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Title: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: RichardA on August 27, 2015, 08:14:54 PM
What colour Mk3 Honda Jazz do you own or have on order?

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Post by: trebor1652 on August 30, 2015, 10:30:13 AM
I know for sure it won't be Sunset Orange. Doesn't do anything for the car, or the wife and I.

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Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: RichardA on August 30, 2015, 07:29:53 PM
My local dealer has a Jazz in Sunset Orange. It would have been better if it had been a metallic or pearl finish like Blaze Orange on the Mk1 Jazz around 2007.

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Post by: csp on August 30, 2015, 07:45:34 PM
Sorry I messed up my the vote and selected Black not Sunset Orange, I am having problems with the touch pad on my new PC! Another Senior moment.

I hope Sunset Orange is ok because that is what I have ordered. I still do not know when it will be available, the car is supposed to be in the UK though.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: RichardA on August 30, 2015, 07:49:03 PM
Sorry I messed up my the vote and selected Black not Sunset Orange, I am having problems with the touch pad on my new PC! Another Senior moment.

I've amending the poll so you can change your vote.
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Post by: csp on August 30, 2015, 08:14:44 PM
Thanks Richard.
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Post by: edam on September 06, 2015, 04:28:53 PM
Do you think Honda will increase the colour range.
I used to have a MK 1 in Storm Silver which I really liked .
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Post by: RichardA on September 06, 2015, 06:53:52 PM
Attract Yellow Pearl:

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Post by: Paulwhitt20 on September 06, 2015, 08:19:44 PM
Brilliant Sport Blue EX

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Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: ColinB on November 12, 2015, 09:04:06 PM
It was a surprisingly easy choice. Firstly we don't feel strongly enough about colour to be prepared to pay £500 extra for a metallic finish, which narrows it down to red or orange. And then the demonstrator was orange, which seemed like a bit of a Marmite colour - you either love it or hate it, and we didn't like it. So Milano Red it was, and having now taken delivery I think it looks great (but I guess I'm a bit biased !).
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Ricardo on January 17, 2016, 05:09:37 PM
I went for the Brilliant Sporty Blue.
My wife would've gone for the Orange, but then she's always gone for the funkier colours.
If it had been a metallic finish I would've probably gone for that.
My view is that if you go for a metallic finish you don't really need the extra paintwork protection but maybe should consider it if going for a normal paint job. So you eityher pay £500 for metallic paint of £500++ for body protection.
I have to add that's my own opinion, not based on any advice from Honda or anybody else.
But I'd certainly recommend getting some good polymer polish on it sharpish before the winter gets going with all the salt and stuff on the roads.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: peteo48 on January 17, 2016, 08:55:36 PM
The Milano red is described as "solid" on the Honda Website.

The Orange isn't so described.

Is the Orange metallic or solid? I read a reference to orange metallic regarding the Jazz only the other day.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Ricardo on January 17, 2016, 09:18:23 PM
Defo not metallic. If you go to Honda website and "Build your Honda" second step is colour and Sunset Orange and Milano Red are the only two colours not to have +£500 which is the add-on for metallic paint.
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Post by: guest4603 on February 02, 2016, 10:43:04 PM
Do any of you find that the solid colour is more easily chipped? Are metallic and pearl "stronger" paints?
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Post by: John Ratsey on February 02, 2016, 10:59:39 PM
The orange paint is very thin and chips easily but so did the green metallic paint I had on my hybrid Jazz. The bonnet collects stone chips with enthusiasm.

However, the underlying primer appears to be quite robust and I got a little pot of touch-up paint included in my purchase.
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Post by: guest4603 on February 02, 2016, 11:44:26 PM
Interesting  John, to find the green metallic was a bit easily chipped. I have a mark 2 in the flat Milano red and am contemplating which colour to choose if I go for a mark 3. I love the cheeriness of the red , and already have a Chipex kit for touching up. So if metallic is no better, I'll stick with Milano red.
At the end of the day, I guess I am better enjoying the car and not being too worried about it picking up "the patina of life"!
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Post by: trebor1652 on February 22, 2016, 08:34:39 PM
Went for the tinted silver metallic in the end.

