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ACKK!!! Midnight silver or regular silver???
- Thread starter SoCalGuy
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Because we live in SoCal and wanted something that is not too dark (to reduce the heat). Also we wanted something that stays clean so white was out of option.
Looking back however, I do feel the silver metallic needs to be clean. When it’s clean it looks silver, when it’s dirty it looks gray.
One thing I do like is it’s not as common. Midnight silver is really popular. I think both options are great though and midnight silver would probably have been my second choice.
The one thing I think that makes the silver looks nice is the black pano roof
John Lamoureux
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If forced to make a choice between silver and midnight silver, I'd go with the latter. But only if paired with a white interior.
Personally, I'm going white. What made you eliminate that from contention?
White looks fantastic in pictures but one of my neighbors has a white Model 3 and most of the time it looks off-white/dirty. On a sunny day when the car is clean, it looks fantastic. The other days it just doesn't look as crisp.
John Lamoureux
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Okay, perhaps since I've driven white cars since the dawn of time, I'm accustomed to the look. Then again I wash my cars every week, so I never let it get that dirty. But I'll admit, living in NE, the winters are tough on black/white cars.
Yeah - my two current cars are metallic grey and silver, so I'm used to those colors and they generally look pretty clean even when they're dusty or the sky is overcast.
I think color really also depends on the lines and curves of the car. The Model 3 in silver seems to show the angles much better but lacks the rich depth of the metallic grey. The metallic grey on the other hand doesn't show the angles (e.g. the rear haunches) very well but does look classier/complex/deeper/richer.
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Yeah I've thought about that - just don't want an early build (although I suspect they don't have tons of silver M3s waiting around given the huge backlog of reservations).
ummgood
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What I have seen is the Silver's that are getting assigned have high VIN's. The VIN just gets assigned very quickly. I think the last one I saw assigned was within an hour or so of configuring and it was a 17xxx VIN. That was with 19" wheels. The Aeros take longer but are still much quicker than a Midnight Silver Aero configuration.
RAM_Eh
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ummgood
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Oh and I didn't post but I went with Silver because every model 3 I have seen in the wild so far was dirty. By far the silver dirty looks better than every other color. I cannot say how they look clean but I think any amazingly clean car looks really nice so I am basing it off of looking dirty.
I have 3 kids and even though I tell myself I am going to keep my car spotless the reality of it is it will probably be washed once a month if I am lucky.
I have 3 kids and even though I tell myself I am going to keep my car spotless the reality of it is it will probably be washed once a month if I am lucky.
Reddy Kilowatt
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we went with Midnight Silver. It really looked good in person. I would have never picked it until I saw it.
we got a Vin Fast 151XX last friday. but now there dishing out 18XXX vins a week later.
we got a Vin Fast 151XX last friday. but now there dishing out 18XXX vins a week later.
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