I hate choosing colours
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Re: I hate choosing colours
"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote:
> 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
In Holland there's even a saying for it: "Met een witte blijf je zitten",
which translates to: "You'll never be able to ditch a white one."
Personally I think black is better on slightly bigger cars. Black makes a
car look smaller/sleeker than it actually is, which is good if you drive a
sports-saloon or something. Fast, compact, cars like the A3 are better in
silver.
> 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
In Holland there's even a saying for it: "Met een witte blijf je zitten",
which translates to: "You'll never be able to ditch a white one."
Personally I think black is better on slightly bigger cars. Black makes a
car look smaller/sleeker than it actually is, which is good if you drive a
sports-saloon or something. Fast, compact, cars like the A3 are better in
silver.
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Re: I hate choosing colours
"Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote in message
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> 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
The most important thing is to choose a colour *you* like, I agree. But if I
said such & such a colour would lose you, say £500+, you might want to
re-consider.
As you say, A3s are not flooding the market and, at the moment, hold their
values pretty well.
Black would have been on my short list.
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Doug Ramage
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"Bram" <spamdustbin@yahoo.com> skrev i melding
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> "Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote:
> > 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.
> In Holland there's even a saying for it: "Met een witte blijf je zitten",
> which translates to: "You'll never be able to ditch a white one."
I understand perfectly what you mean, even in Dutch. But a white car is a
real bargain to buy used, if you can live with the dated color, but why not,
it is economically sensible. So why not buy a white one, if you can save
some good money on the purchase of it.
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> "Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote:
> > 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.
> In Holland there's even a saying for it: "Met een witte blijf je zitten",
> which translates to: "You'll never be able to ditch a white one."
I understand perfectly what you mean, even in Dutch. But a white car is a
real bargain to buy used, if you can live with the dated color, but why not,
it is economically sensible. So why not buy a white one, if you can save
some good money on the purchase of it.
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In <23bb153f.0310081118.4c1a37ac@posting.google.com > spamdustbin@yahoo.com (Bram) writes:
>"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote:
>> 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
>In Holland there's even a saying for it: "Met een witte blijf je zitten",
>which translates to: "You'll never be able to ditch a white one."
White is a color for mini-vans run by pipefitters and the like
>Personally I think black is better on slightly bigger cars. Black makes a
>car look smaller/sleeker than it actually is, which is good if you drive a
>sports-saloon or something. Fast, compact, cars like the A3 are better in
>silver.
I considered a black A3, but in the end I ended up with a dark blue one.
Dark colors just make you wash it more often (or rather: you should wash
Wilko
>"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote:
>> 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
>In Holland there's even a saying for it: "Met een witte blijf je zitten",
>which translates to: "You'll never be able to ditch a white one."
White is a color for mini-vans run by pipefitters and the like
>Personally I think black is better on slightly bigger cars. Black makes a
>car look smaller/sleeker than it actually is, which is good if you drive a
>sports-saloon or something. Fast, compact, cars like the A3 are better in
>silver.
I considered a black A3, but in the end I ended up with a dark blue one.
Dark colors just make you wash it more often (or rather: you should wash
Wilko
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<Wilko Bulte>; <Arnhem - the Netherlands>; <+31-24-3529162>;
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> I considered a black A3, but in the end I ended up with a dark blue one.
Dark blue is a classic, timeless color, looking good on an A3 or A4.
<+31-26-3623823>; "TZ=WET From:" <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> skrev i melding
> I considered a black A3, but in the end I ended up with a dark blue one.
Dark blue is a classic, timeless color, looking good on an A3 or A4.
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> > In Holland there's even a saying for it: "Met een witte blijf je
zitten",
> > which translates to: "You'll never be able to ditch a white one."
>
> I understand perfectly what you mean, even in Dutch. But a white car is a
> real bargain to buy used, if you can live with the dated color, but why
not,
> it is economically sensible. So why not buy a white one, if you can save
> some good money on the purchase of it.
Are you all saying that my A4-1.8TSport in Java Green isn't going to fetch
top value when I come to sell it?
Matt.
zitten",
> > which translates to: "You'll never be able to ditch a white one."
>
> I understand perfectly what you mean, even in Dutch. But a white car is a
> real bargain to buy used, if you can live with the dated color, but why
not,
> it is economically sensible. So why not buy a white one, if you can save
> some good money on the purchase of it.
Are you all saying that my A4-1.8TSport in Java Green isn't going to fetch
top value when I come to sell it?
Matt.
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"Imorital" <me@privacy.net> skrev i melding
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> Are you all saying that my A4-1.8TSport in Java Green isn't going to
fetch
> top value when I come to sell it?
>
Absolutely not, an excellent car with a nice color, oh yes indeed, good
sir..................
news:bm3bhs$ijg3h$1@ID-203763.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Are you all saying that my A4-1.8TSport in Java Green isn't going to
fetch
> top value when I come to sell it?
>
Absolutely not, an excellent car with a nice color, oh yes indeed, good
sir..................
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Re: I hate choosing colours
On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 17:44:40 GMT, "Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk>
wrote:
>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 doesn't show the dirt or scratches as much as any other color.
Go silver.
wrote:
>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 doesn't show the dirt or scratches as much as any other color.
Go silver.
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In article <3f85be00.90048973@news.gv.shawcable.net>, Richard Potato
<@tater.cu> writes
>Silver doesn't show the dirt or scratches as much as any other color.
>Go silver.
Nah I'm going black
Two things struck me when I visited the local dealer:
1. It looks bloody gorgeous in black
2. How many silver ones there were
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Toby
<@tater.cu> writes
>Silver doesn't show the dirt or scratches as much as any other color.
>Go silver.
Nah I'm going black
Two things struck me when I visited the local dealer:
1. It looks bloody gorgeous in black
2. How many silver ones there were
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Toby
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"Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote:
> Nah I'm going black
>
> Two things struck me when I visited the local dealer:
>
> 1. It looks bloody gorgeous in black
Agreed.
> 2. How many silver ones there were
Maybe that's for a reason, though?
When I bought my TT, at first I thought "Don't go for the silver
one, because there are *so* many silver TT's on the road.." However,
it looked so damn nice in silver that I still went for that one (and
because in silver, all the beautiful lines and curves of the model
were more visible than in black).
But nothing is more personal than taste. Enjoy your black A3!!
> Nah I'm going black
>
> Two things struck me when I visited the local dealer:
>
> 1. It looks bloody gorgeous in black
Agreed.
> 2. How many silver ones there were
Maybe that's for a reason, though?
When I bought my TT, at first I thought "Don't go for the silver
one, because there are *so* many silver TT's on the road.." However,
it looked so damn nice in silver that I still went for that one (and
because in silver, all the beautiful lines and curves of the model
were more visible than in black).
But nothing is more personal than taste. Enjoy your black A3!!