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Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:01:47 PM EDT
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I had a black car a while back. Black cars look beautiful when clean, but keeping them in that state takes far more effort than any other color of car. And if you happen to live in an area that is very pollen or dust prone, it quickly becomes an impossible task.
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This.  I lived in a high pollen area.  I don't think I'll ever own a black car again... clean it, and it looks great for maybe 4 hours.  
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:04:01 PM EDT
[#2]
I have had a black truck for 7 years now. Pain in the ass to keep clean, but looks amazing when it is freshly detailed. Winter is especially the worse time for it since temps are below freezing and it collects a lot of road grime and salt. Never buying black again.
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:06:32 PM EDT
[#3]
Loved this truck.  Hated cleaning it.  Sold it for big money in 21.

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Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:08:37 PM EDT
[#4]
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Black is beautiful and black cars matter which is why the wealthy often have them. They are also the hardest to maintain in appearance but then the wealthy often have someone to do that daily which again is why the wealthy have them.

Nothing gives away a poseur quicker than a dirty black car.
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Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:09:40 PM EDT
[#5]
Nothing looks better than black when it's clean. At one point the wife and I both had black daily drivers and my "fun" car was also black, now it's down to just one...

Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:11:31 PM EDT
[#6]
My M2 was metallic black. Beautiful, but I never want to do that again.


Which is exactly what I had said after I got rid of my first black car.


Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:11:36 PM EDT
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I tried googling “DA” to figure out what you’re talking about.  Pretty sure it’s not “dumb ass” but I honestly have no idea what you’re talking about.


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DADark Angel (TV show; band)
DADate (assembly language ASM51 assembler control)
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DADevelopment Application (Australia)
DADeadly Alliance (gaming clan)
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DADatabase Administration
DADirect Access
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DADouglas Adams (author)
DADirectory Assistance
DADistribution Amplifier (audio/video production)
DADental Assistant
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DADark Arts (Harry Potter)
DAData Acquisition
DADalton (mass spectrometry)
DADumb Ass
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DADecision Analysis
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DADeath Angel (band)
DADomestic Abuse
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DAdeviantART, Inc.
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DADelta Airlines
DADouble Agent (US DoD)
DADual Action (sander)
DADisadvantage (debate)
DADelegated Authority
DADopamine
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DADepartment of Agriculture (Phillipines)
DADouble Acting (pneumatic actuators)
DADesign Area
DADon't Answer
DADan Aykroyd (actor)
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DADepartment of Audit
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DADistribution Automation
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DADesignated Agent
DADaniel Amos (band)
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DADark Angels (Space Marine Chapter, gaming)
DAData Adapter
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DADigital Alliance
DADigital Anvil (software developer)
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DAData Administration
DADiretorio Academico
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DADigital Analysis
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DADesk Accessory
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DADeutsche Allgemeine (German insurance)
DADumbledore's Army (Harry Potter)
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DADefence Association (Harry Potter)
DADisney Adventures (magazine)
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DADose Assessment
DADurham Academy (North Carolina)
DADesperation Attack (gaming, Final Fantasy III)
DADoctor of Arts
DADirected Action
DADairy Australia (Southbank Victoria, Australia)
DADevelopment Agent
DADistributed Arithmetic
DADecision Altitude
DADisc Area (ophthalmology)
DAData Automation
DADisney Afternoon
DADisaster Action (UK)
DADyslexia Action (UK)
DADragon Amulet (Dragon Fable; online game)
DADeflection Amplifier
DADecimal Adjust (assembly language directive)
DADiscriminate Analysis
DADisplaced Abomasum (intestinal disease of post-partum cattle)
DAData Aided
DADrift Angle
DADisclosure Authorization
DADistal Arthrogryposis
DADirect Appointment (source of commission for military officers)
DADouble Amplitude
DADivisional Artillery
DADéfibrillateur Automatique (French: Automatic Defibrillator)
DADocking Adapter
DADuck's Ass (haircut)
DADiphenylchloroarsine (organoarsenic compound)
DADays After Acceptance
DAAerospace Drift (US DoD)
DADistribution Assembly (NASA)
DADuck's Ass (drink)
DADesignated Acquisition Program
DADivine Aura
DADark Anima (gaming, Final Fantasy X)
DADirectorate of Administration
DADeutsches Arzneibuch
DADissolved Acetylene
DADevotion Aura (gaming, World of Warcraft)
DADepot Availability
DADisk Adaptor
DADakar Academy (Senegal)
DADecision Agent (DMS component)
DADynamic Atlas
DADescent Advisor
DADestructive Assay
DADiscrete Address
DADamaged Article
DADalmatinska Akcija (Croatian: Dalmatian Action political party)
DADefensive Average (baseball statistic for hit balls)
DADiscontinued Availability
DADroidarena (online game)
DADiploma in Anaesthesiology
DADecessit Anno (Latin: Died in Year, epigraphy)
DADamage Adjustment (Inventory Control)
DADeairator
DADirectorate for Administration (DIA)
DADisbursements Account (shipping)
DADefective Article
DADentalman Apprentice (Naval rating)
DADeparture Approved
DADonuts Anonymous (FFFBI)
DADomination Area
DADifferencing Assembly
DADistributor/Arbiter
DADonor Alliance, Inc.
DADirective Authorization
DADominion Atlantic Railway Company
DADiscretionary Absence
DADawson & Associates, LLC
DADetonation-Control Algorithm
DAAerospace trajectory drift
DADegenerate Acronym (i.e., one with two letters or less)
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DADiesel Air Starting and Shutdown
DADevelopment Activity/Assist
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DA=Dual Action Polisher like Porter Cable 7424XP
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:13:04 PM EDT
[#8]
I've had three black vehicles and they look damn nice when they are cleaned up. However , keeping them clean and scratch free is a chore that I gave up on eventually.
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:13:12 PM EDT
[#9]
When cleaned up and well maintained, I think black looks good.  However it is one of the colors upon which dirt really shows up.  White is another color that really shows dirt.
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:13:34 PM EDT
[#10]
40 degree difference between a black car and a white car interior - being from Phoenix that was important
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:14:50 PM EDT
[#11]
I have a business that our primary vehicle colors are black.  Everything from dump trucks to excavators and tractors.Attachment Attached File
 



