Best Color to not show dirt, scrapes

[stephani3]

I know red is out for you but this is my "hasn't been washed in 3 weeks, driving in rain and dirty roads that have construction going on, etc" look

The sideskirts and rear bumper towards the tires were filthy, you can kind of see the dirt on the bumper. Such a nice change from my old dark blue 3, which showed every spec of dirt!

 

[MikeHTally]

I've never owned a silver car but I've owned two white cars both stay looking clean even when they are filthy.

Hear, hear. I've owned lotsa white/light colored vehicles. They have to be really dirty to look it.

 

[importgirl212]

silver is most definetly one of the easiest cars to keep clean, plus with scratches you can barely see them....you can see every little scratch in my clearcoat (CB)....however, CWP is definetly the best to hide scratches....dirt wise, maybe not so much

 

[speed858]

Silver all the way!!!!

Stephani3: That's impossible for your rims to be that clean after 3 weeks. My brake dust coats mine in as little as 4 days.

 

[stephani3]

the driver's side is worse than the passenger's side for some reason!!!

 

[mdavis]

thats one of the reasons i've thought about black rims....the stockers are so hard to keep clean

 

[freeflyfreak]

Well I think I have decided.

I went to an out of area dealer today to see a 08.5 with the new alcantara interior............... to cut a long story short I dont like it.
Shiny piano black everywhere attracts dust and finger prints, tacky mazdaspeed sticker on dash, chrome on inside handles and parking brake, alcantara looked OK but not great, think it may not wear so well.

So that leaves me with 08's, Cosmic Blue and Silver, I prefer silver but would go blue if I had to.
I am going to price up next week and see how I do.
Whereever I get the best deal I will buy, Silver if they have it, Cosmic Blue if they dont.

Of course I could change my mind in the morning.....

 

[speed858]

I hear that CB speeds are hard to come by. But I think that depends on your area.

 

[MS3077]

Silver is the most common color car on the road in the United States of American. No thanks!

 

[strmtrooperMS3]

My First car was silver and it would take a really long time for it to look remotely dirty. I have the CWP and it gets dirty right after it rains. I also had a Flint Mica tC which is like the Metro Gray and it gets dirty fast similar to black.

 

[MS3077]

I know red is out for you but this is my "hasn't been washed in 3 weeks, driving in rain and dirty roads that have construction going on, etc" look

The sideskirts and rear bumper towards the tires were filthy, you can kind of see the dirt on the bumper. Such a nice change from my old dark blue 3, which showed every spec of dirt!

Looks nice! I think I'm going with H&R's as well. How do you like them??

 

[azturbo3d]

lol... you obviously don't own a CWP.(screwy)

All I said was that a white car looks cool? And that dirty cars will always look dirty. Which part was wrong? LOL

 

[cosic]

I know red is out for you but this is my "hasn't been washed in 3 weeks, driving in rain and dirty roads that have construction going on, etc" look

The sideskirts and rear bumper towards the tires were filthy, you can kind of see the dirt on the bumper. Such a nice change from my old dark blue 3, which showed every spec of dirt!

I have to call your bluff here just because my rims get pretty caked up cause of the pads in less than a week of not washing.. whats the deal!

 

[hectik1]

Silver.

 

[clicknext]

White will hide dust and pollen for the most part, which makes it a lot easier to keep clean than black. But white does nothing to hide dirt. Same with yellow for P5s.

 

[stephani3]

Looks nice! I think I'm going with H&R's as well. How do you like them??

I definitely like them. I'm a big fan of low drops Inside of the tires rub the fenders though, so I need to go with a lower profile/less wider tire when I buy new rims and or tires.

 

[buttdart]

^ ^

black wheels already.

 

[stephani3]

I want to do mine soon