"clarke" <zentzz@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:edars7$55p$1@ss408.t-com.hr...
> i plan on buying a new A3 and i only have to decide on the color. I mostly
> like the black colors but i have heard that they might not be the smart
> choice. Any reasons why i should not take the black color ?

I have a 2006 A3 Sportback (i.e. 5 door) in Mauritius Blue and it looks
good. An extra £480 for the pearlised paint. The 5 door looks good in red,
though I feel brighter colours can call more attention to themselves, e.g.
from a vandalism/police/carjacking point of view.

 

"clarke" <zentzz@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:edars7$55p$1@ss408.t-com.hr...
> i plan on buying a new A3 and i only have to decide on the color. I mostly
> like the black colors but i have heard that they might not be the smart
> choice. Any reasons why i should not take the black color ?

I have a 2006 A3 Sportback (i.e. 5 door) in Mauritius Blue and it looks
good. An extra £480 for the pearlised paint. The 5 door looks good in red,
though I feel brighter colours can call more attention to themselves, e.g.
from a vandalism/police/carjacking point of view.

 

"clarke" <zentzz@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:edars7$55p$1@ss408.t-com.hr...
> i plan on buying a new A3 and i only have to decide on the color. I mostly
> like the black colors but i have heard that they might not be the smart
> choice. Any reasons why i should not take the black color ?

I have a 2006 A3 Sportback (i.e. 5 door) in Mauritius Blue and it looks
good. An extra £480 for the pearlised paint. The 5 door looks good in red,
though I feel brighter colours can call more attention to themselves, e.g.
from a vandalism/police/carjacking point of view.

 

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 11:57:10 -0400, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>That may be true. In that case, do things like window tinting help at all?

I don't know about plain tinting. It might help some. However, some
cars have a metal based tinting that is specifically designed to
reflect heat. I have mostly seen it on French cars. It is very obvious
if you wear polarized sunglasses.

>I had a black '00 Accord with tan leather interior, and the thing would be
>like an oven after standing in the sun for a few minutes. I always
>attributed it to the black color, but maybe the large windows were to blame.

I think so. Also, the windows on that car are very flatly angled, so
they make a very large effective area for sunlight to enter when the
sun is high in the sky.

--
RoRo

 

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 11:57:10 -0400, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>That may be true. In that case, do things like window tinting help at all?

I don't know about plain tinting. It might help some. However, some
cars have a metal based tinting that is specifically designed to
reflect heat. I have mostly seen it on French cars. It is very obvious
if you wear polarized sunglasses.

>I had a black '00 Accord with tan leather interior, and the thing would be
>like an oven after standing in the sun for a few minutes. I always
>attributed it to the black color, but maybe the large windows were to blame.

I think so. Also, the windows on that car are very flatly angled, so
they make a very large effective area for sunlight to enter when the
sun is high in the sky.

--
RoRo

 

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 11:57:10 -0400, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>That may be true. In that case, do things like window tinting help at all?

I don't know about plain tinting. It might help some. However, some
cars have a metal based tinting that is specifically designed to
reflect heat. I have mostly seen it on French cars. It is very obvious
if you wear polarized sunglasses.

>I had a black '00 Accord with tan leather interior, and the thing would be
>like an oven after standing in the sun for a few minutes. I always
>attributed it to the black color, but maybe the large windows were to blame.

I think so. Also, the windows on that car are very flatly angled, so
they make a very large effective area for sunlight to enter when the
sun is high in the sky.

--
RoRo

 

On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 11:57:10 -0400, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>That may be true. In that case, do things like window tinting help at all?

I don't know about plain tinting. It might help some. However, some
cars have a metal based tinting that is specifically designed to
reflect heat. I have mostly seen it on French cars. It is very obvious
if you wear polarized sunglasses.

>I had a black '00 Accord with tan leather interior, and the thing would be
>like an oven after standing in the sun for a few minutes. I always
>attributed it to the black color, but maybe the large windows were to blame.

I think so. Also, the windows on that car are very flatly angled, so
they make a very large effective area for sunlight to enter when the
sun is high in the sky.

--
RoRo