Thread: What is the best colour for a 4WD...... your opinion?

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The best colour is determined not by appearance (which is a very minor consideration in any four wheel drive), but by the fact that white or near white is the coolest in Australia's heat, and also, by virtue of the visibility to other vehicles, has a significantly lower accident rate. And consider that almost all fleet four wheel drives are white or close to it. (except military etc).

John

White is my favourite too because I have one but as far as good looks go, black takes credit there.

There has been much debate on which colour is actually best in Aussie sun and in terms of heat etc.
It has been proven by many researchers that black and white cars are actually not that different at the end of the day in terms of heat inside of cars.
A white car will not get as hot, yes that is true but it will retain the heat where a black car will attract more heat and feel hot to the touch but will also disperse the heat much quicker.
Thats why inside of ovens and radiators the surfaces are black, it cools much quicker tahn a white surface which retains the energy(heat).
The net result is pretty much on par at the end of the day.

Black gets hotter initially but cools quicker where white heats slower but cools slower also.

My wife loves black cars but heats cleaning them.
I love my white disco and don't hate cleaning them because the dirt can hardly be see.

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

yea, maybe,, but the darker colours cool quicker,,,

How did you come to this conclusion?

I say white cars look the best, i had two white bmw's and they looked really nice with black tint, i have a grey D2 at the moment and have found its impossible to keep clean and the scratches are terrible (might be partially my fault)

But if you were to forget about all of that and were just talking Land Rover then i think Dark Green is the only way to go! The original and the best.

Shamo

Yup White is the most practicle .

I do like that 109 though.

I have always liked Green Land Rovers too (Must have white roof though).

Like Banjo's

Dam that's a fine looking 109 !

... almost as fine as my D2a !

Kev..

Thanks everyone for your thoughts, it looks like white is the overall best colour for off roading. i am going to buy some cut and polish this weekend and if that doesnt work i might get keen with the spray gun and a can of white paint, oh and sleepy that is one nice 109, love the classics love ya work

x2 for silver. It tends to be good for not showing scratches and light scratches buff out very well.

I'm biased as both my disco's are silver.

OK Pedro, this is the best I can do. The original photos were taken with a film camera. Remember them?

"Film" !!!! You are a modern photographer. I still use my glass plates with the wooden box on the tripod and hide under the black cloth !!!

Originally Posted by bluelightdisco

, oh and sleepy that is one nice 109, love the classics love ya work

Yes that is banjo's, mine is baby poo yellow - which I like for that classic land rover look but not my favourite colour.