Do you regret your colour choice

[SRGTD]

@Candy Turbo; I’d be surprised if a ceramic coating provided much - if any - protection against stone chips, especially projectile stones travelling at speed that’ve been flicked up by the vehicles you’re following.

If your car’s ceramic coated and it’s stayed free of stone chips, I’d say a) you probably drive leaving a good distance between you and any vehicle in front to minimise the risk of projective stone damage or b) you’ve been fortunate to a greater or lesser degree or c) or a combination of a) and b).

PPF is probably the way to go for anyone really wanting to minimise the risk stone chip damage, but it’s an expensive solution to the problem.

[mcmaddy]

Having owned a tornado red Golf, I switched to Indium. Despite being careful with it, the Tornado red chipped and swirled, alarmingly. While I love its appearance I think it is a ‘soft’ paint colour that marks very easily. .

Any paint needs looking after to look its best and TR looks amazing.

ceramic coating , keeps it swirl free and seems to resist chips too

I can confirm that a ceramic coating definitely does not stop stone chips. I had Gtechniq on my previous GTi and the front bumper and bonnet suffered with the usual stone chips.

[monkeyhanger]

Having owned a tornado red Golf, I switched to Indium. Despite being careful with it, the Tornado red chipped and swirled, alarmingly. While I love its appearance I think it is a ‘soft’ paint colour that marks very easily. .

Any paint needs looking after to look its best and TR looks amazing.

ceramic coating , keeps it swirl free and seems to resist chips too

I can confirm that a ceramic coating definitely does not stop stone chips. I had Gtechniq on my previous GTi and the front bumper and bonnet suffered with the usual stone chips.

Absolutely right. If a 35 micron ceramic coating could resist stone chips, someone would have developed 1mm thick bullet proof glass with the tech.

To me this is the downside to professionally applied ceramic coatings. At least a user applied sealant can be topped up when you get a chip.

[jaceyboy]

Best colour for the Golf is Lapiz Blue, but obvs only available on the Golf R, second favourite for me is the Grey, but we had to buy White as that's what the misses wanted

[Philip]

Quite partial to Oryx with a black roof 

[Guzzle]

Best colour for the Golf is Lapiz Blue, but obvs only available on the Golf R, second favourite for me is the Grey, but we had to buy White as that's what the misses wanted

I'm with you on the Lapiz Blue. I'd have gone for that in a heartbeat if it'd been available for the GTD.

[CS#303]

My Clubsport is red and I love it, didn't order the black roof it came with which made the dealer sweat a bit until I said I liked it.
I do regret ordering the 19" Brescia wheels instead of leaving it with the default Quaranta, but when I ordered the car I didn't imagine they would offer Brescia on just about everything!
But my main, and I mean HUGE, regret is not ordering the wingback seats. What was I thinking? 

[jaceyboy]

Best colour for the Golf is Lapiz Blue, but obvs only available on the Golf R, second favourite for me is the Grey, but we had to buy White as that's what the misses wanted

I'm with you on the Lapiz Blue. I'd have gone for that in a heartbeat if it'd been available for the GTD.

Its a shame its limited to the R

[AndyGTI]

Being able to get Lapiz Blue was part of reason I went for R as I wasn’t keen on colour choice for a GTI. If I got a GTI now I think I’d go for Oryx White but does seem a lot of money for paint (if buying new).

I am liking the Kings Red Metallic, so that would be on my radar of colour choice now as well.

I agree with comments about limited choice with white, grey and black. I was looking at a MB model and that seemed even worse.

When they produce the most popular colour survey each year, I think is it because people want that colour....or that is all they are offered.

[fredgroves]

You only tend to get exotic colour choices on sub golf sized cars. Once you get to golf and bigger it all becomes very grown-up until you get to super cars. I always thought that's probably some sort of thing about women car owners... Women like a colour generally and women more likely buy a smaller car. That's not me being sexist, just observing car makers and owners!