How to pick a color

Here's how you select a color prius in Michigan:

1) Go to dealership
2) Tell dealer which options package you want
3) Buy whichever color they have that's in that options package OR
4) Wait for 2008 preorder

 

. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ichabod @ Jun 16 2007, 09:36 AM) [snapback]462965[/snapback]</div>

. Hey, mine is driftwood pearl and I think its the BEST!

 

WHITE all the way.

Reasons: longer between car baths and MOST IMPORTANT it is more visible to other drivers.

Think staying out of the hospital.

 

I love our Barcelona Red Prius. I had three cars before this one, and they were white, silver, and gray. I wanted to paint them red, but never did. Now I have a red car and I'm happy.

My dad bought a new Ford Capri in 1973, it was yellow. He said he decided on red or yellow then because they are the two most visible colors on the road for safety. I think white is also a very safe color to get, but my sister and her husband were driving white cars and both got into bad accidents (they got hit) within 12 months of each others, so I guess color isn't really that big a deal for safety.

Red is fun and bright and especially in gray Seattle, it looks good no matter the weather!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FloridaWen @ Jun 19 2007, 06:52 AM) [snapback]464560[/snapback]</div>

They sell all packages with leather, here in Texas. The leather gets added at the port. I am sure it is considered after market, but it is already on the car at the dealer.
I have Super White with Bisque leather and wood grain dash/door mouldings. Absolutely love it!!!!!

Hope you got the pictures okay....

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Ronald56 @ Jun 15 2007, 05:24 PM) [snapback]462714[/snapback]</div>

Some dealers have more than others, at least here in CA. You may need to call around and travel a bit from LI.

Phil

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(desertbriez @ Jun 19 2007, 03:06 PM) [snapback]464849[/snapback]</div>

http://news.windingroad.com/trends/design-...roofs-are-cool/

White roofs are set to rise in popularity in the coming years, and the reasons aren’t purely cosmetic. Current white roofers MINI, Toyota FJ Cruiser, and Ford Flex (above) have carved out a unique design for themselves based on this treatment, but the reality is that there are energy-saving benefits, too. Think of desert wardrobes or Greek buildings: white reflects the sun’s rays better than any other color.

Design thinker Diego Rodriguez, from design firm IDEO and Stanford’s d.school, recently wrote lovingly about the benefits of white roofs on his Metacool blog, one of our favorite bookmarked sites. His thinking: white roofs improved the design of some early vehicles, no doubt hiding a few flaws, but their real benefit is heating and cooling. Less power is required to keep a car cool if it has a white roof.

Rodriguez’s suggestion is that the image-savvy engineers at Toyota should take this to heart and make all Prius roofs standard in white.

Better yet, paint the roof of every Prius white. The better to bounce sun rays back and reduce the air conditioning load. Plus, white roofs are in. Critically, tell owners why the roof on their car is white (even if they paid $2,000 extra for black paint), so that they can educate their friends about the concept of albedo.

Whether or not you care about albedo doesn’t matter. We like Rodriguez’s insight because the white roof story isn’t something that’s being sold in the marketplace, despite its benefits. Will Toyota and others adopt more white roofs in the future? Or create an even-more-reflective surface that helps in cooling? One can’t imagine why they wouldn’t.


i do so giggle when i hear "black cars are so hot"

Ignorance is bliss!

 

It doesnt matter what color you choose now.

B) Because no matter what your will want Black in the end.... B)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(STSC SS @ Jul 24 2007, 12:50 PM) [snapback]484179[/snapback]</div>

Down here in Florida and probably quite a few other southern states as well, the roofs of all school busses are WHITE as are the roofs of FedEx and UPS trucks.

 

I had a tough time deciding on colors too. When I initially ordered my Prius, I said that I would like Silver, Seaside Pearl, or Black. I also contemplated waiting even longer for the Magnetic Gray to come out. I wanted to narrow down my color choice list to 1 color and decided to get the one that has my favorite color for a long time now: Black. I had a black car for the 10 years prior and figured I'd get another one for the next 10 years. No complaints, and the black does look sharp whether it's been washed recently or not. Looks even better with tinted windows.

It's all up to you and your color preference. Or you could list each color on an individual slip of paper, of paper, put them in a hat and draw one out and that's the one you get.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(desertbriez @ Jun 15 2007, 10:32 PM) [snapback]462870[/snapback]</div>

I'm sorry- but Barcelona Red is REALLY the ONLY color to own!

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