Taffeta White owners...regrets?

[exbauer]

I wanted to see if the Taffeta White owners have any regrets in getting the color they did. This is not my first choice…more like my 3rd from last. But, the dealership is giving me a deal that no other dealers can match. The other color is beige and that is my last color choice.

To me the car look bland in this color and I am afraid of it showing every little sign of wear and turning yellow. Input and ideas?

[CRV-Dude]

When I first wanted to get a CRV, my first choice was silver, than black, than white. The more I look at white, the more classier it looks and I feel like a millionaire :cool: , just give it some time.

The car shouldn't turn yellow, just look at the other white cars that are out there. Probably, the only problems I can think of would be a big scratch and likely show black lines.

The plus side is that if you get swirl marks when washing the car, you won't see that in white unless you stick your nose next to it, and the car is not as hot inside which is pretty important to me. At night, this color really stands out than the other colors.

If you worry about your car being dirty from dirt/dust. Its actually not bad as you might think. I had a dark green Corolla and found that dark cars actually look more dirty and old, but with a color like white, people just look at the white and not the dirt.

But that's my opinion.

[Craving This]

i have a black cr-v and i love the black but sometimes i wish i went with white- I had a white xb before the V and man oh man white was so nice because it could be dirty and it wasn't that bad looking, now when the V is dirty you can see every speck of dirt!! and i'd have to agree with the swirl marks, you wont see them that bad on white like you would if you had a darker color.. i think if you give the white one a chance you might even grow to love it more and more- get some tint for those windows and the dark windows will go well with the molding at the bottom... beige is boring stick with the white!! good luck in your decision making!!

[tsmithvt]

I wanted to see if the Taffeta White owners have any regrets in getting the color they did.

No regrets here. In Vermont, white doesn't show the salt deposits during the Winter. It helps keep the car cool during the Summer.:D

[exbauer]

Thanks for all the input. To me white is so bland...I just see a service vehicle. I am sure it is great during the summer and in the winter with the road salt. I am going to get the white since nobody can even come close to the deal he is giving me. I will have to grow to like the color.

[Black Pearl]

mine is black. It really looks great after I wash it, for about 10 minutes. Color is a very personal matter, there are no rights or wrongs, just what appeals to your tastes. Unfortunately, for me, I can't get the Maytag image out of my mind with a white CR-V. I think given the choice I would take the beige.

Great deals are nice, but if color is important to you, you may come to regret the decision to accept a color you don't like for the sake of a good deal. The good deal feeling wears off quick. A color you hate lasts for as long as you own the car.

BTW, no more black cars for me--too hard to maintain. Although between black and white, I think I would still error for black.

One point of interest. When I was car shopping. I stopped at Toyota to look at the Rav -4. They had a ton of white ones. I asked the dealer what was with all the white Rav-4s. He said that white cars have a higher resale value, although they are frequently not desired as a new car. Not sure that any of that made sense or has any truth. It may just be on of those things that dealers say.

Good luck with your purchase and I hope you like your vehicle in what ever color you do choose.

[toad-v]

My wife bought a car once where the only color available was "champagne". Neither one of us really wanted the color, but the dealer assured us it would "grow on us".
Fast forward about 8 years - the dealer was right (you didn't hear that from me! :D ). Although the dark colors (black, navy) look great when cleaned and shined - for about 2 seconds - and white looks "regal", the beige will tolerate most dirt conditions without detraction. My parents have a white car and we (me, wife, daughter) hate it because it looks dirty all the the time, and when we wash it, it takes so much extra effort to "get it clean". The beige was my first choice (green tea my second) and I have not been sorry since. I have long ago learned that I have better things (translated: too may other things) to do than continually wash/wax the car, so I appreciate a color that can tolerate a little dirt without showing it.
As previously mentioned, color is a matter of choice. Personally, I will never have either a black or a white vehicle due to the high maintenance factor. But I gotta admit, they both look sharp when just cleaned

[Black Pearl]

