I have had two black cars and they haven't been bad to look after mainly as I had them both toughsealed. I do find scratches or nicks show up very obviously on them though. Our black Santa Fe has paint like eggshells which combined with the width of the car has made it really annoying to park anywhere so people don't rub past it. I've already had to repaint one entire side from what should have minor paint scratches. I'll be getting another blue Octavia, again a manual and this time a wagon.