Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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I agree too, I liked the colour so much I bought another DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
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10th Oct 2006 7:31 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26774
Silver without a doubt, especially if you are going to use it as intended. I have dragged mine through the most dense Oxfordshire Rain Forest, and got not one scratch that shows (they are there but you have to look hard). I've seen a Buck Blue one after same treatment and it needed a good buffing afterwards.
I also like the black, and both the blues, and the red is good too, I especially like the new stornoway grey, and if I were ordering a new one now it would probably be my choice, however I don't particularly like the gold, and in the UK, the white looks odd. It needs a lot of bright sun to look right.
10th Oct 2006 8:42 pm
WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 3654
I have had a black car once but you could clean it and half an hour later it would look filthy again. Had various colours now and silver beats the rest for looks and is by far the easiest colour to keep clean.1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
2023 Range Rover Evoque P300e Autobiography, Carpathian grey
10th Oct 2006 8:52 pm
dylansdad
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Solihull
Posts: 745
supposedly higher residuals for silver given it keeps its showroom apearance easier. 2004 TDV6 HSE Auto Zambezi Silver
10th Oct 2006 8:53 pm
catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
Posts: 4805
Gareth wrote:
in the UK, the white looks odd. It needs a lot of bright sun to look right.
not too bright, burns the retina otherwise 8)
DiscoStud, the new silver, as in popular suits me fine
10th Oct 2006 11:42 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73079
Gareth wrote:
I've seen a Buck Blue one after same treatment and it needed a good buffing afterwards.
Tooooo true!!
11th Oct 2006 8:26 am
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23823
dylansdad wrote:
supposedly higher residuals for silver given it keeps its showroom apearance easier.
Interesting, I've been told by several people in the motor trade, that silver is now so popular a colour that in the next few years residuals of silver cars will fall. People will want a less common colour, black is tipped as becoming desirable & even white in certain models (such as Golf GTi).
Time will tell of course.
BTW, I have always owned at least one silver car for the past 17.
Black is always the fastest colour though, fact!
12th Oct 2006 1:58 pm
Tonyrec
Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Hertfordshire,UK
Posts: 263
DSL wrote:
Guys, guys, guys! U all got it wrong!! Best colour is bonatti by a looooooong chalk! (that's gotta help residuals a little!!!)
Having had at least 15 previous silver cars, I just needed a change
Its VERY true that a nice bright silver will NOT show the little laquer scratches you pick up everywhere but a good wax makes all the difference to protecting darker colours
I know its expensive but I've always used zymol and hence I thought I'd risk a black car this time. anyway I like the way the alpine roof/privacy glass blends in with the darker colours, in white it looks a bit patchworky to me
Just my £0.02 worth.
ps, worst colour for scratches has to be mercedes blue-black, I had an E-class this colour and it scratched if a leaf fell on it!2007 HSE Java Black.....sold
2007 B150 Horizon Blue
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16th Oct 2006 7:40 am
pdip1952
Member Since: 26 Aug 2006
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 27
Colour
My Metropolis is Java Black and looks superb..... however, already have one or two marks where I have brushed against things in the country lanes near where I live.... my Range Rover was Silver and even after 18 months didn't have a mark on it..... mind you the front diff failed twice in that time!! Give me my Discovery anytime!
why not try Arcitc Frost! if it was in a field by its self you would swear it was silver!
but it does have a pale minty green tinge to it bit like an extra strong mint
20th Oct 2006 7:35 am
azure111s
Member Since: 20 Sep 2006
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 155
Don't tease me - Arctic Frost was my first choice, but I couldn't wait so went for Zermatt as it was in stock. Other car in stock was Buckingham. If that was the only stock car at the dealer with the best deal, I would have waited for AF though!
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