Carbon Black or Alpine White
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In Germany white was traditionally synonymous with "company car" so most private users avoided it. In Japan on the other hand it's considered a luxurious colour.
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Originally Posted by PoleApart' post='288889' date='May 28 2006, 09:21 PM
In Germany white was traditionally synonymous with "company car" so most private users avoided it. In Japan on the other hand it's considered a luxurious colour.
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Yeah where are you based?
If you are somewhere sunny you can get away with white, if not I think it looks silly.
UK is the same, a white car come resale is a nightmare, some dealers won't even take them in to resell them. Only police cars were white, but even they are now silver.
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After 10 years of black cars, I am in my 1st white one. Go with white!
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go for carbon black. you'll never regret that:
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I doubt I will get another black car until I retire; that way I could care for my black car all day. I love Alpine White on the e60. It has an elegant look. Having said this you can't go wrong with either.
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White looks good on the posted pics. Carbon black would be the colour to have in the UK purely for resale purposes and of course it looks good if a bit difficult to keep clean. If you were to buy a white E60 in the UK you'd have to be prepared to own it for life or eventually give it away.
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Originally Posted by Merv the Derv' post='289997' date='May 30 2006, 11:20 PM
If you were to buy a white E60 in the UK you'd have to be prepared to own it for life or eventually give it away. ![Nono](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/nono.gif)
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Or do weddings Merv
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Originally Posted by Merv the Derv' post='289997' date='May 31 2006, 12:20 AM
of course it looks good if a bit difficult to keep clean.
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