Brown back in vogue???
Discussion
At the Avis desk the other week I was presented with the keys to my hire car and directed toward the pick up lot. Walking to the car I looked at the keys, noted it was a Ford Mondeo I should look for and with some surprise saw the colour was listed as 'Brown'.
A brown car? I haven't seen one of those since the 1980's Cortina in light brown with a contrasting dark brown vinyl roof. Now I know fashions come and go, but I thought brown cars were still about as trendy as flared trousers!
Luckily, being a hire car, this was a long way from home and since there was no danger of anyone I know actually seeing me drive it I didn't immediately go back to the desk and request a proper colour.
The Mondeo turned out to be a light brown, in fact I go as far as to say pastel in tone. Is pastel worse than brown? The only pastel cars I see are Nissan Micra's and are invariably driven by OAPs.
So are browns and pastels back in car fashion. And are we going to see the re-emergence of banana yellow next??
A brown car? I haven't seen one of those since the 1980's Cortina in light brown with a contrasting dark brown vinyl roof. Now I know fashions come and go, but I thought brown cars were still about as trendy as flared trousers!
Luckily, being a hire car, this was a long way from home and since there was no danger of anyone I know actually seeing me drive it I didn't immediately go back to the desk and request a proper colour.
The Mondeo turned out to be a light brown, in fact I go as far as to say pastel in tone. Is pastel worse than brown? The only pastel cars I see are Nissan Micra's and are invariably driven by OAPs.
So are browns and pastels back in car fashion. And are we going to see the re-emergence of banana yellow next??
Lorneg said:
At the Avis desk the other week I was presented with the keys to my hire car and directed toward the pick up lot. Walking to the car I looked at the keys, noted it was a Ford Mondeo I should look for and with some surprise saw the colour was listed as 'Brown'.
A brown car? I haven't seen one of those since the 1980's Cortina in light brown with a contrasting dark brown vinyl roof. Now I know fashions come and go, but I thought brown cars were still about as trendy as flared trousers!
Luckily, being a hire car, this was a long way from home and since there was no danger of anyone I know actually seeing me drive it I didn't immediately go back to the desk and request a proper colour.
The Mondeo turned out to be a light brown, in fact I go as far as to say pastel in tone. Is pastel worse than brown? The only pastel cars I see are Nissan Micra's and are invariably driven by OAPs.
So are browns and pastels back in car fashion. And are we going to see the re-emergence of banana yellow next??
Might make a change from wet weekend silver or boredom black A brown car? I haven't seen one of those since the 1980's Cortina in light brown with a contrasting dark brown vinyl roof. Now I know fashions come and go, but I thought brown cars were still about as trendy as flared trousers!
Luckily, being a hire car, this was a long way from home and since there was no danger of anyone I know actually seeing me drive it I didn't immediately go back to the desk and request a proper colour.
The Mondeo turned out to be a light brown, in fact I go as far as to say pastel in tone. Is pastel worse than brown? The only pastel cars I see are Nissan Micra's and are invariably driven by OAPs.
So are browns and pastels back in car fashion. And are we going to see the re-emergence of banana yellow next??
I think we will be OK unless they bring back that calf s
t yellow they painted leylands back in the seventys I've been called everything from 'tasteless' to 'mental' with my love for a 'brown' colour option on Porsche 911's. The official colour designation is 'Macademia' - but having seen one in the flesh, yeah, it is basically metallic brown.
But I love it. If I ever get rich enough to own another 911, it will be in this colour. What do you reckon? Lovely, no?
But I love it. If I ever get rich enough to own another 911, it will be in this colour. What do you reckon? Lovely, no?
No, not lovely! It looks a little......, brown.
911s should be 'sharp blue', like the one I had. This was my first car and the one I taught my wife to drive in 20 something years ago. She's doing a hand stand on the beach because she'd just learned how to control the nasty rear end tendency of 1980's 911s
911s should be 'sharp blue', like the one I had. This was my first car and the one I taught my wife to drive in 20 something years ago. She's doing a hand stand on the beach because she'd just learned how to control the nasty rear end tendency of 1980's 911s
Lorneg said:
No, not lovely! It looks a little......, brown.
911s should be 'sharp blue', like the one I had. This was my first car and the one I taught my wife to drive in 20 something years ago. She's doing a hand stand on the beach because she'd just learned how to control the nasty rear end tendency of 1980's 911s
Anyone else thinking about all the sand that will be transferred to the car when she gets back in? 911s should be 'sharp blue', like the one I had. This was my first car and the one I taught my wife to drive in 20 something years ago. She's doing a hand stand on the beach because she'd just learned how to control the nasty rear end tendency of 1980's 911s
bencollins said:
OP where have you been for three years?
obviously driving around with my head in the clouds as I've noticed a lot of brown (and pastel) cars since driving the hire car. I guess they must just not register when they go past. Every time I see one now I say 'yuk' out loud. Mind you this is coming from someone who drives a green car - but hey green is cool.
Ray Luxury-Yacht said:
I've been called everything from 'tasteless' to 'mental' with my love for a 'brown' colour option on Porsche 911's. The official colour designation is 'Macademia' - but having seen one in the flesh, yeah, it is basically metallic brown.
But I love it. If I ever get rich enough to own another 911, it will be in this colour. What do you reckon? Lovely, no?
Love itBut I love it. If I ever get rich enough to own another 911, it will be in this colour. What do you reckon? Lovely, no?
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