...it's damn hard to choose in heaven

[K3T4-mine]

Hi all :) ,
I know the problem is not new, but it seems to be the greatest one for everybody, so I don't want to stand out as an exception :D I live in milan, and I've ordered a Sagaris months ago... but I can't still make the final decision about the colour. I haven't had any chance to see the car or colours in the flesh (and know it's really difficult to have a precise idea of how TVR colours look like just lookin at pics), but as suggested in another thread I've read, I tried my best to shorten the list of possible colours, before annoying all of you guys :rotate: so, here itt is, the list of choices/considerations:
- orange pearl (lambo orange, as it's called somewhere) is IMHO the colour who gives the front of the car the most "evil" look, but I'm afraid that, being a very striking colour, that also doesn't change that much with different lights, it can be soon become "boring"... isn't it?
- I've been convinced to order it black, but I think blacks "erase" all the bodywork, headlights shape (which I love to death), and contrasts given by the black air intakes, so I'm afraid it can spoil the perfection of the front of the car, while in effect it looks great on the sides and back of the car (JasperJ pics are very eloquent, for this). Has anyone got well taken pics of the front of the car in black? (some people who don't know TVR cars even told me it looked like a porsche... and I hate porsches, so don't want my car to be mistaken with those bath-tubs :eek: )
- Lisa of TVR sales told me that the colour in the racing green video is called chameleon green... I think it looks cool, but seems that no one has choosen it. maybe in the flesh it doesn't look that good?
- this will be disappointing for some: the cascade option :yikes: I've seen just 3 cascade colours (copper which is not a choice, for the sagaris], blue and violet), and was wonderin if there are more (maybe purple, black or something else). how does it really look in the flesh? does it "fit" the sagaris?
- spectraflairs: avoiding the silver one (when sun doesn't shine, it's a mercedes grey I don't like at all...otherwise it's fantastic), it seems to me that the effect shows and looks better on colours which are not too dark... is it just a wrong impression given by pics, or it's really like that?
- reflex charcoal (Lisa's favourite one ;) but I'm afraid it can still be too dark and make the same "erase" effect as black

Now that I've bored you to death... is there anybody still awake that can help me out? :beer: any suggestion/opinion/pic/everything will be greatly appreciated
:thumbup:

[PinkPanther]

K3T4-mine said:

Hi all , Lisa of TVR sales told me that the colour in the racing green video is called chameleon green... I think it looks cool, but seems that no one has choosen it. maybe in the flesh it doesn't look that good?

I was under the impression this was Chameleon Green



Thought racing green's was something like Jaguar Green - perhaps worth giving them a bell?



By favourite colour seen in pics so far (only seen 2 in the flesh) is Reflex Charcoal. Although I think Lambo Orange or Chameleon Orange with anthracites would be the biz.



PP

>> Edited by PinkPanther on Friday 23 September 13:04

[DJC]

Reflex Charcoal.

Looks the muts nuts. I have some more pics on cd. Ill mail them to you.

Have you seen my fotango pics?

I have an RC Sagaris, so I am biased here

Oh and remember to go Ferrari and Lambo hunting, nothing except an Enzo and neither a Murci, Gallardo or Zonda will see which way you went until after 120-130mph and by then you will be so far up the road it wont matter anyway

[JasperJ]

Good to see them going over the channel..I know one is going to Belgium (unless already there). Is yours left hand drive? Colour - nightmare decision.. it was RC or Black for me.. still love RC. I only have one pic of the front.. not very good but can take more if required.

Whatever decision you make.. its a great car so you have already made the right decision !!

SpeedYellow can tell you the Racing Green colour - he has it...

[dinkel]

Like this colour - spectraflair - very much / hires are way better btw . . .

>> Edited by dinkel on Saturday 24th September 13:00

[yellow peril]

K3T4-mine said:

- I've been convinced to order it black, but I think blacks "erase" all the bodywork, headlights shape (which I love to death), and contrasts given by the black air intakes, so I'm afraid it can spoil the perfection of the front of the car, while in effect it looks great on the sides and back of the car - Lisa of TVR sales told me that the colour in the racing green video is called chameleon green... I think it looks cool, but seems that no one has choosen it. maybe in the flesh it doesn't look that good?

Hi K3T4.......welcome to the forum....

Whilst the black and dark colours are stunning, I agree that on the Sagaris IMO you can lose the body detailing in the colour, particularly when they are dirty...(it does happen )

The Racing Green colour has not been too common because, as far as I am aware, there are only a couple of Sagaris done in nthe colour before the factory stopped doing it....as with Midas Gold.

