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Old 01-12-2020, 06:24 PM
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One more question today. What is easier to keep clean agate grey or gt silver? Thanks
Old 01-12-2020, 06:29 PM
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My daily driver GTS is agate grey. One of the beauties of the color is it hides dirt extremely well, unlike, say, a black or a white car. I frequently go months without washing the car because it hides dirt that well.
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Old 01-12-2020, 07:04 PM
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Ive had plenty of agate grey and GT silver cars, honestly both are pretty epic when it comes to looking clean...so I'd go preference vs any real winner here. Maybe a SLIGHT edge to agate as its already got a bit of brown in the paint so dark things that splash on won't be as visible, but with gt silver, dust and pollen doesn't come out as pronounced so it wins there...splitting hairs at that point though
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GT Silver is extremely good at hiding dirt. I rarely wash my car more than once a month.
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+1 for GT Silver.
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Just saw a shiny GT silver 992 out on the street at night. I have nothing to add other than the fact that GT silver is stunning on the 992. I’m not even a silver car guy but wow does it look good
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I have a GT silver 991 and an Agate Macan. I would say that they're pretty similar from the standpoint of hiding dirt. I wouldn't use that as a factor to help you choose between the two.
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GT silver pops dirty or clean
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Having owned multiple cars of both color, they hide dirt pretty equally well. No wrong choice here if that’s your concern. The only reason I like silver a little more is that it shows off the design details of the car more, and the black/glass roof looks awesome in contrast to silver.
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Silver
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Depends on the environment/situation. Drove to event this weekend in the northeast, wet roads and salt residue from Wednesday snow had my agate looking like it was in the Rat Patrol. Any other time, I rarely feel the need to clean. The silver car I've had for 6.5 years, I may have washed 10 times, and is my daily... commute 400mi/wk.
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Originally Posted by hankinjax
One more question today. What is easier to keep clean agate grey or gt silver? Thanks
I've had both and I have found the Agate Grey hides dirt better. It's no 992, but still looks great. It has been ceramic coated



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If the dirt colour was red then guards red was better in hiding the dirt

Sure agata hides the dirt better
actually it is the dirt coulor
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GT Silver clean.
It does hide the dirt pretty good too. I usually notice the brake dust on the wheels before the dirt on the car.
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I had a Agate Grey Cayman that was trade for a GT Silver 991.2. The Agate definitely showed dirt less than GT Silver. However, I wouldn't pick one color over the other (black being the exception) on this alone - get the color that you like.
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