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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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Color Opinion.......

The time has come to order the new vehicle, GC SRT8.

Unfortunately, the color choices more or less suck for 2007. They weren't great in 06 either.

Basically, out of the 4 colors (black, silver, red rock, steel blue).

I'm between silver and blue. Don't want to deal with black, and red rock is nasty looking.

Would appreciate some opinions on the matter. Although I'm leaning towards silver.

Thanks in advance.

Steel blue limited, no good steel blue SRT8 photos. You get the idea though, looks a bit darker in person.







Silver



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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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I like the crystal red from 06, but if they don't have that for 07 my vote would be for silver.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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Nice edit Beet...I guess you caught yourself.

I'd say the Steel Blue.

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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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Steel Blue.


What color interior?
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Steel Blue.


What color interior?
Only comes in med gray.

They really know how to limit the choices on this thing.

Inferno red is indeed gone for 07 and they replaced it with some dirty copper looking shit.

Thanks for the replies thus far, more would be great.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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I'm kind of bored with silver right now, but I still think it looks better.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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my homegirl has a silver gc and it looks pretty tight...when it's clean. so i say silver
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:08 PM
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9 times out of 10, I favor blue ... but based upon the pics, that 'blue' looks like gray with a touch of blue tone. (Aside: if the steel blue resembles the BMW steel blue of a few years ago ... I do like that color ... but not sure how it'd look on a Jeep...) Silver looks better in the images but that doesn't mean very much. I agree with mattg -- silver is so played out. It's like, 'Welcome to 2001'. Maybe the next time I go over to a Jeep dealership, I can take a better look at the color swatches.

Tentatively: silver (based upon posted pics).
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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I'd go for the Steel Blue. Found this on Google:







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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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I would have said silver if I had'nt seen the pictures Speed_Racer had posted, now I am totally with Steel Blue.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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^ yep, me too.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Speed_Racer
I'd go for the Steel Blue. Found this on Google
Yeah, that came from milous's (username on the Jeep boards) site....very helpful to the Jeep community.

His son has posted on here before, has an Acura I think.

Anyhow, I didn't want to post those because they are very old photos (pre-production SRT photos actually) and I'm not sure if they are an exact representation of what steel blue will look like. Even though it says the photos are of steel blue.

The one problem I have with silver, besides being very common these days and getting a bit played out. Is that I'm not a big fan of the chrome trim & wheels/silver paint contrast level. Never liked the look, the two actually clash a bit.

Appreciate the replies thus far.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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i agree on the silver, BUT i think its the best color option for it
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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If gray is the only color for the interior, I would go with the blue..

Silver on gray looks so bland.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Beltfed
Yeah, that came from milous's (username on the Jeep boards) site....very helpful to the Jeep community.

His son has posted on here before, has an Acura I think.
Don't tell me his son is a guy named Mike

And if the Steel Blue is whats in the pictures, which looks very close to BMWs, I would get that. My brother has it on his 325ci and its a sharp color.
If its light like those other pics, then I would go silver.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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Commander in steel blue........better idea of it not in the sun.

Thanks for the comments.





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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by mclarenf3387
Don't tell me his son is a guy named Mike .
That's a good question, I have no idea.........
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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I like the blue only because I think there are too many silver cars on the road today
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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Steel blue...and that car is hot! Too bad it doesn't come in white.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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I hate silver for the reasons you stated, but it's a viable option... I think I'd go with the steel blue...
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 08:27 AM
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Steel blue. Don't like the grey interior with silver. That blue is actually pretty nice.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 08:49 AM
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Silver looks best for the GC. I've seen a few on the roads in silver & it looks good. Steel blue is really light grey with blue sparkle. In person it doesn't look good to me. It's a bland color.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 09:44 AM
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I love that Steel Blue color and it's different...I've never been a fan silver cars either, too damn many of them.

