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Santorini Black ~ should I have gone for it?
Anyone out there got their D4 in Santorini Black and regretting it?
Always said I would never have another Black car especially a large one.
Last car I had in Black was a swine to keep looking clean and must have had a White base coat so every scratch stood out like the proverbial.
Reason for asking is that it looks good on the RRS’s I see in it (see a lot) and it is growing on me more and more, now wondering whether to change my colour on order (Stornoway Grey) to it while I can?
Was a toss up between the Grey and the Black when I ordered.2015 D4 HSE in Corris Grey
All below gone but still with happy memories
2010 D4 XS in Stornaway Grey
2006 D3 S in Zermatt Silver
2001 Td5 Oslo Blue
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18th Apr 2010 7:25 pm
The Transformer
Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1791
As you have really said black looks fantastic if you put the effort into keeping it that way.
If I was going for new I would go for black but then the grey does look great too
18th Apr 2010 7:32 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72787
Soon everyone is going to have a Santorini type D3, Santorini being a volcano that pumped out grey ash!!
18th Apr 2010 7:59 pm
bellautos
Member Since: 02 Feb 2006
Location: NorthYorkshire
Posts: 2532
Ive got the Santorini Black one, its not that bad to keep clean to be honest.
A good wax coat on and it washes up with ease.
I think the wheels are the hardest to keep clean from the brake dust and this will be on any colour car so i would go for the black im happy with mine.
With all the dust coming out of the sky up here my Java Black has gone a fetching grey - best of both worlds. A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
18th Apr 2010 8:03 pm
bellautos
Member Since: 02 Feb 2006
Location: NorthYorkshire
Posts: 2532
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18th Apr 2010 8:04 pm
hids4u
Member Since: 12 Apr 2009
Location: Leeds
Posts: 1155
bellautos wrote:
Ive got the Santorini Black one, its not that bad to keep clean to be honest.
A good wax coat on and it washes up with ease.
I think the wheels are the hardest to keep clean from the brake dust and this will be on any colour car so i would go for the black im happy with mine.
Pete
I have a new product for this. Will test it on mine but one of my partners has been working on it for years.
Its like rain-x for paint! It can be applied to the whole car and it keeps it clean much longer as well as letting water run off after washing it.
I have a Santorini Black D3 - looks really good - and i will test a panel when i get a chance. But i think that it will be a great product to use on the wheels as its a pain stopping the wheels going brown and the chemicals 'wheel cleaner'chokes me!
Will keep you posted but in answer to the first post scratches are not easy seen i would say. Java Black was worse
R
Ian
18th Apr 2010 8:21 pm
adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
Every time I look at my Stornaway Grey - i think 8)
18th Apr 2010 9:08 pm
mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2049
We have gone for Black this time got fed up with silver cars got it supagarded looks 8) 8) at the mo
18th Apr 2010 9:31 pm
cte
Member Since: 04 Nov 2006
Location: Aberdare
Posts: 184
I'm very pleased with my choice of black with no regrets whatsoever.
18th Apr 2010 9:57 pm
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Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
Location: In the Clubhouse
Posts: 21361
Santorini Black is the deep metallic Black thatt he Java Black should have ben.
A great colour and you will I'm sure look back and long for Black if you go for stornaway.
When I change mine, it's pretty certain to be Santorini Bodsys Brake Bible
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18th Apr 2010 11:02 pm
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
Know what you mean about keeping it clean I have a Java Black one but when it is clean nothing looks better.
19th Apr 2010 8:02 am
misheemee
Member Since: 24 Feb 2010
Location: Sydney
Posts: 16
We were debating between black/almond and grey/ebony. I was worried about the how hard it would be to keep clean, and didn't want to have to wash it every other day. Don't get me wrong, I think the black is beautiful when clean... We went with a black/almond D4.
About a month after we ordered our D4 and were waiting for it, we changed the order to grey/ebony (which my hubby and I realized we liked better!). We got our D4 last week and haven't looked back. 8) It's stunning in the grey, and looks shiny and new even when dirty! I don't, and won't ever, have any regrets!
19th Apr 2010 11:06 am
mikewest
Member Since: 27 Jan 2010
Location: Malmesbury
Posts: 31
Very happy with santorini black, although I admit to adding mudguards after a couple of weeks to cut down on the washing.MY13 D4 HSE Luxury, Baltic Blue, Tow Pack, Side Steps, Mud Flaps
Gone now...MY10 D4 HSE; Santorini Black, Ebony Leather, Privacy Glass, Adaptive Xenons, Tow Pack, Side Steps, Mud Flaps
19th Apr 2010 7:52 pm
MeanDorris
Member Since: 12 Apr 2010
Location: Herts
Posts: 132
I have a Buckingham Blue D4 and a Stornoway Grey Freelander 2 (the Wife's).
The dark blue D4 is a bit of a dirt magnet to be honest, but I do like the colour, it does seem to show up swirls and scratches and any surface dirt more. The Freelander looks good and stays/looks cleaner longer, I don't think you will be disappointed with the Stornaway if you stick with it, but I would have been happy to stick with my Buckingham Blue also in hindsight.
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