The beige was my first choice (green tea my second) and I have not been sorry since. I have long ago learned that I have better things (translated: too may other things) to do than continually wash/wax the car, so I appreciate a color that can tolerate a little dirt without showing it.
As previously mentioned, color is a matter of choice. Personally, I will never have either a black or a white vehicle due to the high maintenance factor. But I gotta admit, they both look sharp when just cleaned

I have to admit that the Tea Green and Beige do look nice on the Vs. I think I may have went into a bit of a second childhood (well teenage-hood) when I went for the black. I have always liked darker colors and the blue was so dark I figured I may as well get black. But now I notice when I see V's in other colors (except white--the Kenmore, Whirlpool, Magtag syndrome--not to mention that sissy name...The Taffeta Pearl? I think not!) I get this notion that a mature, sensible person, would buy that color and not my non-sense hot rod black.

Welcome to the club! I enjoyed your observations.

[tsmithvt]

(except white--the Kenmore, Whirlpool, Magtag syndrome--not to mention that sissy name...The Taffeta Pearl? I think not!)

Thanks a bunch. I have been trying so hard for so long to put that out of my mind and there it is again. Oh well here we go again - another year of trying to forget.:rolleyes:

[exbauer]

if it was white pearl i would be happier. but, it is white out white. just a flat color. no pearl whatsoever.

[Frank B]

if it was white pearl i would be happier. but, it is white out white. just a flat color. no pearl whatsoever.

Had an '04 white Odyssey; very easy to "touchup" small paint nicks..get a good coat of wax on it and it's good to go...Actually wish my '07 black EX was white...like the black interior though....

[Black Pearl]

Thanks a bunch. I have been trying so hard for so long to put that out of my mind and there it is again. Oh well here we go again - another year of trying to forget.:rolleyes:

Please forgive me for dredging up terrible memories. But since the horrors have already been exposed to the cold light of reason, alas, may I ask which are you trying to forget--the Maytag syndrome or the sissy name?

[2RedV's]

Speaking of Maytag...

Hope no more Americans buy one one. They closed their profitable plant in Galesburg, IL and opened a replacement in Mexico, claiming lower labor costs. Hundreds lost their jobs, including a couple friends of mine.

:(


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[tsmithvt]

Please forgive me for dredging up terrible memories. But since the horrors have already been exposed to the cold light of reason, alas, may I ask which are you trying to forget--the Maytag syndrome or the sissy name?

Oh it's got to be that sissy name. I can live with driving a Maytag repair truck but that name.:(

[Black Pearl]

Oh it's got to be that sissy name. I can live with driving a Maytag repair truck but that name.:(

Excellent! There is hope. Had you replied Maytag, (now to be renamed Kenmore syndrome--I just bought a washer--still made in the USA and yes white!) our work would be more difficult. It is very hard to expunge the notion that the PRND2L on the gear selector means Permanent Press, Rinse, Normal, Delicates, 2nd spin and Low water level on those afflicted with the Kenmore syndrome.

In your case, the treatment is simple, rename it to a more manly name. I suggest Nighthawk White.

[exbauer]

Like many have said, I am growing to like the Taffeta White. As it wasn't even close to my first choice it is looking pretty good. It has the "clean" look to it. I have the roof rack on order to make it look like an egg on wheels. But, the color isn't that bad after all.

I have posted some pictures of it in the gallery.

[fatboyslim]

I wondered what you lot were on about with Maytag and Kenmore:confused:
Then I saw Whirlpool mentioned and guessed you were on about domestic white goods:D
We get Whirlpool stuff here but not Maytag or Kenmore (Kenwood is the closest)

[Davecr-v]

I have silver the main issue with white is if someone keys it the primer really shows as well as scratches the probem with the pearl or shiny paint I have is I cant match it with touch up paint so I am forced to live with scratches but white seems to be the it color with cars today if you can keep it clean it will look great but not great if you park it on a crowded street I say if you gotta garage or drive white is good but on the street its going to wear.

