[baron]

I used to have jet black on my 335. While it was nice when it was new and clean, it was a pain to keep the swirls away. Non metallic paint also tends to be softer, so at 30k miles, my 335 looked like it was sandblasted. You can't see it from far, but up close, from like 2 feet, it was very annoying. My next car was a black sapphire 535. This was metallic pain so I noticed that it didn't chip easier and didn't swirl as much. My current car is a space gray 528. I'm determined to not get black again. There is only so much you can do to clean to car, but paint defects tend to show up a lot easier.