Question on Colors ...

MarkO · 07-19-2006, 08:18 AM

HeyHey,

Long time lurker, first time poster....anyway....

I'm taking delivery on my 2nd Prius (Hopefully) Thurs/Fri of this week. I'm giving my current Black #4 to my Wife, and taking delivery of a Silver Pine Mica #7. Question is: I've never seen one driving around with that color. Seen plenty of most other colors (except mag grey), but never seen a 'green' one. Are these less popular or what?! Just curious!

Thanks!
MarkO

withersea · 07-19-2006, 08:24 AM

I rented before buying and the rental was SPM. It is a great color. I would have been very happy to get it. I gave the dealer a choice of colors and ended up with classic silver which I also really like. I received many positive comments on the color when driving the SPM. Congrats on the car!

sgails · 07-19-2006, 08:34 AM

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Quote:

HeyHey,

Long time lurker, first time poster....anyway....

I'm taking delivery on my 2nd Prius (Hopefully) Thurs/Fri of this week. I'm giving my current Black #4 to my Wife, and taking delivery of a Silver Pine Mica #7. Question is: I've never seen one driving around with that color. Seen plenty of most other colors (except mag grey), but never seen a 'green' one. Are these less popular or what?! Just curious!

Thanks!
MarkO
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We have the Silver Pine Mica. The dealer told me that is a hard color to get. Most people will take another color instead of waiting for the Silver Pine Mica to come in. Well, I waited and I am not sorry I did. We love the color and you will too. The first thing people say when they see my car is what a beautiful color that is. Even some men have said that. I had to compromise on the interior color. I wanted the grey but had to take the bisque and I wasn't going to chage the outside color. lol Enjoy your new car and let me know what you think of the color.

Lil Mo · 07-19-2006, 09:09 PM

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Quote:

HeyHey,

Long time lurker, first time poster....anyway....

I'm taking delivery on my 2nd Prius (Hopefully) Thurs/Fri of this week. I'm giving my current Black #4 to my Wife, and taking delivery of a Silver Pine Mica #7. Question is: I've never seen one driving around with that color. Seen plenty of most other colors (except mag grey), but never seen a 'green' one. Are these less popular or what?! Just curious!

Thanks!
MarkO
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I do not think that the color is less popular. It may be rare because fewer are produced. I have seen a couple. Enjoy being green.

Rangerdavid · 07-19-2006, 10:33 PM

Hi !! and Congrats on the SPM Prius !! We ordered ours and it came in last Friday, so we havn't even had it a week yet, but we really LOVE the silver pine mica !! We actually wanted the Bisque, but settled for the grey interior, and i'm probably very glad now that we got grey. The exterior color was more important to us than the interior, and I think the grey will show dirt less than the bisque. The bisque is cool as it is the color on the SPM Prius in the 2006 Toyota Brochures.

Anyway, ours is a package #5 and we're not even half way through our first tank of gas yet, and have over 150 miles on the car!! Dang, how cool is that?!!!!

No matter the color, enjoy the ride !!!! (I just love the feeling of freedom [from gas prices]) !!

later.....

ladyinblack · 07-19-2006, 10:53 PM

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Quote:

HeyHey,

Long time lurker, first time poster....anyway....

I'm taking delivery on my 2nd Prius (Hopefully) Thurs/Fri of this week. I'm giving my current Black #4 to my Wife, and taking delivery of a Silver Pine Mica #7. Question is: I've never seen one driving around with that color. Seen plenty of most other colors (except mag grey), but never seen a 'green' one. Are these less popular or what?! Just curious!

Thanks!
MarkO
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Prius brochure has the SIlver Pine Mica, the Rav4 and Avalon actually come in the same color. It is very elegant, Looks more like silver from a distance, but as you get closer you will see a hint of silvery green

Alnilam · 07-19-2006, 10:57 PM

That was my first choice too, but while I was waiting for hell to freeze over coincident with its arrival, I found a white one available immediately and lowered my standards.

