View Poll Results: Black vs White (with black interior)
Black
39
40.63%
White
57
59.38%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 96. You may not vote on this poll
Black vs White C350
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2008 C300
I have had my lifetime fill of black cars. One.
If it was not dirty it was at least dusty and every bug near the road would fly toward it in kamikaze fashion.
I really don't think it was ever clean (to my standards) for a whole day. I hated it.
Now, I have had many white cars and unless they are filthy from weeks of rain and mud, they look clean. Dusting them is not really necessary because you cannot see it and it always looks really sharp.
If it was not dirty it was at least dusty and every bug near the road would fly toward it in kamikaze fashion.
I really don't think it was ever clean (to my standards) for a whole day. I hated it.
Now, I have had many white cars and unless they are filthy from weeks of rain and mud, they look clean. Dusting them is not really necessary because you cannot see it and it always looks really sharp.
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From: SA
2008 C350-Sport-AMG-Active Agility Pack(Not reliable) +Izuzu KB6 3L(It seems Reliable)+Mazda
Correct lighting conditions
I believe any colour choice will look excellent given correct lighting conditions for that shape/colour. I chosen calcite white and found the car has excellent cuves lookind downwards on it in evening under a street light, from a balcony parked at opposite side of the road with light from front above,and looking leftwards to it.
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From: CA
'09 c300
I chose white in the poll (even though i have silver) because lately I have seen a few white C's that really stood out in the streets. White cars never caught my eye before
but black can look good too when everything is blacked out like Ron Jrs.
but then the c looks great in every color even red
but black can look good too when everything is blacked out like Ron Jrs.
but then the c looks great in every color even red
Last edited by mdniteangel; May 30, 2009 at 05:47 AM.
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From: Fort Myers, FL
'09 C300 4Matic Sport
I really don't think it was ever clean (to my standards) for a whole day. I hated it.
Now, I have had many white cars and unless they are filthy from weeks of rain and mud, they look clean. Dusting them is not really necessary because you cannot see it and it always looks really sharp.
Now, I have had many white cars and unless they are filthy from weeks of rain and mud, they look clean. Dusting them is not really necessary because you cannot see it and it always looks really sharp.
I am VERY OCD with my cars...so even a little dust drives me crazy. When I had my black car I'd spend hours washing and waxing it...go inside...come back outside a few hours later...and the car had dust all over it.
Never again...plus I think black hide all the lines of the car
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From: Mississauga
GLA45 AMG, GLC43 AMG
White or nothing
We spent very little time in deciding, as soon as we saw the car in white, and it was in line with just about every other color, we picked the white, and didn't give any other colour a second look.....
Last edited by GateKeeper; May 30, 2009 at 02:01 PM.
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2011 E350 Cabriolet..White and Almond Mocha
I am VERY OCD with my cars...so even a little dust drives me crazy. When I had my black car I'd spend hours washing and waxing it...go inside...come back outside a few hours later...and the car had dust all over it.
Never again...plus I think black hide all the lines of the car
As far as the line showing here are a few images in Black showing the lines of the C Class pretty well. But all color choices are personal and preferences vary... but in the end the C looks good in any color
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2011 E350 Cabriolet..White and Almond Mocha
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From: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
gets me from point A-B
WOW Gatekeeper, that is one nice C. I saw a couple white C's recently without tint and they looked good. BUT with dark tint like your car, it looks BOMB What % do you have? is it all around (front and back) or staggered (front lighter than back)?
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gets me from point A-B
I have a different view about Black. The lines of the car do show and a California Duster will take care of "coming outside every few hours" to fret over how the car looks. You don't get more dust than in the Las Vegas desert and I have no problems with it. Many remark how do you keep your car looking showroom clean... the answer is California Duster.
As far as the line showing here are a few images in Black showing the lines of the C Class pretty well. But all color choices are personal and preferences vary... but in the end the C looks good in any color
As far as the line showing here are a few images in Black showing the lines of the C Class pretty well. But all color choices are personal and preferences vary... but in the end the C looks good in any color
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GLA45 AMG, GLC43 AMG
It's 25% all the way around, I tried the 35% on the front and 25% on the rear doors and back but did not like the two tone look, so took off the 35% and put 25 on the front doors as well..
You can take a look here for some more pics of the car, if you wish....https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-nice-day.html
Cheers
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gets me from point A-B
Thanks for the compliment !!!!
It's 25% all the way around, I tried the 35% on the front and 25% on the rear doors and back but did not like the two tone look, so took off the 35% and put 25 on the front doors as well..
You can take a look here for some more pics of the car, if you wish....https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-nice-day.html
Cheers
It's 25% all the way around, I tried the 35% on the front and 25% on the rear doors and back but did not like the two tone look, so took off the 35% and put 25 on the front doors as well..
You can take a look here for some more pics of the car, if you wish....https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...-nice-day.html
Cheers
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From: Mississauga
GLA45 AMG, GLC43 AMG
we have limits on tint as well, but worst case is they tell ya to peel it off, and issue you a ticket....
all my cars have been tinted, fortunately, have never had a ticket for the tint....on any of them, guess they don't mind my tint's and my rides....
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gets me from point A-B
I am in Canada, Ontario, just outside of Toronto
we have limits on tint as well, but worst case is they tell ya to peel it off, and issue you a ticket....
all my cars have been tinted, fortunately, have never had a ticket for the tint....on any of them, guess they don't mind my tint's and my rides....
we have limits on tint as well, but worst case is they tell ya to peel it off, and issue you a ticket....
all my cars have been tinted, fortunately, have never had a ticket for the tint....on any of them, guess they don't mind my tint's and my rides....
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From: Sydney
C220d Estate Avantgarde, Obsidium black, command, factory tint. MB CLK240 Iolith Blue / Pebble-Gone
Last 3 MB have been Black on Black. Never liked the combo until I had one and now it is my only preference. A California Duster in this dry desert of LV does the trick on keeping it looking nice for weeks. I find the Obsidian Black (Metallic) shows less "swirls" and shines like no other finish.
I picked up my obsidium black estate last night - the other plus is that it really shows off all the chrome around the sills, the roof racks (again I remind I have the wagon) and ESPECIALLY the grill. Park black, white, silver, palladium and that thing of beauty they call the grill stands out like nothing else on the black.
What car care product do you use Nevada as your car shines like mine but mines brand new???
cheers
Maxy
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2008 C350-Sport-AMG-Active Agility Pack(Not reliable) +Izuzu KB6 3L(It seems Reliable)+Mazda
Why did MERC chose white car for their advertising mostly for the W204 and blue for the B170 facelift.I like the white C and the blue B170.Shapes and lightning plays a role in choice.
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S204 C220 CDI, VW Scirocco III 1.4TSI 160
White is nothin more than a fashion thing. I admit it looks good but it is no match for a detailed black car. But black is the worst color to keep clean (it stays clean for about 10 minutes). That's why we went for grey, yay!
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2011 E350 Cabriolet..White and Almond Mocha
As far as the appearance in pictures I use Photoshop and tweak the images to get the most out of the black features of the car. The pictures will not reveal some of the minor surface dust or dirt most of the time. But that aside, a black MB is a sight to behold...
