My wife and I bought our first new (it was slightly used, but still new to us) white vehicle last summer. We usually don't care for white, but the 2015 Sienna looked nice in this color. I had a white Honda Accord a few years back, but it was a beater and I didn't care about taking care of the paint. I do care about this vehicle and I try keep it clean and detailed as much as possible. Here is my take on white as a vehicle color:
Pros: It doesn't show dirt as much as darker colors until it gets extremely dirty. It also doesn't show water spots as bad either.
Cons: It would be nice if automakers would use light colors for the primer (on the metal parts), and for the material used for making the bumper covers. The bumper covers are made of black, so the entire front end looks like it has freckles. Everywhere there are rock chips, it takes it down to black, and for a van that is less than 2 years old to have this many pock marks on the front end already is unacceptable. Automakers need to bone up and put something more durable on the front of vehicles. With today's technology, I'm sure they could come up with something better. I know their bottom line is profits, but come on, the paints they're using these days are too thin (not enough coats), and are way too fragile. I'm on the fence about the color white overall...I don't know if the pros are enough to offset the cons...
Pros: It doesn't show dirt as much as darker colors until it gets extremely dirty. It also doesn't show water spots as bad either.
Cons: It would be nice if automakers would use light colors for the primer (on the metal parts), and for the material used for making the bumper covers. The bumper covers are made of black, so the entire front end looks like it has freckles. Everywhere there are rock chips, it takes it down to black, and for a van that is less than 2 years old to have this many pock marks on the front end already is unacceptable. Automakers need to bone up and put something more durable on the front of vehicles. With today's technology, I'm sure they could come up with something better. I know their bottom line is profits, but come on, the paints they're using these days are too thin (not enough coats), and are way too fragile. I'm on the fence about the color white overall...I don't know if the pros are enough to offset the cons...