Help me pick a colour - Discovery 4

[D4REW]

G'day

First time poster and first time Landy owner... soon. Just have to wait for the missus to get back from her 2 month trip through Europe to order.

After a lot of looking we settled on the D4, Prado etc. just don't come close IMHO.

I'm a Nissan man and have a Patrol for the rough stuff, but the Disco4 is going to be the shopping trolley come long distance bus. The Patrol just isn't that comfy.

So the reason for my thread. The choice of colour has been near impossible for the two of us. Can anyone help reason with with me in any direction??

I'm going to omit white (they're everywhere and we like different) and anything darker in the range.

Maybe some pics from everyone showing what you have. I've taking a liking to Firenze Red... but I saw one in the flesh and wasn't thrilled about it.

TIA

Drew

[Graeme]

Have a look in here for some examples:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/120913-show-us-your-disco-sport-must-read-first-post-first.html

[D4REW]

Yeah cheers mate, trolled that one already. Some idea's, but still after some "reasoning" as to why people chose theire particular coulours.

Coming from the Nissan world where there is silver, white, gold and that's pretty much it I'm finding hard.

Damn luxury cars!!!

[Disco4SE]

Hi D4REW,
I have the silver and are very happy with it, although I do like the white.
I didn't like the white in the D3's which is why I went for the silver, however, mine was one of the first D4's and since seeing more and more white ones on the road, white would probably be my choice in the D5.

One other reason for not going for the white is the fact that my 5 vehicles prior to the D4, D3, were white.

IMHO I think that white looks smarter & more prestigeous, looks cleaner than other colours, and repels the sun better.

In fact, I bought my wife a new beamer yesterday.............yes, in white.

Go the white.

Cheers, Craig

[Graeme]

I chose Nara Bronze because the vehicle rarely gets washed and the colour hides the dirt reasonably well, and I really like the colour when clean. It wont hide pin stripes the way white does though.

[Redback]

We chose Orkney Grey.

Here, before all the accessories were fitted
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/bazzar/DSC09988.jpg

Baz.

[mervwho]

Santorini black. It makes colour coding so much easier for the external accessories and cheaper.

[mowog]

Ok so all you are going to get here is peoples favorite but honestly they are all wrong.... :wasntme:

There is only one choice Rimini Red it even looks great when its dirty.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/03/875.jpg

[Graeme]

I couldn't visualise the red as reasonable from the colour charts but in the flesh it does look rather good and probably my choice if I was to buy again. Brown can look a bit drab unless its clean.

[Mike&Loz]

Yeah cheers mate, trolled that one already. Some idea's, but still after some "reasoning" as to why people chose theire particular coulours.

Coming from the Nissan world where there is silver, white, gold and that's pretty much it I'm finding hard.

Damn luxury cars!!!

I know a lot of colours look trendy and all that but "white" is my colour of choice. Go to any car yard on a fairly hot day and find two cars side by side with one of them being white. Then put your hand on both and feel the difference in temperature. You'll find the white car feels cooler. White also seems to buff out easier when removing bush pinstriping :D.

Our current disco is silver because we bought it 2nd hand but our Pajero is white and the daughter's Triton is white and the disco definitely gets warmer inside. While the Paj has tint the Triton doesn't and that makes another difference.

[Fred Nerk]

When I ordered mine I found 1800 reasons for choosing white. And so I had $1800 to spend on other options.

Please don't choose any shade of grey or silver. It's the same colour as the road and I can't see cars that want to blend into the Tarmac. Grey cars have no right complain if some pulls out in front of them or if they get cut off by others.:p

[PKD4]

Drew,

I have a silver disco(sorry Fred!), it was Demo so I did not choose it. I find that it is quite cool, but my previous car was black, and hides road grime reasonably well. I would always suggest a lighter colour for heat and cleaning reasons and they are a big car to wash. If I was ordering I would probably go white for the dollars saved and put the $1800 towards factory accessories - stereo upgrade, sat nav, whatever.

But, in the end, each to their own and you will love it whatever colour you choose.....

Pat

[drowell]

I wanted Buckingham Blue but they discontinued it as I ordered my D4. I reeeaaally did not want silver or grey - I had a few cars that color and it was time to change. I had to order mine ex factory to get the locking rear diff so ordered Bournville. Tell ppl it's brown and they go "yuk" but in real life it's almost black and everybody loves it. It's just that bit different. See January Overlander mag - she got an 8 page spread.

[Disco4SE]

[QUOTE=Fred Nerk;1645359

Please don't choose any shade of grey or silver. It's the same colour as the road and I can't see cars that want to blend into the Tarmac[/QUOTE]

Fred, I agree with the grey blending in with the road, but the Zermatt Silver is quite a light coloured silver and certainly stands out.