[Black Pearl]

I wondered what you lot were on about with Maytag and Kenmore:confused:
Then I saw Whirlpool mentioned and guessed you were on about domestic white goods:D
We get Whirlpool stuff here but not Maytag or Kenmore (Kenwood is the closest)

Maytag and Whirlpool are appliance manufacturers in the US. (Washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, etc) Kenmore is a brand of appliance sold by Sears (and now K-mart since the merger). I think most Kenmore appliances at one time were built by Whirlpool.

I assume "white goods" are major appliances?

[fatboyslim]

Yeah I guessed as much
We have Whirlpool stuff in at work

[Cr-Van]

when we bought the V we are looking for the glacier blue, silver with black interior, black and white...we end up with the black cuz thats the only 1 of 3 left...they said that they can get my wife first choice but we cant wait and we just got the black

[fatboyslim]

I assume "white goods" are major appliances?

Sorry missed that part before
In the 'trade' ;) White Goods is used to describe washers,dryers,fridges and cookers, mainly because they only used to come in white
Brown Goods are TVs,Hi-Fis or any other non-white goods domestic appliance

[Black Pearl]

Sorry missed that part before
In the 'trade' ;) White Goods is used to describe washers,dryers,fridges and cookers, mainly because they only used to come in white
Brown Goods are TVs,Hi-Fis or any other non-white goods domestic appliance

The white goods I would have guessed at, but brown goods I wouldn't have a clue. US appliances at one time came in colors as well as white, avocado, harvest gold, mahogany, and black. I don't know if they still offer the other colors or not.

[cderalow]

The white goods I would have guessed at, but brown goods I wouldn't have a clue. US appliances at one time came in colors as well as white, avocado, harvest gold, mahogany, and black. I don't know if they still offer the other colors or not.


primary choices for kitchen stuff is now white, black, stainless steel


laundry stuffs are the rainbow is seems

(i've recently been shopping for washer & dishwasher)

[Sandpebble]

Love mine, especially the metalic. Waxed it with Carnuba Wax (contains bees wax) and wash it with Blue Coral Car Wash. Rince it with Mr. Clean autodry that acts like your dishwasher jet dry. Removes all bubbles and dries fast. Every wash with blue coral builds up wax and keeps any salt from marking it. I rince under wheel wells every time. That baby looks better then new.:cool:

[chubz9]

I've had 3 Honda's already... 96 Civic, 2005 CRV, and now 2008 CRV. my Civic was black, and it was so hard to maintain. Dirt shows after about a day of cleaning it (20 minutes if you park it outside). My '05 and '08 are both Taffeta White, and I don't know when I'll buy a non-white car again. It looks clean all the time, even days after washing it. You can't go wrong with white... you'll grow on it. :) good luck!

[Florida_Keith]

I have gotten so many compliments on my new Taffeta white 2008 EX from co-workers and strangers that I definitely have no regrets picking white. For me it was a toss-up between the white and silver. All of the other colors are nice but for some reason seemed to "shrink" the size of the CR-V. The white and silver seemed to make the CR-V look larger than it actually is. Also, I live in Florida and the white really "pops" in the bright southern sun. If I still lived in Oregon I probably would have gone with the silver, blue, or black. Those colors looked very nice on overcast days in Oregon. I had a 1996 Corolla DX that was a rich dark green (the paint really held up well on nothing more than car wash wax!) and I guess that I was also ready for a change in color...

I agree with the person who posted that it really is a matter of personal taste. What looks good to YOU is what matters.

[ccMarie]

if i ever purchase another vehicle, my choice would be white. i love the gold and beige families, too. my mojave mist stays clean looking, even through dirty, slushy colorado winters.

but around 15 years ago, my parents owned a white buick. it was hailed on, an insurance adjuster found about $4,000 worth of damage... but my folks cashed the check, since you could only see the damage in the right light, at the perfect angle, and you had to squint your eye juuuuuust right. same thing with door dings.

i think white looks real sharp. others around here seem to think these color choices are boring, but i think white and gold CR-Vs are regal. especially with upgrades.