I think you made a good decision and glad you could get your choice. Enjoy!

daronspicher · 07-20-2006, 05:50 AM

Mine is SPM, I like it. The other fun part of it is that you'll see 2 or 3 red's a day, 2 or 3 blacks, a white here or there, but in Chicagoland in the 5 months since I've had my spm, I've only seen 1 other spm, and only 1 time.

tyrael · 07-20-2006, 08:48 AM

It was tempting for me to purchase, but I had to just go with Silver. It is kind of boring being that this would be my 5th Silver car, but the Mag Gray I would have jumped on immediately. Silver just seems "safe" in terms of resale and likeability. I had a friend that was stuck with an off-white color for a couple of months and that kind of scared me bit.

ymos · 07-20-2006, 11:28 PM

I'm waiting for my Silver Pine Mica #4 to arrive. I saw one driving down the street outside my office a week before I ordered mine and knew I wanted that color. Then my friend called me 4 hours after I placed my order to tell me he just saw the green Prius and that I had to get that color - I got to tell him he was too late!

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07-19-2006, 08:18 AM	#1
MarkO Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	HeyHey, Long time lurker, first time poster....anyway.... I'm taking delivery on my 2nd Prius (Hopefully) Thurs/Fri of this week. I'm giving my current Black #4 to my Wife, and taking delivery of a Silver Pine Mica #7. Question is: I've never seen one driving around with that color. Seen plenty of most other colors (except mag grey), but never seen a 'green' one. Are these less popular or what?! Just curious! Thanks! MarkO

07-19-2006, 08:24 AM	#2
withersea DNF is better than DNS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: TN Posts: 1,145 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	I rented before buying and the rental was SPM. It is a great color. I would have been very happy to get it. I gave the dealer a choice of colors and ended up with classic silver which I also really like. I received many positive comments on the color when driving the SPM. Congrats on the car!

07-19-2006, 10:33 PM	#5
Rangerdavid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boone, North Carolina Posts: 1,068 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Hi !! and Congrats on the SPM Prius !! We ordered ours and it came in last Friday, so we havn't even had it a week yet, but we really LOVE the silver pine mica !! We actually wanted the Bisque, but settled for the grey interior, and i'm probably very glad now that we got grey. The exterior color was more important to us than the interior, and I think the grey will show dirt less than the bisque. The bisque is cool as it is the color on the SPM Prius in the 2006 Toyota Brochures. Anyway, ours is a package #5 and we're not even half way through our first tank of gas yet, and have over 150 miles on the car!! Dang, how cool is that?!!!! No matter the color, enjoy the ride !!!! (I just love the feeling of freedom [from gas prices]) !! later..... __________________ ******************************* Rangerdavid Boone, North Carolina 2006 Silver Pine Mica, Package #5 All weather mats, mud flaps, PC front window heat shield ScanGauge II BT Stiffening Plate Engine Block Heater (installed by FireEngineer) Rear Bumper Protector Wheelskins Two-Tone Leather Steering Wheel Cover Belkin cup holder unit for PDA/mp3 Player Winter front grill wind blocker

07-19-2006, 10:57 PM	#7
Alnilam The One in the Middle Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 760 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #8 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	That was my first choice too, but while I was waiting for hell to freeze over coincident with its arrival, I found a white one available immediately and lowered my standards. I think you made a good decision and glad you could get your choice. Enjoy!

07-20-2006, 05:50 AM	#8
daronspicher Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,205 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Mine is SPM, I like it. The other fun part of it is that you'll see 2 or 3 red's a day, 2 or 3 blacks, a white here or there, but in Chicagoland in the 5 months since I've had my spm, I've only seen 1 other spm, and only 1 time.

07-20-2006, 08:48 AM	#9
tyrael Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 56 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	It was tempting for me to purchase, but I had to just go with Silver. It is kind of boring being that this would be my 5th Silver car, but the Mag Gray I would have jumped on immediately. Silver just seems "safe" in terms of resale and likeability. I had a friend that was stuck with an off-white color for a couple of months and that kind of scared me bit.

07-20-2006, 11:28 PM	#10
ymos Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 33 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I'm waiting for my Silver Pine Mica #4 to arrive. I saw one driving down the street outside my office a week before I ordered mine and knew I wanted that color. Then my friend called me 4 hours after I placed my order to tell me he just saw the green Prius and that I had to get that color - I got to tell him he was too late!