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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 05:50 PM
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Originally posted by rominl
ohoh, sorry sorry. yeah that would be sweet. it would be a lot of work to convert everything to black though isn't it? but trust me it's worth the work

its a lot of work. i'm gonna start in the winter if everything goes well.
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 06:03 PM
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BLUE SUCKS!!!! j/k...
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 07:48 PM
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BLUE SUCKS!!!! j/k...
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 09:00 PM
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You guys think spectra blue is rare, try finding a 2001+ Onyx blue - even rarer!
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 08:52 AM
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Yup, got one.

2001 Blue Onyx! Have never seen another one of these in the Bay Area.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 01:01 PM
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Personally, I love that color! No offense to the Spectra Blue owners, but the spectra blue is just too bright for me on a car like the GS.

Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to get a GS430 these days in anything other than black or silver.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 06:43 PM
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Default Pic for Blue-Onyx????

Somebody has a Blue-Onyx GS? take some pic so I can see what that color is.... keep wondering what it looks like...

Thanks
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Old Aug 15, 2003 | 06:02 PM
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yes, blue onyz is tough to find. I've been looking for a 2003 blue-onyx GS300 with navigation/ML for months now. In fact, I gave up convincing the wife to get the 430 because she is so in love with the color.
I have the dealer on the look out for this car. Stevens Creek in San Jose has the blue onyx without the NV/ML but I really like the 'toy' aspect of that option.

It looks very close to black but in the daytime, you'll notice the blue tint to the car.

Anyone know if this color will be available in the 2004?

Thanks.
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Old Aug 15, 2003 | 11:19 PM
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Originally posted by mohewc
yes, blue onyz is tough to find. I've been looking for a 2003 blue-onyx GS300 with navigation/ML for months now. In fact, I gave up convincing the wife to get the 430 because she is so in love with the color.
I have the dealer on the look out for this car. Stevens Creek in San Jose has the blue onyx without the NV/ML but I really like the 'toy' aspect of that option.

It looks very close to black but in the daytime, you'll notice the blue tint to the car.

Anyone know if this color will be available in the 2004?

Thanks.
why don't you just order one?
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Old Aug 16, 2003 | 11:48 PM
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My GS is Blue Onyx and the color is really nice. Its very hard to appreciate how nice the color is by looking at pics bec it looks black in the pics. You have to see it in person. The color is very rare but i have seen a few other GS with it in nyc, a few 430s too, so it is possible to get it. I love the spectra blue as well, too bad they stopped making it, otherwise i would of definitely got it.
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Old Aug 17, 2003 | 12:17 AM
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Originally posted by chuckisc
Somebody has a Blue-Onyx GS? take some pic so I can see what that color is.... keep wondering what it looks like...

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Here is a pic of my car, but like i said its really hard to see how it actually looks from the pics.
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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RNM GS3 is right, the color is very hard to see in the picture.

We have a few pictures in the gallery.

Last edited by kvoman; Aug 18, 2003 at 10:08 AM.
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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 10:08 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
why don't you just order one?
I talked to the dealer and put in something called a preference order. He took a $500 deposit and said that the next GS that was built that way--color and NV/ML would come to me. At the same time, he said that there wasn't a 100% gurantee that I would actually get the car. No car means I get the deposit back. Is he on the up and up.

Can you actually special order a car to your exact specs... and what happens to the price when you do that?

Thanks. You guys have lots of usual info!
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 08:54 AM
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You can special order the car to your exact specs at the dealer at no additional cost.

The dealers all have to order their cars. Each car is ordered with the kind of options that the sales/fleet manager wants, so when they order their cars, they can order one for you with your options in mind.

They may want a bigger deposit and if it's something out of the ordinary and you back out of the special order, they may not return your deposit. Other than that, you should not have to pay anything extra. You'd have to wait a few months for it.
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 12:15 PM
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Default Re: Re: Pic for Blue-Onyx????

Originally posted by RNM GS3
Here is a pic of my car, but like i said its really hard to see how it actually looks from the pics.
Thank RNM,

I will def. drive up to NY next time we have meet in the NE, to admire and check your car out.... I LOVE BLUE! Just never seen one beside my Spectra Blue...

Thanks again

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