[Honda 367]

I have gotten so many compliments on my new Taffeta white 2008 EX from co-workers and strangers that I definitely have no regrets picking white. For me it was a toss-up between the white and silver. All of the other colors are nice but for some reason seemed to "shrink" the size of the CR-V. The white and silver seemed to make the CR-V look larger than it actually is.

That is an excellent point. I also considered white, silver and glacier blue. I would have taken white if it was immediately available. Silver was my choice as it was available earliest which would have been about a month, I think. For small SUV, I think it makes sense to pick a color that makes the car look bigger. But once again, it really boils down to personal preference.

[PINODY]

if i ever purchase another vehicle, my choice would be white. i love the gold and beige families, too. my mojave mist stays clean looking, even through dirty, slushy colorado winters.

but around 15 years ago, my parents owned a white buick. it was hailed on, an insurance adjuster found about $4,000 worth of damage... but my folks cashed the check, since you could only see the damage in the right light, at the perfect angle, and you had to squint your eye juuuuuust right. same thing with door dings.

i think white looks real sharp. others around here seem to think these color choices are boring, but i think white and gold CR-Vs are regal. especially with upgrades.If only Honda offered White with the IVORY interior, you would've seen us TrIcK out a white one the same way we did our Beige L'il KITI! :cool: ... Pearl White w/Ivory looks sweet on the '08 Accord.

[exMustangGirl]

Hi! I bought my V last night!! My choices were silver, white or the light blue. Two of my co-workers (who are the only ones with a new CRV) own light blue ones. I really liked the white... it actually stands out. At first I was really nervous about white, but it will be easier to clean than the dark blue (was my first choice)! So... Day 1... no regrets!! :D hehe!

[GoGreen]

Welcome to the forum exMustangGirl!

You will really enjoy your car - it's a great ride.

Let us know what your first impressions are once you've had a chance to drive it for awhile.
Florida Keith and JMA had great observations, which led to some interesting conversations. :rolleyes:



Also, be sure to post some pictures!!

[exMustangGirl]

Thank you GoGreen!!! I will definately post an update, it still doesn't seem real! This is my first new car. As you can probably tell by my screen name I used to drive a Ford Mustang--fun car, but not as practical!

Really happy to have found this forum! :)

[Florida_Keith]

What waxes, polishes, sealers, etc. are you guys planning on using to maintain the clean, bright-white, just off the dealership parking lot look to your Taffeta White CR-V?

I see a lot of of older Taffeta White Hondas around town and the paint seems dingy to say the least....

I have been researching various waxes and sealers on Autopia and Autogeeks.net and decided to go with Autopia's Sonus/Klasse kit. Klasse is a wax substitute which is supposed to offer full UV protection as well as clear coat and paint protection. What I liked about it was that I will only need to apply it twice a year. Fingers crossed on that...

Anyway, I am planning on "waxing" the CR-V this weekend. I will let you guys know how it turns out.... I also purchased the interior vinyl protector and the tire and wheel cleaner kit....

They saw me coming a mile away!!

[PINODY]

What waxes, polishes, sealers, etc. are you guys planning on using to maintain the clean, bright-white, just off the dealership parking lot look to your Taffeta White CR-V?

I see a lot of of older Taffeta White Hondas around town and the paint seems dingy to say the least....

I have been researching various waxes and sealers on Autopia and Autogeeks.net and decided to go with Autopia's Sonus/Klasse kit. Klasse is a wax substitute which is supposed to offer full UV protection as well as clear coat and paint protection. What I liked about it was that I will only need to apply it twice a year. Fingers crossed on that...

Anyway, I am planning on "waxing" the CR-V this weekend. I will let you guys know how it turns out.... I also purchased the interior vinyl protector and the tire and wheel cleaner kit....

They saw me coming a mile away!!It's almost impossible to beat a ZAINO Shine :) ... http://www.crvownersclub.com/forums/t1464/

[Florida_Keith]

Nice Shine Pinody!

How long have you used Zaino on your new Taffeta White CR-V? How often do you apply the Zaino?