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Post by: Ricardo on March 07, 2016, 01:43:50 PM
I always feel that the metallic finishes are a bit stronger as they have the clear coat over the top of the colour. If you were to go for the non-metallic finish I personally would think very seriously about the paintwork/interior protection option, but that would cost more than the £500 for the metallic paint. Aaaargh!!
I've got metallic finish (Sporty blue) which I have to say does not have the lustrous metallic finish that my previous Cerulean blue Jazz had. I'm waiting for the weather to warm up then I'll get stuck in and give it a good covering with Autoglym polymer polish to protect it still further.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: RichardA on March 13, 2016, 07:48:25 PM
A 16-plate Alabaster Silver Metallic EX seen at a dealer on the 29th Feb ready for collection the next day and a white SE behind it:

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Post by: Madelvic on May 06, 2016, 06:25:04 PM
As far as my better half is concerned, they only make them in one colour.  8)

Choice when buying our third Jazz, was red, red or possibly red

It does look good in red........  As did the last two and no doubt the next one!
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Post by: akh48 on March 13, 2017, 11:26:18 PM
Just purchased the Brilliant Sporty Blue SE, ex courtesy car, 5 1/2 months old with just over 2800 miles on the clock and came with 5 year service plan. I had the MK2 S Storm Grey previously, loving the new colour, much easier to spot in the car park and the extra functions on the SE which I am still getting to grips with, I am like a kid with a new toy  ;D
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: RichardA on October 01, 2017, 11:35:39 AM
2017 colours Lunar Silver and Shining Grey added to the poll.
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Post by: guest6935 on April 01, 2018, 09:05:07 PM
Our Jazz is White Orchid Pearl, but every previous car we’ve bought new has been red, starting 1982!  When buying, I remind my wife that the safest colours, for visibility, are yellow or orange.  She vetoes them on aesthetic grounds (and anyway, they disappeared from the market for a period, due I think to phasing out cadmium pigments).  The next best is white, but I’ve vetoed that because it shows the dirt and rust so badly, so in the past we’ve always settled for red.

When buying our Jazz, red and orange were the only colours offered without a surcharge.  Milano Red is reasonably attractive, but not bright enough to be particularly visible.  Sunset Orange is rather dingy, halfway between what I expect orange to look like and rust-coloured.  But in any case, the dealer offering the better price said no red or orange ones would be available in the country for several weeks.  I would have been willing to wait, but our son didn’t trust our Micra’s engine not to blow up before then, and I think the dealers wanted to hit their sales target for the month, so they offered us any of the monochrome colours without increasing the discounted price we’d negotiated.  Hence we now have a dirty (but not yet rusty) White Orchid Pearl Jazz on the drive!
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: guest7675 on May 04, 2018, 02:28:41 PM
Hi i have not yet purchased my first honda jazz and wonder why they choose orange rather than the yellow which i did like anyway i have 3 colours in mind white pearlesent sporty blue or milano red and to be honest i think its hard to make my mind up what do you guys think.
Also due to disability i have to have an auto version and not had a test drive yet would like the 1.5 sport has anyone got this new 2018 cvt model.
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Post by: Skyrider on May 04, 2018, 05:17:45 PM
Hi i have not yet purchased my first honda jazz and wonder why they choose orange rather than the yellow which i did like anyway i have 3 colours in mind white pearlesent sporty blue or milano red and to be honest i think its hard to make my mind up what do you guys think.
Also due to disability i have to have an auto version and not had a test drive yet would like the 1.5 sport has anyone got this new 2018 cvt model.

I have a1.5 Sport CVT, the 1.5 engine makes it a totally different car to drive than the 1.3 Atkinson engine. Mine is Skyride blue.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: guest7675 on May 04, 2018, 06:14:46 PM
Hi i have not yet purchased my first honda jazz and wonder why they choose orange rather than the yellow which i did like anyway i have 3 colours in mind white pearlesent sporty blue or milano red and to be honest i think its hard to make my mind up what do you guys think.
Also due to disability i have to have an auto version and not had a test drive yet would like the 1.5 sport has anyone got this new 2018 cvt model.

I have a1.5 Sport CVT, the 1.5 engine makes it a totally different car to drive than the 1.3 Atkinson engine. Mine is Skyride blue.

many thanks deep
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: JazzyJJ on May 25, 2018, 07:16:31 PM
Went for shining grey, it was either silver or grey.. couldn’t decide between them. Maybe silver will ‘age’ better being silver... I don’t think I took enough time considering...  :-\ grey still looks great but having alittle regret I didn’t check properly. I might even have brought based on pics of shining grey alone... oh well, orders done.
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Post by: DaveBerks on May 25, 2018, 08:40:41 PM

I was overtaken by a shining grey Jazz on the M1 recently ....looked very smart to me. It replaced tinted silver colour last year I think ?
I was originally going to have silver but the dealer showed me a tinted silver (silver-grey) and I thought it looked very smart so went for it. No regrets.
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Post by: Jocko on May 25, 2018, 08:50:38 PM
Of the eight colours available the Shiny Grey is the colour I would chose. it looks superb.

