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Old Jun 12, 2015 | 07:49 PM
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I just love my White S600 with nut (n.e., cocoa) brown interior. But I live in a state with temperatures in the 100s for 4 months of the year.

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.
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Old Jun 12, 2015 | 11:30 PM
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[QUOTE=hyperion667;6463488]yeah, but no sport body LOL

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.
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 06:30 AM
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I thought this was interesting...nationally, white has for years been the most popular color for cars generally, followed by black and then silver.



So to some, white may be "too common". On the other hand, it is demonstrably safer.
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by hyperion667
yeah, but no sport body LOL

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.
Yes Sir, I know you do........just making a joke...


damn, you see that many S class everyday? I see one or two every two weeks lol
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by syswei
I thought this was interesting...nationally, white has for years been the most popular color for cars generally, followed by black and then silver.



So to some, white may be "too common". On the other hand, it is demonstrably safer.
I'm sure those statistics are probably right, for all makes combined. But for S Class sedans, I would bet big time that black is overwhelmingly the most popular color.
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 02:20 AM
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[QUOTE=hyperion667;6463901]
Originally Posted by Streamliner
Yes Sir, I know you do........just making a joke...


damn, you see that many S class everyday? I see one or two every two weeks lol
LOL I don't think I see fewer than 3-4 S classes a day and that's with a 7 mile commute. Two of the nation's largest dealers are in LA/Orange County.

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.
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Streamliner
I'm sure those statistics are probably right, for all makes combined. But for S Class sedans, I would bet big time that black is overwhelmingly the most popular color.
Yes, I wasn't suggesting white was the most common for S sedans, and agree black would be most common. Just saying that white is very common in general...nationally accross makes.

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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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 01:18 PM
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I traded in a black S63 for a white S550. Black is soooo common, much more than white. Some people don't want to spend the extra money to get the Diamond White.
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 03:45 PM
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I traded in a black S63 for a white S550. Black is soooo common, much more than white. Some people don't want to spend the extra money to get the Diamond White.
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funny isn't it? the cheapest option besides a spoiler LOL.....white paint....I think it was a $795 option on mine


yours is loaded it looks like
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 04:55 PM
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[QUOTE=hyperion667;6464928]funny isn't it? the cheapest option besides a spoiler LOL.....white paint....I think it was a $795 option on mine

And the comfort box.
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 10:32 PM
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White if you live in a hot state. Your car will keep so much cooler.
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Old Jun 15, 2015 | 08:55 AM
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Just for kicks, I used autotrader to search for new 2015-16 W222s by color:

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'.
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Old Jun 15, 2015 | 11:09 AM
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I agree, wheels of ab is really cool. But wheel I can change, but car is for 2-3 years
Well if you change the wheels, then I'd vote black or AB but I'm very biased

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Old Jun 15, 2015 | 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by syswei
Just for kicks, I used autotrader to search for new 2015-16 W222s by color:

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'.
This is too small of a sample size and it could not accurately represent the data. I'm sure the most popular color is green. Ok, yes, I'm sure this is very close to the full data set I'm just jelly I did not think of it
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 09:49 PM
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My cars are usually black or white. I have a black CL and a diamond white S550. I just love the metallic paint on Mercedes, so I would get a metallic black or Anthracite Blue which was a new color starting with the. 2014 S's. You never can go wrong with white.
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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 02:17 PM
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I am a huge fan of black cars, drive a black E now and loveee a black S class.. Not to mention that Black with Porcelain is pretty much the best combo ever. However, the white looks too amazing to pass on.. Diamond White looks amazing on the S esp with the nut brown interior. Something about the dark lights and grill do it for me.

Its a tough call.. I'd like to say go with white but I know deep inside I would end up choosing black.
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 03:30 PM
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Just buy the color you like. This is so subjective.

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.
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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by WEBSRFR
Just buy the color you like. This is so subjective.

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.
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