View Full Version : which color is best for a woman's dusty car?


freckles01
07-28-2007, 11:32 PM
i'm totally sold on the interior of the new 2008 xb but not liking the limited color choices and still trying to get used to the new body.

personally, i think the 2008 looks more masculine ( i am female) with its aggressive face and wider stance and upsloping windows compared to the cute lil'original xb

i have a black car now and hate it b/c every speck of dust/dirst shows. it looks like crap except for the minute after its been washed.

would love to of have some brighter colors ( like the element green or orange or nissan cube colors) or at least a color that hides dirt well.

soo, i think i'm left with silver. thinking its better to be a neutral silver if it can't be a fun/cute color.

not into the teal but also considering the blue or blackberry. will the blue or blackberry show every flaw and dust? live in the city and expect fenders/bumpers to get scratched.

Bancho
07-28-2007, 11:57 PM
I'd expect the blue and blackberry to show flaws really well. I had a dark blue golf which was almost the exact same color as the blue xB and it showed every rock chip, scratch and speck of dust there was. It looked great clean though. Unfortunately, your only other choices are silver, white and teal. Personally, I really liked the teal (and so did my oldest son) so that's what I went with.

scionetics
07-29-2007, 12:08 AM
get silver... that color hides dirt, dust, whatever so well
plus a silver car fixed up looks good too

pufbox
07-29-2007, 12:43 AM
I have a black one and my wife got the blue. Both car are just about the same for showing dirt, which is to say about 2.3 seconds after washing them.

It's funny cause she had the exact same problem. She loved the interior, hated all the colors. She really wanted the light blue available on the tC. I think Scion would sell a lot more cars if they would add just one light metalic color to the mix.

TerribleTed
07-29-2007, 01:23 AM
Silver is the choice. Or get a light colored one and have it repainted:)

Liquid-R1
07-29-2007, 04:37 AM
Silver hides dust the best. My wife loves her white Box and it's not that bad... My Evo is white as well, and it doesn't show that bad. That said, we had a Silver Prius and we could go months without a wash and it still looked good.

bBlover
07-29-2007, 04:46 AM
Silver or Hypnotic Teal

timmer357
07-29-2007, 05:50 AM
Silver is the fastest anyway...go with it.

scionbabe
07-29-2007, 05:58 AM
ahhh I've been thinking the same thing!! (getting a new 08 TC) I really like the flint mica but Im thinking I dont want to have to run the 'california duster' over the damn car every 5 minutes.....SO i think silver it is! it will look great after i tint it up and drop it =) sexy

superboxcarxb
07-29-2007, 09:24 AM
i want a purple one. lol. hahah. a nice colored purple, meaning, not ___ looking. with bright gold rims and a clock for the front emblem. LOL. nah. Silver or something with some sparkle. i want white, but i know it will be brown soon....Silver is the number one choice to go for the most clean look.

Whispaz
07-29-2007, 02:15 PM
silver hides everything, but they're also everywhere

techgeekwill
07-29-2007, 02:33 PM
The Blackberry gets dirty quick. I washed mine yesterday and within a few hours, you could see all the dust.

Silver or white will be your best bet.

timmer357
07-29-2007, 04:14 PM
.....SO i think silver it is! it will look great after i tint it up and drop it =) sexy

So, like mine?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/timmer357/PB005.jpg

freckles01
07-29-2007, 09:50 PM
well i just came back from the scion dealership to check out the interior again- blind spots, flooring, played with the seat adjustments for my future home depot runs.

i wanted to see how easy it will be to clean esp between and under the front seats. looks doable. nearly impossible in my corolla.

they don't have the silver on the lot to see in person but will be able to order one.

i have to say, the first time i saw it- didn't like the exterior but the looks grows on you and looks better everytime!

i'm getting the silver!

jct
07-29-2007, 09:58 PM
sliver hides the salt too in the winter time :wink:

scionbabe
07-30-2007, 12:59 AM
.....SO i think silver it is! it will look great after i tint it up and drop it =) sexy

So, like mine?

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/timmer357/PB005.jpg


nice very nice!

superboxcarxb
07-30-2007, 08:52 AM
i like your car timmer. That's exactly what i would get if i got the new xb.

Blademan21
08-01-2007, 05:22 PM
I have a Silver 06 XB so this past Sunday I bought my a white 08 BX. Monday I had chrome eagle rims inatalled with the stock tires and she loves it. I think white looks cleaner longer. My 2 cents

k1tz1e
08-04-2007, 04:54 AM
The black, blue and blackberry are all very very dark hues,

white or silver is pretty much all thats left.

I've seen a few of the blue ones and had to look a few extra times to realize it wasnt actually black.