Zaino has a lot of fans on the various detailing and automotive blogs.

Any detailing tips to share?

[PINODY]

Zaino Simplified ... You Choose: Zaino Store (http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Z&Category_Code=YOUCHOOSE) ... btw, L'il KITI is B. Beige which sPaRkleS with a little Z help. :cool:

[X-Brawn]

Zaino Simplified ... You Choose: Zaino Store (http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Z&Category_Code=YOUCHOOSE) ... btw, L'il KITI is B. Beige which sPaRkleS with a little Z help. :cool:

Thanks for the tip! I opted not to get a white vehicle, but I want to make my CR-V sparkle. I have some Turtle Wax Ice products but I want the best shine and durability possible.

[kdx200]

For me white is the best color for most vehicles. It looks cleanest the longest after washing unlike darker colors, it looks classy and clean as well. I've got a red Nissan Frontier that looks great when it's clean but it shows up dust within hours of washing it unlike my white corvette or '08 CR-V. White on most cars gives it a sophisticated, elegant look. The only time black looks good is on the show room floor or right after washing.......after that it's all down hill. I keep my vehicles clean and the darker the color the more flaws will show up. White rules as far as I'm concerned...................you'll soon appreciate how much easier it is to keep a white car clean longer versus a darker colored car. Enjoy it. You got the best color! I'm not a fan of silver though. It just looks like they forgot to paint it at the factory to me. To each his own...

[kdx200]

It's almost impossible to beat a ZAINO Shine :) ... http://www.crvownersclub.com/forums/t1464/


That's what I'm talkin' about!!!!!!!!!! White rules!!!!!!! It looks clean and crisp and that look lasts a lot longer on a white vehicle versus a darker colored vehicle. I added the windoe guards to mine when I bought it last week. It's my 2nd CR-V. They're great vehicles................especially white ones!

[Black Pearl]

White rules.....never!!!! Its got to be black! The Taffeta Pearl, c'mon, I would be laughed off the forum!

Well actually color is very subjective and if you like white, it rules. To me it ends up looking like a Maytag--shiney clean Maytag, but Maytag none the less. I owned a white car a long time ago, and yes they don't show the dirt but...well it just looks like I ought to see clothes flipping about in the rear hatch window. As you said...to each his own.

I love the black, but I don't think I would ever get it again, it shows every speck of dust. I knew that of course but I couldn't resist. The color spoke to me. I wished they offered the dark green they had back in the gen 1 days or the dark grey that the Brits have. Both colors I have had on previous vehicles, both showed the dirt, and yes I liked them both better than white or any other lighter color. Those letters on your tachometer?

Prewash
Rinse
Normal
Delicates
2 spin cycles
1 spin cycle

Yeah, OK, now I am being nasty. No really colors is what you like and what you see beauty in. There is no right and wrong. That name though, taffeta? Ughhh. BTW, where do you add the fabric softener?

[X-Brawn]

My wife bought a car once where the only color available was "champagne". Neither one of us really wanted the color, but the dealer assured us it would "grow on us".
Fast forward about 8 years - the dealer was right (you didn't hear that from me! :D ). Although the dark colors (black, navy) look great when cleaned and shined - for about 2 seconds - and white looks "regal", the beige will tolerate most dirt conditions without detraction. My parents have a white car and we (me, wife, daughter) hate it because it looks dirty all the the time, and when we wash it, it takes so much extra effort to "get it clean". The beige was my first choice (green tea my second) and I have not been sorry since. I have long ago learned that I have better things (translated: too may other things) to do than continually wash/wax the car, so I appreciate a color that can tolerate a little dirt without showing it.
As previously mentioned, color is a matter of choice. Personally, I will never have either a black or a white vehicle due to the high maintenance factor. But I gotta admit, they both look sharp when just cleaned

My sentiments exactly. Plus, out here in Retirement Land (A.K.A Tucson, AZ) Gold/Beige is a popular color and we refer to it as "old man stealth." To help further that image, I've even gone to the extent of driving like an old man, as my family LOVES to point out.

