I hate choosing colours
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I hate choosing colours
New A3, $64000 question is, what damn colour!? (sorry, color for you
yanks
Discarding the ones I actively dislike, I'm left with:
Ebony Black
Lava Grey
Akoya Silver
I generally like black cars, but I'm not sure whether it works on the
A3. I quite like the pictures I've seen of Lava Grey, but I've not
actually found one to look at in the flesh yet.
I'm getting kinda tempted by Akoya Silver.
Anyone have any opinions?
--
Toby
yanks
Discarding the ones I actively dislike, I'm left with:
Ebony Black
Lava Grey
Akoya Silver
I generally like black cars, but I'm not sure whether it works on the
A3. I quite like the pictures I've seen of Lava Grey, but I've not
actually found one to look at in the flesh yet.
I'm getting kinda tempted by Akoya Silver.
Anyone have any opinions?
--
Toby
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Re: I hate choosing colours
Black and Grey always need washing ( I've had both)
Silver (my current car colour) looks clean all the time and is currently a
popular colour with all makes of car.
clanger
"Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote in message
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> New A3, $64000 question is, what damn colour!? (sorry, color for you
> yanks
>
> Discarding the ones I actively dislike, I'm left with:
>
> Ebony Black
> Lava Grey
> Akoya Silver
>
> I generally like black cars, but I'm not sure whether it works on the
> A3. I quite like the pictures I've seen of Lava Grey, but I've not
> actually found one to look at in the flesh yet.
>
> I'm getting kinda tempted by Akoya Silver.
>
> Anyone have any opinions?
> --
> Toby
Silver (my current car colour) looks clean all the time and is currently a
popular colour with all makes of car.
clanger
"Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote in message
news:LqwxDWAPqvg$Ew2G@iconia.org.uk...
> New A3, $64000 question is, what damn colour!? (sorry, color for you
> yanks
>
> Discarding the ones I actively dislike, I'm left with:
>
> Ebony Black
> Lava Grey
> Akoya Silver
>
> I generally like black cars, but I'm not sure whether it works on the
> A3. I quite like the pictures I've seen of Lava Grey, but I've not
> actually found one to look at in the flesh yet.
>
> I'm getting kinda tempted by Akoya Silver.
>
> Anyone have any opinions?
> --
> Toby
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"Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote in message news:<LqwxDWAPqvg$Ew2G@iconia.org.uk>...
> New A3, $64000 question is, what damn colour!? (sorry, color for you
> yanks
>
> Discarding the ones I actively dislike, I'm left with:
>
> Ebony Black
> Lava Grey
> Akoya Silver
>
> I generally like black cars, but I'm not sure whether it works on the
> A3. I quite like the pictures I've seen of Lava Grey, but I've not
> actually found one to look at in the flesh yet.
>
> I'm getting kinda tempted by Akoya Silver.
>
> Anyone have any opinions?
I find silver Audis to be quite handsome. The A4 Estate (Avant,
wagon) is particularly fetching in silver, IMO.
I think the grey looks like primer. I've have never seen one that
actually looked good.
Silver stays cleaner-looking for a longer time, if that is important
to you. It's also a nice "stealth" color - blending into the tarmac
nicely such that you might avoid paying the speed tax every so often.
Spider
> New A3, $64000 question is, what damn colour!? (sorry, color for you
> yanks
>
> Discarding the ones I actively dislike, I'm left with:
>
> Ebony Black
> Lava Grey
> Akoya Silver
>
> I generally like black cars, but I'm not sure whether it works on the
> A3. I quite like the pictures I've seen of Lava Grey, but I've not
> actually found one to look at in the flesh yet.
>
> I'm getting kinda tempted by Akoya Silver.
>
> Anyone have any opinions?
I find silver Audis to be quite handsome. The A4 Estate (Avant,
wagon) is particularly fetching in silver, IMO.
I think the grey looks like primer. I've have never seen one that
actually looked good.
Silver stays cleaner-looking for a longer time, if that is important
to you. It's also a nice "stealth" color - blending into the tarmac
nicely such that you might avoid paying the speed tax every so often.
