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Lamb Chopped
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quote:
Originally posted by leo:
My dad always bought black - any other colour was 'unmanly'!

I think this has something to do with it, seriously. You'll notice the most popular colors are the ones you see on men wearing suits? Even the red = power tie.

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My uncle would only buy black cars. When he died my aunt traded in his large black car for a small blue one. Nobody said a word. [Smile]
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Remote, rural state in australia. Rough and rugged mountain roads. Heaps of four wheel drives.

White is THE colour, for visibility I think. Very few black cars.... Too hot, and can't see them.

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You can buy the eyelashes for cars here in the UK too. Also skulls, daisies, paw prints and spots, not that I've taken pictures of them that I've posted anywhere.

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WE drove from Derbyshire to Wales and back last week and I commented on exactly the same thing- only black, dark grey or silver cars with the occasional white or red, much less rainbow coloured than of old!

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Originally posted by St. Gwladys:
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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
We don't see so many grey and silver cars down here in South Wales,

Sioni, we live about 20 miles from you (the right side of the Bridge), and we see lots of grey or silver cars - in fact, our car is grey.
I'm sure there are many grey and silver cars, but my point is that one doesn't see them because they are all but invisible in rain and murky weather.

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jedijudy

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quote:
Originally posted by Ariel:
Volkswagen Beetles are also often colourful - and often seem to come with a large artificial flower on the dashboard, which is an enjoyable touch.

The one I really liked was a midnight blue Beetle that had lightening bolts painted on it. It was called the Lightening Bug!

My car is bright yellow. Yes, people have laughed at it, but it's very easy to find in parking lots. A long time ago, Daughter-Unit and I thought it would be nice to paint stripes on it to make it look like a bumble bee.

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Pigwidgeon

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This article seems to contradict what we've all observed, wherever we live.
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A new study finds that orange, brown and yellow are the colors men have developed a strong preference for over the last year. Women, on the other hand, remain wedded to traditional gold, silver and beige.


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Strangely enough, I've recently seen two quite new-looking bright orange cars, but doubt they're local. If it is a new trend, it certainly hasn't caught on in a big way so far.

Just looked out at our car park: out of the 15 cars parked there, 10 are grey or white. [Snore]

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Sioni Sais
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
This article seems to contradict what we've all observed, wherever we live.
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A new study finds that orange, brown and yellow are the colors men have developed a strong preference for over the last year. Women, on the other hand, remain wedded to traditional gold, silver and beige.

Orange, brown and yellow? Eek! Are we on for a return to the seventies?

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The Fiat 500 quite often seems to come in brown, as does the truly hideous Kia Soul (which also comes in a ghastly snot-green, as if it wasn't repulsive enough already); I won't link to a picture as I'm just not that unkind.

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Over the past few years I have leased my cars, to get something reliable. What amazed me was that when recently it came time to change, it was actually £10 a month cheaper to have the red than any other colour! I love red, and why, over 4 years, would I pay £480 pounds more for a more boring colour? [Confused]

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Ariel
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quote:
Originally posted by Pigwidgeon:
"A new study finds that orange, brown and yellow are the colors men have developed a strong preference for over the last year. Women, on the other hand, remain wedded to traditional gold, silver and beige."

Just looking back on this, I can't remember the last time I saw a gold car.
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quote:
Originally posted by Cathscats:
Over the past few years I have leased my cars, to get something reliable. What amazed me was that when recently it came time to change, it was actually £10 a month cheaper to have the red than any other colour! I love red, and why, over 4 years, would I pay £480 pounds more for a more boring colour? [Confused]

I suspect the other colours would have been metallic or pearlescent, which always adds a lot to the cost. I don't understand the appeal either - I'd rather have a nice non-fancy colour even before considering the cost saving!

Ariel, I was looking at a gold car at a car dealer yesterday. It was very pale gold, though, and Starman, whose colour vision isn't the best, thought at first that it was silver.

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Ariel
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Mm, the Daily Mail disagrees with the other article linked to above.
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Ariel, I saw this in your link:
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Many motorists believe lighter colours are the safest because they are easier to spot on the road: ’Yellow, white and then red topped the poll for safety. In bad light some colours are easier to spot than others hence the importance of using your lights when visibility is poor. The AA itself uses yellow vehicles to enhance visibility of the patrols’ vehicles.’
One would think a bright yellow car would be very visible. Maybe, maybe not! Some bozo bumped into the back of my car (no damage) the day I brought it home from the dealer! Granted, the young man was probably distracted or drunk or something. He took off and ran right after the bump. If there had been a scratch on my car, I would have been after him like a shot!!!

Then, about five years ago, I was run into twice in the same week. For heaven's sake. You can't see a bright yellow car?

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Lamb Chopped
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They were blinded. [Big Grin]

Seriously, I'm not so happy with white cars, as you can't see them too well against snow.

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Also, every speck of dirt shows up on a white car.
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quote:
Originally posted by Ariel:
Also, every speck of dirt shows up on a white car.

Sorta, kinda, but no. I've owned both black and white.* And, from 3 metres or more, the white car appeared cleaner than the black car for ~ the same filth level.
In my subjective opinion, silver looks the cleanest. It has the refectivity to obscure dirt from a distance and is similar in tone to the average grime to hide it from close observation.

*and silver and Red and yellow and orange-ish red and a lovely baby blue.

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Sioni Sais
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If you mean that silver doesn't deteriorate because it looks dirty in all conditions under any light, you're right. It looks good when lacquered and polished (like the US Air Force c 1950's) but otherwise, deeply unimpressive.

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There used to be a practical reason for buying black cars a long time ago, at least according to a former boss from Buffalo NY. Black cars heat up better from the sun than light cars and would take longer to rust.

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Until very recently red as a car color tended to fade in the sun. They have done studies, and the most visible color under all weather conditions appears to be a light green.

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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
If you mean that silver doesn't deteriorate because it looks dirty in all conditions under any light, you're right. It looks good when lacquered and polished (like the US Air Force c 1950's) but otherwise, deeply unimpressive.

Didn't say I was a fan of silver cars. It is as boring a colour as white or brown. There are a few vehicles which have managed to make those choices work, but they are rare.

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quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
I'm sure there are many grey and silver cars, but my point is that one doesn't see them because they are all but invisible in rain and murky weather.

I changed my works van from white to silver and straight away noticed that other drivers couldn't see me as well.

Resorted to putting white/red sticky tape on the outside of the wing mirrors. The effect was startling.

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