I had a white 1988 Ford Taurus as my first car. Nice, but tranny going out and traded in for a white 2000 Chevy Metro. Totalled within 4000 miles (in an odd way, I'm THANKFUL about that). I then got a Pewter Brown S-10. 3000 miles, and not a problem until I got notice from the dealer I was driving the wrong vehicle. So, corrected that I traded for a WHITE S-10. Biggest POS I had ever owned. It needed a NEW transmission at 9000 miles.

When I bought my Tundra, there was ONE HUGE CONDITION. No white, and no black. Not even the T3 Edition I had looked at. My Tundra was Desert Sand Mica (somewhat bronze-ish), my Ridgeline was Aberdeen Green Metallic (loved the exterior color, hated the interior green) and my CR-V is the Borrego Beige Metallic. I generally HATE white vehicles anymore, and every white car I've owned I've had bad luck with as you can see.

[ROMAN]

:D :D
HELLO AGAIN EVERYBODY. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE '07 V
DOESN'T HAVE ANY KEYHOLE. WE UNLOCK THE DOORS
VIA THE REMOTE CONTROL. CAN ANYBODY TELL ME HOW
WE CAN OPEN THE DOORS IF IN CASE THE BATTERY OF THE VEHICLE DIES. ANY FEEDBACK.:eek: :eek: :eek:

[X-Brawn]

:D :D
HELLO AGAIN EVERYBODY. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE '07 V
DOESN'T HAVE ANY KEYHOLE. WE UNLOCK THE DOORS
VIA THE REMOTE CONTROL. CAN ANYBODY TELL ME HOW
WE CAN OPEN THE DOORS IF IN CASE THE BATTERY OF THE VEHICLE DIES. ANY FEEDBACK.:eek: :eek: :eek:

Check again on the driver's side door. There SHOULD be a manual cylinder lock there for JUST that reason. There wasn't a cylinder lock on the passenger side of my Ridgeline or on the passenger side of my current CR-V.

What I REALLY don't like is that the boot/trunk lid doesn't have a cylinder lock hole, nor a MANUAL handle. It has an electric switch.

[rjam2]

It's probably better if the door lock questions in the last couple posts, went in a different thread on that topic, and not in a detailed and helpful discussion about pros and cons of a specific paint color like this one. Maybe a moderator can move those lock related posts, to a more appropriate spot, so that this paint color topic is not stalled, distracted, or ended from practical discussion and use by other members.

I did my research on colors before buying my new 2003 CRV. That plus personal experience with a variety of colors on various autos during 50 yrs, led me to choose the Taffeta White.

I did like the looks of the dark green, the desert gold, silver and even the dark blue. But I knew the darker colors could be harder to keep clean and shiny, especially since I park outside full time, in the hot-cold-sunny-icy-salty four seasons here in central Michigan.

After 5 yrs, most of the expected benefits of Taffeta White have been realized. However there have been a few disadvantages, not all of which I expected.

The car is cooler in summer sun, than darker color cars. But my silver-reflective, fold-up, interior windshield protector seemed to reflect the sun/heat back into the windshield glass, making it hotter than w/o the protector. So I finally got a fold-up protector with a white side, and that has helped the windshield glass stay cooler. It's a rather floppy fold-up protector, so I have a couple long, thin sticks from a hardware store, that I put behind the protector, and under the visors to keep it in place.

I don't wash and wax the car more than a couple times a year. Not much point, since every rain, community lawn mowing/blowing, berry-crop-bird-dropping, and other routine dust soon cover the shine. Mostly I wash and wax to prevent rust.

That has worked well, with some exceptions. Nicks in the paint at the front of the hood, near the front of the roof, and even in the 1" deep body scoop behind the rear door window. Those nicks are small, and not quickly noticed. But they begin to develop a little coating of rust in a month or so, if I don't notice and cover with a spot of touch of paint. The spot usually stays quite small, probably not noticeable to a casual observer. But of course the spot will grow with time, if left untreated; and perhaps more importantly, deepen as the rust eats into the metal.

