Colourbond v Tiles, opinions welcome

I have always believed that colourbond was more durable, cheaper and easier to maintain. However, now that I have to make the choice, I would appreciate other opinions and experiences.

Does colourbond really last forever, (in Perth) as I have been led to believe. Do tiles crack in the heat of summer, as I have been warned. What is the trade off between concrete tiles and terracotta.

Cost is a secondary factor, but advice on that would be welcome too.

We went with terracotta due to durability. Our current concrete tiles in this house are cracked, and leak water in to the ceiling of the garage and at one stage in to one of the rooms. Our guidelines stipulate a flat profile, which left us with two options in the colour we wanted. Quotes for our 344sqm roof came in around $30k on average, we found a smaller place who quoted us $22k

lived with both
but chose colorbond for our build
as i love the rain on the roof
colorbond is by far cheaper
but you get what you pay for
terracotta lasts the longest and
much better insulation propertys then
colorbond.
guess it comes down to what you like

Lived with both, it's Colorbond for me. Much less trouble and maintenance, less costly roof structure, better insulation with alu foil backed glasswool.

Chris

We chose colorbond, it's way less maintenance. Also, someone told me it's easy for possums etc to get into tiled roofs

colorbond for us too with foil blanket insulation underneath. even with the roof not insulated yet we can hardly hear the rain on the roof.