Color makes a difference. I happen to think black, if kept real nice and clean, is one of the sharpest colors on most vehicles, including the VX. However, if you're not up close it does tend to kind of hide the styling, so on most things with sporty, edgy styling other colors (and not necessarily bright ones either) do tend to show it off a bit more. I remember thinking about this when I had my red 95 Avenger ES. I'd see other Avengers cruising around and the color made such a difference sometimes. I've always been a fan of bright yellows, like on the Protons, some of the XTerras, etc. There are shades of it I hate too. Honestly, if I had my way I'd probably want a yellow VX. However, my purchase wasn't really planned and just sort of happened when a VX popped up for sale in practically my own backyard. I made sure it was in good shape and snatched it up. Mine is Astral silver, and I have no complaints in the looks department. Can't really go wrong on these.