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Post by: JazzyJJ on May 26, 2018, 04:36:03 PM
What I ordered - Shining Grey EX 1.3. Went to see both colours today just to put mind at rest. I do like the silver but grey is actually my preferred colour so im ok.  :D
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Post by: guest7675 on May 27, 2018, 09:49:23 AM
Of the eight colours available the Shiny Grey is the colour I would chose. it looks superb.

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That looks really good.
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Post by: Kenneve on May 27, 2018, 11:20:32 AM
No disrespect to Jocko, but I think the photo says it all, the car blends in almost perfectly with the floor and of course most tarmac roads!!!
I'm afraid i'm all for being seen, hence my choice of Milano Red.

Many years ago the Fire Service were considering changing the colour of their Red fire engines, to Yellow, because of being seen under sodium street lights.
As a result I chose Yellow for my first Austin Metro, but of course the change never happened and they continue to use Red.
So, if Red is good enough for the Fire Service, then it's good enough for me.
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Post by: Jocko on May 27, 2018, 11:55:53 AM
I respect your reasons. I have never liked red cars, but that is purely personal taste. Back in the day, red cars always faded and lost their colour. Perhaps, as always being an owner of old, clapped out cars, that was my reason for not liking them.
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Post by: culzean on May 27, 2018, 12:19:29 PM
No disrespect to Jocko, but I think the photo says it all, the car blends in almost perfectly with the floor and of course most tarmac roads!!!
I'm afraid i'm all for being seen, hence my choice of Milano Red.

Many years ago the Fire Service were considering changing the colour of their Red fire engines, to Yellow, because of being seen under sodium street lights.
As a result I chose Yellow for my first Austin Metro, but of course the change never happened and they continue to use Red.
So, if Red is good enough for the Fire Service, then it's good enough for me.

Fire engines also have high power strobe lights in red and blue, which makes them visible rather than red of the vehicle.  Having your lights on at appropriate times makes you visible - unless you are orange, yellow or white the colour is not the thing (police cars and ambulances have either blue / yellow or green / yellow chequered pattern).  In anything other than perfect visibility my dipped beams are on, and always on on the motorway to hopefully save some numpty pulling out on me.

The reason red has traditionally been prone to fading is not that it is a 'weak' pigment, but that it is a colour that absorbs the high energy wavelengths of light,  we moved into a house that had a west facing front door in red and i had to repaint it because it used to get hot enough to fry eggs on.  Our garage door and front door now (white) stay nice and cool because they pretty much reflect everything in the light spectrum.     Put you hand on your red car when it is in the sun,  but I would recommend wearing gloves.

https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/29445/why-does-sunlight-cause-colors-to-fade

according to this article silver and white are top safety colours,  with red in the middle and black at the bottom.  Red and blue cars are also the most stolen ones.

https://www.moneysupermarket.com/car-insurance/articles/car-crash-by-colour/
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: guest7675 on June 23, 2018, 10:24:18 AM
I notice that sunset orange seems to have a % following i myself would have liked the yellow in the sport but its not now available in uk it is in us.
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Post by: barcam on June 23, 2018, 05:22:23 PM
What annoys me is that in the USA metallic paint is not an extra charge.

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Post by: Skyrider on June 23, 2018, 05:38:58 PM
What annoys me is that in the USA metallic paint is not an extra charge.

What annoys me is the car is a lot cheaper.
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Post by: JazzandJag on June 23, 2018, 05:48:32 PM
But bear in mind that the US prices are exclusive of local sales taxes. So comparison with the pre VAT price in the UK would be more appropriate.
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Post by: Jocko on June 23, 2018, 06:27:54 PM
I always found that American pay in dollars what we pay in pounds. Groceries, meat, cars and electronics. They all seem to work out the same. The thing is, US wages are about 2.5 times what we earn for a similar position. I worked for a number of US companies and found that, as an engineer, I was paid on par with a filing clerk in the US. Makes you feel valued.
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Post by: barcam on June 23, 2018, 06:51:29 PM
The other thing that annoys me is that The Honda Fit can have adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assist which steers the car back into the lane when you drift wide.
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Post by: guest7675 on June 23, 2018, 07:04:36 PM
What annoys me is that us is still operating in non metric gallons and its cheap we are well ripped off in uk.
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Post by: barcam on June 24, 2018, 08:01:56 AM
What annoys me is that us is still operating in non metric gallons and its cheap we are well ripped off in uk.

