Dec 12, 2005 6:16:07 PM
- easy_rider911
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Re: Is anyone else crazy about gt silver on a coupe?
Hi everyone. This thread is of great interest to me because I myself am choosing between Arctic silver and GT silver.
First of all, thanks to tooner and tlsmithx for posting their photos. With respect to you both, the lighting in your photos doesn't seem right to me. You may have altered the brightness and contrast using Adobe Photoshop (or similar) software and although, it may 'improve' your photos in your eyes (because you know what the real lighting conditions were when you took the photos) but to us, the colours look altered and unnatural.
Many people here may not have seen GT silver in real life. Well, I have seen it numerous times in real life. It is a very difficult colour to photograph. It looks like a darker shade of silver but it does not look grey.
I like both silvers. For those of you who want a less common colour, any silver is the wrong choice for you. If you want a beautiful but very practical colour (easy to clean, hides scratches well), silver is hard to beat. I won't say any colour looks better because that's entirely subjective. We all have our tastes.
Also, resale cars are much more common in arctic than GT silver. It is unlikely that you will get any money back on resale for the extra you pay for GT silver. As such, it is not good value for money in relation to resale. However, if you like the colour and it is worth it TO YOU, then get it.
Both are lovely colours. I am 80% convinced I will pay the extra for GT silver. But 20% of me is thinking of arctic.
Remember, both cars will show panel lines clearly. They aren't black which will hide those.
Anyway, these were just my general thoughts. Hoped they helped in some small way.
First of all, thanks to tooner and tlsmithx for posting their photos. With respect to you both, the lighting in your photos doesn't seem right to me. You may have altered the brightness and contrast using Adobe Photoshop (or similar) software and although, it may 'improve' your photos in your eyes (because you know what the real lighting conditions were when you took the photos) but to us, the colours look altered and unnatural.
Many people here may not have seen GT silver in real life. Well, I have seen it numerous times in real life. It is a very difficult colour to photograph. It looks like a darker shade of silver but it does not look grey.
I like both silvers. For those of you who want a less common colour, any silver is the wrong choice for you. If you want a beautiful but very practical colour (easy to clean, hides scratches well), silver is hard to beat. I won't say any colour looks better because that's entirely subjective. We all have our tastes.
Also, resale cars are much more common in arctic than GT silver. It is unlikely that you will get any money back on resale for the extra you pay for GT silver. As such, it is not good value for money in relation to resale. However, if you like the colour and it is worth it TO YOU, then get it.
Both are lovely colours. I am 80% convinced I will pay the extra for GT silver. But 20% of me is thinking of arctic.
Remember, both cars will show panel lines clearly. They aren't black which will hide those.
Anyway, these were just my general thoughts. Hoped they helped in some small way.
