Discussion
Jonnas said:
I had a bright orange Chevette, almost exactly like this one...
I'll admit, not painted by me but by the chap that built it. Fitted with a 1760 crossflow it was great fun apart from having to warm the plugs up under the grill to get it to start every morning in the winter!
I bet yours didn't have those stupid wheels and tyres, though.I'll admit, not painted by me but by the chap that built it. Fitted with a 1760 crossflow it was great fun apart from having to warm the plugs up under the grill to get it to start every morning in the winter!
My mum had a
CommanderJameson said:
If I hadn't a company car, I would be bimbling around in an Electric Orange Focus ST.
Life's too short to let decisions about things like car colour be dictated by what other people think.
ThisLife's too short to let decisions about things like car colour be dictated by what other people think.
Laugh all you want, but this was an aspirational vehicle for me. I come from a less than privelidged background and it was and acheivable target.
When it first came out I decided I wanted one, when I was finally in the financial position to afford and run one I was torn by the colour. I wanted the orange one, but would black/white be easier to live with? In the end I thought 'in for a penny, in for a pound' and got the colour I wanted. I have no intention lf ever selling the car so didn't have to worry about resale.
On the whole the response have been positive. The negative comments I get are more about the mpg than the color, and these tend to be from bores who view there car as another consumable tool, normally a 5 door silver diesel of some description, and I literally couldn't value there opinion less. The ones that really make me laugh are the company car owners with generic-o-rama audi/bmws.
Problems?
After a review on top gear everyone assumes a benefit seeking scumbag is driving.
Very few people will give way
Your driving better be flawless, because the slightest indiscretion will be responded to with "look at that prick in the orange sports car"
Prepare for endless mid life crisis jokes
matching paint is a b
h for scrapes and stone chips.
KarlMac said:
This
Laugh all you want, but this was an aspirational vehicle for me. I come from a less than privelidged background and it was and acheivable target.
When it first came out I decided I wanted one, when I was finally in the financial position to afford and run one I was torn by the colour. I wanted the orange one, but would black/white be easier to live with? In the end I thought 'in for a penny, in for a pound' and got the colour I wanted. I have no intention lf ever selling the car so didn't have to worry about resale.
On the whole the response have been positive. The negative comments I get are more about the mpg than the color, and these tend to be from bores who view there car as another consumable tool, normally a 5 door silver diesel of some description, and I literally couldn't value there opinion less. The ones that really make me laugh are the company car owners with generic-o-rama audi/bmws.
Problems?
After a review on top gear everyone assumes a benefit seeking scumbag is driving.
Very few people will give way
Your driving better be flawless, because the slightest indiscretion will be responded to with "look at that prick in the orange sports car"
Prepare for endless mid life crisis jokes
matching paint is a bh for scrapes and stone chips.
No laughing here.Laugh all you want, but this was an aspirational vehicle for me. I come from a less than privelidged background and it was and acheivable target.
When it first came out I decided I wanted one, when I was finally in the financial position to afford and run one I was torn by the colour. I wanted the orange one, but would black/white be easier to live with? In the end I thought 'in for a penny, in for a pound' and got the colour I wanted. I have no intention lf ever selling the car so didn't have to worry about resale.
On the whole the response have been positive. The negative comments I get are more about the mpg than the color, and these tend to be from bores who view there car as another consumable tool, normally a 5 door silver diesel of some description, and I literally couldn't value there opinion less. The ones that really make me laugh are the company car owners with generic-o-rama audi/bmws.
Problems?
After a review on top gear everyone assumes a benefit seeking scumbag is driving.
Very few people will give way
Your driving better be flawless, because the slightest indiscretion will be responded to with "look at that prick in the orange sports car"
Prepare for endless mid life crisis jokes
matching paint is a b
h for scrapes and stone chips.Your car looks fab and I'd be behind the wheel in a heartbeat, given the opportunity.
Also, that V5 sounds simply splendid.
