Black or white?
If you want to look stately, black is the right answer.
If you want to roll by without being noticed, white is the right choice.
In Newprt Beach, CA where I live, I probably see 20 white 222's & 50 black ones every day, 99% of which have the Sports Pkg., gigantic, chromed wheels and whatever other doodads that Fletcher Jones could vasoline into the deal. I like driving around in something different.




So to some, white may be "too common". On the other hand, it is demonstrably safer.
In Newprt Beach, CA where I live, I probably see 20 white 222's & 50 black ones every day, 99% of which have the Sports Pkg., gigantic, chromed wheels and whatever other doodads that Fletcher Jones could vasoline into the deal. I like driving around in something different.

damn, you see that many S class everyday? I see one or two every two weeks lol
So to some, white may be "too common". On the other hand, it is demonstrably safer.
Today at a stoplight, I saw 4 S-Classes, & 3 G wagons. While the G's I saw were matte green and some other colors, 3/4 S classes were black.
A couple weeks ago, driving on Sunset Blvd, it was a procession of W222's. There were literally 5-6 of them, driving side by side in the same direction. Yet again, they were mostly all white or black.




BTW after reading the stats on accident rates, I'm going to get my daughter a white car, when the time comes.
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2015 S550
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2015 S550
4Matic
Designo Diamond White
Beige/Espresso Brown Exclusive Nappa Leather
Head-Up Display
20" Wheels
Splitview
Rear Seat and Executive Rear seat Packages
Warmth & Comfort Control
Surround View Camera
Driver Assist Package
Rear Seat Entertainment Package
Sport Package
Premium 1 Package
Comfort Box
yours is loaded it looks like




2097 black
1059 silver
960 white
328 blue
102 gray
56 green
22 red
I'm guessing the individual dealers might be deciding what bucket to put a car in, for instance some might categorize Ruby Black as 'red' and others as 'black'.
2097 black
1059 silver
960 white
328 blue
102 gray
56 green
22 red
I'm guessing the individual dealers might be deciding what bucket to put a car in, for instance some might categorize Ruby Black as 'red' and others as 'black'.
Its a tough call.. I'd like to say go with white but I know deep inside I would end up choosing black.
I'd had a black car in the past and given how horrible it was to maintain I will never own another black car. That black car I owned looked great only for the first hour after it was washed. I personally prefer silver, light gray and white.
I'd had a black car in the past and given how horrible it was to maintain I will never own another black car. That black car I owned looked great only for the first hour after it was washed. I personally prefer silver, light gray and white.







