whats the best colour for an s2?
23-02-2010, 05:31 PM
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whats the best colour for an s2?
just looking for opinions on the best colour for an s2 as i am loking at buying 1 that needs restoring and has already changed colour on the lookbook before so don't mind changing it again
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23-02-2010, 05:36 PM
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23-02-2010, 05:38 PM
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radiant red
23-02-2010, 05:39 PM
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Mercury Grey, used to think it was the worst colour. Love it now
23-02-2010, 05:39 PM
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white or white for me
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23-02-2010, 05:40 PM
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23-02-2010, 05:40 PM
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Nimbus Grey or bright white for me
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I like red!! then mercury grey (looks a little classier)
23-02-2010, 05:49 PM
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Nimbus Grey or bright white for me
wats nimbus grey not sure if i've seen it..
23-02-2010, 05:52 PM
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i think nimbus was a xr3i colour
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23-02-2010, 05:53 PM
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frozen white!
i had thought about that, with S1 skirts and black multispokes.
23-02-2010, 05:55 PM
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Mercury Grey, by a country mile!
23-02-2010, 05:55 PM
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Mercury grey without a doubt. I've owned them all and grey is the best.
23-02-2010, 05:56 PM
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just looking for opinions on the best colour for an s2
Well, so many options....
but keeping true to the theme / image / nature of the car...
i'd say a nice, runny, shitty brown!
23-02-2010, 05:58 PM
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i should have said the misses clean won't get in a red car and being as she won't drive the cossie don't think it would be fair of me to paint it a colour i know she hates lol could be a good way off making sure it don't get damaged though lol
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23-02-2010, 06:01 PM
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You all right pete frozen white sounds like a good idea, you cant stay away from these old escorts can ya...lol!
nimbus grey=
23-02-2010, 06:02 PM
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Well, so many options....
but keeping true to the theme / image / nature of the car...
i'd say a nice, runny, shitty brown!
lol well i'm pretty sure i wouldn't see another like it
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23-02-2010, 06:05 PM
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red or black both look wicked when polished up
23-02-2010, 06:06 PM
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You all right pete frozen white sounds like a good idea, you cant stay away from these old escorts can ya...lol!
nimbus grey=
that looks alright and yeah tell me about it ange keeps on she missing having an r.s and my car is a. too big b.too fast c. goes sideways alot plus she just don't like sierras.
so how's the van coming on got anymore done to it
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23-02-2010, 06:07 PM
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Imperial blue as that is what I have hehe or I like red.
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23-02-2010, 06:24 PM
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White, mine has been done in merc white which is one of the brightest
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You all right pete frozen white sounds like a good idea, you cant stay away from these old escorts can ya...lol!
nimbus grey=
thats mercury grey.
nimbus grey is an Audi colour like this
23-02-2010, 06:40 PM
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mercury grey but a nice clean bright radiant red looks good too . i would go for the grey.
23-02-2010, 06:54 PM
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definatly mercury, heres my old one
23-02-2010, 06:55 PM
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Shimmering ambulance white
23-02-2010, 07:03 PM
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once you go black u never go back
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thats mercury grey.
nimbus grey is an Audi colour like this
Very early s2's were done in nimbus grey before they changed it to mercury grey
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Mercury grey & diamond white
23-02-2010, 07:16 PM
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Mercury Grey, my old one was this colour!
23-02-2010, 07:19 PM
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Frozen white, black, or how about caspian blue or graphite grey that the RS1600i's came in?
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White all the way!
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white or black for original
blue or silver for resprays imho
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