Pearl White- Is it worth the premium?

[crave]

Guys, I would like to ask your opinion regarding the Pearl White color. We're planning to buy a 2012 Toyota Innova G D4D M/T as a primary family car. Now, we're confused on what color to choose since Thermalyte silver, Black, Bronze Mica Metallic, and Pearl White are the only available color for both G and V variant. Since, kukuha lang din naman kami ng top of the line na variant, we want a color "exclusive" only for the higher variant. Thus, slashing the thermalyte silver and black since they are both available AFAIK sa lower variants (correct me if I'm wrong).

Is it worth the 15,000 pesos premium of Pearl White over the Bronze Mica Metallic? Na-love-at-first-sight yung mom ko sa Camry 2.4V na pearl white ng kapitbahay namin kaya first choice namin ang pearl white pero ayaw ng dad ko since dumihin daw and magmumukha daw silang matanda sa pearl white. isa pa, para DAW executive-wannabe ang dating.

thanks for the inputs!

[jut703]

Depende sa kotse. Sa Camry, Altis, Previa, RAV4, Prado at Land Cruiser, oo. Sa Innova at Vios, hindi.

Wala pang nagsasabi sakin na mukhang pang matanda yung minamaneho ko, and hindi rin naman mukhang executive wannabe. Though Altis yun and like I said, depende sa kotse, so baka sa Innova totoo yung statements mo. Pero oo, madumihin sobra. Bawat butil ng aspalto at bawat ipot ng ibon, mapapansin at mahahalata mo pag nilinis mo.

I'd get a black Innova if I were in your shoes. Hindi ko talaga trip yung pearl white na Innova, and pati yung brown hindi rin bagay IMO. Hindi naman kasi bagay sa Innova ang showy colors - it's a humdrum car that looks best with humdrum paint.

[aki0125]

We recently bought a WP innova G AT. Over all its ok naman but the WP of toyota isnt that pearl at all even under the sunlight. Match it up with a medium tint lang coz with a darker tint nawawala yun class ng color at magmumukhang ordinary white at a far. Ayaw ko lang sa innova design is the grille parang bibig ni joker at namimili ng color. Dark color maslitaw yun joker lip ng grille design but with lighter color mas hindi mapansin.

[Walter]

Black color is harder to maintain compared to white.

[istan]

Tsaka pag pearl white. Baka akalain ng iba. Taxi ka.
Lalo na sa VIOS. :D

[crave]

Black color is harder to maintain compared to white.

that's why wala na sa option namin ang black since hindi naman kami ganun ka-techie pagdating pagmamaintain ng color ng sasakyan. carwash at wax lang ang alam namin. hehe!

[dr. d]

beauty is always in the eye of the beholder.
and black paint always attracts white dust, and white paint always attracts dark dust..
in my case, tamad ako. so i picked the silver innova. isang buwan nang hindi nililinis, hindi pa rin mukhang madumi..

[crave]

We recently bought a WP innova G AT. Over all its ok naman but the WP of toyota isnt that pearl at all even under the sunlight. Match it up with a medium tint lang coz with a darker tint nawawala yun class ng color at magmumukhang ordinary white at a far. Ayaw ko lang sa innova design is the grille parang bibig ni joker at namimili ng color. Dark color maslitaw yun joker lip ng grille design but with lighter color mas hindi mapansin.

thanks sir sa idea re: tint. how about the broze metallic? bakit niyo po pinili PW over the bronze? hindi pa kasi ako nakakakita ng PW na Innova sa malapitan. hindi ba siya katulad nung sa PW ng Camry?

[crave]

beauty is always in the eye of the beholder.
and black paint always attracts white dust, and white paint always attracts dark dust..
in my case, tamad ako. so i picked the silver innova. isang buwan nang hindi nililinis, hindi pa rin mukhang madumi..

kung available lang sana yung dark silver na color, wala ng tanong tanong, yun na. kaso di na yata siya avaialbale sa 2012 model

[loverlionus]

For me the premium is worth it. The WP was our original choice for the Altis but it just so happened that it was not available at the time we were buying so we ended up with black. I still look longingly at cars with a WP color, regardless of model.

[Retz]

Kung gusto mo ng executive wannabe ang dating. get the white pearl Alphard instead. white pearl Innova simply doesn't flash that image.

[number001]

If its the 2012 Innova G variant, there is really a shortage of good colors (there is none, IMO).

Bronze Metallic - this is the defacto color (safe and better looking color vs. thermalyte). Everyone I know with 2012 Innova G are getting or already have this color for their unit.

Thermalyte aka silver - this is a safe and low maintenance color but its looks so dull and boring, IMO.

Pearl White - Ridiculous Php 15K mark up on top of the unit price. Something only Toyota Phil can get away with here. IMO, the Pearl white G variant (or V) from a distance will not look any better than a J variant in white.

Black - based on my informal survey observing the new 2012 Innova plying the Metro roads, not a lot of people are getting this color. Swirls and the relative high maintenance rituals needed to keep the paint looking new is probably a turn off for most (its a major one for me).

