White vs Silver - easiest Maintenance

papashango

Which is easier to keep clean? Or they both on the easy side

m4a1mustang

Silver. Silver is also to paint-match if you ever have any body damage. The white is a pearl which is very difficult to match.

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azn370z

White isn't an easy color to keep clean. Seriously, you never wore a white tshirt? Silver hides the dirt, and imperfections.

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TypeOne

Silver is the hardest color of any to paint match. Metallic in silver is nearly impossible to get right... chances are it will never match.


I've got a BSM Z and it always looks clean...

ImportConvert

I agree. A non-metallic, true white (Like GM's "Arctic White" or Porsche's white) are awesome colors. They hide sworl marks very well, and paint-matching is not hard at all. Pearl and other whites are a PITA.

EazyD

Dirt is hard to see on my PW. Also... the contrast with the black wheels, chrome accents, and taillights.... you won't care about a little dirt when you see one in person

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Guard Dad

My take is that the Brilliant Silver is probably the most forgiving of the two but they are both good choices and easy to live with. I almost got the pearl white, it's a really sharp color, I was actually going to get the pearl white because I was tired of silver (we were trading a silver car, we've had several black cars, the yellow and the blue were a bit much for the wife, the red was a little dark for my taste, but the charcoal gray almost made the cut) but literally at the the last minute I chose the brilliant silver-the sun was shining and the silver with the black interior seemed to be a bit more special. Also of note that brilliant silver is the color of preference for the 2010 370Z sales literature and according to the dealer is the best on trade-in value. The white does well on trade-in as well.

I certainly would pick the one you liked best-upkeep would be a secondary consideration, the Z looks great in several colors. My car is garaged so keeping it clean isn't too hard but if keeping it clean is a problem and you really don't have a preference the silver should be easier to live with.

toxik

PW and paint chips don't go well together... :|

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c41006

+1

Rock chips are extremely noticeable on PW

AK370Z

SILVER!!! Easiest color to maintain EVER. I had two silver cars (silver camaro and silver 350Z). I would wash the car once a year and people would still think it's clean!

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Endgame

LOL!! I wash mine every 3 months because I am anal...

c41006

Must be nice I have to wash my PW every week or it starts to turn black from road grime

christian370z

Silver by far and away, although Platinum Graphite seems to be very adept at remaining presentable even with some light dirt.

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ClemsonWill

Silver ftw. My DD is silver. I haven't washed it in 6 months and it looks cleaner than my black Z that was washed a week ago and sits in the garage.

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