Which do you prefer, the Seaside or Salsa Red?

I like the Salsa, but to me Seaside was my first choice. I ended up with a Tideland Pearl and I don't regret it because it's a beautiful color as well. I don't see why you're dissapointed in the Seaside, I think it's a beautiful color. And it changes with the weather, so maybe when you go pick it up you'll feel different about it.

 

Nothing's going to console you, unless a lot of us Salsa owners fess'd up that we wish we had the "blue" car. :roll:

And that's not likely to happen...

Except for cases like yours, I'd say most people are pretty happy with the color of their Prius and they think that their car's color looks "best."

Of course in our heart of hearts, we know that's just not true. Salsa Red the best color for a Prius. :mrgreen:

 

I thought we already did the red vs. blue thing on Nov. 2nd.

Anyway, I drive a red car in a blue state. To those who ask about the blue color, I say it reminds me of denim shirts (which are more consistent in color than jeans).

If you haven't selected a car yet, please try to see the actual color on the Prius (or a Highlander if that's easier to find). Web sites and paper cannot duplicate the richness of the finish.

 

I had a Seaside Pearl on order when a Salsa Red became available and I jumped on it. I have had no regrets, just a lots of compliments on the color.

 

love the salsa. More of a red obsession.

 

Isn’ it what’s inside that counts???

I do have to admit - I ordered a silver, was offered a blue, and waited an extra two weeks for a Salsa after seeing one driving down the street. I guess it reminded me of my first love . . . my first encounter with a 2004 Prius at the 2003 California State Fair in Sacramento. I fell in love with the Salsa Siren the instant my eyes caught a glimpse. It was a magical time. I couldn’t stop thinking about her . . . morning, noon, and night!

It’s true, when it comes to the Prius, beauty IS on the inside and the outside too. There are those who even like those albino colors too! :wink: To each their own . . . get what YOU like.

 

I had a different reaction to the Salsa and Seaside. I wanted the Seaside as my first choice and the Tideland Green as my second, with Salsa as a third. When I finally saw a Salsa, I thought that would be my second choice. The Tideland is too grey for my taste. Fortunately, I got the Seaside I wanted and I love the color. It's a stately blue rather than a primary kid's toy blue.
The Salsa is a little more on the maroon side than would be indicated from the color patches on the brochures. I like the wine color. But, in fact, none of the colors save black and white are shown accurately on the brochure. The whole thing is a moot question since most people take whatever color comes up when the dealer calls.
I would like to see a yellow Prius and maybe the dark green color that showed up on the 2003 Prius.
As I waited for a car, I "practiced" getting used to any of the colors so that I would be able to take whatever color showed up when I got the call.
My last choice was the Millenium Silver, which is nearly invisible on rainy Seattle streets.
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The pearl colours on the Prius are particularly interesting in that the colours definitely shift depending on the light. The Tideland has green in it, but appears gray in some light, even bright light. Same goes for the blue which seems to take on different hues. The Driftwood (the one I'm waiting for) is a Prius only colour. I went to great lengths to see one recently before confirming my order. I called 16 dealerships in the BC lower mainland and found one that i could go in to see. A fleet car that was just being prepped. Loved the colour. Not gold, although some people refer to it as such, maybe beige, many bronze, sort of brown.

 

I have a BC Salsa on order, expected January delivery. The interior colour does not thrill me at all. The gray interior my brother has, it is nice, compliments the dash/display nicely.

His lifetime MPG is 50 in the Seattle exurbs.

 

I like to drive a blue car. At first I was a bit disappointed because the blue of my Prius is darker than the blue of my previous car (a Civic). With time, however, I've come to prefer the darker blue of my Prius.

Red and white were the only two colors I told my dealer I would refuse, but I suspect I could have gotten used to any color on a car this spectacular.

 

Seaside was my first color choice, and my dealer managed to come up with one somehow. It's a beautiful color. Everyone who sees it likes it--young, old, male, female. Even Republicans like it! It's probably the nicest blue I've ever seen on a car.

I think the Salsa is also very nice too, mind you. I'm just not a red car person. Toyota really went the extra mile with all the Prius colors, just like they did with the other aspects of the car.

 

I bought a 4MP camera today for 97 dollars and was testing it out. Saw a seaside while i was driving and took lots of photos!

Here ya go:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/fla...ckFriday015.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/fla...ckFriday018.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/fla...ckFriday019.jpg

first two are grainy because i was driving at the time... shaky hand and shaky car.
the last one we were at a stoplight. You can see the girl looking at me haha

 

ill take the blue anytime,although, they both look good...btw, the insurance companies like blue too...they had told me that red gets in more accidents and the insurance preminum would be higher...go figure...seemed to me that red would be seen better, but who knows with the corruption of the insurance industry.....

 

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I think those insurance people are being perfectly honest with you. For them it's a matter of statistics and probabilities. It's not a conspiracy against red car owners.

My own guess is that it has to do with what kind of driver owns a red car and perhaps how a person tends to drive in that color car.

That doesn't necessarily mean that red Prius owners are more likely to get into an accident or that you would be more likely to have an accident if you drove one. It can be insulting to be considered a statistic but that's about all they have to go on. If you don't like their policies you should shop around.