Styling Best colour - red or black?

[Advanced Driver]

My top choices are Red with black leather, or Black with red leather. Which is best, red paint or black paint?

Black will look the best when it's clean, but my concern is that it will look dirty very quickly.

 

[RobinPJ]

Sorry - had to vote "other" - I think the 500 is wrong in black, but excellent with the red leather. But too red with red paint and red leather.

 

[nick500]

I have a Black 500 Sport with Italian roof stripe. I think the black looks good even when it's dirty.

 

[jrkitching]

Red - but I'm biased because mine's red. Suits the 500 well and looks fantastic when freshly waxed. I don't think black works on a small car - my previous Ka was black and I regretted the choice almost from the beginning.

 

[RUI]

Black......

 

[Advanced Driver]

5 people chose red, 4 people chose black and 4 people are colour blind.

It looks like red won. I think that's what I might go for.

 

[306maxi]

Black I reckon if it's only between those two or white otherwise. Red doesn't look good when it's chipped and black isn't so hot in that respect either.

 

[Bhindi]

I anguished over these two colour options too, and Really don't have any regrets whatsover, when its dirty it still looks great, but my partners black car looks grubby the day after he washes it.

 

[dave]

pink with a cream interior is nice

 

[306maxi]

pink with a cream interior is nice

Am I the only one who thinks that post is wrong?

 

[FireballXL5man]

I anguished over these two colour options too, and Really don't have any regrets whatsover, when its dirty it still looks great, but my partners black car looks grubby the day after he washes it.

Pasadoble Red looks good and stays clean looking. Black looks great when just cleaned, but that lasts for about five minutes. My wife has a black Focus and it only looks really clean on the days when it is washed.

 

[jnoiles]

Black.

With Red Leather.

 

[Ringadingdoo]

White is the most... dare I say it Common colour.
Red is very popular, then again so is Wagner... Vagner.
Most of the other colours are slightly effeminate.
Black is for those stylish, subtle individuals who like it a little different

 

[RobW]

Black with red side stripe

http://500blog.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-fiat-500-clubcento.html

 

[Oakley28]

Black with red side stripe

http://500blog.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-fiat-500-clubcento.html

very nice.

 

[timeryin]

I voted for red because I already ordered one and I will have it in mid January!

 

[RobW]

very nice.

yes she was, gone to new home in Greece now

 

[antsuno2]

pearl white!

 

[multiplied]

for me its red every time- polishes up soooo well. owned 2 black cars,
always seem to look dirty soon after a clean, literaly have to clean 3 times as much as red.
also statisticaly black cars are most likely to be involved in an accident (not seen as easy) white cars least likely (probably not in iceland though!).
red cars are the most likely to be stopped by police though red cars attract the eyes more and look faster, i have also heard that coppers sat bored stiff on a motorway bridge play snooker with cars (stop in order of colours).... you need to pot a heck of a lot more reds!!!

 

[jrkitching]

i have also heard that coppers sat bored stiff on a motorway bridge play snooker with cars (stop in order of colours).... you need to pot a heck of a lot more reds!!!

To play this game properly your police car needs to be white