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Any regrettable color choices?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by RaZa, Mar 12, 2012.

  1. PriusRos

    PriusRos A Fairly Senior Member - 2016 Prius Owner

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    The 2010 "gold" was really dull looking. I agree no car should be poop colored (2006 baby poop green). However, dark browns can be beautiful. I used to own an almost-black tobacco brown Mercedes. It was a a really rich color.
     
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    Barcelona Red is mine and it was NOT a first choice, but I kind of rushed into it. I've always had silver, gunmetal, type colors. They hide scratched and dirt well. This Barcelona Red looks dirty a day after I wash it not to mention shows even the tiniest scratches making my nice car look jenky and used. Also I want to add a rocker decal of some kind but no color will look right.
     
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    My wife and I agreed on which colors we would consider and which we would absolutely not have. Red was out only because we've had a lot of red cars. Blue was our #1 choice, then white. We found a blue one, and are very happy we did! We've never owned a blue car.
     
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    Yes silver, silver. Camry silver since 2003 and Prius since 2014... Didn't have any choice then.. Hopefully next time and only new.
     
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    PriusRos A Fairly Senior Member - 2016 Prius Owner

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    My first Prius, Gen 2, was silver. I didn't like it very much - I thought the color was too light - no depth to it at all. The paint also seemed very thin because it scratched and chipped really easily. The silver looked better on the Gen 3.
     
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    Silver was not our first choice when shopping 3rd gen. We were leaning towards pearl white, but really wanted non-metallic white, which didn't exist, al least not in Canada. An on-the-lot silver car with features we liked tipped us, have grown to like the colour. Harmonizes with the rims too.

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    Can't argue that Mendel! Silver was one of my choices when shopping used last year.
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