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Your Prius - What color and are you happy?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by PriusRos, Jul 5, 2006.

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  1. I love it!

    69.8%
  2. I like it, but might have preferred something else.

    17.7%
  3. It's all right -- I took what was available, but would have preferred another color.

    10.4%
  4. I don't like the color at all.

    1.0%
  5. Color isn't important -- I can't see it when I'm driving.

    1.0%
  1. 07indurham

    07indurham Junior Member

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    I bought the 07 classic silver metallic in January. I love the car, but I have found myself drooling over the new red! I just had to go practical! My next prius will be a real color - now lets just wait and see what they have in 8 years!
     
  2. joeszabo

    joeszabo Junior Member

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    Just my 2 cents… I've always been reluctant to choose colors which closely match the road surface color like silver or gray. I feel these colors are more difficult to see on the roads for the average driver, assuming they are paying attention which I’m not always convinced they are.:lalala:


    I suspect that most drivers on the road apply less than 20% of their available mental skills to traffic conditions so I’ve tended to make my car colors choices away from silver or gray and have generally leaned towards more vibrant ones.


    As an added precaution, I’ve also made a habit of leaving the headlights on too.:)
     
  3. lumpy95

    lumpy95 Member

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    I originally wanted Seaside Pearl but settled for silver and was very happy with it when I saw it.
    Living in the desert, white and silver are the most sensible colors anyway.:playball:
     
  4. Doc Willie

    Doc Willie Shuttlecraft Commander

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    I have said this before elsewhere: Super White ablative surfacing is standard Starfleet issue since the Enterprise refit.

    End of conversation.
     
  5. Bill1

    Bill1 New Member

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    I picked super white and am very happy with it. I really like the look, white is great for staying cooler during the Florida summers, and I read about a study by Mercedes Benz that white is the most visible / safest color. White may not so visible/safe in the snow so I had better stay in Florida.
     
  6. sdtundra

    sdtundra Senior Member

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    1st choice- Spectra Blue
    2nd choice- Silver Pine Mica
    3rd choice- Super White

    Got my 3rd choice because both of the above were rare at the time I bought.
     
  7. swi66

    swi66 Member

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    My colors, in order of preference were:
    Green
    Red
    Black
    Option package 2

    I turned down an available Magnetic Grey, he really tried to push on me.
    But it was a package 3 and he would not budge on the price.
    a week later a package 2 black car came in. Jumped on it and am quite happy.

    Nothing personal to the grey and silver car owners.
    But it seems to me, greys and silvers are so popular they all blend together in a parking lot. Kind of non-descript. The green seems rare. And lately so does red or black.
     
  8. PriusLewis

    PriusLewis Management Scientist

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    It's also easier to see in space for emergency visual docking procedures. As you note, lack of absorption of high energy weapon beams limits combat damage if shields are down. However, research indicates the paint spectrum must be matched to the frequency of the weapon beam for maximum effectiveness.

    Besides, it looks purdy!
    :laser:
     
  9. tlaine

    tlaine New Member

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    Can I vote twice since I've had two Magnetic Grey Metalics? :p

    I love the Grey!

    I loved it so much that our 2nd is exactly like our first Pri that was totaled. Me and hubby had discussed getting a Spectra Blue or a Red but decided that we still loved the Grey the best.

    It just got a wash the other day and I forgot how sparkly it is in the sun, it's gorgeous! :D
     
  10. MariaEvri

    MariaEvri Member

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    Mine is ash gray. I still think its the best color in the catalogue (in my opinion :))
     
  11. WFMUNCY

    WFMUNCY New Member

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    2006 Black...only color to have...even in South Texas:D
     
  12. patsparks

    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    Silver metalic reflects solar radiation, looks great and suits the space ship on the ground.

    If/when I get a G3 I'd like the pearl white, I love the luxury look of it.
     
  13. Tchou

    Tchou Member

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    Black happy with the color but not with the fragile paint.
     
  14. Prius 07

    Prius 07 Member

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    2007 Seaside Pearl - love it and would buy it again.
     
  15. jtlytle

    jtlytle Caution: Prius owner

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    Mine is blue, it was the only used car available on the lot and I had no other choice.
    It's a 2004 blue Prius.

    My favorite color is purple and if there's one available, I would picked that instead.
     
  16. michelle203

    michelle203 New Member

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    Love the Magnetic Grey. I had to fight for it!
     
  17. fernelius

    fernelius Junior Member

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    Also very happy with the magnetic grey.
     
  18. thedutchtouch

    thedutchtouch prius is my SUV

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    magnetic grey 07. love it.

    edit: haha i didn't read the last posts before i posted. 3 mag grey's in a row.
     
  19. airedale

    airedale Junior Member

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    Magnetic Gray and I love it. It doesn't show the dirt that much (it rains a lot here) and it is just a very cool color.
     
  20. ronhowell

    ronhowell Active Member

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    I would have preferred silver, but was told the wait would be 6 weeks for delivery, so I took the silver pine metallic, which I have grown to love ... it is so subtle!

    Sorry to hear it has been dropped on the 2010 model. But scarcity value may help when I go to sell my 2008!