Worst Car Colours

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Roger Irrelevant

2,932 posts

113 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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I've seen a couple of new Merc GLAs in a weird metallic green colour that look absolutely gopping. I really like green on some cars - for example dark green on Range Rovers or that bright green that you see Focus RSs just looks right, but this one made what is already a bit of a blob even more so - reminded me of Slimer from Ghostbusters. Doubtless someone will say that it's an unusual colour and therefore good, to which I'd say the reason it is unusual is because to anybody of sound mind it looks bloody awful.

aeropilot

34,589 posts

227 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Roger Irrelevant said:
I've seen a couple of new Merc GLAs in a weird metallic green colour that look absolutely gopping.
Very similar in shade to that lovely metallic green Lamborghini Urraco they restored on Wheeler Dealers biggrin

motorizer

1,498 posts

171 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Too many silver and grey cars on the road... it's all monochrome dullness, and they blend into rain and fog....

My everyday car is a silver BMW and I felt a little bit of my soul die when I bought it... but if you buy cheap second hand cars you are stuck with the ultra safe decisions of your soulless predecessors....

DoubleD

22,154 posts

108 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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motorizer said:
Too many silver and grey cars on the road... it's all monochrome dullness, and they blend into rain and fog....

My everyday car is a silver BMW and I felt a little bit of my soul die when I bought it... but if you buy cheap second hand cars you are stuck with the ultra safe decisions of your soulless predecessors....
Jeez its not that bad

viggyp

1,917 posts

135 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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This Fiat Coupe LE "Primer" edition is my least favourite colour.


Section 8

541 posts

189 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Focus ST Tangerine Scream. The only thing it screams is that it is minging! The Mk 2 ST was orange and made no bones about it even if it was as subtle as a gypsy wedding but the Mk 3 went for some half arsed yellowed, jaundiced mess.

BMW Pistachio green was a grim colour too especially when it came with the matching colour interior. ( shudders)

Pan Pan Pan

9,902 posts

111 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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motorizer said:
Too many silver and grey cars on the road... it's all monochrome dullness, and they blend into rain and fog....

My everyday car is a silver BMW and I felt a little bit of my soul die when I bought it... but if you buy cheap second hand cars you are stuck with the ultra safe decisions of your soulless predecessors....
I have had a few silver cars, and liked them at the time, but have to agree with you, that now there seem to be truly vast numbers of them on the on the UK`s roads.

saaby93

32,038 posts

178 months

Monday 27th March 2017
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Rent all the audi/vws in the best lease car thread in urbano grey or something equally inspiring?

Don1

15,948 posts

208 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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The one car I aspire to own... the worst colour in my eyes.

Chicane Grey

JulianHJ

8,743 posts

262 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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V8RX7 said:
White

Gold

Brown
My thoughts exactly when I read the thread title.

anonymous-user

54 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Rawwr

22,722 posts

234 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Section 8 said:
Focus ST Tangerine Scream. The only thing it screams is that it is minging!
frown

veccy208

1,321 posts

101 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Most definitely brown. Never looked good on anything other than the Audi coupe.

P5BNij

15,875 posts

106 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Jesus said:
Orange.
Why would you?

£Just bought a new car in grey - best colour for it as it'll rarely get washed.
Ahem, cough....



It certainly works on older classics and quite a few moderns, a mate has recently bought a Fiesta ST in metallic orange, it looks rather good. I think it depends on the car's shape, size and proportions and whether or not there are any contrasting colours / trim to set it off.


Agent XXX

1,248 posts

106 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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P5BNij said:
I think it depends on the car's shape, size and proportions and whether or not there are any contrasting colours / trim to set it off.
Yep.

Now I'm no lover of BMWs by any stretch, at all, but I noticed recently when I spotted an old 3 series (E30) in red and it looked great as in REALLY good. Later that day I saw a newer one, 64 plate, in red and it looked absolutely sh**e.

Dapster

6,932 posts

180 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Horrendous name. Horrendous colour. Mid 80's Beryll Metallic from Mercedes.


saaby93

32,038 posts

178 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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P5BNij said:
Ahem, cough....



It certainly works on older classics and quite a few moderns, a mate has recently bought a Fiesta ST in metallic orange, it looks rather good. I think it depends on the car's shape, size and proportions and whether or not there are any contrasting colours / trim to set it off.
Ioniq in phoenix orange




ChevronB19

5,780 posts

163 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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viggyp said:
This Fiat Coupe LE "Primer" edition is my least favourite colour.

Different strokes of different folks, as I love it!

renmure

4,243 posts

224 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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Grey AND Orange!! Worst of all worlds I guess. frownsmile


aeropilot

34,589 posts

227 months

Tuesday 28th March 2017
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anonymous said:
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Here's a mid-1970's Ford UK colour chart for comparison with today's typical manufacturers monochrome dullness biggrin