What color is your Subaru

[P T]

(Okay, so it's a dumb topic. My mother told me there are no dumb topics,
only dumb posters...)

In August I bought an '04 Forester. I was trying to pick up a year end
discount, so choices were limited. I wanted red. Thought a red Forester
would look sharp. Always have wanted a red car. Red wasn't available.

Got dark green. I've since decided I don't much like it. Looks more
black than green, although once in a blue moon when the sun hits it just
right, it looks green. Also shows the dirt and scratches too much I
think.

[My feeling about this may be biased by a general dislike for the car
caused by factors mostly unrelated to the car: IMMEDIATELY after
purchase I got severe hail damage. Gotta love those aluminum hoods,
though.]

Pete

 

[Dominic Richens]

"Emerald Green" 95 Legacy. Didn't have a choice either, since I bought it
second hand. Funny thing is, I bought this from a friend of a friend; when
I first inquired about it, we spoke on the phone and all he said was that it
was a 95 Legacy. For some reason I just assumed it would be green, coz all
Subarus around there seem to be green!

 

[Frank Logullo]

(Okay, so it's a dumb topic. My mother told me there are no dumb topics,
only dumb posters...)

In August I bought an '04 Forester. I was trying to pick up a year end
discount, so choices were limited. I wanted red. Thought a red Forester
would look sharp. Always have wanted a red car. Red wasn't available.

On my '98 Forester, they had to go to Pittsburgh (about 300 miles away) to
get the red I wanted.
When it got destroyed by an errant PT Cruiser, I replaced by a red '03. I
want something that can be seen - although maybe the bitch driving the PT
Cruiser was color blind. Greens, brown, black etc out for me. There is a
phenomenon called metamerism where color looks different in different light.
Wife's red Nissan looks weird at night in lighted parking lots
Frank

 

[Bill Sharpe]

(Okay, so it's a dumb topic. My mother told me there are no dumb topics,
only dumb posters...)

In August I bought an '04 Forester. I was trying to pick up a year end
discount, so choices were limited. I wanted red. Thought a red Forester
would look sharp. Always have wanted a red car. Red wasn't available.

Got dark green. I've since decided I don't much like it. Looks more
black than green, although once in a blue moon when the sun hits it just
right, it looks green. Also shows the dirt and scratches too much I
think.

[My feeling about this may be biased by a general dislike for the car
caused by factors mostly unrelated to the car: IMMEDIATELY after
purchase I got severe hail damage. Gotta love those aluminum hoods,
though.]

Pete

 

[BlueSTi]

World Rally Blue (WRB) of course.

BlueSTi
"Scary-Fast"

 

[WRX]

my 04 WRX as well of course...

 

[Philip Procter]

Pure silver STi.

Calm, professional, awsome.

A real Q ship (assuming they think the wing is a joke!)

Philip

 

[EmbErna]

The '03 Forester I bought used is White.
Funny thing on '03 Foresters, I've only
seen people over 60 driving them (I'm 40).
Even the person I bought mine from is well into
his 70's. Guess that means I'll be driving it
for a long time. Hope so

mikey

 

[Mort Shuman]

02 Blue Ridge Pearl TS Impreza

Mort

 

[LB]

Always wanted to have black.
Followed my wife's (and dealer's) advise and did not get, since it always
looks dirty. Got Olive Green. It grows on you. Now we call this car an
"alligator"

 

[DomPerignon]

We wanted a white '05 Forester XS (i'm one of those over 60s mentioned in
another post in this thread *g*) and the dealer siad that one was just off the
boat. We put down a deposit and waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, because
I needed to get some break-in miles on the new car before heading out on a long
trip, we settled for the new-for-2005 Champagne Gold Opal. I have mixed feelings
about it. The gold really makes for a classier looking car from the outside (it
changes from what seems to be a warm silver to a rich gold, depending on the
light, and will even catch a bit of color from whatever the car is parked close
to) but the gold (they call it beige) carpets and seats are really too light and
maintenance-intensive for day to day use.

And we installed the accessory body-color splash guards (mud flaps), which often
appear to be a different color from the car because they are either catching the
light at a different angle or else picking up the white of our driveway/carport
pavement because they are closer to the ground.

Since we got our car, I have noticed that a snowbird (we're in Florida) neighbor
up the street has a pre '03 Forester in -- you guessed it -- dark metallic geen.

