The only advantage I can see for the white Cube is the increased prominence of the assymetrical design features. I find the colour itself to be reminiscent of dull teeth. Not attractive at all, imo. Apologies to those who have them, but there it is . . .
Not Impressed by the Color White
I recently purchased a blue cube. My brother-in-law is shopping for a new car and has been looking at the Nissan Versa and Cube. His first choice in color is white (number one color on this forum as well).
I don't get it. My wife and I both had white cars in the past. I would not choose that color again. Sure it looks great right after it is washed and waxed; but after a few weeks black streaks would form under the door handle, door openings, etc. Plus dark blotches would form; especially on the sides of the car.
We stopped at the local Nissan dealer yesterday to check out a white cube. We both were surprised to see a bad paint job on a cube. The color of the rear bumper was a different shade than the door panels. The bumper was a cream white while the rear door was a plain white. It almost looked like the bumper had a pearl coat a the side of the car had a clear coat. In addition, there were black streaks! None of the other eight cubes (all the other colors except red were in the lot) had the black streaks.
Below are low-quality cell phone pictures. However, you can see the different shades of white between the rear bumper and rear door (the contrast is much higher than the photo shows). You can also see black streaks under the door handle and bottom panel under the door.
Is this typical for a white cube to look this bad?
I don't get it. My wife and I both had white cars in the past. I would not choose that color again. Sure it looks great right after it is washed and waxed; but after a few weeks black streaks would form under the door handle, door openings, etc. Plus dark blotches would form; especially on the sides of the car.
We stopped at the local Nissan dealer yesterday to check out a white cube. We both were surprised to see a bad paint job on a cube. The color of the rear bumper was a different shade than the door panels. The bumper was a cream white while the rear door was a plain white. It almost looked like the bumper had a pearl coat a the side of the car had a clear coat. In addition, there were black streaks! None of the other eight cubes (all the other colors except red were in the lot) had the black streaks.
Below are low-quality cell phone pictures. However, you can see the different shades of white between the rear bumper and rear door (the contrast is much higher than the photo shows). You can also see black streaks under the door handle and bottom panel under the door.
Is this typical for a white cube to look this bad?
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FWIW -- what I've consistenly heard is that black is the absolute worst for showing dirt. However, a seriously clean black car looks seriously nice 
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!I had one metallic black car along with a couple of motorcycles and nothing, and I mean, nothing shines up better but yup nothing shows dirt/dust better either!
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One company I worked for had white Honda civic's for company cars. They sat outside 24/7, were occasionally washed at automated brush car washes, and never, ever hand waxed. They never shined and the finish just got duller and duller over the years but I thought it was a great color choice for that environment/care. I don't think it's a coincidence that most manufacturers who sell "work or fleet" models use white.
One company I worked for had white Honda civic's for company cars. They sat outside 24/7, were occasionally washed at automated brush car washes, and never, ever hand waxed. They never shined and the finish just got duller and duller over the years but I thought it was a great color choice for that environment/care. I don't think it's a coincidence that most manufacturers who sell "work or fleet" models use white.
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