I thought I read somewhere that 35% or more of cars on the road were Silver, more than black or white.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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Steel Blue
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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Anything > silver

I vote steel blue.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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When I was looking at GCs (very briefly), I was undecided between Steel Blue and that cool Army Green color.....so Steel Blue it is
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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silver!!!!!!!!!
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by S A CHO
I would have said silver if I had'nt seen the pictures Speed_Racer had posted, now I am totally with Steel Blue.
Have to agree here. I think there are just too many cars out there in silver... and while the GC SRT looks hot in Silver, I think the Steel Blue looks good and will differenciate it from all of the silver's out there. Also gives you more possibilities with wheels.

And congrats on the purchase. I love the SRT line and was close to pulling the trigger on a 300 SRT, however, the SRTs not having the valve reduction technology killed it for me (people in the Hemi 300C were getting close to, or over 30mph highway, but the SRT was much lower, like high teens).

Whichever route you go, be sure to post lots of pics after you pick it up!
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
In person it doesn't look good to me. It's a bland color.
It depends on the light actually and what its on. Most of the steel blue cars I have seen were on dirty base Laredos (at the dealer). Steel blue didn't look all that great, kind of bland as you said.

But I did get lucky and saw a loaded Commander Ltd outside all detailed on a sunny day. Looked like it was either getting delivered or going in the showroom. Had the chrome wheels. I have to say it looked really sharp.

If Jeep Green were an option on the SRT8, I would probably get it.

White would also have been nice, they'll probably offer it in 08.

Thanks very much for the opinions, I do take them seriously.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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steel blue!
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 02:10 PM
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Have to agree here. I think there are just too many cars out there in silver... and while the GC SRT looks hot in Silver, I think the Steel Blue looks good and will differenciate it from all of the silver's out there. Also gives you more possibilities with wheels.
That's what my buddy said, he also thinks the SRT in silver looks nice but not very different looking than a loaded limited with chrome wheels.

The GC SRT8 does get big time bad gas mileage.

Thanks, I'll definitely have my photographer friend take some good photos.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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This SUV is sweet. If I needed one and was in the market for around $40K, this thing is my choice no doubt. also, i dont think the value will tank like most GC's, if I remember correctly the 5.9 didnt lose its value so bad. Anywho as far as teh color goes, I would go with the steel blue bc silver ext. & Gray int. is gross.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 10:32 PM
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Don't tell me his son is a guy named Mike




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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 10:39 PM
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Jeep dealer told me there are only 3 SRT8's registered in the entire state of Arizona.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by BEETROOT
Jeep dealer told me there are only 3 SRT8's registered in the entire state of Arizona.
Most dealers are morons and know squat about squat. I bet you there are more then 3 in areas like Scotsdale alone.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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You are probably right. I've never seen one though.
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Old Aug 16, 2006 | 11:22 PM
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As much as I love my silver car... I think the darker color compliments the power better than the silver... Steel Blue
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 04:36 AM
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I like the blue only because I think there are too many silver cars on the road today
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 07:51 AM
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Nice choice. Just make sure you get the NAVI with it. I have an '05 Limited with the Hemi and NAVI, etc... The NAVI makes all the difference in the world in the WK and is worth the price for both functionality and aesthetics.

Here's a pic of the WK with NAVI:


...and without NAVI (taken from a WK for sale on eBay):


You can put almost 700 mp3's into the changer (about 120 or so per cd) without hooking up the ipod, can categorize up to 10 or so regular cd's onto each "mp3 cd" as folders, and can scroll through the folders (each of which represents a regular cd) to find the songs you like my name (both group and song name) without having to remember that song #89 is the one you like.

We just went to Florida from NH and the NAVI worked great the entire trip.

The entire interior feels much nicer with the extra bezel around the NAVI unit. It's not like in the 3G TL's where the regular radio and NAVI fit into the same hole. In the WK's, the whole interior look changes and moves upscale with the NAVI.

Just this week I switched cars with my wife AGAIN. She drove the WK and I got the TL. The TL stereo (non-navi, so maybe it's an unfair comparison) drove me nuts compared to the WK's. I guess I'm just used to the WK now

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