JMC
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BLFarrar wrote:the couple of cars I have had that were white....one a BM The other a Volvo were both marked down at trade in 'cos they were white....cost me quite a lot...
Ken wrote:I'm afraid they are just are playing you
Don't know if that's entirely true Ken 
A lot of folks in the dealer game have traditionally marked down a white car at trade-in based on the (lack of) colour. Of course, any excuse to give a punter in order to offer less money is a good excuse. 
To be fair to BL, a white BM or a white Volvo on a forecourt have often been perceived to be an ex-police motor. That's probably changing now though as the boyz in blue tend to use anything but white these days.
In fact, I'd be more suspicious of a silver motor nowadays....... 
White D3 is the mutts and I'll be surprised if someone doesn't bite your hand off soon.  The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom 
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Ken
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Well given I buy & sell cars for a 1200 plus unit fleet I may know a bit 
Each to their own a car is only worth what you sell it for or what you are prepared to pay for it
White at the mo is in vogue and in short supply in the previously enjoyed sector although a good buyer will knock you down if you are prepared to take it then thats your call the buyer at the mo will be laughing all the way to the next sale.
How long it will last of course in another question
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cdodkin
Joined: 18 Aug 2008
Location: Ex Pat Brit in California
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I have a white D2 and then last week made the move to a white LR3 - love the contrast of the white with the black trim
White is great for keeping the interior temps down here in California and in Arizona where I go wheeling. Gets to 114F in the dessert, so you need all the help you can get.
I know that Blighty won't get that hot anytime soon - but even on a normal sunny day, the white Disco is cooler to get into.
White is easy to maintain - doesn't show scratches and swirls - and stays looking clean way longer than darker colours.
Not had a chance to snap pics of my new ride in action yet, but here's the D2 up on the Arizona/Utah border in Monument Valley - see how good white looks!
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Porsche 911 (03 996) - Porsche Boxster (99 986)
03 MINI Cooper S - gone but not forgotten!
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JMC
Joined: 25 Feb 2006
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There's something missing from this picture..........
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Where have the Marlboro smokin' cowboys gone?  The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom
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Ken
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ronp
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
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There having a 'Brokeback Mountain' moment in the back of the D2!
slowly re-building my gallery after the wipe out !!!!
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cdodkin
Joined: 18 Aug 2008
Location: Ex Pat Brit in California
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ronp wrote:There having a 'Brokeback Mountain' moment in the back of the D2!
Thank god I installed the wipe clean rubber cargo-space mat!  08 LR3 SE - 02 D2 SE7
Porsche 911 (03 996) - Porsche Boxster (99 986)
03 MINI Cooper S - gone but not forgotten!
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ronp
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just as well, cos they'll have a Malboro when they're finished!
slowly re-building my gallery after the wipe out !!!!
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cdodkin
Joined: 18 Aug 2008
Location: Ex Pat Brit in California
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No  smoking allowed in the Disco! 
They can go hide behind a rock or something - nasty smelly habit (and smoking) 08 LR3 SE - 02 D2 SE7
Porsche 911 (03 996) - Porsche Boxster (99 986)
03 MINI Cooper S - gone but not forgotten!
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cdodkin
Joined: 18 Aug 2008
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Here you go - Marlboro Man returns!
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Without his 'friend'....... 08 LR3 SE - 02 D2 SE7
Porsche 911 (03 996) - Porsche Boxster (99 986)
03 MINI Cooper S - gone but not forgotten!
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Popelka
Joined: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
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cdodkin wrote:
White is easy to maintain - doesn't show scratches and swirls - and stays looking clean way longer than darker colours.
In the past when me or friends had white we noticed that they didnt look dirty until you start to clean them, on the other hand black seemed to show dirt up as a light colour so always looked dirty.
btw I'm not a fan of white colour.... my 4x4 hasn't grown up yet
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simon
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VW started the current flat white trend when they ordered (by mistake apparently) a bunch of press Tiguan's.
They panicked than realised it looked pretty good and at the time unique in that colour... now as you say, many vendors are now doing white version for press and PR... Audi, BMW, Fiat, VW etc.
And ron... I also saw most of the colour range recently and as Si says, they all look pretty darn smart apart from silver.
And the white one under perfect interior lighting as well as a gloomy exterior lit vehicle looked the bees
The painted arches, new front bumper and rear bumper (takes some getting used to that bit) looked very good.
Still not convinced its the right way to go for us minority of owners that take then off road and down narrow country lanes though.
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