I know that Castle TVR have one in the Racing Green colour in their showroom at the moment and it looks absolutely STUNNING.
I would never have chosen it from a spec sheet, but Jeez...what a colour.

I can't agree about SpectreFlair Silver and your comments lead me to think that you have never seen this colour 'in the flesh'
It is true that when the sun is out it is amazing, but even when the sun is in it isn't a Merc Silver.
It has subtle hints of blue and pink that just catch you eye and let you know it isn't a
'normal' silver and lets you know there is more to come .........

The Orange is a blistering colour.....everyone likes the orange...looks amazing.

The Sagaris is going to stand out from everything over there....so if I were you I would get a completely 'in your face' colour...and that's got to be bright!
But then I'm not the shy, retiring sort.....


All my opinion of course

YP

[PinkPanther]

Reflex Charcoal

PP

[dinkel]

yellow peril said:

The Orange is a blistering colour.....everyone likes the orange...looks amazing.

Orange works great on the Tusc. Must say a dark Saggy looks the bizz.

[Kurgen_]

K3T4-mine said:

- Lisa of TVR sales told me that the colour in the racing green video is called chameleon green... I think it looks cool, but seems that no one has choosen it. maybe in the flesh it doesn't look that good?..

I saw the racing green one in the flesh yesterday, it is a great combo, although it looks a bit glittery in the flesh..

If you want an unusual green, what about the Lambo verdi green on Dream Machines demo car, I drove this car and thought the colour looked fantastic, even for a conservative bugger like me.

Link to car, as can't post pic..

www.dreammachinestvr.co.uk/tvr_list.aspx

Rob

[Erikje]

Hi,

I had the same problem here in Belgium.
Just mail some owners.
The will send you nice pic's.
I have chosen for a lighter colour.
And when comes the Sagaris out in Italy ?? Lhd



>> Edited by Erikje on Friday 23 September 15:59

[K3T4-mine]

First of all, I want to thank everyone for the help, pics and everythin' keep on, everything is a great gift in these cases

- for PinkPanther: I think you're right on the chameleon green. I read somewhere that the racing green colour was called Jaguar racing formula
1 or somethin' like that, and found pics of chameleon that were just similar to the one you posted; so, given that we're 2-1, I think Lisa was
wrong lol I'll e-mail racing green to have the exact name. looking at the pics, I prefer orange pearl to chameleon, because the last seems more
dull and opaque when the sun isn't shining
- for DJC: I saw your pics, and have to say they are really well taken the colour is amazing if you have one of the entire car taken from the
front, I would really like to see it (many front pics I found on the web are just taken too close and the nose looks "round", while the rest of the
car remains out of the pic :s ). regarding lambos and ferraris, the biggest lambo showroom in italy is just 5 min from my home... they take the cars to the street sometimes, and tried more than once to show off and have a race, not having enough neurons to understand that they can do nothin' against my gixxer... so they already know me lol with the sagaris I'll become their greatest nightmare
- for JasperJ: as for DJC, your pics are really good so, if you have one of the front it'll be great I used one of your pics for a photoshop
try, giving your car different alloys that IMO look great; if you'd like to see it, just tell me... so I can return you a favor thanks for the advice
on right choices and SpeedYellow... I'll ask him about that awesome green. my sagaris is lh drive, and I'm lookin' forward to see it cross the
channel you can be sure everyone I'll meet will know what a real car is
-for dinkel: spectraflair is an amazing effect, indeed... pity I don't like that light silver base... will have to look for another base colour that doesn't spoil the effect but leaves to the car its "evil" look
- for yellow peril: I agree with you, in fact I was prone to choose a bright colour... tha fact is that all TVR colours, taken as themselves, are
fantastic. and on car like a tuscan, every single colour looks great. but the sagaris is different... I noticed for example that an orange and a red
sagaris have just different "faces",different "looks", even if the colours are not that different. the orange one is much more aggressive. and this is one of the main things I'm pondering. spectraflair silver fits this consideration: you're right, it looks great, but IMO when the sun's not shinin' it
just doesn't fit the sagaris, while instead it remains a good colour for the T350 or tuscan. let's say it's a very classy colour... too classy for the
sagaris lol
- for Kurgen: thanks for the link, I hadn't noticed they added that green sagaris () the colour is cool, but in fact I was looking for something
glittery, as you said. I've already got a "plain colour" car (a mat black exige mkII 240R, the darkest colour on earth), so I think it's time to have
something 180° degrees on the other side lol
- for Erikje: well, seems that we are the ones who will help TVR extend its dominion to the continent lol mine will be shipped in november, if
everything goes as planned light colours seem rewarding on the sagaris, what colour is it?

