Direct sun is bad!! Overcast days and towards the afternoon when the "golden light" is out which is 5:30ish+ is the best time (factor in DST). The evo photo was taken at probably around 3ish in the afternoon, but their was a water tower to the left in the photo which cast a shadow over the car eliminating direct sunlight from hitting it. As you can see in the background it's very bright and sun + white car = FTL haha. Use your surroundings to your advantage.

The 5.0 was done at an old farm at around 4PM. If you look at this photo the sun was behind the car but the two hay covering areas blocked the direct sunlight. You can see how bright it is at the other end of the covering and from the forward reflection on the car. You can click the pic for a bigger resolution...


But take note that all of these photos are heavily processed and I have about 5-6years of experience in Photoshop. Just to give an idea, here is the unedited version of that 5.0 photo I just put up. If I didn't tell you I bet you never would have guessed there was people lounging and making kissy face on the hay barrels


Here's an example of overcast. No direct sunlight due to the clouds and everything is evenly displaced with no hotspots.


This is an example of the "golden light". The sun was barely visible on the horizon which gives a soft light.