After reading a few threads regarding "regretting black" and such, I have a question about Athens Blue...

I never owned a blue car before and I was wondering if the Athens Blue show swirl marks and dust just as bad as the black (I currently own a black car) and if it is, I was thinking that I mind as well go with black. I'm pretty **** in keeping the car clean, my black car trained me, lol...but I'm afraid that since I travel often for work that I won't have time to clean anymore, but I do have a garage

 

Athens blue is TB? if so, it's fairly hard to maintain, I would think it's easier then black though. I don't have too had of a time.

 

i have a blue and a black... and frankly the black is a harder color to maintian... little dust or swirls stick out more in the black.

 

Athens Blue is different from Twilight....here's a pic :


coolnesh - Thanks for the reply, so you're saying swirl marks and dust doesn't show up as bad on the blue then....hmm...does the blue still look clean even when it's dirty?

 

Here the thing... if equal amount of dirt is put on the blue and the black cars... the black will look dirtier...

i have had to clean the black car every two weeks... but clean the blue one every 3 to 4 weeks.

I have a pic of the my blue car being dirty... but cant upload it... says file size too large.

 

Hmm...that doesn't sound too bad, thanks coolnesh!

 

Athens Blue is the 05's Carribean Blue (for comparison purposes), but not as light. However, it is MUCH easier than black to maintain and is less common. Thats a color that has grown on me much too late.

 

I agree...my first impulse was to get the black/black, but I ended up cancelling my order and bought a house instead (good deal I couldn't pass up) but after the house finish being built this summer, I plan on buying the coupe afterwards...but after multiple visits to the dealer, over time the Athens Blue grew on me...so I'm torn apart between the black and blue Hence, all my questions regarding black and blue

 

I was torn between blue or black for a week. In the end I had to have black. It looks soooo good. I know I'll be cleaning it every weekend but it is an easy car to clean and besides, while I am cleaning it I get to look at it all the time.