[onewhippedpuppy]

So true. My E36 325i was black, and looked clean for about 5 minutes after I washed it. Then it got dusty..... The dark green 540 was almost as bad.

There are few colors that look better than black when clean, but it's a damn nightmare to keep that way. Then you have swirl marks and scratches, which are exponentially more visible on a black car. I did it once, never again.

White and silver are by far the best colors for looking clean when dirty, at least in my experience. Tan might be good too, the dirt would just blend in.