When I was in the market for a 2012 Innova G two months ago, Bronze was my first choice and Thermalyte came at a distant second.

[Ry_Tower]

No is not but if its your fave color, ibang usapan.

[crave]

Kung gusto mo ng executive wannabe ang dating. get the white pearl Alphard instead. white pearl Innova simply doesn't flash that image.

we can't afford the Alphard as of now, but we can afford a 3.0V Fortuner. we want a comfortable, practical, and low-profile family car that's why ayaw namin ng executive-wannabe na dating.

[crave]

If its the 2012 Innova G variant, there is really a shortage of good colors (there is none, IMO).

Bronze Metallic - this is the defacto color (safe and better looking color vs. thermalyte). Everyone I know with 2012 Innova G are getting or already have this color for their unit.

Thermalyte aka silver - this is a safe and low maintenance color but its looks so dull and boring, IMO.

Pearl White - Ridiculous Php 15K mark up on top of the unit price. Something only Toyota Phil can get away with here. IMO, the Pearl white G variant (or V) from a distance will not look any better than a J variant in white.

Black - based on my informal survey observing the new 2012 Innova plying the Metro roads, not a lot of people are getting this color. Swirls and the relative high maintenance rituals needed to keep the paint looking new is probably a turn off for most (its a major one for me).

When I was in the market for a 2012 Innova G two months ago, Bronze was my first choice and Thermalyte came at a distant second.

thanks sir sa input. ayaw talaga namin ng thermalyte since available siya sa J and E variant. while yung black naman, well... ang hirap mag-maintain. anong color po ang nakuha niyo?

[Retz]

we can't afford the Alphard as of now, but we can afford a 3.0V Fortuner. we want a comfortable, practical, and low-profile family car that's why ayaw namin ng executive-wannabe na dating.

Sir, are you considering other MPV brands?

[renzo_d10]

Stereotype lang yung nagsasabi na aakaling pampasada yung Innova kapag PW, ang layo layo ng itsura ng PW Innova sa Freedom white Innova J, at yung PW Vios SE sa freedom white Vios J.

Pero sa tanong mo, ha.. it depends talaga. Personally, third lang iyan PW sa choices ko. Bronze, Black then PW. Hindi naman sa hindi bagay, ano lang... mas suited siya sa Altis, Prado, Camry IMHO.

Di rin naman executive wannabe ang dating. Innova pa rin naman, eh... mas mukha lang mahal.

I don't like the Silver, magmumukha low end. And I've seen an Innova G na Thermalyte, from afar di ko akalain na Innova G. Nawala yun value.

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Pero Innova G/V vs. Fortuner 3.0V ? Fortuner na. Iba ang dating ng naka-Fortuner talaga.

[crave]

Sir, are you considering other MPV brands?

wala na akong maisip na iba eh. Adventure, Grand Livina, and Crosswind is a no no for us. although kino-consider namin yung Montero Sport M/T non-vgt variant kasi almost 50-60k lang ang difference from the Innova kaso nagkaroon na kami dati ng GLS 4x2 A/T (first batch ng 2wd variant) last 2009 then we sold it the following year. that's why we want to try other vehicle naman.

kung meron lang sanang Innova G na pula, yun na sana since red din yung Vios ko pati yung Strada ng dad ko.

[crave]

Stereotype lang yung nagsasabi na aakaling pampasada yung Innova kapag PW, ang layo layo ng itsura ng PW Innova sa Freedom white Innova J, at yung PW Vios SE sa freedom white Vios J.

Pero sa tanong mo, ha.. it depends talaga. Personally, third lang iyan PW sa choices ko. Bronze, Black then PW. Hindi naman sa hindi bagay, ano lang... mas suited siya sa Altis, Prado, Camry IMHO.

Di rin naman executive wannabe ang dating. Innova pa rin naman, eh... mas mukha lang mahal.

I don't like the Silver, magmumukha low end. And I've seen an Innova G na Thermalyte, from afar di ko akalain na Innova G. Nawala yun value.

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Pero Innova G/V vs. Fortuner 3.0V ? Fortuner na. Iba ang dating ng naka-Fortuner talaga.

Fortuner nga sana kahit yung 2.5G lang kaso ang sikip talaga ng third row and mas comfortable pa rin yung Innova. AFAIK walang Pearl White ang Fortuner

[Retz]

wala na akong maisip na iba eh. Adventure, Grand Livina, and Crosswind is a no no for us. although kino-consider namin yung Montero Sport M/T non-vgt variant kasi almost 50-60k lang ang difference from the Innova kaso nagkaroon na kami dati ng GLS 4x2 A/T (first batch ng 2wd variant) last 2009 then we sold it the following year. that's why we want to try other vehicle naman.

kung meron lang sanang Innova G na pula, yun na sana since red din yung Vios ko pati yung Strada ng dad ko.

Sir, I was thinking of Starex sana.