Orion metallic silver - marmite colour ?

Dav the wheel nut · Post by **Dav the wheel nut** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:52 pm

RickRob wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:40 pmNot a fan of any silver/grey car colours.

That said, Mrs R and I have only had black cars for the last 22 years, which you may regard as unimaginative!

It's a fair shout that the last car you ever travel in will be black as well

flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:57 pm

Black=Hearse
White=Ambulance
Blue=Securicor van
Yellow=AA
Red=Fire engine
Grey=Under cover Police BMW
Silver=Waiting to be painted on production line

Just leaves Orion Silver

Z4M-2006 · Post by **Z4M-2006** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:08 pm

God awful colour...

Metallic beige/gold has never looked good on anything......... Ever...

Ok,maybe a Mk 2 Cortina 1600E

RickRob · Post by **RickRob** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:45 pm

Dav the wheel nut wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:52 pm
RickRob wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:40 pmNot a fan of any silver/grey car colours.

That said, Mrs R and I have only had black cars for the last 22 years, which you may regard as unimaginative!
It's a fair shout that the last car you ever travel in will be black as well

That's the idea. I don't want to feel out of my comfort zone when I'm horizontal in the hearse!

Kugaman1 · Post by **Kugaman1** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:23 pm

Definitely metallic beige.

No way I would buy a car that colour and god help the resale......

Just looks like an old man colour to me....pretty sure you could get a few cardigans, pipes and slippers in the boot......

Each to their own like!

Post by **srhutch** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:34 pm

Sorry, but as above, it’s metallic beige most of the time.

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:38 pm

Wouldn't be my first choice but with black grill and maybe a black wrap on the roof and it could be very unique.

Everybody has different tastes, if you like the car go for it. Not everybody likes Orange but hey ho.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 8:44 pm

Looked better in the film than in the advert. The colour in the advert I really don't like, the one in the film looked ok though. But as they are the same colour, guess I don't like it then.

Kugaman1 · Post by **Kugaman1** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:26 pm

Having owned 60 cars in the past 30 years if there’s one thing I know.......

Don’t buy a car if you have any doubts about the colour. You have to look at the colour every day so if you have any doubts, they will be amplified over the following weeks.

Spent £20k on a brand new Audi A1 for the wife. It was nano grey, I wasn’t sure but she thought it was ok and convinced me. We bought it and within 2 months we punted it on as we both hated the colour the more we looked at it.

These current trendy primer greys are very marmite colours I’d say....

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:46 pm

Dav the wheel nut wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 4:28 pmLooks nice on THIS ONE

I quite like the exterior - but I'd want some colour inside rather than Ivory White!

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:52 pm

What's it like to repair?

john-e89 · Post by **john-e89** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:34 am

That’s it Buster, put a positive spin on it....

He ain’t bought the pig yet and already you’re wallowing in doom....

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:35 am

Z4M-2006 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:08 pmGod awful colour...

Metallic beige/gold has never looked good on anything......... Ever...

Ok,maybe a Mk 2 Cortina 1600E

I dunno, Oyster Gold looked good on a mate's dad's MK2 Granada Ghia and I quite liked Champagne metallic on my old Fiat 132 - esecially as both had brown interiors.

At least it isn't another shade in the white/silver/grey/black spectrum so common on Z4s!

MACK · Post by **MACK** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:56 am

Not for me either. I love silver on a lot of cars including the e89, it would be my choice if I was buying one, either that or a nice grey. But i wouldnt have these god awful champagne silver esque colours. Reminds me of a shade they used to do on the r52 new mini, bloody awful.

Grumpyowl · Post by **Grumpyowl** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 10:53 am

Back in the day I had a lovely 1978 XL Capri in metallic dark brown with a beige vinyl roof and beige interior was a classic combo.
You could leave the roof beige and have the rest wrapped dark brown would look really retro

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