How Did You Pick Your Car Color (Serious)?
#161
I like blue, especially medium or dark, so I went with BSP. I also like bright red, but on old classics with a lot of chrome, like my Karmann Ghia, not so much on a modern car. Rent-a-car red, it Hertz the eyes.
I also have a basic white pickup truck, perfect "stealth" vehicle. The problem when getting a new car this time was that just about every late model car or SUV I see on the street is boring white, silver, gray or black, really no color at all.
I also have a basic white pickup truck, perfect "stealth" vehicle. The problem when getting a new car this time was that just about every late model car or SUV I see on the street is boring white, silver, gray or black, really no color at all.
#162
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black because the only other fit on the lot when i got it was orange and my wife's simple reply to my calling her was
"if you bring that thing home, i will punch you in the face"
so I went NHBP, my face is ugly enough as it is.
i will say i slightly feel bad for the couple that came in behind me asking about my car as i was filling out the paperwork.
"what do you mean it's already sold? we were here this morning!"
i just kept my head down and kept signing papers
"if you bring that thing home, i will punch you in the face"
so I went NHBP, my face is ugly enough as it is.
i will say i slightly feel bad for the couple that came in behind me asking about my car as i was filling out the paperwork.
"what do you mean it's already sold? we were here this morning!"
i just kept my head down and kept signing papers
#163
I love blues and greens- the Above reasons are part of the reason I chose Tidewater Blue--the other is that the color is so rare around here. Every Fit I see here is silver, orange or bright blue. I love the Blue Sensation & Blackberry Pearl, but they are harder to keep clean and will get hot in the summer. Taffeta White is gorgeous, but my last car was white. If the red had been a metallic red, I would have gotten that.
I had to wait a month to get my TWB (dealer had to make a special trade & it it just came over from Japan) and I am so happy I did. I would not settle for any other current color except Blue Sensation.
I had to wait a month to get my TWB (dealer had to make a special trade & it it just came over from Japan) and I am so happy I did. I would not settle for any other current color except Blue Sensation.
#164
I like blue, especially medium or dark, so I went with BSP. I also like bright red, but on old classics with a lot of chrome, like my Karmann Ghia, not so much on a modern car. Rent-a-car red, it Hertz the eyes.
I also have a basic white pickup truck, perfect "stealth" vehicle. The problem when getting a new car this time was that just about every late model car or SUV I see on the street is boring white, silver, gray or black, really no color at all.
I also have a basic white pickup truck, perfect "stealth" vehicle. The problem when getting a new car this time was that just about every late model car or SUV I see on the street is boring white, silver, gray or black, really no color at all.
Watch Car Color Trends Shift with the Economy Video | Break.com
The size or type of car:
Car Exterior Color Trends in 2010 | Car Auto Reviews
Sticking to old favorites or trying out new colors and paints:
Color + Design Blog / 2010 Auto Color Trends by COLOURlovers :: COLOURlovers
Based on those, it seems that Honda did good, and had quite the range for everyone. There are colors available in other countries that are not available here. Remember that color trends may vary by country, and by state or province. For all the reasons people have given here.
#167
Remember that there are color trends, set years in advance, and are being based on things like the economy:
Watch Car Color Trends Shift with the Economy Video | Break.com
The size or type of car:
Car Exterior Color Trends in 2010 | Car Auto Reviews
Sticking to old favorites or trying out new colors and paints:
Color + Design Blog / 2010 Auto Color Trends by COLOURlovers :: COLOURlovers
Based on those, it seems that Honda did good, and had quite the range for everyone. There are colors available in other countries that are not available here. Remember that color trends may vary by country, and by state or province. For all the reasons people have given here.
Watch Car Color Trends Shift with the Economy Video | Break.com
The size or type of car:
Car Exterior Color Trends in 2010 | Car Auto Reviews
Sticking to old favorites or trying out new colors and paints:
Color + Design Blog / 2010 Auto Color Trends by COLOURlovers :: COLOURlovers
Based on those, it seems that Honda did good, and had quite the range for everyone. There are colors available in other countries that are not available here. Remember that color trends may vary by country, and by state or province. For all the reasons people have given here.
this car color sure looks close to Tidewater Blue Metallic
#168
When I was looking, the choices were basically black (no - too hot, shows swirl marks), white (white cars with rounded contours look like toilet bowls), a strange bluish-lavender color (not really my thing), and silver. Silver won.
Thinking back, I've had a lot of silver...
This is the third silver vehicle... sixth if you toss in my ex-wife's silver Echo, silver Mazda5, and my sorta silver-beige colored pickup.
On the other hand, my Jeep was canary yellow.
Thinking back, I've had a lot of silver...
This is the third silver vehicle... sixth if you toss in my ex-wife's silver Echo, silver Mazda5, and my sorta silver-beige colored pickup.
On the other hand, my Jeep was canary yellow.
#169
It's a family thing.
