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Tungsten Pearl
19
13.48%
Glacier Frost Mica
6
4.26%
Breakwater Blue Metallic
6
4.26%
Black Sapphire Pearl
18
12.77%
Obsidian
37
26.24%
Matador Red Mica
2
1.42%
Golden Almond Metallic
3
2.13%
Desert Sage Metallic
2
1.42%
Starfire Pearl
12
8.51%
Smoky Granite Mica
47
33.33%
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Which Color is Most Stealthy?

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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 03:01 PM
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Question Which Color is Most Stealthy?

I want to know which color you think is the stealthiest. The 2IS is a fast car, and I want to be able to drive it fast without attracting attention from the Highwaymen. So which color do you think is least noticeable and why?
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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black.....because it's black
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 03:20 PM
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Black Sapphire Pearl or SGM.....
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 03:44 PM
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You're missing Blue Onyx Pearl in your list
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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On the 2IS, it shouldn't really be a question. As for color in general, matte black!
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by mikes rx
You're missing Blue Onyx Pearl in your list
Sorry for the omission; that one wasn't in the brochure for 2008.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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umm no... you guys are thinking stealth fighter, best way to stealthy is to blend in with the sheep, white or silver are some of the most common colors on the road, therefore to be stealthy you want a white or silver car
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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^^ good point, but i'd have to go with black since most attacks happens in the dark hehe...flat black would be the stealthiest even though i hate the color and wonder why people would ever want to paint their car flat black
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any color resembling silver, since silver is the most common colored car.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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Clear, like the wind.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 05:55 PM
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Desert Sage Metallic..... I fly on the highway constantly and i havent't been pulled over yet in it..... Knock on wood. Plus everyone i meet loves the color. and whose to say that cops don't pull me over because they love the color too.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by llamaboiz
umm no... you guys are thinking stealth fighter, best way to stealthy is to blend in with the sheep, white or silver are some of the most common colors on the road, therefore to be stealthy you want a white or silver car
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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invisible is a good color
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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Originally Posted by SpaceCadet
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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actually black is only most stealthy during the evening.... during the day it would be tungsten pearl.... silver cars are the least noticed... well according to statistics of car accidents and tickets...
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