I never understood why US gallons were smaller UK gallons.
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Post by: Jocko on June 24, 2018, 09:26:48 AM
The gallon defined in the Magna Carta is 'eight pounds'. Wine for being more dense than wheat, gives a smaller gallon. This gallon was 216 cu inches, using a Mercantile pound of 15 tower ounces, but became larger as larger pounds were used. The wine gallon in troy pounds gives 230.4 cu inches.

The Guildhall representation is 224 cu in, but described as a cylinder seven inches in diameter and six inches high. This gives 230.9 cu inches, but rounded to 231 cu inches.

There were other gallons, such as the beer and ale gallon, which is 282 cu inches, the corn gallon of 268.8025 cu inches, etc. The US uses the corn gallon as the basis of a corn bushel, the bushel being a cylinder 18½ inches in diameter, and eight inches deep.

The USA declared independence in 1776 and won that in 1783. This means that they did not get the reforms of 1820, enacted in the Imperial Weights and Measures Act.

This act abolished all old gallons, and introduced a new gallon, represented by ten pounds of water, at 62°F against brass weights in air. This is the imperial gallon, initially set at 277.274 cu inches, but the 1899 calibration caused it to be 277.420 cu inches.


So the US and UK originally used the same gallon, then we changed ours.
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Post by: guest7675 on June 24, 2018, 12:11:45 PM
I wonder if we will or can change back to the gallon when out of the eu.
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Post by: Jocko on June 24, 2018, 12:19:39 PM
Two generations have grown up with metric measures. When us old dinosaurs pass on the gallon will go with us. Along with the Bushel and the Peck, the Rod and the Chain.
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Post by: Ralph on June 24, 2018, 12:21:25 PM
I wonder if we will or can change back to the gallon when out of the eu.

We could but we had enough trouble teaching the new apprentice what an inch is never mind a gallon  :o
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Post by: ColinB on June 24, 2018, 05:21:46 PM
I wonder if we will or can change back to the gallon when out of the eu.
What’s a “gallon” ?
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Post by: Skyrider on June 24, 2018, 05:28:41 PM
I wonder if we will or can change back to the gallon when out of the eu.
What’s a “gallon” ?

What you do miles per. :-)
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Post by: andruec on July 06, 2018, 01:13:39 PM
What annoys me is that us is still operating in non metric gallons and its cheap we are well ripped off in uk.

I never understood why US gallons were smaller UK gallons.
I struggle to understand why people persist in using an illogical and inconsistent system. I'm 51 and I was taught metric at school. It's high time the minority of humans who still cling to imperial and its variants woke up and joined the rest of the world.

One litre of liquid is the same amount the world over. It even has a convenient conversion into linear units. One litre is 0.001 cubic metres (one cubic metre encloses a volume of 1,000 litres). And as for having multiple units to describe a single measurement that's just stupid. There is just one metric unit for length - the metre - and just one for volume - the litre. Having to prat around with gallons, pints, quarts, inches, feet, yards, miles is over complication for no gain.

Keep it simple, stupid!
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Post by: culzean on July 06, 2018, 01:59:09 PM
Using 'an illogical and inconsistent system' develops brain cells.  Nothing is more illogical than most Asian languages that use pictures instead of words, but learning them seems to increase their brain capacity.  Simply moving a decimal point around does nothing for your brain. In some cases metric  threads are inferior to their imperial equivalents.  I have never been asked if I want 0.5 of a cup of coffee, or 10% of a pizza, so both systems have their place.

American gallons are smaller than imperial gallons because they measure their cowboy hats in gallons and they have smaller heads and brains than imperial citizens.

When stuff gets sold in litres it is easier to get public to accept an increase the price by 10p a litre than 45p a gallon.
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Post by: peteo48 on July 06, 2018, 04:31:22 PM
I'm OK with most metric measures but I genuinely struggle in thinking about fuel consumption in anything other than mpg. Litres per 100km or whatever it is almost completely meaningless to me.
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Post by: Skyrider on July 06, 2018, 04:46:03 PM
I'm OK with most metric measures but I genuinely struggle in thinking about fuel consumption in anything other than mpg. Litres per 100km or whatever it is almost completely meaningless to me.

