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what color and why??

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by bluetaco99, Aug 18, 2011.

  1. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:20 PM
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    bluetaco99

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    Hello all, I'm gonna be buying a 4x4 2nd gen. Nice upgrade from a 5 lug. But I'm having dificulties decideing color and year, I have the dark blue(indigo blue I think) I've narrowed it down to silver white or dark blue. Any and all opionions or comments are awesome to hear! Thanks =]
     
  2. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:28 PM
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    Fightnfire

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    White.

    Easiest to keep clean and best resale value across the board. Also, imo, nothing looks better than a white truck trimmed out in black. I can "deal" with chrome on a dark colored truck .. on white it's terrible.
     
  3. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:29 PM
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    Jerez

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    :spy: no silver......lmao :D
     
  4. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:33 PM
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    06SR5canada

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    speedway blue is pansy, like wearing a pearl necklace and white gloves....
     
  5. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:36 PM
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    rbeezy

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    its all personal preference
     
  6. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:36 PM
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    Jerez

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    :facepalm: were talking about indigo blue...n its not pansy :thumbsup:
     
  7. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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    Pugga

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    I went with white, it's easy to keep clean. I came from a black truck that looked awesome when it was clean and shiney, but I couldn't keep it clean for more than a day. I vote white or MGM, I think those look sharp.
     
  8. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:42 PM
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    XPOTRPR

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    White. Hides scratches. Looks clean. Stays cooler. Whatever you want tho really.
     
  9. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:45 PM
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    Sierra4x4

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    Not silver

    Def white
     
  10. Aug 18, 2011 at 1:46 PM
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    Of those 3 I would say silver, then white, then blue. But MGM rules.
     
  11. Aug 18, 2011 at 2:06 PM
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    MakoTacoma

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    I wanted silver but MGM was all that was on the lot, and they made me a hell of a deal to move it. As soon as I drove it home, I noticed everyone had silver Taco's.... so I vote "Nay" to silver. Go white or MGM. :cool:
     
  12. Aug 18, 2011 at 2:08 PM
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    white all the way! like others have said: hides scratches and looks awesome when clean!

    gotta be careful of the "fleet truck" look though! lol :)
     
  13. Aug 18, 2011 at 2:13 PM
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    XPOTRPR

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    ^^ Yup. Break up the plain white. Sock monkey deals, tint, wheels, bumpers, etc.. love white and black. Hence my truck.. lol
     
  14. Aug 18, 2011 at 2:19 PM
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    White is great, just remember you'll have to stay on top of all the tar that will be picked up from the road....

    Radiant Red FTW!
     
  15. Aug 18, 2011 at 2:25 PM
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    Non existant Tonka Truck Yellow looks good to me.
     
  16. Aug 18, 2011 at 2:30 PM
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    Ugh. Like the fords. Haha.. with "Tonka" on the side.
     
  17. Aug 18, 2011 at 2:40 PM
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    Can't stand silver but it's sixes on everything else IMO.
    When I was buying mine they had two colors in the package I wanted, either super white or MGM. I liked both but my wife's car is almost identical in color to the MGM so I chose the white to have something different.
    I'm glad I went that way because I've been modding away and really like the black/white contrast.
     
  18. Aug 19, 2011 at 9:05 PM
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  19. Aug 19, 2011 at 9:14 PM
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    The silver that is available now just looks bland to me. If the tacoma came with Thundercloud Metallic or Quicksilver (that came on the Supra) that would be the silver look I'd go for. But since its not, I'd go Super White. My two previous cars were white. White holds up much better over time, not to mention hiding dirt and scratches better. If you were to get into an accident some darker colors are harder to match, especially if it is a metallic color. White is the way to go. I always liked the Indigo Ink, but darker colors dont seem to look as good over the years.
     
  20. Aug 19, 2011 at 9:25 PM
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    or MGM :thumbsup:

    cuz they are both cool colors IMO
     

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