Ordered a new GTi - Colour Help

[zerolight]

Thanks for the alternates.... but my decision is:

a) keep the Red on order

b) order Black, no need to change finance agreement

c) order Diamond Black - need to change finance agreement

I'm leaning towards b) regular Black.

[joesgti]

nooooooo diamond black looks amazing, especially after a sunday afternoon wax  and then you can join the best colour club 

[Peskarik]

green, brown, or orange. Or combination. And red interior. Merry Xmas!

[GTIFIVE]

Solid black shows scratches very badly and I suspect could be the worst possible colour for resale. Solid red has a tendence to fade and will certainly make resale difficult as the car gets older (5yrs+). It requires a lot of waxing to avoid this. I'm a little biased but I think Candy White is the only solid colour to seriously consider and it simply looks amazing (in 5dr as well as 3dr). There are very few cars white works on but the Golf GTI is close to top of the list (alongside a very select group including the 911 GT3). Many journos have pointed this out and on the right cars its the colour of the moment. In my case, the very attractive spec and price made me brave I'll admit.

If you must go for black then I think it has to be pearl. Otherwise that mid blue metallic looks very good IMHO and is also rare. I have a suspicion it could be the Oak Green (an iconic mk2 colour) of the future.

Jon

[maxamus]

Pearlescent magic black !!!!!

People do say its a common colour but i've only seen 2 other black GTIs where i live. Red and silver seems to be the popular colour around here

[Hurdy]

I'd have to agree that flat black, red and white show swirl marks up over time. Pearl Black is the best of your colour options by far

[DrT]

nooooooo diamond black looks amazing, especially after a sunday afternoon wax  and then you can join the best colour club 

Indeed, come and join the BGTIC 

Diamond Black is amazing and does not look that crappy when dirty, but does look amazing when clean.

Fastest colour araound!!

[Andy B]

One of the reasons I dismissed black was because I couldn't work out which was the black I'd choose!

What if you end up choosing the wrong one? Can you deal with that stress?


There is only one candy white!


(Is that officially the last lame excuse for choosing a particular colour? Any more...?)

[Gene Hunt.]

.........& black is a right b*****d to keep clean.

[maxamus]

dont get black actually get white. With all the whites coming into the market my black gti should soon be exclusive