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30 messages, Last post on Nov 16, 2009 at 2:36 PM
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Living in Phoenix for 13+ years, allow me to pipe in with some "Heat Expertise" I moved here with a black car. It lasted not even 6 months. Never had another dark car out here since then. The dark color DOES increase (if not the ACTUAL temps inside the car) the FEELING of additional heat. ( What's the opposite of Wind Chill? Heat Index? )
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Replying to: larsb (Feb 05, 2009 2:29 pm) Oddly, at least half of the BMW at Phoenix dealers I've seen have been dark colors and a sales guy tells me black is the most popular color. 
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This isn't exactly a scientific survey, but I do own two '79 New Yorkers, in colors that are almost opposite ends of the spectrum. Here's a pic of the two beasts...  The creme one has a light creme leather interior, while the blue one has a dark blue cloth interior. However, just to be annoying, the blue one does have some vinyl trim in strategically placed so that it's not hard to scorch exposed skin on a hot summer day. Here's a pic of the front seat...  Overall, after sitting all day closed up in a hot parking lot at work on a blistering summer day, I'd say the creme one is more bearable. The leather does get hot, but I think the cloth gets hotter...it's just that cloth isn't going to burn you. But let's not talk about that vinyl trim! I also feel more of a blast of heat from the blue one when I open the door. And if the sun's been beating down through the windshield and hitting the steering column directly, the blue one is more likely to burn my fingers when I stick the key in and turn the ignition. I can do it with the creme one, but with the blue one, I'll sometimes use a rag. My '67 Catalina convertible has a black vinyl interior, which you'd think would get hotter than hades. But drop the top, roll down the windows, and get moving, and it's really not that bad. |
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Replying to: andys120 (Feb 05, 2009 4:38 pm) Personal story: The one black car I owned was an Infiniti Q45 and when I used two coats of the blue Zymol on it the first afternoon I bought it (used) and took it to the mall that night, a couple of 40-ish ladies were walking by the car just ahead of me when I was coming back to the car and one of them said to the other, "Look how shiny that black car is!" It made all the work worth it right there !!! No doubt in my mind that a well-painted black car all shined up is hard to beat for sheer beauty.
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Replying to: larsb (Feb 06, 2009 7:09 am)
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Replying to: andys120 (Feb 06, 2009 7:42 am) |
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Black has accounted for 20.3 percent of new vehicles sold so far this year. I'm in the "silver is gray" crowd myself. 2009 Car Buyers Say Paint It Black, Edmunds.com Reports (AutoObserver) 
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Replying to: steve_ (Oct 21, 2009 6:27 am)
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Replying to: tom1sharon2 (Oct 21, 2009 9:19 am) |
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Now here's some great colors - the names at least:  Chevy Announces (Lame) Volt Color Contest Finalists (Straightline) |
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