CarFreak_RENAMED

I ordered a black cls and now I'm having doubts after seeing some cls in parking lots. I see the swirls and scratches all over. Then I saw a silver one and it looked better to me. I'm the type of guy that will go crazy over a scratch. I know the black looks great, but I think in the long run the silver should be better.

Anyone have regrets???

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2001 BLK/ebony CL-S w/NAV (waiting for delivery)

Crazy Bimmer

I have no regrets, then again i take care of my car real well, and use all sorts of wax, anyways, your dealer had no Cl-S on the lot? thats strange cuz every dealer by me has tons.

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2002 TL Type-S
Blk/Ebony
Comptech Springs
V1 hard-wired

Are you a pothead Focker?

X3.2CLSX

I have no regrets at all. Everyone I go, I see silver CL or CL-S. Silver is the hottest color on the market IMO. I got black cuz my first car (Explorer) was black and I still wanted to go black.

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NightHawk Black CL-S
Black Interior
Clear Headlights
Nokyo Halogen Bulb Artic White
AEM Cold Air Induction
NaviLess
Now Working to Get Springs

amir was here

i am glad i didnt get silver, i see too much silver..and it doesnt do it for me anymore..

I regret not getting Sundance Gold....I am regretting it ALOT!

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2001 CL-S
Black/Black
Moonroof Visor
35% Tint All Around
Black Wood Dash Kit
Sportswing spoiler
My Bitch
aka Deadly-CLs

Chris

sometimes... black is much too hard to take care of. but, after it's clean and nicely waxed... black is just too beautiful on this car

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Acura 3.2CL Type-S w/ Navigation
Black/Ebony

- H&R Sport Springs
- Pirelli P7000 Supersport 235/40ZR17
- Custom CAI
- Cleared Headlights
- Tint all around
- Mesh Grill
- Dual 12'' Alpine Type-S Subs
- Kenwood KAC-728S Amp

Satin Slayer

I have the silver and I do regret buying it. My first choice was to get the blue, but then I changed my mind because I didn't want to worry about scratches and swirls...oh well

Of the handful of CL-S's here, the majority of them are silver, a few black and red, 1 PDG(that I've seen with my own eyes), and 2 or 3 blues.

JZ

The grass is always greener on the other siade. I saw a silve one with deep metallic tinted windows and it looked really sweet. The swirl marks can be minimized for the most part by never touching the car with anything but the best 100% cotton towels. If you do that and keep her good and waxed up it will continue to look great.

Silver is good, but it never really looks dirty and it never really looks clean like a black car can. Pick your poison!

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Black/black CLS
Comptech headers, springs, swaybars
Koni yellows
Polarg M6 road lamps
Solaris Hi beams
Potenza RE730 225/45/17
Red AEM CAI
Denso Iridium plugs
35% metallic tint

CarFreak_RENAMED

Let me also add that my car will not be garaged. That is why I'm having doubts. What would you do?

Does anyone have pictures that I can use to compare the two?

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2001 BLK/ebony CL-S w/NAV (waiting for delivery)

gto2050

You know what they say, "once you go black, you never go back!" It's my third black car, second in a row and I love it. Yes it shows scratches but it still looks awesome clean and waxed.

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01 CL-S NightHawk Black/Ebony Bowling Ball Interior
Xephyr CAI
Polarg M6
Solaris 9005
Cupholder Ver 2.0 Part#77237-SOK-A02


gto2050 - The voice of absolutely no reason whatsoever!

Black CL-S 4-Life

I have no regrets.

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Drive Fast Live Fast!

Rod

I actually kind of regret going with the silver. The black looks sweet and almost every other CL-S I see is silver. The black would really go well with chrome wheels too. I went with the silver because my last car was black and my lazy ass knows that the black is more of a hassle to keep clean. I really wanted a blue, but the CL-S wasn't available in any blue when I got mine.

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

Once you go black, you never go back.

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1999 Satin Silver Metallic 3.2 TL w/o Navigation

• 18x8 Racing Hart C2s with 225/40ZR18 Dunlop SP Sport 9000
• Comptech Springs, Sways, Exhaust, and Headers
• Red AEM CAI w/bypass valve
• A'PEXi Digital VTEC AFC
• Denso Iridium Plugs
• Custom Mugen Grill
• Inspire Tail Lights
• Factory Underbody Kit and Spoiler
• Clifford Intelliguard 9000 Alarm w/SmartWindows II
• Alpine 6 disk CD Changer
• BEL 945i Cordless Radar Detector
• Burlwood Shift Knob & Trunk Tray
• 20% tint

Closer

In Cali or Arizona, I'd think about getting black. But, in Seattle... you're just punishing yourself not getting silver.

proactive

No regrets about color. Black is the best color for our car, IMO.

Silver looks a little bloated on the CLS, its better for smaller cars like porsche and miatas.

I only bought my car because they had a black one on the lot. I wouldn't take it in any other color.

I do regret having them put on a front licence plate. It's the law here, but it looks terrible. I want to take it off... my legend never had a front plate, and the grill looked 100x better, and i only got warned once by the cops (in over a year).

i also regret getting my windows at 35%. 50% might have been better, because i didnt factor in the factory tint. its pretty dark with 35%.

uu

of all the CLS colors, I think red and black stand out the most. Since black/white are my fav colors...

personally I don't quite care about swirl or scratch marks, they are something can't be avoided... all cars regardless the color all have the same damage, just that it is more obvious on black... well, if I ever wanna sell my car, just wash'n wax, kaaabooom, new again.

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2001 Stock Black/Black CL Type S
since 11/29/00
Scrached three rims.

spiroh

No regrets here. I couldnt of picked a better color.

Spiro

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Black/Black 2001 CL-S
Random Technology Cat
RED AEM CAI
Polarg M6 Roadlamps

vuduvida

Same as gto2050 (my third black car as well).

One advantage with this car is that the smooth, clean lines make it so easy to clean and polish. It's a little trickier around the spoiler but even that part is not bad. I'm comparing this to my other black car, which has all kinds of nooks and crannies in the body design that makes it much more tedious to polish.

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'01 Blk/Blk CL-S, H&R OE Sport springs

"Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better."

Samer007

I was getting silver then changed my mind the last second to black. just because i had a silver accord before. Love the black though.

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Black 2001 Acura CL-S W/Nav 20%,35% Tint, Polarg M6 lamps

Live To Drive!

hatemystocks

Sold a black honda prelude, bought a silver cls... Couldnt be happier. I got sick of seeing all the dirt and swirls. Made the black car look 10 years old..

Also I disagree with whomever said that silver doesnt look clean.. My baby sparkles... Shiny as hell, tint looks great...

Why buy black if you cant keep it clean? Your short term joy over the shiny black will soon give way to years of frustration...

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2001 Silver CL-S
Factory Spoiler, mud flaps, trunk tray
20% Tint
Silverknight Grille
Denso Iridium Plugs
AEM CAI & Pulleys
Comptech headers, sways, exhaust, and H&R sports on the way

Sypher

I was going to get silver as well, but I ended up choosing black. The silver one reminded me of all the grey ThunderChickens (Thunderbirds) in this area. If you're not in KY, you might not have that problem. Plus, I think the silver would have been better if it were a more metallic color. It just looked grey to me.


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Sypher (www.sypher.com)
'01 Black CL Type-S
Valentine-1