01-26-2008, 09:34 PM
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[QUOTE=Allen K. Littlefield Silver fades??? How many have you seen faded silver?
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I think they were using a play on words - as in silver fades into 2nd place behind white.
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01-27-2008, 03:21 AM
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I think white looks good on very few cars. On a 4 door sedan, minivan, or SUV it is somewhat boring (in my opinion.)
Several sports cars can pull in off like corvettes and Boxsters (again, in my opinion)
Of course I also think it looks good in the car in my sig 
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01-27-2008, 06:03 AM
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When I was dealing Porsches, I stayed away from white. There were not many and they simply did not move.
Having said that, I think a white Porsche CAN look great, depending on wheels, interiro etc.
I like a white box with tan leather.
PS- There are all kinds of white. My Lexus has a nice pearl metallic effect in the white paint which looks very rich.
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01-27-2008, 09:23 AM
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It wouldn't be my choice, but ddb's Box with hardtop is strikingly beautiful.
I fell for white back in the 70s and early 80s when Porsche introduced that brilliant "refrigerator" white. It looked great on 935s with Martini colors!
Was going to paint my silver 911S that color with flares, duckbutt, and glass bumpers. But my ex planted the car in the iceplant patch at the CA Hwy 78 exit off I5 near Carlsbad. And the guy who salvaged it painted it black.
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01-27-2008, 01:22 PM
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I can't understand why anyone would forego the pleasure of REAL colour on a canvas as large & intense as a car, especially beautifully formed ones like our Boxsters. White, black, grey or silver all seem like wasted aesthetic opportunity to me.
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01-27-2008, 02:36 PM
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Last edited by Franco; 02-06-2008 at 07:59 PM.
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01-27-2008, 03:20 PM
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Love white! I fully intend on getting white for my next car. I guess i'm a perfect example of the trend, ready to go from silver to white. I really find the silver to be pretty boring.
I especially like white on sports cars that have accents (air intakes etc..), creates great contrast. For example the new M3 looks sweet in white.
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