If you could own any color Prius...

[jeromep]

My issue with Prius color offerings isn't exterior colors, but interior colors. Give me a break. Toyota is only offering gray and brown, and on top of that the required color combinations on some of the exterior colors is terrible. Seaside with brown? Not a good combination. Seaside with gray would be much better. Seaside with blue would be best. Seaside with red would be striking. The point of this is that the exterior colors are just fine, but the interior colors leave a lot to be desired.

[bookrats]

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Wish I had seen a Tideland in person, sounds like a very cool color, not so flattering in the brochure.
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The brochure is way off the color. Much more grayish-green.

And in fact, there's a [url=http://www.priuschat.com/forums/need-tideland-green-photos-vt1817.html]PriusChat Thread on this very subject, chock-full of photos and links to photos of Tideland Green Prii.

[ltu1542hvy]

Too bad you guys keep picking on the white so much. Even though it wouldn't have been my first choice for exterior color either (although it is the one I ended up buying), it does pretty much fit the "clean" image of the Prius.

- Bill

[randalla]

my sentiments too, gschoen. Those paint chips at the dealer don't do the colors justice till you actually see it on a car. Salsa was my first choice at the time I placed my order, but had I seen a Tideland car out in the daylight, I probably would have reconsidered.

[tag]

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....most of my vehicles have had a dark, charcoal interior.[/b]

Same here except for the Navigator I traded for my Prius. The Nav had leather but was a light tan color which I absolutely hated. Given a choice, I'll opt for silver paint with a black interior every time.

Anyway, it appears as if Toyota reserves the dark, particularly black, interior colors for a few Lexus models. I'm not aware of a Toyota model with a black interior other than the MR2.

[NCNyrk]

How about Screaming Solar Yellow? Maybe a Royal Blue interior? I'd snap one up in a heartbeat! I am colorblind, so this combo might not appeal to the multitudes...

I was kind of surprised by the relatively boring color palette that was used for the Prius. With many Prius owners being a little on the cutting edge, I'd love to see some more adventurous colors.

[dontcheff]

I think Prius is meant to be black. The car looks most fabulous in black!

[dreichla]

We've been waiting for months for our Black Package 6 Prius with a gray interior.

We could have been driving one months ago if we accepted dealer offers to pick the one that was rejected by the buyers higher up on the list than us.

This has been such a contentious issue between my wife and me (I'd probably settle for ANY color just to get a Prius). My wife doesn't care about the exterior - just that it's gray inside.

So - in order to avoid divorce court, I decided to stick to my guns and wait it out. Completely my decision!

The good news is we've found a dealer in a different state who found the exact one - and we pick it up next weekend.

Happy marriage - great looking car - what could be better?

[bookrats]

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The good news is we've found a dealer in a different state who found the exact one - and we pick it up next weekend.  
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Congratulations -- and kudos on your patience! Hope everything goes smoothly, and you have a great weekend getting to know your Prius Noir.

[heliotropehead]

There's a dark blue? WOW! I would love a dark blue Prius... the Seaside blue is quite nice too. Also, VW has a really nice silver blue... so to answer the question, BLUE!