All,

Havent posted on here for a while, but i've just decided that i'm going to replace my 2002 Sti with a new one.

I dont want Blue or white and my current sti is silver, so I dont want one of those. That leaves Grey or Black.

Black looks nice when new, but i'm concerned what it will look like in 1-2 years time when the good old stones and dents take heed.

Comments??

 

why not a blue one?


What colour do you think you ll be able to resell

I know the dealers have a lot of grey/silver ones knocking around


Blacks always a good resell at some point if you take gud care of it

 

Black is THE worst colour to get, it shows dirt up from 300 yards away, white would have been my choice, its no where near as bad as black and looks great but you dont want that so it leaves grey, so there is my answer

Tony

 

White all day long

are you buying a jap spec uk a sh#ty uk spec?

 

Mines a black 01 newage and still looks the bees knees You do have to look after it though

 

grey out of your choices though if it were me then white.

 

Street furniture grey-YUK

 

White one

 

nah i had a white car a few times

I only reckon they look good if u take care of it too much

scrapes and stuff too obvious

Id still go with the colour you can resell

 

WR Blue you know you want to

 

Agreed that black lOOks dirty quicker, but it's the fastest colour.

A clean black one, is there anything better?!

Plus you don't have to paint the lip spoiler.

 

my 02 sti is black, and still looks the nuts, seriously, black every time, just a damn sexy colour in them.

 

I've got a black one - had it 3 years and yes it takes a bit of looking after, but looks great. I try to wash it every week or two and it still looks great. Polish it about once a year.

I did say it took too much to keep it looking good, but a week ago I took the plunge and ordered another one, in black again !! Couldn't bring myself to have anything else.

 

i have black looks good clean but takes hours to keep it that way will not have black next time

 

Personally I'd go for grey.

 

I`ve got a Crystal Grey STI and to me its the best colour. Its mature and understated. My last STI was WR Blue, nice colour, but too common and in your face. My mates got a Black STI, mean looking, but shows off stonechips badly. Only my opinions.

 

the blue does attract the rozzers

 

That is georgeous - black is the best colour in my opinion provided you can be bothered to keep it clean.

 

Crystal Grey, but im bias

Graeme

 

as these guys say, you have to keep it clean, fair enough, they still look mean and spot on when dirty, but then they are clean in black, they look excellent. Unfortunately its hard to keep them clean, i washed and gave mine a quick polish on sunday, then it rained and it was dirty within an hour, but hey, you gotta love them

 

my crystal grey hasnt been washed for a fortnight now and only the wheels really give that away. Blue wasnt to bad on the 04 scoob, didnt show off the dirt as much as my black 01 one did, but the black did look stunning when clean on a sunny day.

 

Hmmm, still undecided. The reason I dont want blue is that i've already had blue. Also my neighbour has a 03 plate sti in blue.

I like black, but i dont wash my car that often as I dont get the time. I also dont trust anyone else to do it (I let the wife, but she knows the rules; if you drop the sponge on the floor, throw it away....) Again, agreed, the only thing that gives the game away on my silver when it's dirty, is the wheels.

The other thing that worries me about the black is stone chips. What colour is the undercoat and if its white, does it look like the cars got ache??

I'm also a bit put off with dark colours. I remember when I brought a new my99 in Dark blue mica. That night, admiring my new car in the garage under the lights, I was gutted to see "swires" on the paintwork. i took it back and they tried to "buff" them out, but it only make it slightly better.

 

Grey = primer, forgetting to put on the top coat on is not big or clever.

Black everytime.

 

mate is selling his sti10 for 21k, tis silver has 6k on the clock and is decated and remapped, 355bhp.

 

sorry, dont want silver, got that now.

cheers

 

lmao, silver snob alert!!!! pmsl only joking

was just a case of bag a bargn thats all.

 

Sssshhhhhhiiiiinnnnnnnyyyyyyy ... very nice car my friend!

TX.

 

Stone chips ... all you need is some clear protective film!

Talk to these guys (they also do the car graphics if that's your bag):

Durable Berkeley Co. Ltd
Unit 1
498 Reading Road
Winnersh
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG41 5EX
United Kingdom
Tel: (0870) 2402480
Fax: 0118-989 5209
http://www.durable.co.uk

Talk to Allan on above landline or his mob nr 07801 607978.

They covered my wifes Audi TT & there is not a stone chip in sight.

TX.

 

Forgot to mention, white then black in that order

TX.

 

I've got a blue bugeye but if I had the choice again I think black or the new crystal gray........

blck ones from 2 ESC owners https://www.scoobynet.com/thanks-dave-68-t539735.html