I would never do black. Any other colors look odd with all the chrome strips on the W211.
If You Were To Do It Again, What Color Would You Get?
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Audi S4 (sold), E46 M3 (sold) 05 E55 silver/black(sold)
While I enjoy seeing the other colors on MB and once even saw a dark green E55, Mercedes Benz are known for the Silver Arrows and that's the color I prefer to drive.
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Maybe referring to a Designo Metallic Gray Graphite. Here's my '06 below in its dirty glory over the summer. Cell snapped ...
Car is now lowered and has a few goodies. I like this pic as it shows the shades under the sun and some shade. Really lucked on this car while searching. Has like a faint olive-titanium looking seat and door panel inserts with nice stitching
Absolutely a gem to look at under a nice sunny day. My next favorite color to this would be Lexus 2nd Gen GS Sport Design Edition or on the SC430 -GGP- Graphite Gray Pearl. My favorite color on certain cars, this being one
Car is now lowered and has a few goodies. I like this pic as it shows the shades under the sun and some shade. Really lucked on this car while searching. Has like a faint olive-titanium looking seat and door panel inserts with nice stitching
Absolutely a gem to look at under a nice sunny day. My next favorite color to this would be Lexus 2nd Gen GS Sport Design Edition or on the SC430 -GGP- Graphite Gray Pearl. My favorite color on certain cars, this being one
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Glad to share. I'll snap a few interior pics
'Gray' was my first choice color followed by white then black. Having a black mostly garage queen currently, I wasn't looking to upkeep another. But those colors are my 3. Silver looks very good as well, the brighter version of the 3 I recall.
'Gray' was my first choice color followed by white then black. Having a black mostly garage queen currently, I wasn't looking to upkeep another. But those colors are my 3. Silver looks very good as well, the brighter version of the 3 I recall.
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As much as Obsidian Black looks the bees knees I would never buy a Merc in that color again. Within an hour of washing the car a layer of dust is discernable on the surface; it is just impossible to keep clean!
I love the look of Pewter or Tektite Grey done right with blacked out bits.
I love the look of Pewter or Tektite Grey done right with blacked out bits.
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Talking about black cars, there is little doubt that black is uber cool, but as mentioned before it is a mother****er to keep clean. More annoyingly are all the little dings that one seems to collect when parked at shopping malls. Any imperfection shows up x 10 and that is why I will never own a black car again. I only wash my white E55 once every 2 weeks if it is not raining.
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Black is what I have and I must say it looks gorgeous but if I would do it over again white. Almost got one in white but I was a day too late.
Justinwrock: why not have both. You get to experience the difference between the two beasts :-P one minor problem.... the wallet and the modifications of having those two sucks!
Justinwrock: why not have both. You get to experience the difference between the two beasts :-P one minor problem.... the wallet and the modifications of having those two sucks!
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White and I would do it all over again. My previous C32 was silver and I loved that too, but would have got one in white if there were any available. At the risk of being shot I wouldn't mind seeing an E55 in Ferrari red. AMG are not big on reds or blues, don't know why? Pewter is also awesome.
+1 on the pewter,
rare colour for E55's & 63's
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Black is what I have and I must say it looks gorgeous but if I would do it over again white. Almost got one in white but I was a day too late.
Justinwrock: why not have both. You get to experience the difference between the two beasts :-P one minor problem.... the wallet and the modifications of having those two sucks!
Justinwrock: why not have both. You get to experience the difference between the two beasts :-P one minor problem.... the wallet and the modifications of having those two sucks!
The gap between the pricing of a 996TT with 100k miles isn't all that much greater than the price of a W211 E55 with 50k miles. We're talking between 6-12k difference between the two.
Different car? Maybe. Both are high-speed long distance cruisers (at least to me).
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I'm pretty happy with my black opal. It's a very nice color depending on the lighting around it. Only other color I would take would be tectite or white but would have to have pano.
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Space constraints. I already have to rent shop space to store/work on my junk when not driving it. It's not uncommon for me to have 2 trucks, 3 cars, 5 motorcycles, and a trailer or two at one time.
The gap between the pricing of a 996TT with 100k miles isn't all that much greater than the price of a W211 E55 with 50k miles. We're talking between 6-12k difference between the two.
Different car? Maybe. Both are high-speed long distance cruisers (at least to me).
The gap between the pricing of a 996TT with 100k miles isn't all that much greater than the price of a W211 E55 with 50k miles. We're talking between 6-12k difference between the two.
Different car? Maybe. Both are high-speed long distance cruisers (at least to me).
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I like the Tectite Grey as well. And I have a black opal as well. The Black Opal is a nice deep color with a lot of blue and hints of green in it. Some people say it's more blue than black.
