Red, black or yellow?

[cobraman2007]

I have decided to go for a black LCR when I come to buy one in August but what is the best colour in the range?

I know everyone will have different ideas but I have heard that black ones attract stonechips and are hard to polish to a shine, OVNI's fade after a while as the paint is thin and that the red ones keep their colour the best. Are these stories true or pure myths?

Cheers - Cobraman2007

 

[Deleted member 7659]

They're all non metallic paints so don't have the clear lacquer layer. Only silver and platinum grey will resist fade/chipping a bit compared to non metallics, but all LCRs will suffer chipping. Mine's got Armourfend on the front, so the chips start at the point the windscreen meets the roof!

Black will show chips most due to the base layer being lighter colour. It'll also need to be kept clean to avoid scratches. Red and yellow less so but it's all degrees so you pays your money and takes your choice

 

[Alba77]

Its got to be red! look truly stunning in red. But im kinda biased

 

[thebeno]

Yellow, yellow, yellow!!

 

[Matt85]

Platinum Grey, Black or Yellow are best imo.
I went for Yellow cos it was in the best condition that I had seen so far and the colour looks better in the flesh compared to pictures. - Really sets of the front end with the black grills.

 

[Snoopcousins]

Yellow or red....

 

[dan__smith]

Red, you know its the right thing to do

 

[Murdered LCR]

black is the best but mine has quite a few stone chips which is annoying but never mind altho when polished looks the nuts but does not stay clean for long

 

[thebeno]

Try yellow for dirt, only downside mind, once its cleaned looks tip top, hides most blemishes too.

 

[tedvagas]

platinum grey ones where selling for more money over any other colour when i was looking for one ,sold sold sold on every one i rang up!! grey would be my fav colour but yellow looks good to

 

[BCM]

You've got to go for a colour, i chose yellow, stands out and its just the best imho, oh and yellow ones are the fastest!

 

[ajoellew]

Black is the most aggressive looking colour so if you want machine that looks brutishly mean there is no other option.

Red and especially yellow are for those who cut hair for a living.

 

[ArosaRacer]

Red all the way!

 

[rico]

Red

 

[Super_Cupra_7]

Artic Silver all the way

They look sweet in all colours. Black looks the meanest though!

 

[gb]

got to be yellow set your lcr apart from the rest

 

[cupra r rob]

Gota be black , shes done 70k and only got a couple of stone chips, they do show up more than a lighter colour but nothing a little touch up cant solve.

 

[tinbum]

No competition, Yellow is the best, its the flagship colour....any other colour is like painting a Ferrari green...............lol

 

[Neil_Ireland]

They're all non metallic paints so don't have the clear lacquer layer.

All leons have a clearcoat layer, infact all vag cars have...and the clearcoat is known to be very hard.
Single stage paints are usually on older cars.

Neil.

 

[tedvagas]

this might sound stupid but i think yellow ones look 'bigger and wider' than the other colours, seems to pick up the shape of the car more on the onvi's