I had the same problem choosing the colouras I do like the black and the sea grey. But as quoted on here by another member ""they look good in the show room""�.
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I know from personal experience that dark colours do look better when their clean but they don't stay that way for long as the slightest amount of spray from the road and that's it you have a dirty car or even the traffic dust start to show after a few days.
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Also dark colours are harder to clean as they always show the water marks, which means you spend more time wiping them over or waxing them to get rid of them.
Which also take its toll on the paint work after a few years as what you when the sun hits the car just right you can see spirals/swirls from all that rubbing over the years.
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Also no matter how careful you are with your car there is to many people out their who aren't. when ever I go out in my car I always park it out the way but that only delays the inevitable, as sooner or later some idiot going to choose to park right next to you even though there is about 30 free spaces around your car) get out and bash your car with their door. Then you park it downthe high street and some drunk falls out of a pub and slides along your car with the studs on his jeans. Then there is the stone chips that you can't avoid when driving.
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All this is only minor marks but it takes its toll on the car over the years and the small marks and dent's show up more on the darker coloured cars.
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That's why I haven't chosen the grey or black, but don't think it's because I don't like these colours as I had a tie break green 306 cabriolet for 5 years and it look the nuts when it was clean, I just spent so much time cleaning it and trying to polish the scratches out. I also spent a fortune having to keep getting car park dent pulled out.
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I have two silver cars at the moment. They are still nice to look at but not as nice as the darker colours. But I don't have to clean them that often and the marks and chips just don't show up as bad.
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But silver cars now are like a***holes, everyone's got one. Didn't fancy the Tango or vision as a bit to much in your face (the wife quite likes the tango though).
So left with chill, white or Avalon. In the end Ihad a moment of madness,
and saidlets have a pimp mobile electric white, black widows, xenon lights and 19""� wheels. Its going to be here soon and I still lay in bed at night think mmm I not sure if made the right choice but the wife thinks its great. Some people think white is hard to keep clean but I had a white Clio for two years and one thing I do remember is that I didn't have to clean it that often or keep noticing all the marks every time I went near it.
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Thinking back now when I ordered the car didn't fancy the chill colour but it's grown on me now and I think it's quite cool. But this is all only my opinion as you're the one that's paying for and driving the car so do what makes you feel happy
Edited by: Essex_boy 
