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clarke September 2nd 06 03:56 AM

black color. smart or not ?
 
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 ?

thanks



Tony[_1_] September 2nd 06 07:15 AM

black color. smart or not ?
 
My A4 is black and I like the look but you need to be ready to spend more time
washing and waxing to deep it looking good. Black shows dirt and minor scratches
more than lighter colors. Still when it is kept clean it looks very good. If you
are in an area where it rains often I would not choose black.

clarke wrote:

> 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 ?
>
> thanks
>
>


KLS September 2nd 06 02:57 PM

black color. smart or not ?
 
On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:15:12 -0500, Tony >
wrote:

>My A4 is black and I like the look but you need to be ready to spend more time
>washing and waxing to deep it looking good. Black shows dirt and minor scratches
>more than lighter colors. Still when it is kept clean it looks very good. If you
>are in an area where it rains often I would not choose black.


Amen: the black of my 1998 A4 is one of only two things I dislike
about the car, for the reasons Tony mentions above. I am finding that
this car's body color is not aging as well as the 1999 Subaru Legacy
OBW we also have, which is white and which looks a lot newer and
hardly shows the dirt in our western New York region.

I would *NEVER* choose black if I were selecting the color of a car (I
bought this car used from my sister, who was an idiot and didn't pay
the extra $500 for the pearl white we both prefer).

>clarke wrote:
>
>> 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 ?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>


Pete[_2_] September 2nd 06 03:36 PM

black color. smart or not ?
 

"clarke" wrote
>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 ?


Another reason not to choose black or other very dark color is that it heats
up more in the sun. So if you're in Florida or Texas, that may be of
concern, especially if the interior is black leather also. :)

Pete



wtrplnet September 2nd 06 05:28 PM

black color. smart or not ?
 

"Pete" > wrote in message
...
>
> "clarke" wrote
> >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 ?

>
> Another reason not to choose black or other very dark color is that it

heats
> up more in the sun. So if you're in Florida or Texas, that may be of
> concern, especially if the interior is black leather also. :)
>
> Pete
>
>


I deliver cars for a detailing service. We get all kinds of cars in. Black
is very popular here but there are distinct problems that only seem to show
up on black cars. All the above apply, difficult to keep clean, shows
scratches, very hot in sunny climates, etc. We had a Lexus in yesterday
that was a sad case. The car was pretty new but had deeply burned-in water
spots on the flat surfaces. I asked the manager, who is an expert in paint
care, if it was possible to polish out the water spots. He said "maybe."
He said it's possible for the minerals, chemicals, etc. in the water to burn
all the way through the clear and color coats, and the only way to restore
the car would then be repainting. Black cars given constant care look
great, but they are a LOT more work to take care of than other colors.

Alan



Steve68s[_1_] September 2nd 06 11:16 PM

black color. smart or not ?
 

"wtrplnet" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Pete" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "clarke" wrote
>> >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 ?

>>
>> Another reason not to choose black or other very dark color is that it

> heats
>> up more in the sun. So if you're in Florida or Texas, that may be of
>> concern, especially if the interior is black leather also. :)
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>

>
> I deliver cars for a detailing service. We get all kinds of cars in.
> Black
> is very popular here but there are distinct problems that only seem to
> show
> up on black cars. All the above apply, difficult to keep clean, shows
> scratches, very hot in sunny climates, etc. We had a Lexus in yesterday
> that was a sad case. The car was pretty new but had deeply burned-in
> water
> spots on the flat surfaces. I asked the manager, who is an expert in
> paint
> care, if it was possible to polish out the water spots. He said "maybe."
> He said it's possible for the minerals, chemicals, etc. in the water to
> burn
> all the way through the clear and color coats, and the only way to restore
> the car would then be repainting. Black cars given constant care look
> great, but they are a LOT more work to take care of than other colors.
>
> Alan
>
>


I had a black audi 80 93 till 2003, no poblems, washed it about once a month
& waxed it once a year just before the winter, no probs, no dull paintwork,
no rust, just the mechanical bits started to wear out at 130K, i can't speak
for any other brands though,

Steve.



Robert Roland September 3rd 06 09:34 AM

black color. smart or not ?
 
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 10:36:56 -0400, "Pete" >
wrote:

>Another reason not to choose black or other very dark color is that it heats
>up more in the sun.


The difference is very minor. I have seen a test where they placed two
cars, one black, one white, but otherwise identical, in the sun. After
many hours, the temperature difference inside was only a couple of
degrees.

>especially if the interior is black leather also. :)


That actually makes more of a difference. Dark interior and large
windows are the most important contributors.

--
RoRo


Pete[_2_] September 3rd 06 04:57 PM

black color. smart or not ?
 
"Robert Roland" wrote
>>especially if the interior is black leather also. :)

>
> That actually makes more of a difference. Dark interior and large
> windows are the most important contributors.


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

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.
On the other hand, my silver b5 A4 with black leatherette interior wouldn't
heat up nearly as much out in the sun. It was in northern Virginia, btw.

Cheers,
Pete



Alex September 4th 06 03:30 PM

black color. smart or not ?
 

"clarke" > wrote in message
...
> 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.



Robert Roland September 4th 06 05:41 PM

black color. smart or not ?
 
On Sun, 3 Sep 2006 11:57:10 -0400, "Pete" >
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



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