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Desert ... beach ... what's the difference?

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  1. PriusRos

    PriusRos A Fairly Senior Member - 2016 Prius Owner

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    I had made some comments about Sandy Beach Metallic in another thread based on what I had seen on other cars at the dealer (thought it was a little bland and dated). Now I realize I was probably looking at Desert Sand Mica, not Sandy Beach Metallic. Hey, desert/beach ... sand is sand! :p

    The color I saw at the dealer looked pretty similiar to the pictures I've seen of the Prius in Sandy Beach but I know they must be different. Is Sandy Beach brighter/more golden than Desert Sand?
     
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    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    Yep, you're right, sand is sand.

    The difference between desert and beach sand.
    The beach is near where I live, don't look too close, down the far end it's a nude beach!
     

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  3. PriusRos

    PriusRos A Fairly Senior Member - 2016 Prius Owner

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    Well, they must have been basing Desert Sand on a different desert because it certainly doesn't look anything like your picture!

    I looked close but didn't see the nudes. :confused:
     
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    Yes.
     
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    difference? The $220 extra you pay for the "special paint" Sandy Beach. At least that's what SET adds on. What a rip off, paint is paint.
     
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    I thought the $220 extra was only for Blizzard Pearl?
     
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    yes. no extra charge for any color other than blizzard.
     
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    Correct. Blizzard Pearl is extra because it is 3 different paints.
     
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    $220 for pearl is a bargain!!!
    Some car companies charge $1400 for pearl paint in Australia.
     
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    Anybody have any photos of the two colors side-by-side? Since I have yet to see any 2010 Prius (we are deprived here) and any of the new colors - except blizzard pearl, which I saw on a Highlander, and blue ribbon metallic, I have to rely on my imagination comparing them to what currently exists.
     
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    I told you not to look close!! :target:
     
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    I looked far, too!
     
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    Desert Sand is quite light. Sandy Beach takes it one step further. Desert Sand has a stronger gold look to it (without actually looking gold like our Driftwood Pearl).


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    Desert Sand Metallic


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    Sandy Beach Metallic



    Sorry I couldn't find two outdoor pics.
     
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    Thanks for the pics, Tideland. However, I was a little confused. You say that Desert Sand has a stronger gold look, but the pictures seem to show Sandy Beach as being more gold - or rather, the Desert Sand looks like a grey beige while the Sandy Beach looks more of a tan beige. It's probably the lighting.
     
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    I guess imo, gold is a darker beige. The Sandy Beach is more beige, yes and lighter too. I was hoping the use of the word gold would help visualize a richer, darker beige (relatively speaking of course as you can see in the pic, it's still light beige). Anyway, the point is that Sandy Beach is a lot lighter and more beige than Desert Sand.
     
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    Stumbled across a driftwood in a parking lot today. Here are side by sides, same light, but with just an iphone camera:
     

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    Go to any Toyota dealer and look at the 2010 Camry's they have the same colors. Barcelona red, Sandy Beach, they are all there.:)
     
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    Thanks - that picture of the two of them together really shows the differences in shape. There's actually less difference than I thought.
     
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    The beach paint is different from the desert because of the mural of girls playing volleyball all over the car.
     
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    Okay, I'll look out for them. But I think I prefer being able to see Lawrence of Arabia in the reflected mirage of the desert.
     
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