Color, how important is it to you? - Page 5 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

thecly · 10-17-2012, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iixii

Let's quantify it. Would you travel xxxx miles and/or pay additional xxxx amount to get your first choice color of choice.

My situation:
I want a red but I have to pay MSRP and travel 153 miles compared to my second choice of WRB that is local and will give $750 discount.

I drove over 1,200 to get the color I wanted. Ended up with WRB. Glad I did.

Kabong · 10-17-2012, 02:40 PM

Personally, I keep my cars forever. I don't ever plan on selling it and I want a color I love. And if i'm spending $30k, I want the exact trim/color...no BSing around.

jduffy · 10-17-2012, 05:39 PM

Silver with no wing were the most important things for me. The body just looks so good. Constantly getting compliments on the car in fact a project manager just came up stairs and she told me how hot my car looks.

Up till now I haven't had any idle problems but this morning running some errands before work uh oh, some crazy idle patterns even when warm with no A/C on.

sav · 11-09-2012, 06:25 AM

For me it was pretty much white with red as a 2nd choice or nothing. I wouldn't have minded paying more or having to travel to get my first choice.

Dorb · 11-09-2012, 08:00 AM

Drove 300 miles just to show my wife the WRB to make sure she liked it so we could order it next year. Well, she liked it a little to much and we ended up buying it!

snapspinner · 11-09-2012, 10:04 AM

For me color choice always comes down to colors I want to live with vs colors I don't want to. I can't be too picky on color because I prefer to buy cars lightly used and you have to jump on a deal if you find one.

On the BRZ the colors I wanted in order were SWP, WRB, SSM, and Red. The colors I didn't want were GBS, DGM, and Black. Nothing wrong with those colors I just don't have the time to keep a dark color like those clean.

So to answer the OP, I ended up flying 750ish miles from NC to Boston to pick up a used SSM BRZ with 1420 miles on the clock and driving her back.

WRXGuy1 · 11-09-2012, 10:22 AM

I definitely need to get the color I want, lucky for my on the BRZ there were several colors that I wanted. I ended up going with WRB, even though it's a bit boring when you go to Subaru meets since everyone has a WRB car, when you are out on the open road there are very few WRB cars out there. I like standing out!

BRZfan · 11-09-2012, 11:25 AM

Not red. I'm not a Ferrari wanabe. I prefer silver, a Porsche wannabe.

11-09-2012, 06:25 AM	#60
sav Official anti-BS squad Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Toyota 86 High 6MT Location: South Africa Posts: 2,366 Thanks: 379 Thanked 452 Times in 309 Posts Mentioned: 72 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For me it was pretty much white with red as a 2nd choice or nothing. I wouldn't have minded paying more or having to travel to get my first choice. __________________ Toyota 86 High 6MT (Satin Pearl White) 95RON SAV Tuned

11-09-2012, 10:22 AM	#63
WRXGuy1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Premium 6MT Location: Goffstown, NH Posts: 662 Thanks: 606 Thanked 155 Times in 104 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I definitely need to get the color I want, lucky for my on the BRZ there were several colors that I wanted. I ended up going with WRB, even though it's a bit boring when you go to Subaru meets since everyone has a WRB car, when you are out on the open road there are very few WRB cars out there. I like standing out! __________________ 2013 BRZ Premium WRB MT - Picked up 5/31/12

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10-17-2012, 02:40 PM	#58
Kabong Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 1999 Accord v6; 2017 CWP BRZ Ltd Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 79 Thanks: 32 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Personally, I keep my cars forever. I don't ever plan on selling it and I want a color I love. And if i'm spending $30k, I want the exact trim/color...no BSing around.

10-17-2012, 05:39 PM	#59
jduffy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 157 Thanks: 29 Thanked 71 Times in 41 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Silver with no wing were the most important things for me. The body just looks so good. Constantly getting compliments on the car in fact a project manager just came up stairs and she told me how hot my car looks. Up till now I haven't had any idle problems but this morning running some errands before work uh oh, some crazy idle patterns even when warm with no A/C on.

11-09-2012, 08:00 AM	#61
Dorb Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 16 LM STI/13 LM BRZ/04 AVALANCHE Location: Ohio,Dayton area... Posts: 318 Thanks: 196 Thanked 89 Times in 53 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Drove 300 miles just to show my wife the WRB to make sure she liked it so we could order it next year. Well, she liked it a little to much and we ended up buying it!

11-09-2012, 10:04 AM	#62
snapspinner Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: NC Posts: 83 Thanks: 20 Thanked 41 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For me color choice always comes down to colors I want to live with vs colors I don't want to. I can't be too picky on color because I prefer to buy cars lightly used and you have to jump on a deal if you find one. On the BRZ the colors I wanted in order were SWP, WRB, SSM, and Red. The colors I didn't want were GBS, DGM, and Black. Nothing wrong with those colors I just don't have the time to keep a dark color like those clean. So to answer the OP, I ended up flying 750ish miles from NC to Boston to pick up a used SSM BRZ with 1420 miles on the clock and driving her back.

11-09-2012, 11:25 AM	#64
BRZfan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013BRZ Premium St Silver Metallic Location: USA Posts: 824 Thanks: 79 Thanked 212 Times in 156 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Not red. I'm not a Ferrari wanabe. I prefer silver, a Porsche wannabe.

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