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Old 09-21-09 | 04:29 AM
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The dark hunter green that Lexus RX has (and other models) is good. The bright or florescent green, yeah, no good.

Hey, every color has some fan, or it should exist...
Old 09-21-09 | 04:31 AM
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I've owned a long series of green cars that closely approximated British Racing Green. Whether I bought them new, used, or had them painted that color, I've always loved the classic dark green, whether it is called "forest green", "green velvet metallic", "hunter green" or just "dark green", they are practically the same color whether on an old Dodge coupe, a classic Mustang, a Civic, or one of several cars that I had painted the color of an antique pool table. Green cars may go in and out of fashion, but it's a good bet I'll own another.
Old 09-21-09 | 06:00 AM
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wow i think that flat green on the audi looks amaaaazing!
Old 09-21-09 | 06:24 AM
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Dark green almost black still works. BMW's & Lexus dark greens were nice imo.
Old 09-21-09 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX


now thats yummy
Old 09-21-09 | 06:56 AM
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I likes me some green
Old 09-21-09 | 07:16 AM
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Old 09-21-09 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
My car is green.

It's a very dark green though.

I like it.

Yes, it looks black unless it's under bright sun light

I actually prefer the darker green paints more than the light greens for cars, & even then, it depends on what the model is.
A lime green sports car can look OK, but not for a sedan. I've seen lime green E-class taxi's & they don't look good at all ...
Old 09-21-09 | 08:43 AM
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I had a '97 Maxima that was Sage Green. I actually thought it looked pretty nice.

I see a lot of 98-02 Accords that are green.
Old 09-21-09 | 09:33 AM
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I guess Green takes awhile to grow on some people. Like Phil's nice SC, I also have the same color.

Old 09-21-09 | 09:43 AM
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It would look better in black
Old 09-21-09 | 09:55 AM
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I like modern Jags in the darker metallic green.
Old 09-21-09 | 10:56 AM
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Green is also a popular color for hybrids. In fact, on some vehicle lines (the Ford Escape is a good example) green is available ONLY on the hybrid version.

One shade of green that I have always liked is the Tor-Lime Green (an extra-cost color) on the Dodge/Plymouth muscle-cars I grew up with in high school in 1969-70.

Here are a couple of examples:



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i never liked green cars but the porsche is an exception
Old 09-21-09 | 12:23 PM
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