There is an easy way round it, the car does about 100 miles per quarter tank of fuel, filling up when it is about a quarter full means you will always have a contingency supply and never have to worry about running out or how many teaspoons to the metre the car is doing. Worrying about fuel consumption won't change it
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Post by: Jocko on July 06, 2018, 06:28:45 PM
mpg was the measure used for the first half of my motoring life, and I see no need to change. Litres/100 km mean nothing to me. 300 miles mean something but to me 500 km is just a number. I use the units that suit my purpose, whether that be metric or Imperial. mm is a great way to measure, better than 3/16ths and the like, but prefer thou to microns when it comes to small measurements. As long as you use a measurement that suits the purpose. Not like the US builder that built the mansion designed by a French architect. The drawings were in cm and he built in inches!
My late father-in-law used a 3' wooden rule and told my wife, who was buying him curtains, that the window was 3' 18'' wide!
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Post by: JazzandJag on January 25, 2019, 03:57:54 PM
I was chatting to the sales guy when I booked my Jazz in for its first service. They have introduced a new colour, Midnight Blue Beam which is very dark, almost black except in bright light (at least that is how the small sample looked). They seem to have discontinued Skyride Blue which is a shame as I quite liked it.
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Post by: Dave H on June 09, 2019, 09:39:56 AM
My matching Hondas.
The 750 is reputed to be based on half a Jazz engine and they share many parts.

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Post by: culzean on June 09, 2019, 12:31:51 PM
My matching Hondas.
The 750 is reputed to be based on half a Jazz engine and they share many parts.

Does your NC750 have the DCT box ?   I looked at the NC when I was looking for a new bike but opted for a 2016 ( new ) naked Suzuki SV650 90 deg V twin ( like a small Ducati but cheaper and a lot more reliable ), it has enough power for me these days, 76 ponies and 0-60 in 3.3 sec - red line at 11,000,  but surprisingly I normally get over 70mpg and if I short shift nearer or over 80.   It is pretty much the same blue as yours as well ( wanted red but not available then in UK).

Don't know if it has any car bits in it - but don't think so.
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Post by: Dave H on June 09, 2019, 03:33:58 PM
My matching Hondas.
The 750 is reputed to be based on half a Jazz engine and they share many parts.

Does your NC750 have the DCT box ?   I looked at the NC when I was looking for a new bike but opted for a 2016 ( new ) naked Suzuki SV650 90 deg V twin ( like a small Ducati but cheaper and a lot more reliable ), it has enough power for me these days, 76 ponies and 0-60 in 3.3 sec - red line at 11,000,  but surprisingly I normally get over 70mpg and if I short shift nearer or over 80.   It is pretty much the same blue as yours as well ( wanted red but not available then in UK).





I didn’t set out to have matching vehicles but I like that blue. Both are CVT, it’s my second auto NC and I really like it.
50 years on bikes, always looking for the next bike but not at the moment.   I tried a Crosstourer CVT but too heavy for my advancing years.
Only 54 ponies but I’ve been getting 80 mpg plus (according too fuelly) and I don’t hang around.
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Post by: Den Jerus on June 29, 2019, 05:35:57 PM
I was sat watching traffic go by in my Crystal Black 61 Plate Hybrid and all the vehicles passing by were black, white or grey (silver is just metallic grey). I was part of dreary coloured throng!
Well I had owned the hybrid for 3 years and failed to save the planet single handedly, and thought a newer vehicle would be appropriate while it still held some value towards a trade in.
My friendly dealer made me a very generous offer for the trade in and I viewed a few of the cars on offer. The Orange, Blue and white ones were all entry level models but the SE CVT only had 8500 miles on the click and a 66 plate.
I find it so much easier to locate my Attract Yellow Jazz in the car park now and the cloth seats don't burn my bum when I've left it in the sun! :D
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Post by: enigma on July 18, 2019, 10:00:43 PM
Just swapped my Sunset Orange 2016 SE CVT for a Sunset Orange 2019 SE Navi CVT and was told that colour is now being discontinued. The cynic in me says it was just too popular and Honda were losing out on the premium being charged for metallic paint.
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Post by: peteo48 on July 18, 2019, 10:07:16 PM
Just swapped my Sunset Orange 2016 SE CVT for a Sunset Orange 2019 SE Navi CVT and was told that colour is now being discontinued. The cynic in me says it was just too popular and Honda were losing out on the premium being charged for metallic paint.