Sis has a white '02 Honda Accord
Mom has a white '09 Chevy Malibu
Dad has a white '94 Chevy pickup
I own a white '10 Honda Fit Sport
Everyone on Mom's side of the family owns a white car. When we meet up for Christmas dinner, it's a sea of white cars. Tahoes, Trailblazers, 4-Runners & our 4 cars. It's really a sight to see b/c we have over 40+ people who arrive each year.
Sis has a white '02 Honda Accord
Mom has a white '09 Chevy Malibu
Dad has a white '94 Chevy pickup
I own a white '10 Honda Fit Sport
Everyone on Mom's side of the family owns a white car. When we meet up for Christmas dinner, it's a sea of white cars. Tahoes, Trailblazers, 4-Runners & our 4 cars. It's really a sight to see b/c we have over 40+ people who arrive each year.
#171
It's a family thing.
Sis has a white '02 Honda Accord
Mom has a white '09 Chevy Malibu
Dad has a white '94 Chevy pickup
I own a white '10 Honda Fit Sport
Everyone on Mom's side of the family owns a white car. When we meet up for Christmas dinner, it's a sea of white cars. Tahoes, Trailblazers, 4-Runners & our 4 cars. It's really a sight to see b/c we have over 40+ people who arrive each year.
Sis has a white '02 Honda Accord
Mom has a white '09 Chevy Malibu
Dad has a white '94 Chevy pickup
I own a white '10 Honda Fit Sport
Everyone on Mom's side of the family owns a white car. When we meet up for Christmas dinner, it's a sea of white cars. Tahoes, Trailblazers, 4-Runners & our 4 cars. It's really a sight to see b/c we have over 40+ people who arrive each year.
#172
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It's a family thing.
Sis has a white '02 Honda Accord
Mom has a white '09 Chevy Malibu
Dad has a white '94 Chevy pickup
I own a white '10 Honda Fit Sport
Everyone on Mom's side of the family owns a white car. When we meet up for Christmas dinner, it's a sea of white cars. Tahoes, Trailblazers, 4-Runners & our 4 cars. It's really a sight to see b/c we have over 40+ people who arrive each year.
Sis has a white '02 Honda Accord
Mom has a white '09 Chevy Malibu
Dad has a white '94 Chevy pickup
I own a white '10 Honda Fit Sport
Everyone on Mom's side of the family owns a white car. When we meet up for Christmas dinner, it's a sea of white cars. Tahoes, Trailblazers, 4-Runners & our 4 cars. It's really a sight to see b/c we have over 40+ people who arrive each year.
#173
Well, Sis's car was originally Mom's car. They traded in her white blazer for Mom's Malibu back in August (cash for klunkers). for the extended family...Idk why white seems to be a big deal.
#174
For me it was kind of easy.
First choice was white (I like the way the Fit looks in white).
Second choices were: Silver, Red, or Blue sensation.
Silver cause I dug it
Red for nostalgia (used to own a red 94 si)
Blue cause I dug it.
Basically the way I ended up with a silver one because it was the only one available in the state that was a manual sport.
First choice was white (I like the way the Fit looks in white).
Second choices were: Silver, Red, or Blue sensation.
Silver cause I dug it
Red for nostalgia (used to own a red 94 si)
Blue cause I dug it.
Basically the way I ended up with a silver one because it was the only one available in the state that was a manual sport.
#177
I think you'll enjoy that color. It's like it changes color...
Sometimes it looks silvery:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...tml#post695981
Sometimes it looks like a gray-blue:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...tml#post687586
Or a deeper sky blue:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...tml#post688159
Or an icy blue:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...tml#post694366
And I can't find a picture right now, but sometimes it takes on a purplish hue too. So if you are in a parking lot and can't spot your own car right away and think it might have been stolen, look again.
Maybe it just changed it's color like a chameleon.
Sometimes it looks silvery:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...tml#post695981
Sometimes it looks like a gray-blue:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...tml#post687586
Or a deeper sky blue:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...tml#post688159
Or an icy blue:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...tml#post694366
And I can't find a picture right now, but sometimes it takes on a purplish hue too. So if you are in a parking lot and can't spot your own car right away and think it might have been stolen, look again.
Maybe it just changed it's color like a chameleon.
My dealer had only two Fits - a black Fit Sport and a base in Storm Silver. Quite frankly, I didn't want to wait and I realized I like silver cars, anyway. Long ago I had a silver Toyota Supra, which didn't get very hot inside. My last car was black which was brutal in the summer!
So, silver it would be. Goes with my hair.
#179
BTW, I still love TWB. It's just that I was super-impatient and needed my new car to make a trip to Cincy to have a quick visit w/my dad before he went back to Florida. So...yah.
#180
I didn't pick my car's color.
My girlfriend and parents told me "No silver, black, or red" and my girlfriend told me "No white or that girly blue."
That kinda left me with orange and dark blue. I didn't want a sport, so I went with blue.
My girlfriend and parents told me "No silver, black, or red" and my girlfriend told me "No white or that girly blue."
That kinda left me with orange and dark blue. I didn't want a sport, so I went with blue.