I usually sand the spot out carefully, in as small of an area as possible. Then give it a light coat of rust-oleum's 'rust reformer'. Then a couple coats of Honda's touch up paint (with adequate drying between coats). After a few days of drying, I sand it flat as possible with increasingly fine grit paper. Then apply some polishing compound and buff it with my buffer wheel attachment on my drill. Then a couple coats of wax.

The problem is this: with white paint, any slight difference in the shade/edges of paint or rust oleum treatment, will show quite noticeably, to a careful observer. With darker color cars, or even light non-white color cars, I did not have nearly as much visible problem in the finished result, with touch ups of small nicks/rust spots like this. Now, all of my repair/repaint spots, larger than 1/8 of an inch, which I didn't catch soon enough, to just cover with a small daub of paint, are rather visible on my car. I have about 3 of them so far: 1" on the hood. 3" on the roof. And 10" on one side, just in front of the rear bumper black, where I scraped only paint-deep, against a concrete pillar in tight, dark, underground parking, due to quite a bit of blind spots in back of this vehicle. If I were inclined to trade the car in or resell it before 12 yrs/120,000 miles (which I don't), that appearance would affect the resale price, at least to a small extent; maybe more.

Another small disadvantage to the Taffeta White, is that the black trim door handles and mirrors tend to bleed rain water, dirt or even plastic protectant liquids, making a faint, but visible line down the white exterior of the door. I suppose more frequent washing & waxing would lessen this problem. But this kind of problem is much less noticeable with darker color paint.

The white color is good for safety in terms of other drivers seeing it easily and quickly (except in snow). I can't tell you how many times I've looked both ways before entering a street or road, only to double check a 2nd time, and hit the brakes, as I mutter about almost overlooking another one of those danged "road colored" (in effect - camouflaged) cars.

Taffeta White doesn't show dirt as quickly as the dark colors. In fact, as a slow coat of dust grows for a couple months of outdoor parking and occasional driving, it just changes the Taffeta White, into a slightly darker white, a small way in the direction of milk, light cream, or even almond. But the change is so small, that it still looks like an original color.

Overall, in my situation, I find the practical benefits of the Taffeta White, outweigh the benefits of other colors, by a substantial margin. But even so, the white color does have a few drawbacks.

On a non-practical, subjective level, I like a number of the colors for this model vehicle. But I found the white a bit more classy somehow, and I agree with another poster, who said it may make the vehicle seem a bit larger than with the other colors.

Ladies I know, like it. They are puzzled when I say it's a "ladies" car (ie a bit sissyfied). I have to explain that to them. Then they seem to acknowledge the possibility, but don't give it much credence. On the other hand, guys I know, immediately understand what I mean by Taffeta White on this model vehicle, being sort of soft and feminine, something for soccer moms etc.

Oh well, few things in life are perfect.

[jeprox]

if you have the time and energy to wash your car weekly... white, black, red, dark blue, yellow - pretty much any dark color will look good.

if you dont have the time and energy to wash your car weekly - silver is the way to go. even when dirty or not washed for a whole month - car still looks decent. you wont notice until you walk up close. i know coz i used to have a silver colored car. :D

[rjam2]

Yep, I liked the silver color. It has a classy appearance like the white and the desert gold.

I agree, I haven't noticed silver color CRV's showing much dirt. Silver is as good or better than even white, in that regard.

However when the sliver has dirt on it, and loses the shine, it tends to look old, sooner than the white, I think. Perhaps the white or lighter color compensates more for the dirt, than the silver. Could be just my impression from a distance though. I've not seen many silver CRV's up close, except my nephew's, in another state, and that was just outside at night for a few moments.

I apologize for not cleaning up my previous post better. I was trying to edit it, when I got a long phone call, so I just submitted the post in it's present condition, in order to turn off my modem and PC.

GO Canada! Some of my best friends live there. I've gone up there to visit and participate in public events several times in the last few years.