nickyboy Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 right, so I sold my UK-Sup last week and am thinking of buying a J-spec as a replacement as I can now get affordable insurance on an import. Looking at VVTI models for sale at the moment I have seen 4 gunmetal, 1 black and 0 silver. Just out of interest is there any reason for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francis Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 There's a nice Y reg gun metal VVTI I see around these parts, very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Was Gunmetal the new Silver for VVTi models? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Was Gunmetal the new Silver for VVTi models? There are two sort of shades of this colour one gunmetal and one quicksilver, they often get confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 There are two sort of shades of this colour one gunmetal and one quicksilver, they often get confused but are they not both shades of silver? just poncey names Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevS Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 My sup is gunmetal grey, imo the best colour you can get and one of the rarest. Gunmetal and quicksilver are different. Gunmetal is more grey than silver rather than quicksilver which is like a slightly off silver. Theres some pictures of my gunmetal sup here Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 So do the VVTIs come in normal Silver at all or only "Gunmetal" silver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Now compare trevs gunmetal with my quicksilver http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=39615 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 Now compare trevs gunmetal with my quicksilver http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=39615 Nice cars. So there's gunmetal and quicksilver. Back to the original question though, is there just silver on the VVTI?????????? Have attached a pic for your troubles - member's ride from supraforums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sakura Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Gunmetal and Quicksilver are not "just poncy names for silver" I think both colours are only available in the facelift models - I await confirmation from anyone better informed! Sheena (Amazing Grace) has a gunmetal supra, and mine is quicksilver. We both thought we had the same colour until we stopped to compare them side-by-side! Gunmetal is a lovely, deeper shade of metallic grey. Quicksilver is like metallic fog - and I love it I waited ages to buy a supra in the colour I wanted, and I never get tired of adoring it. In answer to the question about ordinary silver - yes, I think it's called Lucerne silver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 Even on the VVTI??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 To actually answer your question, I don't think Lucerne silver (199) is available on the facelift (post '96) cars, only Gunmetal (6N0) and Quicksilver (1B9). I've also seen Black, White, Red, Yellow and Blue (RSP) facelift cars. You won't find many VVTi cars for sale at present, due to the fact that the import laws were changed in April 2004, effectively stopping the import of '97 and newer cars. VVTi first appeared in September '97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 To actually answer your question, I don't think Lucerne silver (199) is available on the facelift (post '96) cars, only Gunmetal (6N0) and Quicksilver (1B9). I've also seen Black, White, Red, Yellow and Blue (RSP) facelift cars. You won't find many VVTi cars for sale at present, due to the fact that the import laws were changed in April 2004, effectively stopping the import of '97 and newer cars. VVTi first appeared in September '97 Monkeymark has a silver facelift, 96 i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipmunk Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Monkeymark has a silver facelift, 96 i think So have I............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 OK then add 199 Lucerne silver to the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickyboy Posted May 30, 2005 Author Share Posted May 30, 2005 so does anyone actually have a silver VVTI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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