Owners of BLACK trucks...

[Ol'TrailDog]

that would be almost exactly what I would order

IMHO this is the important part. I've ordered my last two trucks because for the kind of dough I'm shilling out I want EXACTLY what I want. You don't have to settle for less. Unless you are getting a fantastic deal.

 

[dpatt67]

Definitely love the black. Get it if you keep your truck clean, don't if you don't.

 

[lawdog]

Hmmmm. Would I get a black truck. I don't really care one way or the other what color truck I get... . AS LONG AS ITS BLACK...



NOTHING looks better when taken care of. Harder work, maybe, easier to see the wax to wipe it off, definatly (How much wax did you miss waxing those white trucks... Besides, like y-not said... The combo just rocks in all black. .

 

[lawdog]

Forgot to say... This is my 5th Black ram since 1994...

 

[Fitasc]

I've become a very good "detail "guy--- My wife drives a BLACK 470 Lexus-- I recently purchased a 2004. 5 325/600 in Graphite--

My vehicles are clean, not spotless, but clean and garage kept... .

THREE hours per week-- you decide--



Also, I've noticed, after four white CTD'S, that it only rains after I've cleaned up the darker colored vehicles-- you decide--



JAH

 

[DocDetonancour]

Don't have black, but the Dk Blue is mistaken for black quite often. This paint comes off so easy it's a PIA. I'd go Almond if I could do it again. Black will probably be a little easier to hide all the chips these trucks get. good luck, Doe

 

[jwilliams3]

When the black trucks are cleaned up, they look the best hands down!



Yeah I would buy one again!



--Justin

 

[DPKetchum]

Black is the best looking on the showroom and the ugliest at 5000miles. Hot as hell and surveys over the years show black as having a MUCH higher failure rate of radio's,cruise units,interior falling apart etc. Owned a BLACK DART 340 years ago. One hard auto to keep clean and crawling in it in the summer was torture. Back in 1990 had two new Nissan 300zx's parked in front of the service drive,hot summer day. Put digital thermometers on front seats. Left them a hour. One white,one black. The white car hit in the mid 150 degree range. The black car hit 190!!!No wonder when doors opened on black or some other dark colors they take your breath away.

 

[OHale]

There are some practical reasons to own a black truck. I wasn't originally keen on black but I bought a new black 95 because it was mechanically what I wanted.



Pros:



1. Black, white and red have the highest resale values (Consumer Reports and other magazines. ) They are 'traditional' colors that don't go out of style like other colors. (... . like lime green Dodge Chargers if you are as old as I am. )



2. Easier to touch up. As one very experienced body shop owner told me, "black is black. There are thousands of shades of white. . ' . . and other colors I would add. My wife has a white Ram that is only a few years old and it is impossible to match the paint now that it has faded a little.



I had some rust spots in the bed of my balck 95 and using the black POR-15 rust converter the bed looks brand new and defies all but a very close inspection. The black to black match of the stock paint is perfect.



3. As far as dirt goes, I wash my truck weekly and it looks great for a week.



4. As far as paint hold-up my black truck cleaned and waxed looks new. As I said, mine is a 95 and when I took it in 1. 5 years ago for an annual inspection the service writer first wrote it down as a 2001 model. When I told him it was a 95 he called into the shop to his buddies to come out and look at the truck. Of course, I do take care of the finish. I hope the black on my 2004. 5 holds up as well.



Cons:



1. If you live somewhere HOT (and I mean HOT) you will have an issue. I had a black Crown Victoria police cruiser on a job at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant in Colorado. I came out one summer day and the rear-view mirror was lying on the front seat. The glue had melted. I would put a towel on the seat so I wouldn't get a permanent vinyl imprint. Eventually the glue holding the headliner on began to melt. The next time I turned the car in at the motor pool I took out a light gray cruiser and the effect was much diminished.



I agree with DPKetchum that continually high heat would affect components. Also, I never leave a firearm in a car but for those who do you may have a suprise in store for you if you pull the trigger on high-pressure ammo that has been sitting at 150 degrees all day. Can you say "proof-load?"



I live in Maine now. Heat, even in the summer is not an issue here. If I re-retire to the desert southwest I will trade for a white truck, not bloody likely.



Most Important:



Life is short. Get the color that gives you pleasure every time your eye lands upon it.

 

[boonsur]

Yea, when you mention Arizona, the story changes a bit. Sun/heat is an issue to you most of the time (around here, we only have a few weeks of weather in the high 80's to low 90's. Very rare to see 100*. As Ohale mentioned, it is easy to touch-up or repair black without color match worries, shoud you ever need to.

 

[KCJackson]

See my gallery for my Lady in Black. My 05 will likely be Patriot Blue (or hopefully DC will come up with a nice royal blue metallic) - not because I didn't like the black (heck, the truck will be 8 in May), but because I just never get the same color twice in a row.