Black and silver are undoubtedly the most popular. Although white seems as though it's becoming popular for new cars.

I would say that silver being more common amongst newer models might make for a safe proposition, however sometimes black can be very desirable for specific cars and command a premium IMHO.

Metallics such as blues/greys etc probably quite safe. Unusual colours (pillerbox red) might make a car much harder to move on when you come to sell it.

All IMHO

Will

 

[bpsorrel]

My CLK was silver, my wifes Sport Coupe was jasper blue and my S211 is obsidian black. I like all three of these colours. Today however, I saw a W211 in metallic burgundy and it actually looked really good, contrary to what I would have thought before seeing it!!

 

[wxmclk]

Both my current car (CLK) and my previous (Sport Coupe) in Obsidian Black- stunning!

 

[rf065]

Black and silver are undoubtedly the most popular. Although white seems as though it's becoming popular for new cars.

I think in the UK at least, it is a myth that white is becoming more popular.
It is becoming the colour of choice for new model launches at motor shows and glossy magazine adverts. It has always been popular in countries with warm climates, but not so much in the UK & I don't think that will change by much.

Russ

 

[The G.F.P]

w124's look best in met blue/black or met blue

look worse in red or white or green or bronze for me

 

[bpsorrel]

Thing is, I've seen loads of new C Classes in white, saloons and estates. I think they look quite good actually, but I prefer black, especially fo the estate. Saw a black new C220 cdi estate today and I reckon this is a very good looking car. Could be the S211s replacement in a year or so..

 

[trando]

I'm a fan of Tanzanite Blue - but then its pretty obvious why...

 

[Barbanasos]

I think any other colour than the ordinary is good. Black always looks great, silver is just too common for mercedes. Other dark colours like azurite blue, tanzanite blue and dark grey also look good. Burgundy, gold, green are very old fashioned but still have a following. Whatever you like really as the car you drive makes a statement about you. If you have something rare or special it means you are willing to pay for what you want or make the effort looking for it if used.

 

[219]

I guess it is a fashion/fad sort of thing .

Colour pallettes change over the years - when did you last see a Maple Yellow or Milan Brown car ? These were popular colours in the 1970's .

I've had W124's in both Nautic Blue and Almandine Red and , at the time , thought they looked great - probably still would .

it is all a matter of personal taste .

 

[Howard]

Titanite Red works well on pretty much everything i've seen it on ...

Only caveat is that you have to keep it washed and polished so that the 'depth' stays there , otherwise it can look bad.

 

[robertjrt]

Colour choice

It used to be said that the darker the colour the better the protection against rust! Red, Black etc. There are more shades of white available than any other colour and can be a nightmare to match.

Many years ago BL has a range that included; Moss green, Tundra and Clove brown and driving anyone of these colours was positively dangerous in the countryside!

 

[219]

My Tizzian Red Audi 100 was EXACTLY the same colour as the little bubbles of rust that erupted here and there !

 

[bolide]

The trade perception is based on what buyers tell them

Many buyers say "not white and not red". Draw your own conclusions from that!

Nick Froome
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[219]

I think Signal Red is a fantastic colour when fresh and clean - trouble is it oxidises and you need to T Cut regularly to keep the brilliance (or keep the car in the dark) .

 

[MPG]

For older cars I think you can get away with a colour of the period - as numerous posters have said, there were some very peculiar shades available in the 70's, but on a 70's motor they look OK. For more modern machinery, unless it's overtly sporting & you want to advertise the fact, I'd always go for a more sombre colour. Captains of Industry by and large like to blend into the background & be as unobtrusive as possible hence the proliferation of darker colours.

Personally I don't like silver & I'd never own a green car (I had it ingrained at an early age that green was unlucky - no idea why!). As for white, it is just the colour of choice for press launches these days. I belive the last time it was officially the most popular car colour in the UK (according to SMMT sales figures) was 1982.

 

[219]

MB had some 'interesting' colours in the 1960's too .

Check out the link below , what do you think of DB 213 'Pearl Green' for example ?

Exterior Colours

 

[Howard]

Titanite Red

 

[Gareth]

Almost everyone who sees my car comments on the colour of it, its one of the things that attracted me to it :