Silver Steel...hard to care for?

[hummbusa]

I am in the process of choosing a new srt8 the dealer has a silver steel in stock and a black one. I have had numerous black vehicles and was wondering is the silver steel easier to care for? I usually just pull into the car wash and spray them off daily and wash by hand once a week but they never look to good mid week.

[mjr5150]

Get the Silver Steel . I love mine . Black is beautiful....but a nightmare to take care of ...as I'm sure you know/remember . I think Silver Steel is more forgiving when it comes to showing the dirt . You should also be able to negotiate a better deal if you are taking the one they have .It's a win/win and welcome to the forum . You will be even more addicted after you get the car...trust me !! Welcome to 24 hr tech service.........with a smile , Mike .

[bruno]

If you can, go with the Silver Steel. Black is a most gorgeous color.....but only when it's perfectly clean. Silver Steel is a wonderful color as well but will be much easier on the eye when it's not as clean.
bruno

[srt8danno]

As an owner of both black and silver steel I can tell you the silver steel is much more forgiving than the black. I adore black and was very torn as to what color I was going to go for. My SRT8 actually was ordered as a black one, but when they announced an new color I decided to go for it and changed the order. SS is a beautiful color and what’s more they aren’t making it anymore…..so you’ll have a collector’s item.

[BIG SMOOTH]

Silver Steel all the way! Even when it's dirty, from far away you can't tell.

[hummbusa]

I just got back from looking at them again. I always get a green blue from the silver steel??? The pictures on the board look better than in person. Man this sucks because I am getting one I just need to talk myself out of the black. OK I know...its not as fast.hehehe

[paynemc]

I love Silver Steel. I remember thinking it had a green or blue hue to it, but it really just depends on the light I think. I get comments all the time on the color.

Best thing is caring for it. I have always had a black car and decided at the last minute (literally) to go with Silver Steel, I couldnt be happier. People ask me all the time if I just washed the car, when it had been days or more.

All that said, you cant really go wrong either way!!!

[MattRobertson]

You know what you are in for with black. Any silver is going to be a stealth car when it comes to dirt. Thats the one thing I miss about my previous rides. I had people tell me "Its always so clean!" and I snickered to myself cuz I hadn't washed it in weeks. Just wiped the wheels.

I have a monthly pass at the car wash for unlimited trips now.

[EricG]

I really sweated over this very same decision. I told myself when I could afford a car that's just mine and functions only as a toy, then it will be black.

Eric

[Spittin Game]

If this helps any, the original C I was getting/going in for was the Silver Steel. The color just has a great look to it. Well to make a long story short, I went in got the deal 100% done, and was waiting to go into financing to sign the papers. Im sitting in the showroom and stupid me I sat right next to a BEAUTIFUL Brilliant Black SRT8, I looked over, saw my reflection in the black, got up looked at it from different angles, had them page my sales guy and I told him "Marcus, your gonna hate me, But I have to have Black". Needless to say I got my black. It was just so beautiful. And when its in the sun, the different colored flakes are outrageous. But it is truely 100% a PITA to keep clean. But my god does it look good when it is clean.