This is one that came in the other day
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:15:55 PM EDT
[#12]
I just pick whatever is on the lot that day that fits my criteria.

This time it was black.  Last one was silver. Before that was that dumb ass gold color.  Then white and black before them.

I don't GAF.
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:17:10 PM EDT
[#13]
I own my first black vehicle.

It’s hot in the summer, and shows every speck of dirt…
But I do like it.

ETA actually my first two black vehicles… bought my wife a black BMW.
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:19:22 PM EDT
[#14]
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Clean, black cars and trucks look great.  But, they show dirt waaaay too easily.

After having a whi car for a year now, I think whi is the way to go.
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Protip: grey is where it’s at for looking sharp without having the high maintenance of black.  I’ll admit white is still a good choice for the same reasons, I just think grey does it bwttwr
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:20:52 PM EDT
[#15]
Have owned a Blk car since 1987, it’s a lot of damn work….
Currently it has 34k miles, however I’ve been around it more miles than that, polishing the damn thing.

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Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:22:17 PM EDT
[#16]
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I own my first black vehicle.

It’s hot in the summer, and shows every speck of dirt…
But I do like it.

ETA actually my first two black vehicles… bought my wife a black BMW.
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My wife also drives a black BMW. I refuse to drive it or ride in it.
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:23:36 PM EDT
[#17]
I love 'em.  Every one of the 5 cars I've had were black.  Next one is probably is probably going to be a Black Tesla.

I almost NEVER wash my car though.  Maybe if I get it mud all over it and I get around to washing it before it rains... maybe. IDK care if it looks dirty.  It's a tool and I could care less of what people I don't know think.

Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:30:40 PM EDT
[#18]
I had a 90's black Celica GT with the pop up headlights that looked really good when clean, but it was a bitch to KEEP it clean.  Since then, I've leaned more toward silver and grey vehicles as the dirt doesn't seem to show as badly.
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:33:32 PM EDT
[#19]
Voted indifferent.

Very slight tendency to have a minor negative opinion, but not a big deal and it wouldn't keep me from driving/owning a black vehicle if it was the best deal on something I wanted.

I do remember commenting to my Dad as a young teen that white wasn't a good color for a car because it shows dirt so badly and he replied, "Yeah, the only color worse for doing that is black."
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:35:30 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 12/31/2023 2:54:28 PM EDT
[#21]
They're like a big sign saying "I'm a fed or a city slicker" because the only people that like them are Feds or people that have no idea what it's like keeping a black vehicle clean in rural America...
Link Posted: 12/31/2023 4:25:20 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 12/31/2023 4:26:46 PM EDT
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