Benpup

Forgot the name of the chemical that you can put down on gravel and dirt to stop the dust. Road construction uses it all the time. Works well.
Perhaps someone esls can recall what it is.

Silversides

I have been driving on a Gravel/Dirt driveway for most of my 40+ years of driving.
(No age jokes or they didn't have paved roads then! Please!) It has always been a challenge to keep a car clean.
I learned many years ago that silver was my favorite color. In fact a must have!
I currently live down a 1/4 mile dusty road. Both my C4 & C5 love to suck up dust into the engine compartment and you can always see the smokey mist of dust trailing you. The wheels and rear end of the car catchs it all.
It does help hide the brake dust. Driving very slowy helps a lot too, and the main thing is not to be in friont or behind a neigbor, because they don't quite GET IT!
I try to leave early in the morning before the overnight dew gets off the road and use a california duster all the time.
I did own a black C4 for about three months and it drove me nuts! No dark colors here.
Go for the Silver!

Black 'n Tan

WELCOME TO MY PERSONAL HELL, BLACK '04 C-5, ONE MILE OF DUSTY GRAVEL FARM ROAD TO MY HOUSE!!!! BUY ANY COLOR BUT BLACK!!!!

I wanted Millenium Yellow, or Pewter, but NO, the only DEAL I found was F**KING BLACK, God has a sense of humor!!! I think God gets a kick out of watching me wash the thing every day!!

John

kww

Well my drive was't paved at first and yea that black car is gonna look kinda gray by the time you make your first trip. I use to keep a California Duster in my black 67 if I was going someplace special.

belmor

My driveway is 500' gravel as well, personally I would avoid black like the plague-I like driving cars not cleaning them. My car is white and it does ok on the dust/dirt

~B~

MYBABYC5

I live on a dirt road as well...about 1/2 mile to get to my driveway. Three other homes before me and one after. I have asphalted the first 500 ft from my home down....the rest remains a question...

J S Machine

I lived on a 1 mile long dirt road from the time I learned to drive until about a year ago (about 7 years). I bought a house in the middle of town in a subdivision. Best move of my life. I had gotten really used to a two-tone paint scheme. Black with an orange bottom....Red dirt that is. Ever heard of Alabama Clay?

moserbe

My driveway was gravel for the first 15 years that we owned the house. 5 years ago I had blacktop put down and I am very happy that I did.

Magred6sp

I have Magnetic Red and have to drive 1/2 mile of dirt road to get to the paved Housing Development. I drive between 8 & 10 MPH and then use the airhose to blow off as much as possible then finish with the California Duster.....Walmart is best buy about $10. As long as it doesn't rain before you get home all is good.

dieseldave56

Ya, ya the drive way from the main road is pea gravel ( small pebbles) which was the only draw back in the purchase of this great house and location. Two years ago we added 9,000 square ft of asphalt so its a lot better around the house , RV barn and garages and a couple hundred ft of drive way.[IMG][/IMG]
I have a Quick Silver Z, a red FRC, white Suburban, sliver Xterra, Heritage Brown T/A convertible, white Saleen and '87 Grand National (obviously Black). Plus the 40' white and green diesel motorcoach. Yes I do a lot of washing, but use a water filter system that removes all minerals, metals, evan bacteria, so no water stains and no hand drying at all.
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Black 'n Tan

Country Living is definitely a PIA, but anyone will tell you who lives it, there is nothing like the peace and quiet. I personally wouldn't trade it for anything. It's a delight to be able to shoot in your back fields with your kids, count as many as 15 deer at a time, actually SEE a Bald Eagle swoop down at your pond and try to catch a fish! the wonders never cease here!
So I wash my cars alot, BIG DEAL!!!

John

Junkman2008

No rocket science here, that sucker will be dirty from the time you leave home and when you come back.

Solution: buy Pewter. It matches the gravel.

Vetteman Jack

Personally, I'd never own a black car if I lived on a gravel road. It will never be clean.