I have decided to buy the CL-S but I cannot decide whether I want Silver or Agean. In your personal opinion, why would you choose one over the other. Please list pro's and con's for each.

Second question. What wax/protectant should I use?

Choose between these three: 1. Finish First 2. Zaino 3. That new Fire stuff

Please give me your opinion.

Thanks.

Also, how long (miles) should I wait before I add any intake/exhaust mods?

 

When I bought SSM and ABP were my two choices. I ended up going with SSM because its less of a hassle. The silver looks good and its a light color so the car doesn't get really hot. When its dirty it doesn't look too bad and the light color hides minor scratches and swirl marks that would be instantly noticeable on a dark color. ABP looks damn good but for me it would be too much of a hassle to keep it clean.

I just ordered Blackfire but it won't ship till the 14th. I decided to go with Blackfire and not Zaino because:

No cure time between coats.
Only two steps.
Cheaper.
Easy to Order from www.properautocare.com plus they have packages set up for different needs

 

I got silver. At the time there was no Agean blue. Even if it had, I still would have taken silver. Silver never looks really good or bad. If you want something to look hot when clean, then blue or black is better. On the other hand, silver can go months between washes and still look presentable. I use Zaino.

 

Id like to say the agean blue, but I hate swirl marks. Every blue one I've seen has swirl marks all over. I'd buy the silver and Zaino the hell out of it.

 

Yup. What he said.

 

Silver because Silver on this CAR is TIGHT.

It's metallic too...so that makes it niiiiiice

The blue is not bad...but I personally don't like it. Black is really TIGHT but a pain to keep clean. White doesn't look good because of all the CHEAP ASS BLACK plastic on the car (i.e. Side mirros, front grill). The cheap black plastics are so visible in person on a white CLS.

RED is sweet...I had a red integra...too much red for me..gold is just ugly...no matter how limited production it is..and but I think Silver is one of the easiest colors to look clean even after your car gets dirty.

Personally, I think that M3 Silver (like sheetmetal silver) is so tight...but it fits that badass car more than the CLS.

I guess it depends on your color taste...I'll admit, silver is way way way too common...

 

Agean w/ZAINO

I would just wait a few weeks before you do any mods.
Wait until the 1,000 mile break-in period is over because you shouldn’t be pushing the car anyway.
This will also give you a baseline idea of the performance before you make any mods.

Oh.....did I mention ZAINO !!!!

Shawn S

 

Thanks alot!

I really don't mind the small amount of black on my white baby. It looks much better in person, rather than pictures.

But if it's a choice between SSM / AGP, I'd agree with others, go with SSM, just for the shear ease of ownership.

Although, AGP looks soooooo damn good. But I can't stand swirl marks either, so Blue / Black was out for me.

Jim

 

Side note: Zaino (and perhaps all waxes) makes the car VERY easy to clean. If the car is looking unpleasant I take a quick 5-10 minutes to wipe the car down, and it looks good as new.

I think Zaino is better than most at repelling water spots and whatnot (especially with Z6) so it is really very little trouble to keep nice looking. (As long as you do it regularly)