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View Poll Results: BLACK MAGIC or BIG MISTAKE | |||
I love my black car | 49 | 52.69% | |
I would never ever buy another black car EVER!!! | 23 | 24.73% | |
It would depend on what car it was | 21 | 22.58% | |
Voters: 93. You may not vote on this poll |
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11-05-2009, 11:07 PM | #1 | ||
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would love to know if anybody would buy a black car again.
please only black car owners (past/current) poll |
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11-05-2009, 11:12 PM | #2 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Not mine, but we've got a black Dec-07 Kia Sorento in the family, absolutely love it.
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11-05-2009, 11:14 PM | #3 | ||
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owned 3 black cars, yes i'd buy another for sure.
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11-05-2009, 11:18 PM | #4 | ||
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yep, but not as a daily driver. I have a black XR6 work ute, gave up washing it 2 years ago, 300,000Ks on it and still going strong.
Wife also has black territory witch she loves and washes every 3 days. |
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11-05-2009, 11:23 PM | #5 | ||
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not buying another one yet but yep am going to be repainting my project zh in black again
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11-05-2009, 11:25 PM | #6 | |||
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I will only own black cars. My XR6 might never be clean and have bad scratches but hey... Once you go black you never go back.. Even all my project cars, while they will begin a different colour, will end up black. Love black on cars..
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11-05-2009, 11:52 PM | #7 | ||
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It is a pain in the *** to keep clean but when its clean they look good. Mine gets washed every couple of weeks.
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12-05-2009, 12:03 AM | #8 | ||
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my wife has a black 06corolla & im the one that cleans it...
i admit its looks great when clean but id never get another black car to much work.... my car is white so much easy to keep looking good.... |
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12-05-2009, 12:03 AM | #9 | |||
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For a daily? nope, too hard to keep looking black, mine used to end up gray overnight. then again if it lived undercover and came out on weekend? without a moments hesitation
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12-05-2009, 12:06 AM | #10 | ||
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hell yeah.
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12-05-2009, 06:15 AM | #11 | ||
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I won't go hunting another one when the time comes but if the right car turns up and it happens to be black it won't bother me. They might not appear to stay clean for long but its not the end of the world and they do look pretty good.
This was covered in dust (it was the day i picked it up) when i took this pic. Even when they're filthy they still look good |
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12-05-2009, 07:32 AM | #12 | ||
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I have a black car. Hate it. Add a completely black interior and leather and it's impossible to keep looking good.
The QLD sun turns it into oven. |
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12-05-2009, 07:36 AM | #13 | ||
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there are some nice dark colors that look great even when they are not totally clean, and I think look more interesting anyway, so I probably wouldn't buy black.. but you know what they say, never say never.... get a cheap enough deal on a black one, I'd probably take it. Price being equal, I wouldn't.
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12-05-2009, 07:52 AM | #14 | ||
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I always promise myself to NOT buy another black car but everytime I buy a black car.
I have 2 black cars myself, Falcons, and my wife has a black Focus ghia.
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12-05-2009, 07:54 AM | #15 | ||
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three blacks in the drive way ,and the only reason the fourth isn't is because i would of had to wait too long for it so got copper bronze in stead ,so yer i guess there will be many more
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something old something blue |
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12-05-2009, 07:57 AM | #16 | ||
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I have a black BF GT and a black AU XR8, i love black
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12-05-2009, 08:01 AM | #17 | ||
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I like the darker coloured cars, but my former black Typhoon was a PIA to keep clean.
I went the next best colour Ego, but still there is no better look than a clean and polished black car, although it will only last fro 10mins before it is dirty again.
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12-05-2009, 08:44 AM | #18 | ||
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I have a swipe card for the car wash down the road, and my monthly invoice is around $50 give or take.
That's $2 every day I use it to squirt off the dust, plus the proper driveway wash it gets every weekend. And it isn't even black! My next GT will be black though.
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12-05-2009, 09:01 AM | #19 | ||
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Yep for sure...While they look teh worst colour when dirty they look the best once clean...Thats no prioblem as mine gets washed every week and waxed every second
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12-05-2009, 10:49 AM | #20 | ||
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This is my first black car. Agree with all the comments about them looking great when polished. Looks woeful when dusty.
My next car will prob be a silver or charcoal, like that Ego colour on the Falcons.
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12-05-2009, 10:56 AM | #21 | ||
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I had a Black BA XR8 and I said I would never buy black again or get leather for that instance......
.......Then I bought a Black Typhoon with Leather.... Once you go black you never go back!
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12-05-2009, 11:00 AM | #22 | ||
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I added another option to the poll, I had a Black XR8 before my current one which is Blue, and I refused to buy the FG in Black due to cleaning, but a GT etc I would probably make an exception.
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12-05-2009, 11:13 AM | #23 | ||||
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12-05-2009, 11:50 AM | #24 | ||
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Nope. No more black cars for me, and where possible no more dark interiors.
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12-05-2009, 11:58 AM | #25 | ||
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Had a daily AU Ghia in black and boy was it a PITA to keep clean especially seeing that my car is parked next to a dirt yard, where trucks are in and out all day long....
However, with some quality washes, waxes & polishes it would look a million bucks.... Wouldn't own another black car if it were a daily... However a weekender i would (FPV or old school!)
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12-05-2009, 12:53 PM | #26 | ||
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Whilst Black is awesome (my LTD) I prefer Black on Black.
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12-05-2009, 02:04 PM | #27 | |||
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Love Black on my TL50 but only a weekender, as Daily it's a bad idea. Looks great when clean but it's a b*#@h to keep clean.
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12-05-2009, 02:32 PM | #28 | ||
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I had 7 cars at 1 stage, 5 were black - weekends were a write off but I actually don't mind washing my own cars. Now I'm down to 5, 2 of which are black. Would I buy black again - for sure, yes they get dusty quick but nothing beats the look when they are clean and all gaps, shut lines, plastic bits just blend away.
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12-05-2009, 02:59 PM | #29 | ||
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Black pearl yes..
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12-05-2009, 04:35 PM | #30 | ||
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black is beautiful
ask any car yard black no matter what the car will sell first |
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