Brand New SV6 - What colour???

[VicCop]

I can't decide on a colour. It's one I'll be stuck with for about the next five years so I want to get it right.

Holden Commodore - SV6 - Exterior - Holden.com.au

Definately out:

Heron (white) - had it before and it shows every little nick, scratch and smudge
Hazard (yellow) & Voodoo (blue) - they're just a bit bright (and a bit gay for me)
Karma (blue) - too much like what I've got now
Red hot (red) - I've looked at photos of actual new cars with this colour and it's just way too red

Possibles:

Phantom (black) - This was my first instinctive pick. There's something about black that just says it's sharp and sophisticated. But after looking at some actual car photos with this colour, I think that it might easily show up every little spec of dust and dirt.
Alto (grey) - Not bad, but maybe a bit boring.
Sizzle (red) - Better than Red Hot, a bit deeper, but still not sure if it's too bright and out there
Nitrate - gotta admit pretty good but is it too common?

Please vote!

[Cameron P]

phantom for sure mate!! ve's look sexy in black

[schoey3]

depends on how you look at it and what style for some strange reason i have always going for th ewhite VE's when set on a good set of rims and lowered

[Drawnnite]

if its the sv6 thunder ute, that voodoo blue does look really nice. (stands out from the wheels)
if its the sedan/wagon id go with phantom, but remember black is a pain to keep clean. but your right, it does look the best.

good luck with it all though

[Reaper]

Ok - I had a black SS-V and thought it looked great. When I got the E3 black was also my first choice but then I found this Alto one in stock which was a 2nd choice. Since then it has grown on me to the point of rating it ahead of black.

The 2 reasons are ease of keeping it clean. The black could very easily look dirty not 1 hour of driving after washing & waxing it which was very frustrating. Also, although it's still a dark(ish) color, the Alto is much much cooler when parking the car. The black one on even a cloudy day could heat up to unbearable heat within a minute of turning the a/c off when parked. On a hot day it's almost instant. The Alto is far far better.

I also like the red colors. I'd recommend you visit a dealer and see the cars in person before you choose the color. For some reason they can look very different than in pics.

Reaper

[Calaber]

You didn't comment on Poison Ivy. How does that sit with you?

[Jonesy484]

poison ivy for sure! they look good and you lower it put some wheels on and your done

[GEN3RATD]

No brainer, has to be black

[bladerunner]

i had a black vx ss, looks good when you wash it- until you leave your driveway, i'll never own another black car but each to their own

[VicCop]

The end decision was Nitrate Silver. The others are just too hard to look after.

[davey g-force]

Good choice as far as maintenance goes. Silver always looks good.

My black one looks stunning when it's clean/polished but it's a PITA to keep looking that way.

I think I read that silver has a better resale value too...