 

[H]

04 Forester XS - Java Pearl Black. The paint has a greenish gold fleck in it
that really stands out in the sunlight, if you can keep it clean enough. I
wanted the Silver (5spd) but none were available at the time. Silver, in my
opinion is the best colour from a practical point of view. It reflects heat
and UV light well, does not appear dirty as quickly as most other colours
and the leafing aluminum flake give the paint film the effect of being
thicker than it is in terms of moisture transmission rate.

86 GL Wagon - Silver, bought new, still have it. Good all around colour.

90 Legacy Wagon - "Misty Dawn", whatever that is. It is an undescribable
colour, sort of a bronzey taupey thing, bought it used, so no choice, kind
of an ugly early 90s sort of colour, good car and good deal though.

The '03 Forester I bought used is White.
Funny thing on '03 Foresters, I've only
seen people over 60 driving them (I'm 40).
Even the person I bought mine from is well into
his 70's. Guess that means I'll be driving it
for a long time. Hope so

mikey

(Okay, so it's a dumb topic. My mother told me there are no dumb topics,
only dumb posters...)

In August I bought an '04 Forester. I was trying to pick up a year end
discount, so choices were limited. I wanted red. Thought a red Forester
would look sharp. Always have wanted a red car. Red wasn't available. Got
dark green. I've since decided I don't much like it. Looks more
black than green, although once in a blue moon when the sun hits it just
right, it looks green. Also shows the dirt and scratches too much I
think.

[My feeling about this may be biased by a general dislike for the car
caused by factors mostly unrelated to the car: IMMEDIATELY after
purchase I got severe hail damage. Gotta love those aluminum hoods,
though.]

Pete

 

[phillystyle]

Silver 2003 Baja

Love it.

 

[Diva]

Wintergreen metallic with titanium pearl and beige leather interior.
It was the only '02 OBW Ltd. left on the lot with the options I wanted
(like just about everything possible). I bought it in August when the
new models were coming out (or were out, can't remember). I LOVE this
car.

June

 

[Ross]

Got dark green. I've since decided I don't much like it. Looks more
black than green, although once in a blue moon when the sun hits it just
right, it looks green. Also shows the dirt and scratches too much I
think.

Surely if a blue moon was out there would be no Sun out???

R

 

[Don.]

2003 Black/Silver Baja. Kinda honors John Madden, my favorite coach/announcer.

It doesn't show dirt to badly here in northern Idaho. I see you can no longer
get that color combo. I think it's pretty sharp It's interesting, it has a
red metal flake to it. Scared the hell out of me one day in the garage when
I was California dustering it. The sun was coming in through the window and
I thought it had been oversprayed by something in town. NOPE, just the way
they designed the paint. ;-)

Stupid poster

 

[Patrick Fisher]

World Rally Blue (WRB) of course.

Is there any other color? (Blue here too, naturally)

 

[Mike U]

In August I bought an '04 Forester. I was trying to pick up a year end
discount, so choices were limited. I wanted red. Thought a red Forester
would look sharp. Always have wanted a red car. Red wasn't available.

I was lucky to get the red on my 03 Imp OBW.

I do not recall the exact glitzy marketing-type
"BS name" that Subaru gives/calls it's paint
color...so I call it *Fire Engine Red*

Here's why...

One day I pulled up to the station to drop off some stuff to
him and they had one of the crash trucks out for maintenence.
Pulled right up alongside it for a few minutes and asked
seven crew personnel if they could see a difference between
the Engine and my Subie. All said it was an *exact* color
match. (Now the Chief wants my Subaru to put gold-block FD
style door trim and a number on it on it and make it his
new "private emergency response car". (grin)

 

[L. Kreh]

99 OBW in Spruce Pearl (dark green). It's my 3rd dark green car in a row!

 

[Hallraker]

(Okay, so it's a dumb topic. My mother told me there are no dumb topics,
only dumb posters...)

Nah, it's fun to check out other's rides.

Mine is a 1995 Legacy L Outback with the classic dark red and light gray.
Not the bright red of the later years, but a darker, duller red. Forgot the
name of the paint, but I really wanted a green Subaru. Yes, I know most of
the new Subarus seem to be green, but I've always wanted a green car.

Mom has just that - a 1998 Forester S in dark green.

-Matt