Oh Ancient One (though not God), I'm shocked. I had no idea that you had somehow overlooked (and been overlooked) with regards to this thread. You of all people belong in our midst! So welcome aboard ... so-to-speak ... and may the winds and sea be with you.

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When I tell you the tale of Viola and I over the past two weeks... you will have to stand aside and admit that Pure Silver is the most exciting color.

1. After carefully avoiding a collision earlier this week, Viola was spotted by an overhead state patrol *aircraft* while she was being tailgated and boxed in at high speeds on the interstate. The fact that they recognized her from the air likely saved the lives of all drivers involved, not to mention, my own quick thinking, for which I was commended by the police officer... after he gave me a ticket.

2. On Wednesday, last week, Viola and I motored past a Flying J and several truck drivers who were chatting stopped and stared at her as I pulled up to the light, then each of them raised the thumbs up sign at me just as the light turned green. Viola melted the heart of even the largest and scariest man standing outside the truck stop that day.

3. Last night, I had another encounter with a police officer, but this time while Viola was parked. I parked in the dodgy end of town and ran up to a friend's apartment to borrow a couple of DVDs. I always park Viola in front of the grocery store, under the street light, because the manager of the store watches the cars parked there for my friend's building's tenants. When I came out to the car, there was a cop parked in front of her on the side of the street. As I approached, I heard him say, "Miss, is that your car?" and I told him that it was. I then promptly got lectured about how cute girls with cute cars should not park in bad places and was then followed to the freeway by the officer to make sure that I got back on the road safely.

While I suspect this will make Pure Silver a shoo in for most exciting color, my husband suspects that Viola's newly purchased "evil jacks", as he likes to call them, give one the idea that Viola might be up to something.

Really... why would a sweet, innocent little car like Viola be up to something? She's only plotting world domination in her spare time, it's not as if she's got many better things to do when we're not motoring.

 

Wow! There is no question that your three stories lend significant credance to the fact that Pure Silver is not the most boring color. However, to attempt to go to the head of the class in one fell swoop is probably asking too much! For one thing, none of your stories specifically speak to the issue of Viola's (great name BTW) color. Most of the MINI's possible color combinations could have experienced the same kind of thing ... with the exception of Black on Black (which would probably not be referred to as cute by a police officer).

So ... though your stories were all well worth reading, I for one cannot agree that they automatically put Pure Silver at the top of the Most Exciting list just yet.

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True, but how many of the other colors are visible from the air, at night? Hrm? I think that the high reflectivity of Pure Silver is what attracts attention to the car.

 

This might get their attention a bit more:

Oh, and I love your MINI's name too. And while I'm sure the PS MINI IS fast on the road, my PS is NOT fast at getting produced...

 

When you get right down to it...Red just LOOKS faster.
Sometimes I glance out the window at my chili red Lola and I have to blink...even sitting still in the driveway she looks like she's doing 90...

 

I might also point out that habitually topless women are generally likely to be 'fast' women, and by extension one may conclude that a Chili Red convertible that is habitually topless is quite 'fast' as well.

Please note that this post is intended in jest, I do not wish to offend any habitually topless ladies that might read this, rather, I'd prefer to meet you...

 

Not to change the subject, cabrio and all that, am posting number 2,400 to this wicked coolest of threads.

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jolyrogr.... I love the name of your MINI. Can a astro black JOIN YOUR CLUB?

 

Ah ha! Proof that Pure Silver is the most exciting color!

http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...old/index.html

1. It is the most popular color sold on vehicles.
2. It has the highest resale value of all colors.
3. Germany has used it as its official racing color since!

So while you own the car, you can enjoy the comfort of knowing that your vehicle will not show dirt, and will always sparkle in the light and have peace of mind in knowing that when you do decide to part with the car, you are more likely than say... the chili red... to get your asking price for your car.

Furthermore, Germany's racers are officially painted in silver. Ah Germany, the country of the Autobahn, just the name of the place evokes images of clean, long stretches of pavement...

... and no posted speed limits.

 

That article certainly does say silver is the most popular color, has the highest resale value, and is the official German racing color.

And I can see why every owner of a Pure Silver MINI would be excited about this.

