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want to paint new color 200 1987

posted by  someone claiming to be wants to know a good color on  Wed Jul 31 08:47 CST 2002 [RELATED]

i have an '87 240 sedan which i recently purchased. i would like to paint it another color, it is currently dark red. can you please provide link so i can see what the color looks like, thanks








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    want to paint new color 200 1987

    posted by  someone claiming to be BOB on  Wed Jul 31 09:26 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    ANY color so long as it isn't silver or grey! These seem to be low visibility anyway, but especially on bricks. I lost count of the close calls on my '85 245, it survived 5 minor hits, and was totalled by the third rear end collision. I only had it TWO years. My dk Blue 244 has no such probs.








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      Silver and Grey suck and I agree!! Modern colors generally are too conservative! 200 1986

      posted by  someone claiming to be datadave on  Wed Jul 31 17:40 CST 2002 [RELATED]

      I have a white 245 and like it and rumors say that white is the safest color according to gov. reports (why Govt. cars are white?!) I've almost driven into a few grey cars myself.

      If I had the money and choice I'd try a pearlized off-white with megenta/purple tints. But I also really like radical colors suddenly getting in vogue again like solid oranges, reds, and yellows of a modern off color hue. Red's "cool" on stock 240s.... but I also like some of the more interesting Old Volvo colors like Butterscotch!! which some old 1800s had.

      Black's macho.... but scratchs easy and gets hot and is really too common and trite IMO. White's a safe bet and a good basic.







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