Black was my 3rd choice color--mainly for the reasons stated that it was a challenge to keep clean...and living in the land of perpetual sunshine, this can be a pain and in the sun, when dirty, it really shows

REALLY wanted DBM or the dark silver, but Sirius Blackie had EVERYTHING and then some of what I wanted, and got such a GREAT deal on it, I figured I could put up with washing it every week (or at least rinsing it off and spot cleaning where it sparkles).

I LOVE my Blackie...