Ibis White or Brilliant Black.

[JOEG7406]

All,

I'm sure this may have be debated on several occasions previously. I am just about to order an S Line but as Im adding extras to the lease vehicle I have found myself in the situation that I can only have solid paint. So should I go with Ibis white or Brilliant black? Black does seem to sut the S line but having never owned a black car I have only heard the scare stories of keeping it clean.

I would appreciate your thoughts.


Joe

[NickH A4]

You'll have just as much fun keeping both clean ;-)

As Hippo said in the other thread just flip a coin and go with that if you really can't decide.

Personally I would have the black but that's just me.

[jakerade]

I think white would be easier to live with. Also if its a lease car there is no concerns on resale value when it falls out of fashion and the s-lines looking kinda cool in white...

I have a black new shape A6 loaner at the mo (i smashed the last one they gave me ) and its looking pretty grubby after 2 days and i can imagine it will show swirls quite easily.

[jakerade]

my old A3 was a pearl black and it was a nightmare to clean - you thought you had done a good job for about 10mins and then it dried

[NickH A4]

Some lease companies have to approve white cars due to the resale value as mentioned, I know mine does. If they have said yes, then you have nothing to lose.

[jakerade]

and go for the non-cost optional 10 spoke wheels and given them a bit of a dust over with a can of black spray paint..........

[ScottyUK]

I had a black company car many years ago (one of the first Mondeo's). When clean it was nice .... but it never was. In the summer it was covered in flies and dust and in the winter muck and salt. I was doing nearly 30k a year and it was always dirty despite regular cleaning.

The thing that really put me off was black cars get a LOT hotter inside than lighter cars. My boss had a silver one and there was a massive difference in the heat build up.

I said I'd never have another black car and so far I haven't.

(I have to admit my Mondeo didn't have A/C so that could help but the initial build up will still be there)

p.s. White seems like a pain but I've never had one. I'd go for Brilliant Red

[John140]

[QUOTE=jakerade;662031]I think white would be easier to live with. Also if its a lease car there is no concerns on resale value when it falls out of fashion and the s-lines looking kinda cool in white...

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I think white does suit the new A4, but sadly white does have some sort of stigma in the marketplace. I would have bought an A4 in white if I'd stumbled on a good one, but I would never buy a black one under any circumstances.

[Crazyfool]

I prefer dark colours, so black for me. All my cars apart from my last Audi have either been black or dark grey.

[green A8]

I thought I'd throw in my 2p's worth. Over the years I think I've had most of the Audi solid colours on various company cars. Brilliant Black, Blue red and white. And a solid yellow RS4 for good measure! At the moment I have a Garnet red A6 Avant. A very nice colour and fairly easy to keep looking good. I used a little effort to get the cars paintwork clayed, sealed with finishkare FK1000p and then waxed it with collinite 476s. I've done that no more than three times in coming up to two years.

Black is hell on earth to keep clean, summer or winter it matters not, your car will look filthy within half an hour of using the carwash. Forget waxing it, it'll still look filthy. Everything will mark it from the lightest rain, to bugs in the summer. The car will look down at heel 99.5% of the time. As I think may have been pointed out in an earlier post it also gets very hot in summer. I won't bore you with the blue, red or yellow.

White can be a PITA to keep clean in the depths of winter. But it's nowhere near as bad as black! In the summer however it really is a cool colour. The Audi 80 I had seemed to go very flat after about six months. I'm told that modern paints don't do this.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that silver is the "best" colour for looking good even when not washed very often. I did have a company A6 Avant in silver for about a week, but then a ruddy big lorry tried mating with the Audi (whilst it was parked) End result, a somewhat SWB DIY Bent-ley estate car!

Given your limited choice I think I'd go for white. Or de-spec the car a little, and have a wider colour choice.

Kind Regards.

Paul.