I firmly believe that PistonHeadedness comes from not from the car (although driving the car you want is a massive plus, obv), but from driving it courteously, safely and well - be that blatting a McLaren F1 round the Nerdburglering, or hustling a FWD diesel hatch down country lanes.
CommanderJameson said:
I bet yours didn't have those stupid wheels and tyres, though.
My mum had abronze metallic turd-brown one. It was awful.
You are right, 15" Alloys with Yoko A520's. It was great fun and quicker than all my mates XR2's and 3s at the time but it rusted to bits in the end....My mum had a
I've got a Valencia Orange 125d. I ordered it after a few brave pills and then regretted it right up until it was delivered. I can see it from my office window now and its subtly prominent (oxymoron I know) but doesnt scream out.
I've not had a single negative comment about it. But to be honest, 90% people have got better things to do and don't even register it.
I've not had a single negative comment about it. But to be honest, 90% people have got better things to do and don't even register it.
300bhp/ton said:
Little Dave said:
there is a niggling feeling that this car/colour combo might attract the wrong sort of attention.
Such as? Can you give an example?I don't get it myself, I drive a bright yellow car and love seeing some of the reactions from people. Yes there is always some bloke who thinks he is clever suggesting that the car is gay but I find that amusing as 9/10 it's the people who always associate items as being gay who secretly love men!
Little Dave said:
In the past I have mainly gone for sensible, safe colours such as silver and errr silver.I have now gone for an orange Cayman S Sport.So far peoples responses have been very positive but there is a niggling feeling that this car/colour combo might attract the wrong sort of attention.
For those of you that have had bright, dare I say, in your face cars what have been the positives and the negatives??
My second car was a Nugget Yellow VW Corrado and now I have a green and yellow Elise. Reactions to both were generally good, but on the other hand neither was a Porsche and for whatever reason they do tend to attract negative reactions. For those of you that have had bright, dare I say, in your face cars what have been the positives and the negatives??
Anything is better than silver though - the most vile car colour known to man, IMO.
KarlMac said:
This
Laugh all you want, but this was an aspirational vehicle for me. I come from a less than privelidged background and it was and acheivable target.
When it first came out I decided I wanted one, when I was finally in the financial position to afford and run one I was torn by the colour. I wanted the orange one, but would black/white be easier to live with? In the end I thought 'in for a penny, in for a pound' and got the colour I wanted. I have no intention lf ever selling the car so didn't have to worry about resale.
On the whole the response have been positive. The negative comments I get are more about the mpg than the color, and these tend to be from bores who view there car as another consumable tool, normally a 5 door silver diesel of some description, and I literally couldn't value there opinion less. The ones that really make me laugh are the company car owners with generic-o-rama audi/bmws.
Problems?
After a review on top gear everyone assumes a benefit seeking scumbag is driving.
Very few people will give way
Your driving better be flawless, because the slightest indiscretion will be responded to with "look at that prick in the orange sports car"
Prepare for endless mid life crisis jokes
matching paint is a bh for scrapes and stone chips.
This is actually yours? Picture wise... that's one of the best representations of that colour I've ever seen, love it! Ford bring out some brilliant colours.Laugh all you want, but this was an aspirational vehicle for me. I come from a less than privelidged background and it was and acheivable target.
When it first came out I decided I wanted one, when I was finally in the financial position to afford and run one I was torn by the colour. I wanted the orange one, but would black/white be easier to live with? In the end I thought 'in for a penny, in for a pound' and got the colour I wanted. I have no intention lf ever selling the car so didn't have to worry about resale.
On the whole the response have been positive. The negative comments I get are more about the mpg than the color, and these tend to be from bores who view there car as another consumable tool, normally a 5 door silver diesel of some description, and I literally couldn't value there opinion less. The ones that really make me laugh are the company car owners with generic-o-rama audi/bmws.
Problems?
After a review on top gear everyone assumes a benefit seeking scumbag is driving.
Very few people will give way
Your driving better be flawless, because the slightest indiscretion will be responded to with "look at that prick in the orange sports car"
Prepare for endless mid life crisis jokes
matching paint is a b
h for scrapes and stone chips.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff