Colour regret

[boydeee]

I wouldn't worry too much man. Remember it's the worst time of the year to keep your car looking nice...wait for spring and summer and you'll love your colour choice again 

[CraigW]

I was very apprehensive about choosing pure white but almost 6 months in i can say that i am very happy with my choice. Yes the car gets dirty quite quickly but when its clean it looks the dogs nuts. I think as Birchy mentioned having a ceramic sealant on it seems to make the job of cleaning it so much easier.

My black cars in the past have driven me to despair due to the swirls but with white you just don't see them which to me is a godsend 

[noobmonkey]

Got my pure white and love it!

What i've realised (having owned a similar white before...) - Winter is evil for white cars, but they are so much easier to clean, it is not a pain!

The summer, you get dust and it just falls off, and therefore even easier

So hold fire on your decision for when the weather picks up - the dirt will not be as visible on the PW as it is on a black car   (Makes no sense i'm sure, but tis true!)

[2014GTi]

Pure White is great, I owned a Candy White Polo and covered 52k miles in it, no a stone chip in sight.
White paint is very strong and looks good if looked after.
I am glad I picked Pure White 

[Hawaii-Five-O]

Thanks for your words of encouragement chaps

Maybe using the word 'Regret' in my title was a little strong.

As I said when Pure White is clean it looks really, really nice. Kinda like a perfect plastic mould (if you know what I mean) and the fine crease lines are accentuated by the light colour.

Its just that in this weather one single drive after washing and the car looks trashed! Particularly the rear end. That's what gets me down.

Seriously though.. the whole car had a Gtechniq c2v3 sealant a few weeks after purchase. Then, in an attempt to keep the rear end clean, I waxed it as an experiment. I think it helped. We'll see when I next wash it just how easy the dirt falls off.

Maybe a I should just employ JBirchy to keep on top things

[noobmonkey]

Yup the mk7 in pure white needs nappies.... serious dirty bum syndrome!!

Also the sills on the reaer doors, and rear wheel arches seem to have some dirt magnets attached.... some really dirts spots compared to the other parts of the car... (I think... .maybe the oils from passengers hands maybe? Causing more dirt to stick or..... i'm really bad at waxing/polishing and missed huge areas!)

[JBirchy]

Thanks for your words of encouragement chaps

Maybe using the word 'Regret' in my title was a little strong.

As I said when Pure White is clean it looks really, really nice. Kinda like a perfect plastic mould (if you know what I mean) and the fine crease lines are accentuated by the light colour.

Its just that in this weather one single drive after washing and the car looks trashed! Particularly the rear end. That's what gets me down.

Seriously though.. the whole car had a Gtechniq c2v3 sealant a few weeks after purchase. Then, in an attempt to keep the rear end clean, I waxed it as an experiment. I think it helped. We'll see when I next wash it just how easy the dirt falls off.

Maybe a I should just employ JBirchy to keep on top things

Don't get me wrong, GTechniq C2v3 is a decent product but it's not the best spray sealant IMO... That award goes to Sonax Brilliant Shine Detailer in my book.

I do agree with a comment above in that the state of the roads this time of year are very punishing and will make any colour look terrible within a few miles. When summer comes around and it's a little drier/roads are cleaner, it will look better for longer periods of time!

[Exonian]

I think dirty cars look cool this time of year. Very business like!
So my pure white is far from white! No regrets here...

[dubber36]

I think dirty cars look cool this time of year. Very business like!

But only dirty on the outside and certainly no finger marks on the tailgate, or clean bits of cill where people have dragged across them when climbing in.

All colours get the same amount of dirt on them, so I choose a colour on how it will look when it's at it's best during the summer. Lighter colours are far more forgiving. Even the carefullest washing techniques inflict swirlling and with lighter colours these are nowhere near as noticeable.

[Mark V GTD]

Very tricky subject... my Mk.6 was white and I really liked it. The current Roc is DPB and a Royal pain to keep clean. In fact you cant keep it clean is the truth.... so - the mk.7 wil be white again!

I really wanted to order carbon Grey - and I can still change at this point but something stops me. Perhaps its that its close to black and a lot of the detail blends in to the paintwprk particularly around the front of the car - whereas on white its all there and visble. Silver would have been a possibility too - but I had two silver Mk.5's and I guess thats enough!

Carbon Grey is still tempting though - despite being another £300!!!