What I didn't see, though, was the article stating unequivocally that silver was the most exciting of colors.

So this exciting debate rages on, in excitable fashion. Would we want it any other way?

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Seems like a pretty good reason NOT to buy it. I don't want my car looking exactly the same as every other car.

 

Sorry, RandomGemini - I'm with thejokell....Green, according to your contribution (hooray silver for resale!), is one of the more unique colors in 2007.

 

I disagree. BRG is one of the more popular colors in my part of the country, alongside Chili Red, hence making it decidedly NOT unique. This is neither here nor there because I do not believe that we are discussing which of the colors is more unique, we are discussing which is more exciting and I note that none of you are brave enough to pony up with your own arguments for why your color is more exciting than mine, so I suppose that means that Pure Silver wins by default.

 

Dark Silver is the most "exciting" color.......Why, because my mom told me so!! Proof enough!!! Mothers always trump all other sources.

 

There is historical precedent for Chili Red to be the most exciting color.

The Bolshevik Revolution was Red, and that was extremely exciting, according to the records of the time.

And seriously, would anyone, I mean anyone, walk up to Comrade Stalin and say that Red was not the most exciting color of all time? You might as well walk up to him and say, "Comrade, throw me in the GULAG."

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How about this: mine is exciting because it is not the same color as half of the cars on the road!

 

oh.......and bonnet stripes make the car go faster.

 

As a matter of fact, bonnet stripes do make the car go faster. According to one study, bonnet stripes add about 3 mph.

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That only makes it different, not exiting.

I will give you different, but you have yet to offer up any possible adventures that might give credence to your argument that your color, (which red is that anyway, Nightfire? It's hard to tell... there are so many reds running around... ) might possibly be unique compared to others on the road... but you still have yet to tell me why it's exciting.

Red Dragoon: Stalin is dead. I'm not afraid to stand over his grave and say that red is not exciting. He's dead, what's he going to do?

 

Red Dragoon: Stalin is dead. I'm not afraid to stand over his grave and say that red is not exciting. He's dead, what's he going to do? - RandomGemini

Tell Putin on you.

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Ya'll are trying to make me think now. <tisk, tisk.>

BRG is probably the most SUBTLY exciting color of MINI. I say this, backed by the argument that, while it is not a FLASHY color, it's a SNEAKY color...made even sneaky-faster with bonnet stripes. Dark colors in general (like the lovely NFR - MAN, i wish they made it in MCS!) are sterotypically taken to be "careful" or "slow" and very often associated with large, laborious cars like...um...Cadillacs. Yeah, caddies. But BRG, especially BRG with the metallic flecks, is anything BUT slow! So...most folks on the road tend to disregard the poor little BRG...until it comes time to open the evil sunroof (evil which, of course, because it urges the driver to open ALL the windows, blare the radio, and ZZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPPPPP, POW, SPEED!). THEN it's all over...BRG with metallic specks, open sunroof, bonnet stripes gets the blood pumping, which in turn, gets that pesky gas-foot closer and closer to the floor............Just sitting quietly in the office parking lot, sparkling in the sun (just cleaned it, thanks!)....It's calling me! I..... can't......reeessssiiissssttt.........

 

Viola and I have discussed this, and thought it over at length. We have finally come to a decision as to where to cast our vote as to which color is most exciting and we have surprised ourselves with our decision.

Whereas British Racing Green is a metallic color, and is sparkly and shiny... and British Racing Green is in the darker end of the spectrum, thus giving it vast potential for evil geniusness.

Also whereas, no color has thus far been able to accomplish complete mind control over its driver, other than BRG, as witnessed in Mints ability to completely manipulate x into doing things she otherwise might not do, such as having a lead foot upon the gas pedal, or opening the sunroof and blaring "Walkin' on Sunshine" on the radio...

We hereby request that our vote be cast in favor of British Racing Green as the most exciting color, mostly because it would attract far too much attention to Pure Silver therefore Pure Silver refuses to accept the honor as we rather like being subtle and operating behind the scenes in the Sisterhood.

 

RandomGemini Your logic is flawless. My compliments.

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I SECOND THE VOTE! You nailed it on the head - BRGs are VERY prone to evil geniuses. And they are SO VERY GOOD at it...