Spider
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Re: I hate choosing colours
EVERYBODY has a bloody SILVER car. I just unloaded mine & bought a new,
2003 530 in white with beige interior.
I nearly got an A6 with the same combination. Easy to keep clean &
classically beautiful.
Don't let white fool you. It looks classy and is a fine choice.
2003 530 in white with beige interior.
I nearly got an A6 with the same combination. Easy to keep clean &
classically beautiful.
Don't let white fool you. It looks classy and is a fine choice.
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Re: I hate choosing colours
"Clanger" <D231@mygoatfseltd.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Black and Grey always need washing ( I've had both)
>
> Silver (my current car colour) looks clean all the time and is currently a
> popular colour with all makes of car.
>
> clanger
>
> "Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:LqwxDWAPqvg$Ew2G@iconia.org.uk...
> > New A3, $64000 question is, what damn colour!? (sorry, color for you
> > yanks
> >
> > Discarding the ones I actively dislike, I'm left with:
> >
> > Ebony Black
> > Lava Grey
> > Akoya Silver
> >
> > I generally like black cars, but I'm not sure whether it works on the
> > A3. I quite like the pictures I've seen of Lava Grey, but I've not
> > actually found one to look at in the flesh yet.
> >
> > I'm getting kinda tempted by Akoya Silver.
> >
> > Anyone have any opinions?
> > --
> > Toby
>
>
Choosing the wrong colour can decrease the car's value by up to £1000 come
re-sale time.
My S3 was in silver and looked great. But there are a lot of silver cars
around in the UK at the moment.
Having said that, I went for silver for my TT. Check with your dealer (or
Audi UK) which are the most popular colour(s) to see if that influences you.
--
Doug Ramage
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Re: I hate choosing colours
"Not James" <NotDisclosed@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> EVERYBODY has a bloody SILVER car. I just unloaded mine & bought a new,
> 2003 530 in white with beige interior.
>
> I nearly got an A6 with the same combination. Easy to keep clean &
> classically beautiful.
>
> Don't let white fool you. It looks classy and is a fine choice.
>
>
Remember that Silver is faster than Black
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"Not James" <NotDisclosed@nospam.com> skrev i melding
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> EVERYBODY has a SILVER car. I just unloaded mine & bought a new,
> 2003 530 in white with beige interior.
> I nearly got an A6 with the same combination. Easy to keep clean &
> classically beautiful. Don't let white fool you. It looks classy and is
a fine choice.
Here where I live, white cars are currently almost unsellable, and if you
have one and try to sell it or trade it in, you normally get less for it
compared to most other colors. White cars were big ten years ago here, and
look very dated today. My 1999 A6 is green. The color green on cars peaked
in the years 1996-2000. Today, the top car color here is - yes, you guessed
correctly - silver. And BTW, what exactly do you mean by "nearly" getting an
A6?? Did you really prefer a (BMW?) 530 instead?? Well,
really..................
It is never too late to change your mind, you know..................
news:9oKgb.47717$gv5.1450@fed1read05...
> EVERYBODY has a SILVER car. I just unloaded mine & bought a new,
> 2003 530 in white with beige interior.
> I nearly got an A6 with the same combination. Easy to keep clean &
> classically beautiful. Don't let white fool you. It looks classy and is
a fine choice.
Here where I live, white cars are currently almost unsellable, and if you
have one and try to sell it or trade it in, you normally get less for it
compared to most other colors. White cars were big ten years ago here, and
look very dated today. My 1999 A6 is green. The color green on cars peaked
in the years 1996-2000. Today, the top car color here is - yes, you guessed
correctly - silver. And BTW, what exactly do you mean by "nearly" getting an
A6?? Did you really prefer a (BMW?) 530 instead?? Well,
really..................
It is never too late to change your mind, you know..................
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Re: I hate choosing colours
and of course some manufacturers Silver are better than others.
A friend has just purchased a Merc E320 in Silver and the paint job is
superb. It seems to have a very deep clear coat making the Silver look very
soft. Plus it's chrome work compliments the colour.
clanger
"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote in message
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> "Not James" <NotDisclosed@nospam.com> skrev i melding
> news:9oKgb.47717$gv5.1450@fed1read05...
