Different colors bring out different aspects of the shape of a car. To me, cars with bold styling look best in darker colors, while more understated styling needs a more metallic color (such as silver or steel gray) to bring out the subtleties. Within Saabs, for example, I love the blue on the Viggen, and I like it in yellow as well. The spoiler and lower body stuff speak for themselves. On my base 9-3, though, the car looks too round--like an egg or jellybean--in some colors. The silver color brings out the subtle crease lines on the doors, fenders, and hood that you don't really notice on a Viggen. White usually mutes the details of the styling, which is why I like it better on the square-edged C900 than on the relatively bland NG900/9-3. It doesn't look good on some cars where blue or yellow does, though, and I'm not sure why.

For me, most Saabs and most Mercedes should be silver. I also like the Impreza in silver (but not the Legacy or Forester), so I guess I'll like the 9-2X in silver as well. Most other cars should not be silver. I was looking at a Mazda Protege5 when I bought my Saab, and I wanted that in yellow or blue.

Beyond all that stuff, color is a reflection of what you want to show the world about yourself. Silver and gray are conservative colors. White is rental-car boring. Yellow and red mean you are willing (or hoping) to be noticed. Black, to me, has a connotation of "I'm special and I want to be incognito"...kinda conservative, but trying too hard to be conservative. Blue and green are conservative but willing to be different...we should see more Saabs in blue and green by my logic, I guess.

Remember...the above are only my opinions!

Matt
'99 9³

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• Why are Silver, White and Gray such popular colors?, J, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:45:34
  • my thoughts on color and shape, MO, Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:14:49 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: Why are Silver, White and Gray such popular colors?, RedSkunk, Sat, 13 Dec 2003 21:09:23
  • white, jp, Sat, 13 Dec 2003 12:53:18
    • White's interesting, saw, Sat, 13 Dec 2003 16:35:49
  • White is not popular at all in Sweden......, Jorgen Trued, Sat, 13 Dec 2003 12:24:45
    • White gets filthy very quickly in Scandiavian winters, Hood, Sat, 13 Dec 2003 15:02:26
  • Metal is the reason, Viggen Pilot, Sat, 13 Dec 2003 08:46:08
  • Re: Why are Silver, White and Gray such popular colors?, rrh, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:55:37
  • All cars look great in silver but white?! YUK!!, Paul , Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:48:20
  • Another for Prioritizing stick shift..., egsAero, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:15:41
  • Re: Why are Silver, White and Gray such popular colors?, Steve Mac, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:50:17
  • Silver and grey are the least visible colours..., bRAD, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:28:27
    • And white will hold up the best under bright sunlight., bRAD, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:29:40
      • Sorry about the accident bRad Annis with a soft 'A', J, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:57:58
        • I love you too, J, bRAD, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:01:00
          • You don't know the half of it. My friends ..., J, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 19:23:27
            • That's kinda spooky..., bRAD, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 20:22:33
              • so we can hit you up for all her GF's #'s?? :-) nm, Trev, Sat, 13 Dec 2003 09:44:29
                • No problem..., bRAD, Sat, 13 Dec 2003 12:02:08
                  • Doh! Thats it. Thanks I was using a '#' n/m, saw, Sat, 13 Dec 2003 17:23:43
  • cooler in the summer, looks clean almost all the time, Trev, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:21:26
  • neutral is simple, Ken F, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:23:11
  • Steel gray hits all the buttons...., Mike Lynch , Fri, 12 Dec 2003 15:11:52
  • Re: Why are Silver, White and Gray such popular colors?, Harpua, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:46:58
  • Above all: looks clean when isn't..., buddy, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:35:00
  • I have two silver Saabs, yes boring color but they..., TKC, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:03:00
  • Silver looks clean when dirty, unlike my 2 Black cars, Randy Thatcher , Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:59:44
    • 9-5 Compared to 9-3 in white, anthony, Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:23:52

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