Could well be. Loads of orange Jazzes near me in bungalow city. Actually, is there any justification, any whatsoever, for the £500 premium on metallic? Not just Honda but most makes.
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Post by: ColinB on July 19, 2019, 07:15:10 AM
Actually, is there any justification, any whatsoever, for the £500 premium on metallic? Not just Honda but most makes.

https://www.parkers.co.uk/parkers-investigates/the-hidden-cost-of-car-paint-expect-to-pay-an-extra-536/
According to this, metallic paint costs more and is more complicated to apply. However that doesn’t explain why some brands also charge more for solid paint, and why the “standard” non-premium colour for a couple of models is a metallic shade. Basically, it’s an opportunity to gouge the buyer so they do.
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Post by: snazzyjazz on August 05, 2019, 11:20:15 AM
I added to the poll, although my car is an MK II, parents is an MK III and it's brilliant sporty blue (it was my choice, they were opting for white initially and once I introduced them to the blue, they couldn't resist  ;) ) Although a year after, Honda released the sky blue and parents would've preferred it (I always say though that there are fewer Brilliant Sporties about in our area than Skys, so they have something precious!)
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Post by: colinscottish on October 26, 2019, 04:48:31 PM
I've the Midnight Blue beam now - 2019 version
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Post by: Kenneve on October 26, 2019, 05:04:32 PM
Now on my 4th Jazz and the 2nd Mk3, all of them Milano Red.
As I said in an earlier post, I think it's vitally important to be seen and I find that some grays, sliver and blues tend to blend in with the tarmac, particularly in poor light and at night.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: TnTkr on May 06, 2020, 08:13:35 AM
I couldn't find a colour I'd really like, but within the available colours our family parliament ended up to go for Skyride Blue Metallic. I'd wished for slightly darker and grayish blue, teal, turquoise or green. Having said that, the Skyride Blue suits very nicely with the orange stitching in the seats, steering wheel and gear knob.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: equaliser on July 27, 2020, 10:57:57 AM
Now on my 4th Jazz and the 2nd Mk3, all of them Milano Red.
As I said in an earlier post, I think it's vitally important to be seen and I find that some grays, sliver and blues tend to blend in with the tarmac, particularly in poor light and at night.

My aunt was a driving instructor and taught me way back in the 80s. She always said silver and grey cars were the worst for being visible as like you said, they blend in with the colour of the road. This is why I've had more red cars than any other colour but it's probably more to do with red being my favourite colour!
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Jocko on July 27, 2020, 11:05:04 AM
I used to live in a high flat, within sight of a large scrapyard, and the predominant colour of the wrecks was silver/grey.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: TnTkr on July 27, 2020, 01:55:55 PM
I would assume that is because majority of cars are silver/grey added with white and black. https://www.smmt.co.uk/2019/01/grey-matters-most-to-uk-car-buyers-as-black-loses-number-one-spot-in-2018/ (https://www.smmt.co.uk/2019/01/grey-matters-most-to-uk-car-buyers-as-black-loses-number-one-spot-in-2018/).

In Finland only about 25 % of the cars are scrapped due to an accident. Rest three fourths are not anymore feasible to keep roadworthy due to e.g. rust, wear or failure.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: culzean on July 27, 2020, 03:50:10 PM
I used to live in a high flat, within sight of a large scrapyard, and the predominant colour of the wrecks was silver/grey.

Probably because that colour was most popular. - they never really looked dirty even when not cleaned for ages ( my kind of car )... you are still more likely to be seen in a car ( whatever colour it is ) than on a motorbike - I have added a couple of 10watt LED spotlamps to the front of my bike, together with a flasing aux brake light ( flashes for 5 seconds when you first apply brake and then goes steady ) - IMHO drivers of fugboxes are far less aware of road conditions than motor bike riders, and far more likely to be distracted by one of the multitude of toys fitted to modern cars,  including phones.......
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: langserve on July 29, 2020, 11:11:36 AM
Probably because that colour was most popular. - they never really looked dirty even when not cleaned for ages ( my kind of car )...