I've noticed that no one risked his reputation speaking of cascade colours ... come on, is this colour so shocking? well, copper in fact is ...
but it's not possible they do just 3 cascade colours. does anyone know which base colours are available in cascade effect?
Reflex charcoal anyway seems very popular... thing to ponder

[Alf Essex]

Well for those that know me I had a 03 Cascade Copper Tuscan S (was in 04 Le Mans drivers parade)...I also have a deposit down on a Sagaris, and even I'm not brave enough if I spec'd the Sagaris to Cascade Copper

It is the biz on a Tuscan but IMO it just doesn't work on the Sagaris.

Good luck!

Alan.
Bored in front of pc in Switzerland lol

[jamster]

K3T4-mine said:

Hi all , I know the problem is not new, but it seems to be the greatest one for everybody, so I don't want to stand out as an exception I live in milan, and I've ordered a Sagaris months ago... but I can't still make the final decision about the colour. I haven't had any chance to see the car or colours in the flesh (and know it's really difficult to have a precise idea of how TVR colours look like just lookin at pics), but as suggested in another thread I've read, I tried my best to shorten the list of possible colours, before annoying all of you guys so, here itt is, the list of choices/considerations: - orange pearl (lambo orange, as it's called somewhere) is IMHO the colour who gives the front of the car the most "evil" look, but I'm afraid that, being a very striking colour, that also doesn't change that much with different lights, it can be soon become "boring"... isn't it? - I've been convinced to order it black, but I think blacks "erase" all the bodywork, headlights shape (which I love to death), and contrasts given by the black air intakes, so I'm afraid it can spoil the perfection of the front of the car, while in effect it looks great on the sides and back of the car (JasperJ pics are very eloquent, for this). Has anyone got well taken pics of the front of the car in black? (some people who don't know TVR cars even told me it looked like a porsche... and I hate porsches, so don't want my car to be mistaken with those bath-tubs ) - Lisa of TVR sales told me that the colour in the racing green video is called chameleon green... I think it looks cool, but seems that no one has choosen it. maybe in the flesh it doesn't look that good? - this will be disappointing for some: the cascade option I've seen just 3 cascade colours (copper which is not a choice, for the sagaris], blue and violet), and was wonderin if there are more (maybe purple, black or something else). how does it really look in the flesh? does it "fit" the sagaris? - spectraflairs: avoiding the silver one (when sun doesn't shine, it's a mercedes grey I don't like at all...otherwise it's fantastic), it seems to me that the effect shows and looks better on colours which are not too dark... is it just a wrong impression given by pics, or it's really like that? - reflex charcoal (Lisa's favourite one but I'm afraid it can still be too dark and make the same "erase" effect as black Now that I've bored you to death... is there anybody still awake that can help me out? any suggestion/opinion/pic/everything will be greatly appreciated

I'm having exactly the same issue K3T4. Black does indeed dilute the lines of the Sag but it also makes it look its meanest, almost batmobile like (if you know what I mean...) The reflex charcoal one below is stunning, I think thats GI Jnrs one. He has tonnes of pics at www.tangentperformance.co.uk. CHeers! PS I'm swithering towards a very dark grey colour with black anthracites.

[_dobbo_]

Here you go - more reflex charcoal ones. Gives you a good idea of the variety of colours you will see in different light:

edit to add: whoops, beat me to it:

jamster said:

The reflex charcoal one below is stunning, I think thats GI Jnrs one. He has tonnes of pics at www.tangentperformance.co.uk.

>> Edited by _dobbo_ on Friday 23 September 21:55

[K3T4-mine]

...seems we have bad news...

following the advice of PinkPanther I e-mailed Racing Green, and they told me that in fact the colour of the Sagaris in the movie clip is not chameleon green, it's called "Jaguar F1 green pearlescent", but that it is no longer available ... and they didn't tell me why so now I mailed back to Lisa at TVR to know more, because it was the first colour in my list of choices, and bet you all know how hard is to choose the first of the line
So, more than before, suggestions and everything else are welcome

cheerz

[white_van_man]

Lambo Orange is a lovely colour

[white_van_man]

[white_van_man]

[Mrs Triple S]

Spectraflair Silver -



I love this colour ( of course).
Pictures dont always do it justice. It needs to be seen in the flesh.
I also think the Sagaris looks great in Reflex Charcoal.
Lorraine

[Plotloss]

Black, black spiders, black leather.

Its the car on Satans P11D.

Or Orancio Atlas (the lambo orange) or maybe a lime green, like the triumph speed triple colour.