Iridium Silver or Diamond White-

[drop997stop]

Slim pickins for 2012 E63 at dealers locally. Debating on the two colors- Both cars have pano and I am leaning toward the silver- I feel the silver is sort of boring and there are better options Diamond White- My old e550 coupe was diamond white. Didnt really like the color or the car. Couldn't figure out what I didn't like more. It felt like a chicks car. The sparkes in the diamond white just throws me off. Does anybody else think Diamond White is chickish. Got rid of the car in leass than a year. My ideal color is artic white, can't find one anywhere

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[otakki]

I'm biased towards iridium silver since that's the color of my car. The good thing about the silver is it can look like different color based on the light condition.

[drop997stop]

Originally Posted by otakki

I'm biased towards iridium silver since that's the color of my car. The good thing about the silver is it can look like different color based on the light condition.

I saw a silver at the dealer and feel in love. Plus the one in questions has CF trim- one of my options that I needed



just feels dumb buying a car that is not ideal, maybe I should wait or order

[hyperion667]

I agree with Otakki.......you get several shades with Iridium.....just the other day I noticed a light green tint eminating from a reflection of the sun....
it was weird....
but sometimes it looks white, or a blue-ish........depending on the incoming light...

plus they say it has the best resale value too........
I was glad for that when I traded my E63 (iridium) towards my CLS63, also in Iridium....

[drop997stop]

nothing beats the silver with carbon accents- especially the pano roof.

The car I am looking at is over optioned, only problem,

Originally Posted by hyperion667

I agree with Otakki.......you get several shades with Iridium.....just the other day I noticed a light green tint eminating from a reflection of the sun....
it was weird....
but sometimes it looks white, or a blue-ish........depending on the incoming light...

plus they say it has the best resale value too........
I was glad for that when I traded my E63 (iridium) towards my CLS63, also in Iridium....

[areuv]

I actually like both those colors and was looking at both a silver and white but both of them did not have all of my "must have options" so I ended up with steel gray with PP,lsd,twin spoke,premium leather and carbon fiber interior, I guess I am saying get the one that has more of the options that you must have, if carbon fiber interior is a must than get the one with it, also for me waiting 4 months through spring and summer was just too much, I am happy with my car and that's ultimately what you have to be, good luck

[NickyBlack]

Originally Posted by hyperion667

plus they say it has the best resale value too........
I was glad for that when I traded my E63 (iridium) towards my CLS63, also in Iridium....

Colors don't affect resale.

to the OP: white>silver

[Vic55]

Originally Posted by NickyBlack

Colors don't affect resale.

Not always correct- colors absolutely do depending on the make, model.

Just a few choice examples that Im personally know of:

Ferrari for instance: silvers are much harder to move as this color is one of the least desired colors for most of the F car models.

For Benz: you are correct about these two colors (white and silver), either one will be fine at the auction and/or used on a Benz Dealer lot but speciality colors like storm red and blues take longer to sell. Yes they are unique but they also only appeal to the unique and that takes more time to move especially on higher line cars.

I deal with alot with wholesalers and they absolutely drop values on used cars with harder to move colors.

[S500 Man]

I paid 4000 more for my diamond white cls then i would have for a black one white is popular these days

[vdubpower]

i was in the same boat, didnt want silver, wanted steel grey, ended up with silver, the car had all the other right options, i didnt want to wait, jumped the gun,
when your driving you cant see the color anyways, so it doesnt matter,

[drop997stop]

Always too slow. The silver was sold over the weekend. Really just want to order a car but mb financial won't lock in specials like BMW. Don't want to wait 3 months for my car to come in and find the mf 2 percent higher. I guess I don't have to buy it when it comes down to it

Does anybody know when mb financial usually runs specials. Maybe I can time it

[derek]

I wanted white because I don't see a lot of AMG's that are white, mostly silver/grey/black.

[hyperion667]

Originally Posted by NickyBlack

Colors don't affect resale.

to the OP: white>silver

wake up and smell the petrol kiddo!