> > EVERYBODY has a SILVER car. I just unloaded mine & bought a new,
> > 2003 530 in white with beige interior.
> > I nearly got an A6 with the same combination. Easy to keep clean &
> > classically beautiful. Don't let white fool you. It looks classy and
is
> a fine choice.
>
>
> Here where I live, white cars are currently almost unsellable, and if you
> have one and try to sell it or trade it in, you normally get less for it
> compared to most other colors. White cars were big ten years ago here, and
> look very dated today. My 1999 A6 is green. The color green on cars peaked
> in the years 1996-2000. Today, the top car color here is - yes, you
guessed
> correctly - silver. And BTW, what exactly do you mean by "nearly" getting
an
> A6?? Did you really prefer a (BMW?) 530 instead?? Well,
> really..................
> It is never too late to change your mind, you know..................
>
>
A friend has just purchased a Merc E320 in Silver and the paint job is
superb. It seems to have a very deep clear coat making the Silver look very
soft. Plus it's chrome work compliments the colour.
clanger
"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote in message
news:KEVgb.29066$os2.421713@news2.e.nsc.no...
> "Not James" <NotDisclosed@nospam.com> skrev i melding
> news:9oKgb.47717$gv5.1450@fed1read05...
> > EVERYBODY has a SILVER car. I just unloaded mine & bought a new,
> > 2003 530 in white with beige interior.
> > I nearly got an A6 with the same combination. Easy to keep clean &
> > classically beautiful. Don't let white fool you. It looks classy and
is
> a fine choice.
>
>
> Here where I live, white cars are currently almost unsellable, and if you
> have one and try to sell it or trade it in, you normally get less for it
> compared to most other colors. White cars were big ten years ago here, and
> look very dated today. My 1999 A6 is green. The color green on cars peaked
> in the years 1996-2000. Today, the top car color here is - yes, you
guessed
> correctly - silver. And BTW, what exactly do you mean by "nearly" getting
an
> A6?? Did you really prefer a (BMW?) 530 instead?? Well,
> really..................
> It is never too late to change your mind, you know..................
>
>
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Re: I hate choosing colours
In article <bm0hq2$h1u7e$1@ID-34015.news.uni-berlin.de>, Doug Ramage
<doug-ramage@lineone.net> writes
>Choosing the wrong colour can decrease the car's value by up to £1000 come
>re-sale time.
Will be a company car so resale value isn't really an issue for me.
>My S3 was in silver and looked great. But there are a lot of silver cars
>around in the UK at the moment.
>
>Having said that, I went for silver for my TT. Check with your dealer (or
>Audi UK) which are the most popular colour(s) to see if that influences you.
To be honest, I'm not that influenced by how common the colour is,
especially as A3s themselves aren't that common a car, at least relative
to the Focus, Golf & Astra.
Thanks for the response, and indeed to all others who've proffered
opinions. I popped into the local dealer this morning to have a look at
what they had, and it's going to be Ebony Black.
They had one in Brilliant Black, a solid colour, and this looked very
flat and dull to be honest. The Ebony Black colour is a pearlescent
paint and is *just* off-black, a sort of charcoal colour. Very nice
indeed!
--
Toby
<doug-ramage@lineone.net> writes
>Choosing the wrong colour can decrease the car's value by up to £1000 come
>re-sale time.
Will be a company car so resale value isn't really an issue for me.
>My S3 was in silver and looked great. But there are a lot of silver cars
>around in the UK at the moment.
>
>Having said that, I went for silver for my TT. Check with your dealer (or
>Audi UK) which are the most popular colour(s) to see if that influences you.
To be honest, I'm not that influenced by how common the colour is,
especially as A3s themselves aren't that common a car, at least relative
to the Focus, Golf & Astra.
Thanks for the response, and indeed to all others who've proffered
opinions. I popped into the local dealer this morning to have a look at
what they had, and it's going to be Ebony Black.
They had one in Brilliant Black, a solid colour, and this looked very
flat and dull to be honest. The Ebony Black colour is a pearlescent
paint and is *just* off-black, a sort of charcoal colour. Very nice
indeed!
--
Toby