What colour would you choose for your next car

[st4]

Given the reaction to this thread I feel a fact finding gathering mission is in order to what makes members tick paint wise for their cars.

Vote please

 

[Springbok]

I've had Black the last 2 cars and won't change it for the world.

It might look a bit grim pretty quickly this time of the year, but after a good clean.....awesome.

 

[Carrsey]

Silver / Grey, easier to maintain, but black is nice when polished..

 

[johnfromstaffs]

I am unable to vote since I have to follow these parameters:

1. Whatever I can get the best price deal on from the garage.

2. The instructions from Rosemaryfromstaffs which were:

Not silver again
Not black, always looks dirty
Not white too naff

Doesn't leave much these days, I sigh for my Daytona Yellow Mk 1 Capri with a black Vinyl roof.

By the way, my Bentley was originally Special Docker's Tan Ref 4820, resprayed Mason's Black in 1954, and Sand over Sable, which it remains, in 1958 with beige interior since new, and woollen headlining.

 

[Paul/]

Dark Grey (eg Palladium silver or Indium Silver)

...I assume that should be Indium Grey, with Iridium Silver covered under "Silver".

Thank you Mercedes for forcing me to consider fifty shades of silvery-grey. And using names that look identical without reading glasses.

 

[grober]

Maybe one of these? Chosen at random to show what's technically possible as opposed to what we are offered. Mercedes used to do some similar colours to these. Aston Martin - Colour and Trim Collections
Quick choice =midnight blue or hardly green

 

[Harrythedog]

I like the red W212 in Killerhertz's thread about pricing

 

[MOCAŠ]

I found myself in MB Brentford at the weekend fiddling with the colour swatches in an attempt to establish which of the various dark greys was the darkest/purest. What with EL James living just down the road from the showroom, I'm sure this must be where she came for inspiration.

I compared Tenorite, designo Graphite, Flint, Alabandite and Stannite. Of these, the SLK is only available in Tenorite and Graphite, and judging by the swatches, Graphite looks much better than Tenorite (which has a bluish tinge to it).

So now I need to find an real-life SLK in Graphite to see whether it really appeals. Sometimes I wish cars only came in one colour!

 

[redbaron]

Grey is not a colour, neither are black or white or silver.

Man up and choose a colour.

 

[trapperjohn]

I voted electric blue. But would cut out the waiting and go rusty brown colour.

 

[st4]

If you add silver and grey together you so far have 46.16% of the votes.

Interesting.

 

[MOCAŠ]

Man up and choose a colour.

Easier said than done. Have you seen the SLK's "colour" chart?

 

[LTD]

If you add silver and grey together you so far have 46.16% of the votes.

Interesting.

Yeah, most people don't want silver or grey.

 

[Harrythedog]

Many moons ago I had a Ford which was Graphite Grey metallic and it looked stunning, everyone commented on it

 

[MOCAŠ]

Many moons ago I had a Ford which was Graphite Grey metallic and it looked stunning, everyone commented on it

That was probably the best thing about it...

 

[wemorgan]

SLK do also offer:

Fire Opal
Cavansite Blue
designo Zircon Red (£4850!)

but granted, lots of Silver and grey options

 

[MOCAŠ]

SLK do also offer:

Fire Opal
Cavansite Blue
designo Zircon Red (£4850!)

but granted, lots of Silver and grey options

Cavansite Blue is top right in the colour chart I posted (890). Kinda looks like another bluish grey...

And Fire Opal is a solid colour, so I'd expect a refund if specifying it for an SLK55, where metallic comes as standard. As for Zircon...

 

[C240Sport97]

I like the red W212 in Killerhertz's thread about pricing

it's hyacinth red

 

[MOCAŠ]

it's hyacinth red

Pass the bucket...

 

[Jules335]

I found myself in MB Brentford at the weekend fiddling with the colour swatches in an attempt to establish which of the various dark greys was the darkest/purest. What with EL James living just down the road from the showroom, I'm sure this must be where she came for inspiration.

I compared Tenorite, designo Graphite, Flint, Alabandite and Stannite. Of these, the SLK is only available in Tenorite and Graphite, and judging by the swatches, Graphite looks much better than Tenorite (which has a bluish tinge to it).

So now I need to find an real-life SLK in Graphite to see whether it really appeals. Sometimes I wish cars only came in one colour!

I'm sure there are a couple of designo graphite AMGs at Mercedes World.