thanks all - as a follow up, i have ordered a RRS HSE LUX that is inbound and do to the dealer in 2 weeks. i went with black on black. my thinking -
stornaway was my first instinct, but after seeing a few up close and personal, it is just a little too understated and drab for me. beautiful yes, but faded a bit into the background. zermatt was a super close second choice, and while i love its distinction, lighter hue, and somewhat european feel, every time i see a silver car or truck, i get an immediate "did they forget to paint it" vibe. what can i say? while i have to admit, every time i see a white one, i love it, but i used to have a white discovery and every time i pull up aside one on the road, the driver is inevitably a housewife of marin county. red just isn't my thing, and none of the other colors, with possible exception of buckingham blue, did anything for me - and that was so close to black. yes, i've seen the warnings, and have seen the purple/pink flecks up close. and yes, i know it gets dirty as i used to also drive a black discovery too. but, in the end, i decided to pull the trigger on a classic rover look, black on black. pretty hard to argue, although i'm sure many might and will. oh, yeah - it was also my wife's first choice, and she has always had better taste than i. so, now i wait. pics, reports, and all that good stuff to come. thanks for joining me in my world of intense subjectivity.