White - the new black ?
12-06-2006, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by LowOrbit' post='364217' date='Dec 6 2006, 04:25 PM
It seems to me that a car's design just lends itself to certain colors and the silver seems to bring out the current 5-series lines best.
In 1999, ready for the millennium, HiFis and cars were decked out in "millennium silver".
We haven't grown out ouf it (or laminate flooring) yet.
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12-06-2006, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by pinguhk' post='364437' date='Dec 7 2006, 07:34 AM
...white is cool not black...
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12-07-2006, 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jrsamps' post='364768' date='Dec 7 2006, 06:37 PM
Some people think white cars are for "girls only"
12-07-2006, 06:22 PM
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I agree that there is a trend towards white - I'm seeing an increasing amount of white E60s in Toronto! :thumbsdown: Incentive to buy more mods..
12-07-2006, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by arcleid' post='364791' date='Dec 7 2006, 07:00 PM
... I think alpine white e60 is really awesome looking
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12-07-2006, 06:29 PM
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Alpine White looks REALLY good on the E60 body. I cant say the same for all cars but for the E60 White is HOT! I kinda like it on the new 997 too... the G35 in White is ok... but a Merc E class in white is a no no.
12-07-2006, 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jrsamps' post='364768' date='Dec 8 2006, 10:37 AM
Some people think white cars are for "girls only"
colours are for any poeple.
I seen men ware pink shirts.
12-07-2006, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='364444' date='Dec 7 2006, 04:20 PM
Seriously, white on the E39 is out of the question because the black trim on a white body seem so out of place.
But with the E60 design with everything in body colour, I think white definitely looks good.
If you say a white E60 is not cool (not thermo wise) then you haven't seen those white E60 in Japan.
Just my $0.02