if you can negotiate, the dealership is able to give you the white paint at cost, which is 120 bucks. At least that's what they told me. (nana)
Next car is going to be not black, such a pain to keep clean.
I had the same problem so I ended up getting one of these at bimart, works great
http://www.enginebasics.com/Engine%20Basics%20Root%20Folder/Images/oilchange3.jpg
I had the same dilemma when I bought mine, if the plastic trim on the bottom was color matching, like the CX-7 I would have gone with white, but I wasn't a fan of the dual-tone, so I went with black.
so in the manual it has service where they grease and lubricate the vehical.
anyone done this? If so what type of stuff do you use and where do you lube it up?