2018 Colors
Melting Slicks
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The new paint shop will have the capacity for more colors to be offered but that benefit won't be available immediately. When it goes online initially it will be doing only some of the current 10 colors (the others will remain in the current paint shop). It will take some time before the new shop is fully ramped up. Once the new shop is fully up to speed we should see a capacity for more than 10 colors. BTW, if you think our color selection is poor, take a look at what other makes (e.g. Volvo, Mercedes Benz) offer. 80% of their colors are shades of black, white, silver, or gray.
I heard the term "legacy" colors used for current on going colors.
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Hey GM why not give us some exciting colors . I will probably be bashed for this but IMO 2017 colors are ok at best. I mean Mopar has a better selection of colors. Let me say I don't want to offend any owners who own the current colors. New reds, blues even metallc white. Now go ahead and let this topic catch some fire....
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White Diamond/Pearl White
I hope your correct on some variation of Pearl White......I haven't seen White Diamond for awhile but GM has been offering Crystal White for a couple of years now! I know they have wanted to do a Pearl White on Corvettes for sometime but couldn't get the panels to match properly......this color would look incredible on a C7!!
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Le Mans Master
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You could be right. My brain is slowly turning to mush as I grow older!
Melting Slicks
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Racer
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a different shade of orange or even a lighter shade of metalic red like crystal red tint.
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From: Bluffton SC via Canton Oh
I had a white 14 and now a black 16. Went to look for a 17 and looked at cars at 3 dealers. The amount of orange peel on all the 17s regardless of color was unacceptable.
I am now thinking of going the used route. I usually order my cars to get exactly what I want but would have to refuse a car with heavy orange peel.
Problem is I have to wait a few years to get a used 17 or 18.
GM puts that kind of money in a paint shop for a low production car you'd think for a premium they would offer custom colors!
Burning Brakes
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From: FT. MYERS BEACH FLORIDA
Paint shop..Paint shop....yes of course the quality of and perhaps the amount of colors sure be much better...
But if you believe all that money and all that space is just for a paint shop, never mind the old paint shop space...come over here I have a bridge you might like to purchase.
It going to be at least on new assembly line.!!
But if you believe all that money and all that space is just for a paint shop, never mind the old paint shop space...come over here I have a bridge you might like to purchase.
It going to be at least on new assembly line.!!
Race Director
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From: Manheim Pennsylvania
Paint shop..Paint shop....yes of course the quality of and perhaps the amount of colors sure be much better...
But if you believe all that money and all that space is just for a paint shop, never mind the old paint shop space...come over here I have a bridge you might like to purchase.
It going to be at least on new assembly line.!!
But if you believe all that money and all that space is just for a paint shop, never mind the old paint shop space...come over here I have a bridge you might like to purchase.
It going to be at least on new assembly line.!!
How much are you asking for the bridge?
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The diamond pearl white sounds exciting and should be a good seller. The dark, blackish green was tried in 2001. It bombed out terribly. Less than 1000 units were sold. You'd think such a low number would result in a high resale value, but that hasn't happened. Maybe a dark green like the 1965 or 1967 offerings would be a better idea.
Melting Slicks
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From: ATLANTA/HOUSTON
Need to bring back Velocity Yellow, it was a much better color than CRY. Need to add a bright orange and lime green a la Huracan. The C7s line are made for it. Matte finishes like the BMW "frosteds" would be nice also. Let's step it up.
