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Light Platinum or Black Raven?

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Old 10-18-2006, 04:34 AM
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Which color do you prefer? Post up some pics for me!
Old 10-18-2006, 04:39 AM
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Black is nice when it's clean!!
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Old 10-18-2006, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Sick03L
Black is nice when it's clean!!
Are those wheels the optional GMs, or what??
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Originally Posted by FL01SS
Are those wheels the optional GMs, or what??

nope, those are mille miglias (sp?) good autox/winter rims....I like my silver mainly cause it stays clean....now if it was a weekend car...it'd be black...but since it's my DD my vote is silver.
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God bless black and may it never swirl or scratch or chip...


...cos if it does, you're ****'d!
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Originally Posted by CTS-VPaco

God bless black and may it never swirl or scratch or chip...


...cos if it does, you're ****'d!
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black is a biotch to keep nice....but when u do it makes it worth all the effort
Old 10-20-2006, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Orr89rocz
black is a biotch to keep nice....but when u do it makes it worth all the effort
WORD!

My tahoe when it was clean.

Old 10-20-2006, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Orr89rocz
black is a biotch to keep nice....but when u do it makes it worth all the effort
Tell me about it! My Camaro is my DD right now & I have to wash & wax it NON-STOP!
Old 10-21-2006, 08:58 AM
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I have to admit when I bought my Platinum I looked at a Black V and really preferred it. Till I had a vision of me washing it EVERY day. I only wash the Platinum twice a week, can't wait for the newness to wear off so I can relax.
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Light Platinum here, but my STS-V is Black on Black.

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I love my black when its clean but even when it stays clean i see all the damn chips and hairline scratchs oh and not to mention the waterspots... Im actually considering paintin' it platinum or pearl white... get platinum and be done with it
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Old 10-22-2006, 07:52 PM
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My Z28 was black and a pain in the **** to keep clean. I was planning on getting a black V but guess who took the wife to the dealership? Yep, Mr. I'm not buying a black V today but I will be driving a Stealth Gray today.
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Originally Posted by roadracerx72
My Z28 was black and a pain in the **** to keep clean. I was planning on getting a black V but guess who took the wife to the dealership? Yep, Mr. I'm not buying a black V today but I will be driving a Stealth Gray today.

the stealth gray is cool, I think I'd choose the red over it...actually I might choose red over all the colors....but, I like red...the gray is just a wierd color but cool at the same time, I dunno...how is it with dirt/scratches/waterspots??? PITA?
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Originally Posted by nikon
....I like my silver mainly cause it stays clean....now if it was a weekend car...it'd be black...but since it's my DD my vote is silver.
Same here.

- Nothing looks better than a super clean blacked out V.
- Nothing looks worse than an almost clean blacked out V.

I'm glad I was realistic, and got the Light Platinum.

-Chris
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Originally Posted by nikon
the stealth gray is cool, I think I'd choose the red over it...actually I might choose red over all the colors....but, I like red...the gray is just a wierd color but cool at the same time, I dunno...how is it with dirt/scratches/waterspots??? PITA?
Actually the Stealth Gray seems pretty easy to keep clean. It is a wierd color but alot of people seem to like it. I just bought a new home and they have not paved the road yet. So the dust and flying dirt does get on the car but you don't notice it until your standing right beside her.
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I'll take the platinum over any of them, looks clean after a week without washing from 20 feet! I thought I liked the new red till I saw mine parked next to a regular red CTS!

Dave

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Black does look **** for the 15 minutes that it stays clean. The TA is my last black car.
Originally Posted by Sick03L
Black is nice when it's clean!!
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but if you don't want black and find a good deal on a black one i wouldn't pass it up for the color!!!
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Neither color.

Redline Red is the fastest.



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