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Re: Poll time - Would you have paid to have a different colour?
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:49 pm
by frtsrm
Capirossi wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 6:33 pm
frtsrm wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:14 pm
Capirossi wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:22 am
I have been struggling with colour choices on the RD. My go-to is black, and I absolutely love it in black with the equivalent Mercedes 'night pack', but my current car is black and I've said for 3 years that I fancied a change, so have ended up with.....black!! I'm not a red or white person, I was very close to choosing blue but the shade isn't right for me. Silver seemed neither here or there (too white rather than a deeper silver) and the grey was a little too green-tinged in my eyes.
I would have liked to have seen a deeper blue, almost like the Ford RS blue, but my absolute ultimate would have been navy. The other half has his X6 in Carbon Black, and a neighbour has his Merc GLE Coupe in navy. Serious colour envy!! However, I know I will love my black Vader (she says, with 4 weeks to change mind, eek!)
Ps in photos I adore the blue and white!
Did you go for metallic or solid? I'm very close to finally getting my black stone inscription and desperately wish that I won't regret it.
I went for metallic, Onxy Black, but the very first model I saw was Black Stone, and that's the one that made me fall for it! I would have chosen it but metallic was included in the price on my lease, so made sense to utilise it. I'm sure you'll love it
How far off is it?
Good to hear that! It's actually already arrived but since I'm currently on vacation out of town, I'll have to wait two more weeks to pick it up!
Re: Poll time - Would you have paid to have a different colour?
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:13 pm
by Burmey
The colours are SO boring ! Amazon blue would have been amazing for the R design with the black roof. The Range Rover Evoque has some seriously sexy colours which would look good in the R Design
Re: Poll time - Would you have paid to have a different colour?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 5:42 pm
by Involvoed
I wasn't going to pay extra for a different colour as a matter of principle, so the choice was between Amazon Blue and something else (maybe Charcoal). I went for the blue option, and I've actually been quite pleased with it. A lot of people have commented that it's a nice colour. I'm just struggling to understand how such a light blue bears any resemblance to the Amazon!
Re: Poll time - Would you have paid to have a different colour?
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 6:18 pm
by PC40
Amazon blue has nothing to do with the river.
It’s a retro colour that was originally available on the Volvo Amazon. Hence the name.
Re: Poll time - Would you have paid to have a different colour?
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 5:43 pm
by Snos
I absolutely adored the Copper colour the V60 came in a few years ago and was gutted it wasn't available when I got my XC40 (Sept 2019).... I was thinking this afternoon, funnily enough, about making enquiries about how much a full respray would cost....
Re: Poll time - Would you have paid to have a different colour?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:15 am
by PlymDave
Just picked up my B4 R design in Pebble grey and am really pleased with it. There are some negative comments about this colour but I saw one before ordering and really liked it. My last car was a white Peugeot 2008 (Feline Mistral, with all the chrome bits) and I really wanted to get away from the repetitive plethora of white cars everywhere you look. If it helps with anyone else's decision making process I have attached some pics.
Re: Poll time - Would you have paid to have a different colour?
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:44 am
by Looby
PlymDave wrote: ↑Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:15 am
Just picked up my B4 R design in Pebble grey and am really pleased with it. There are some negative comments about this colour but I saw one before ordering and really liked it. My last car was a white Peugeot 2008 (Feline Mistral, with all the chrome bits) and I really wanted to get away from the repetitive plethora of white cars everywhere you look. If it helps with anyone else's decision making process I have attached some pics.
I love this colour. I have ordered T3 Inscription Pro in Pebble Grey. To be honest I wasn’t that impressed with the range of colours as I didn’t want black, grey or white. They had a demonstrator in pebble grey and as soon as I saw it I loved it.
After seeing your pics PlymDave I can’t wait to get mine. It looks great.
Re: Poll time - Would you have paid to have a different colour?
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 10:35 pm
by cunnyngham
Picked up mine recently! My wife was really worried about the blue since some YouTube videos and pictures online are really over-saturated and make it look like a neon blue.
And yes, it's LHD (US Spec). We're moving next year and it made sense for us.
Re: Poll time - Would you have paid to have a different colour?
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:40 am
by CoulsdonEagle
Have ordered a new XC40 B3 in Onyx Black.
TBH was not impressed with the range of colours. Had set my heart on the Denim Blue only to be told by the dealership that it is no longer available on the new 2023 XC40!
How far off is it?