Cheers, Craig

[Plane Fixer]

I chose white; as soon as I walked into the showroom I went up and had a look at the options fitted. It turned out it had everything I wanted, ediff, reversing camera, xenon lights, and hi-line sound system, so I put a deposit down then.
I prefer white because it does not show the dirt or little scratches as much and is cooler in the sun.

[DiscoWeb]

I have a silver D3 (bought as a demo so not real choice but not unhappy ) and honestly Fred if you can not see a 2.7 t Silver D3 coming at you I respectfully suggest you might need better glasses.

I think the D4 looks great in white, but I love the look of Mowogs Red D4.

So now I am undecided.

George

[sniegy]

Just remember when choosing colors, that what you see here on this forum are members vehicles & some colors are no longer available!
Mowog & GGHaggis' vehicles are Rimini Red, color is NLA, it's replacement is Firenze Red (spelling?), there are new grey's, silver's & blue's also.
This is due to the tsunami in Japan.

HTH
Cheers

[discotwinturbo]

I chose white as I go bush as much as I can.
Purely to hide the scratches as best I can.
But if I were not going offroad I would go for a darker metallic colour.

[Disco4SE]

Just remember when choosing colors, that what you see here on this forum are members vehicles & some colors are no longer available!
Mowing & GGHaggis' vehicles are Rimini Red, color is NLA, it's replacement is Firenze Red (spelling?), there are new grey's, silver's & blue's also.
This is due to the tsunami in Japan.

HTH
Cheers

Had a bit of a chuckle Pete. Did the tsunami wash some of the colour out of the paintwork???? ;)

Cheers, Craig

[TerryO]

No but one thing it did do was completly wash away some of the sands that various unique pigments were sourced from for automotive paints.

I wonder what happens to those vehicle with those no longer available colours if and when they need to be repaired after a crash etc. ...:eek:

cheers,
Terry

[Redback]

You have to view the colour in person, pointless viewing that colour chart on the Land Rover page, not even close to the colour of the car.

Replacement colour for Stornaway grey is Orkney grey.

Baz.

[~Rich~]

Here you go, have a look through this Disco.UK forum topic:

DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Photo Gallery *A Few Colours Still Needed* Can you help? (http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic71248.html)

Plenty of photo's ;)

[mowog]

No but one thing it did do was completly wash away some of the sands that various unique pigments were sourced from for automotive paints.

I wonder what happens to those vehicle with those no longer available colours if and when they need to be repaired after a crash etc. ...:eek:

cheers,
Terry

Just had some paint done on my D4 Rimini Red.. It didn't seem to be an issue. Longer term it may be.

[boofdtl]

Grey Sliver White they go with anything you put on them..

[discotwinturbo]

No but one thing it did do was completly wash away some of the sands that various unique pigments were sourced from for automotive paints.

I wonder what happens to those vehicle with those no longer available colours if and when they need to be repaired after a crash etc. ...:eek:

cheers,
Terry

Terry they just get the paint code and mix them. Panel beaters can match just about most colours.

[sniegy]

No but one thing it did do was completly wash away some of the sands that various unique pigments were sourced from for automotive paints.

I wonder what happens to those vehicle with those no longer available colours if and when they need to be repaired after a crash etc. ...:eek:

cheers,
Terry

Terry, the color codes are basically a formula, this when placed in a computer will gives exact amounts of what is required to make up the full color.


Had a bit of a chuckle Pete. Did the tsunami wash some of the colour out of the paintwork???? ;)

Cheers, Craig

Cheeky man you:p

[D4REW]

Lads,

Thanks very much for all the replies. Just what I was after.

I've been stalking the local dealership looking and scanning carsales.com for more of an indication.

As popular as white is I agree it does look the better. The added bonus of the $1800 didn't even cross my mind. Bonus. I was just going to be different.

So to short list it's Firenze Red, White or the darker grey...

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

[Disco4SE]

D4REW,
Here is my 2c worth.
Most peolpe will choose a colour based purely on looks, not practicality, which is important as you are looking at your car on a daily basis.
Some cars look good certain colours. For example, IMHO white looks great in the D4, but not in the D3.
Apart from looks, you really need to consider the following: -

Are you a clean freak - Don't get a dark colour. You will be forever washing it.
Are you likely to be going bush alot - Bush pin stripes show up more on darker vehicles. White is best for this. Even silver will show them up.
Is it important that your car keeps cooler - darker colours will attract the heat.
Re-sale - Again, scratches and imperfections will show up more on a darker coloured car.
Individuality - Did you want your car to be different to every other buggers?
Do you want to be seen easily on the road - Don't get a dark colour.
Matching colours - Sounds funny, but I have heard of peolpe buying a vehicle to better match the colour of their caravan etc.
Accessories - You may want to think about what you are puting on the vehicle. For instance, a black snorkel will stand out on a white vehicle, as will a black bullbar.
So much to think about.
When you way up all of the above, the lighter vehicle comes out on top.

Cheers, Craig