According to her indoors the other big advantage of silver is that it ages really well. The last car, a silver GD1, was 17 years old when we changed it and it still looked presentable even with all the wear and tear/amateur patches. Silver doesn't show dirt, doesn't show blemishes and ages well. On the other hand I don't think it looks as good as some other colours when the car is new.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: equaliser on July 29, 2020, 11:36:55 AM
According to her indoors the other big advantage of silver is that it ages really well. The last car, a silver GD1, was 17 years old when we changed it and it still looked presentable even with all the wear and tear/amateur patches. Silver doesn't show dirt, doesn't show blemishes and ages well. On the other hand I don't think it looks as good as some other colours when the car is new.
I agree, Silver is the best colour for people who don't like to wash or polish their cars. My friend has a silver 1999 VW Passat and that still looks as good as it was when he bought it 20 years ago and he rarely washes it.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Redstart on April 14, 2021, 08:59:33 PM
I started work in 1977, used metric measurements from day one.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Jocko on April 14, 2021, 09:18:06 PM
I started work in 1977, used metric measurements from day one.
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Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: culzean on April 14, 2021, 09:51:47 PM
I started work in 1977, used metric measurements from day one.

Should hope so, Britain went metric in 1965..
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Dayjo on April 14, 2021, 10:12:28 PM
I started work in 1977, used metric measurements from day one.

Should hope so, Britain went metric in 1965..

I retired from making, (machining), rock drilling equipment, in 2006.
 All drawings were Imperial measure. I operated the CNC machining centre, in decimal inches.....
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Redstart on August 08, 2021, 04:55:03 PM
I believe yellow is the easiest seen colour for the human eye.
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Jocko on August 08, 2021, 08:14:09 PM
When I had my yellow Volvo it was easily spotted in a busy car park.

(https://i.imgur.com/tYan153.jpg)
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: nowster on August 08, 2021, 09:02:38 PM
I believe yellow is the easiest seen colour for the human eye.

"Yellow. You'll never miss it!" said the salesman when our family got the yellow Nissan Bluebird back in the early 1980s.

It got rear-ended twice, once on a hill by a car (I think it was a Range Rover) whose brakes had failed.

After it had been traded in for a Nissan Stanza, it got bumped in the dealership compound.

The salesman should have said, "Yellow. They'll always hit it."
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Kenneve on August 08, 2021, 09:17:57 PM
My 1st Austin Metro was yellow,
The colour was chosen, because at the time the Fire Service was considering changing from red to yellow so that their vehicles would show up better, under sodium street lights.
Of course it never happened !!
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: JazzMuncher on April 10, 2022, 06:12:42 PM
I am tempted to say bog standard silver - if that is a legit option. Would not have been my choice, but it emerged as the only option. On today's evidence it loves picking up salt road muck and showing it off to best advantage.  :-(
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Redstart on April 23, 2022, 09:22:06 AM
My jazz is sunset orange. Easy to see in car parks !!
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: vile on May 31, 2022, 05:13:48 PM
I like the Tinted Silver Metallic.

But my Jazz is Crystal Black Pearl.

Because that was the bargain at the used car shop.

Now fitted with a set of Enzo wheels.

vile
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: Taid on July 15, 2022, 02:47:01 AM
Silver
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: kelvin1950 on September 18, 2022, 08:29:56 PM
Yellow. Never lose it in a car park!
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: UKjim on January 11, 2023, 04:33:12 PM
My new to me GK is a 1.5 Sport CVT in Brilliant Sporty Blue, just collected it from the detailers where it received a Stage 1 polish and 5 year ceramic coating. Very pleased with the results.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230111/e278220aa07bb2150b1bb97a7e29fc92.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230111/b1f58fb0a0283cf20162b23cdc34e1fd.jpg)
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: CriticalStress on October 16, 2023, 11:04:17 PM
Mine's silver. Not sure what exact type. This is it from the side (off the Cinch website):

(https://eu.cdn.autosonshow.tv/4994/projectcambridge/FY18ELJ/HONDA__JAZZ__I-VTEC_S__PETROL__SILVER__2018__FY18ELJ-03.jpg)
Title: Re: What colour Honda Jazz MK3 do you own?
Post by: welease woger on November 07, 2023, 02:29:29 PM
Although slightly off topic I'm looking to buy a Mk3 Jazz Ex Navi CVT in shining grey. I've seen a few on Autotrader but a couple of them show the colour as Urban Grey which colour does not exist on the Mk3. Is this the case?
Thanks
Roy