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3 silver cars here, never wash, let along wax/detail his cars.......
silver is the best to live with.

OCBen

Chris from Cali

I said "a little bit"... I just don't like generalizations.

OCBen

It only takes "a little bit" to get the vile flowing.




Jeeeze, it's like trying to start a fire here by rubbing two sticks - too much effort and very little smoke to show for it.

ryssyr

you should get your wheels painted black. the contrast to the silver car is a little more unique and the brake dust wont show up as much either.

Crazy Canuck

color of dirt

Benjamin Choi

artic silver is the best color period

doesn't hide lines

durable color

glows bright white almost in the sun

love it

Edgy01

That's a relief! I was getting the idea that silver was chosen to avoid the work of waxing!

Chris from Cali

I'm sure there are some that think like that, esp. when it's in regard to non-performance cars. I think most performance car people take great pride in maintaining the beauty of their cars... That's why I am very impressed when I see kids who are driving Hyundais, etc. and take great care of them.

I will say that I skipped a Basalt Black car because I knew it would be a complete PITA to take care of. I love to keep my car looking clean, but a black car requires almost daily attention.

I have a red A3 now as a daily driver and surprisingly it doesn't show dirt much either.

wetstuff

It's funny, the Arctic Silver cars that I'd seen locally the last couple of years - a 996 and Boxster - looked all flat and dull compared to my Seal Boxster. But now that I have a AS 997; the reason they looked that way was these people simply never bothered to keep them clean. Your car can look like S__t no matter the color.

lexpilot

Arctic Silver is on 25% of 996 cars. I bought mine used and bought it because it was the best car we found after looking at 25+ cars. My black 993 I washed about every 3 days or so. Not a big deal as these cars are small and I have 3 drains in my garage and wash my rigs inside. But, I found myself polishing the black car every 2 or 3 weeks too try to keep the visibility of the scratches down. I wash silver car every week and wax it every 6 weeks or so. It always looks good but never great. Actually, I have been piling on the miles on the 996 because it is so easy to wash and I can drive the wheels off of it and it never looks bad, either.
We just ordered a new Benz sedan in a color similar to Seal Grey so maybe I'm in for more polish and wax detail.
My next Porsche will be Seal Grey , Atlas Grey or GT Silver. Good compromises knowing I will wash every week anyway.

oalvarez

correct. yes the % of p-cars that make up total sales is above 35% if my source was correct. there is a reason for that.