What color car is best for someone who never washes/waxes/wipes-the-bird-crap-off?

[PaperclipGod]

Topic. I like to drive, but i hate to maintain my car. I know, i know.

So which color is best for someone who doesn't mind driving a car with an inch of crud on it?

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Silver/gray. Hides scratches, and dirt doesn't look so prominent on it. Red and black are the worst.

Of course, you could just stop being lazy and wash it every couple weeks.

 

[bigfil]

rusted out beat down hoopty color is the best
dont wash it cuz it aint gonna help

 

[SVT Cobra]

Mineral Gray

 

[HardcoreRobot]

primer

 

[tasmanian]

Gray or brown. You cant see any dirt.

 

[xanis]

Silver or gray. My car is silver, and I've washed a grand total of 2 times in a year. Looks fine.

 

[Syringer]

Black is the worst.

 

[IGBT]

..I wish they would make a simi textured non gloss finish so sctatches and small dents wouldn't be so obvious.

 

[vi edit]

Tan/beige.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It doesn't matter. Your car will look like ass no matter what if you don't maintain it.

 

[KK]

I got a grey truck that I haven't washed in atleast 5 years. Yes it looks like sh1t, but I ain't pimping.

 

[ultimatebob]

Beige, Silver, or Grey.

Black or White are the worst

 

[uberman]

I'd go with a custom paint job. Use an off-white with black spots all over it. You'd never be able to see the real bird crap.

 

[Insane3D]

How could you possibly leave silver off there, but put in brown?

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: IGBT
..I wish they would make a simi textured non gloss finish so sctatches and small dents wouldn't be so obvious.

Some BMW's of lore did not have glossy paints, like the original Z4.

 

[IronWing]

Tan. I never washed my pickup in the five years I owned it. It looked fine.


Or.... you could do what some guy did to the Sidekick one of my coworkers later bought. Spray spray-on bed liner over the entire painted surface, everything but the lights. Yep, the entire vehicle was black and bumpy. Dirt and scratches didn't show one bit.

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Insane3D
How could you possibly leave silver off there, but put in brown?

to to mention "Pumpernickel Guava"

 

[Nutdotnet]

Silver

 

[Minerva]

Use Nu Finish the twice a year car polish.

LOL at those who voted black. That is the worst "color" to have if you are concerned about 1) heat and 2) avian waste.

 

[50cent1228]

Originally posted by: tasmanian
Gray or brown. You cant see any dirt.

yup yup yup but bird sh*t is white...so..

 

[Parasitic]

White hides dirt pretty well actually.

 

[thirdeye]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
White hides dirt pretty well actually.

That it does. I never really would have believed that until I bought a white car.

 

[Dirigible]

Take a look at your current car. Get one of those color swatch booklets from a paint store. Match dirt on your car to paint color. Match that paint color to your potential new car.


A light brown/tan/beige color is best for me. A perfect match the dirt that's accumulated in the years since I last washed my car.

 

[SVT Cobra]

Originally posted by: Minerva
Use Nu Finish the twice a year car polish.

LOL at those who voted black. That is the worst "color" to have if you are concerned about 1) heat and 2) avian waste.

Nu Finish is crap.