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Old 04-20-2015, 12:22 AM
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Im looking to buy a c7, and found a car that has all the options i want, but its black. I had 3 black cars in the past, and swore off buying another one. Looks sick when clean, but its only clean after a car wash. Ma last two cars were bright blue (z06) and white (m3). Loved the jsb, and white was ok. C7 seems to have so many beautifull black inserts that i think a black car would hide. Maybe i already know my answer, but dont want to miss out on a good deal just for the color...
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Originally Posted by kotik
Im looking to buy a c7, and found a car that has all the options i want, but its black. I had 3 black cars in the past, and swore off buying another one. Looks sick when clean, but its only clean after a car wash. Ma last two cars were bright blue (z06) and white (m3). Loved the jsb, and white was ok. C7 seems to have so many beautifull black inserts that i think a black car would hide. Maybe i already know my answer, but dont want to miss out on a good deal just for the color...
You know the answer. Don't let "a good deal" override what your gut is telling you. Keep looking, and you'll find the one for you that is a good deal with no regrets.
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Don't do it. A huge part of the experience with this car is the looks. I get a lot of enjoyment out of admiring my ride and feeling proud of its appearance. Be patient and get a color that you love.
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No regrets here. To me black is the best color. Yes, it takes more work to keep it clean but the end result is worth it to me.YMMV.
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When black is clean its still dirty...Too much work and always shows dust
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No regrets.......
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If its not a daily driver, part of the fun for me is cleaning the car. Kind of therapeutic in a weird way.
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Originally Posted by Gmoney61
Don't do it. A huge part of the experience with this car is the looks. I get a lot of enjoyment out of admiring my ride and feeling proud of its appearance. Be patient and get a color that you love.

If you actually plan on driving the Car, you will end up cleaning/detailing it more than driving it.
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I had 3 black cars in the past, and swore off buying another one.

If that didn't teach you, you are unteachable.
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Originally Posted by Walt White Coupe
I had 3 black cars in the past, and swore off buying another one.

If that didn't teach you, you are unteachable.

I've done 3 in the past including a minivan..... too much work!!!
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I had three C6's [silver, crystal red, TR] prior to my current C7 black vert.
No regrets here, I use a California Duster after each ride and that removes the dust layer quickly. I love my black C7 and spending some time keeping it clean is fine with me!
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Originally Posted by jversluis
When black is clean its still dirty...Too much work and always shows dust
I agree with this. When I had a black car I spent more time washing and waxing than driving it. I won't make that mistake again.
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I LOVE my black car...when its clean! I admit its a pain to keep it that way but nothing looks better to me than clean black paint!
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Originally Posted by kotik
Im looking to buy a c7, and found a car that has all the options i want, but its black. I had 3 black cars in the past, and swore off buying another one. Looks sick when clean, but its only clean after a car wash. Ma last two cars were bright blue (z06) and white (m3). Loved the jsb, and white was ok. C7 seems to have so many beautifull black inserts that i think a black car would hide. Maybe i already know my answer, but dont want to miss out on a good deal just for the color...
If the car is dirty, it's dirty no matter what color it is.
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I had a black Z4 and it was beautiful. Problem was that about four hours after detailing it started to look embarrassingly nasty. I don't have an inclosed garage and we have an abundance of pollen and dust here. I felt it looked like I didn't care. After about a year the paint began to show swirls. That was fixable but it turned into more effort than I wanted.
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"C7 seems to have so many beautiful black inserts that i think a black car would hide."

Probably the main reason I went away from black, when I first though of getting one it was going to be black. Personally I love the way the SG shows off the inserts.
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I almost pulled the trigger on a triple black vert because it was a good deal but decided to hold off. Two days later, I found my CR vert which turned out to be just as good as a deal. Hold out until you find what you really want.

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No regrets, black is both sporty and classy. As mentioned earlier, dirty is dirty!


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