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

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Old 12-06-2010, 04:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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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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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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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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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.
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PW and paint chips don't go well together... :|
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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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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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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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LOL!! I wash mine every 3 months because I am anal...
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Other than Black, White is the hardest color to keep clean and looking fresh... PW doesnt hide the dirt at all.. dirt is black-grey car is white... doesnt go well together..

Every 3-4 days my car is washed to keep it looking clean.. my silverstone S2000 was awesome in that regard, It always looked clean...

I love white because it looks real classy and sharp when clean but its def a pain to keep clean...

as far as paint matching any good shop should be able to match the paint , but it is more difficult than other colors..
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