[neliconcept]

Originally Posted by drop997stop

Always too slow. The silver was sold over the weekend. Really just want to order a car but mb financial won't lock in specials like BMW. Don't want to wait 3 months for my car to come in and find the mf 2 percent higher. I guess I don't have to buy it when it comes down to it

Does anybody know when mb financial usually runs specials. Maybe I can time it

mb of greenwich ct had a 1.99% deal but it was on CPO not sure about new

Have you thought about looking outside your area, having one of the guys on here take a look at it and then drive it across country? I've been wanting to do that myself

[otakki]

Regarding color, a lot of time I go with the color that the manufacturer choose for publicity purpose. I figure the color must have gotten enough "votes" to be the chosen color for all ads, brochures, etc. In the case of W212 E63, I believe they went with iridium silver. Of course, it's mostly white or silver as mentioned above. Also, I usually go with colors that are easy to maintain, so it's white or silver/grey again.

Definitely don't limit yourself and look around the country. I did just that and drove my trade-in 600 miles and picked up the new vehicle and drove the same distance back. It's worth the time since it's fun. You save the transporting cost and transfer that cost into fuel for fun, fun, fun on the way back.

[NickyBlack]

Originally Posted by Vic55

Not always correct- colors absolutely do depending on the make, model.

Just a few choice examples that Im personally know of:

Ferrari for instance: silvers are much harder to move as this color is one of the least desired colors for most of the F car models.

For Benz: you are correct about these two colors (white and silver), either one will be fine at the auction and/or used on a Benz Dealer lot but speciality colors like storm red and blues take longer to sell. Yes they are unique but they also only appeal to the unique and that takes more time to move especially on higher line cars.

I deal with alot with wholesalers and they absolutely drop values on used cars with harder to move colors.

Totally agree, but i wasn't clear
I meant between white or silver and even black. These colors wont make a difference on trade in/auction since they are prettty much common colors for an E63. Now if your E63 was pink, of course it would affect the price since demand for it would be much much less. Silver won't add value as much as say hyper blue would lower value, on comparable cars with similar options, mileage, condition, etc...

[E55_GT3wheels]

I had to chose between silver and white when buying my car. I went silver - it just looked nicer to me. Both are nice though - it was a tough decision for me

[otakki]

Originally Posted by NickyBlack

Now if your E63 was pink, of course it would affect the price since demand for it would be much much less.

I don't mind picking up the pink as long as they give me a very hefty discount.

[NickyBlack]

Originally Posted by otakki

I don't mind picking up the pink as long as they give me a very hefty discount.

of course, paid consideration, which will offset the poor resale later.

[Mbenz260e]

Originally Posted by drop997stop

Does anybody know when mb financial usually runs specials. Maybe I can time it

I haven't figured out a best way to predict their specials. However I don't predict interest rates increasing in the short term.

Maybe you should calculate your best case scenario as the rate right now (doubt it will go lower), then calculate your worst case possible scenario and see what the difference really is. If its a short term lease or loan may only end up being a few hundred. I hate to pay interest as much as a the next guy but a few hundred more to order exactly what you want may be worth it to you. And best case the rates won't go up and you can have you cake and eat it too. Just my 2 cents...

[hakaida442]

I usually like white, but I think silver looks better on the E63 imho.

[otakki]

Originally Posted by hakaida442

I usually like white, but I think silver looks better on the E63 imho.

Obviously the color, iridium silver, stands out and that's why MB chose it as the main color in all their publicity medias. However, I would be just as happy with white. I think either color will stay cool under the sun compared to darker color.

[freshh]

In my opinion, the white is beautiful! You can definitely do some exterior mods to make it more manly

[masonh66]

Colors don't affect resale.

wrong.green is the worst but some other colors hurt re-sale too

[masonh66]

i actually love that Diamond white,and i also like the brown that looks kind of maroon in the pictures.if it has that maroon look in person i might get that color.