Nut Brown Nappa - Rich Looking?
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Nut Brown Nappa - Rich Looking?
For those of you have seen Nut Brown/Black Nappa - any negatives to getting this color?
My concerns:
1.) Does the color look as rich/sporty as the Black Nappa?
2.) Does it affect resale value?
3.) Does the car look the same at night with the ambient lighting?
My concerns:
1.) Does the color look as rich/sporty as the Black Nappa?
2.) Does it affect resale value?
3.) Does the car look the same at night with the ambient lighting?
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I have the NB, I like the brown/black contrast. Gives it a classy look imo. Don't know about #2, going to hang on this one for a while. The brown is so dark, at night it almost looks black (I'm using the blue ambient).
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I think the Nut Brown is a beautiful color and I would have ordered it IF I could have had an ALL Nut Brown interior. IMO interiors that are half one color and half black look cheap. It's as if MB didn't want to spend the money to offer a full Nut Brown interior. Can you even imagine how rich and beautiful a FULL Nut Brown interior would look? I can certainly understand that some folks may actually prefer the two-tone look, but regardless of what anyone says, I feel that half black interiors are offered that way as a cost cutting measure and based on that alone, they will always look cheap to me.
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I don't know, but I think I can find out. My gut tells me it is not a cost cutting measure. I have always been told that it was the most often used color, because of how it does not reflect the light coming into the car.
With my custom order, I could have ordered everything Auburn Brown. I chose not to. I think the contrast, along with the piano black wood trim, all works better together, than just one color. That is just my opinion.
I do remember, many years ago, the cars came with monotone interiors. My guess is that this has changed as a result of styling, not cost. As I said, I really don't know.
I will try to find out and report back. Maybe that might help you buy a brown interior one day.
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Not trying to be argumentative, nor do I actually know, but I can't imagine that the cost of the leathers are different. In addition, every part is made based upon its projected use, so its not a waste issue.
I don't know, but I think I can find out. My gut tells me it is not a cost cutting measure. I have always been told that it was the most often used color, because of how it does not reflect the light coming into the car.
With my custom order, I could have ordered everything Auburn Brown. I chose not to. I think the contrast, along with the piano black wood trim, all works better together, than just one color. That is just my opinion.
I do remember, many years ago, the cars came with monotone interiors. My guess is that this has changed as a result of styling, not cost. As I said, I really don't know.
I will try to find out and report back. Maybe that might help you buy a brown interior one day.
Happy Holidays!
I don't know, but I think I can find out. My gut tells me it is not a cost cutting measure. I have always been told that it was the most often used color, because of how it does not reflect the light coming into the car.
With my custom order, I could have ordered everything Auburn Brown. I chose not to. I think the contrast, along with the piano black wood trim, all works better together, than just one color. That is just my opinion.
I do remember, many years ago, the cars came with monotone interiors. My guess is that this has changed as a result of styling, not cost. As I said, I really don't know.
I will try to find out and report back. Maybe that might help you buy a brown interior one day.
Happy Holidays!
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I'll find out more and report back.
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OK, I'll give you the black dash. But what about everything else? If MB offers ten different interior colors, but all have black carpets and certain other parts only in black, that represents a huge cost savings.
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I will attempt to find out and report back. Should be interesting.
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Auburn Brown is a much darker brown, but not available on an S class. I did a specialized custom order for this color. See link below or the interior of the car in my signature below.
https://mbworld.org/forums/new-s-cla...it-begins.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/new-s-cla...it-begins.html
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I think the issue about cost has some merit. Mercedes are mass produced cars, so they have that in the equation of cost to manufacture. Other than Ferrari, Bentley, Rolls, and a few others, I would say the rest have limited color patterns to chose from for a reason, cost. Of course the cars with lots of color choices are in the 200k min. price point.
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I think the issue about cost has some merit. Mercedes are mass produced cars, so they have that in the equation of cost to manufacture. Other than Ferrari, Bentley, Rolls, and a few others, I would say the rest have limited color patterns to chose from for a reason, cost. Of course the cars with lots of color choices are in the 200k min. price point.
The question that is being asked is, if you are making a nut brown car, are you making certain components of the leather in black to save money. You are already making the nut brown color. This question is over the black leather components vs. making those components in the same nut brown color.
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I agree that the limited number of colors is because of cost, but what is being discussed is in regard to the nut brown interior, and it having black leather components, to save money.
The question that is being asked is, if you are making a nut brown car, are you making certain components of the leather in black to save money. You are already making the nut brown color. This question is over the black leather components vs. making those components in the same nut brown color.
The question that is being asked is, if you are making a nut brown car, are you making certain components of the leather in black to save money. You are already making the nut brown color. This question is over the black leather components vs. making those components in the same nut brown color.
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I have the Nut Brown interior. I also have the Brown/Black paint - Cannot recall the name of it.
Anyway, I love the combination of the Brown/Black paint and the Nut Brown interior. It looks very rich together. And the Black dash panel to my eye is nice, I don't see any issue with it. Especially at night the Nut Brown looks beautiful with the LED interior lighting on Blue or Purple. So lovely to my eye.
I don't mind the black carpet as it is probably better for keeping it clean longer.
Anyway, I love the combination of the Brown/Black paint and the Nut Brown interior. It looks very rich together. And the Black dash panel to my eye is nice, I don't see any issue with it. Especially at night the Nut Brown looks beautiful with the LED interior lighting on Blue or Purple. So lovely to my eye.
I don't mind the black carpet as it is probably better for keeping it clean longer.
