Colours - Are the dealers out of touch
Discussion
Lunablack said:
I think my views are well known but personally, black, silver, grey cars... And cars with back interiors, don't feature one tiny bit in my buying preferences.....
Unfortunately for me, this greatly reduces my options.... But that's the way it is
Love black Luna but as is well documented on here my "mod" has been the red insert interior which makes mine special to me.Unfortunately for me, this greatly reduces my options.... But that's the way it is
That said I'm already looking at various other colours for the next one
The dealers convince buyers that anything apart from grey will kill the resale value, then they order grey because its the colour they can sell.
If you want non-grey it has to be a special order, because all the cars in stock are grey, so you get no discount, I.e. it costs 10k+ more to order any other colour, so you choose grey and prove to the dealer that he was right to order grey
The whole grey thing is a self-confirming dealer construction.
But, have to say that some greys do look good
If you want non-grey it has to be a special order, because all the cars in stock are grey, so you get no discount, I.e. it costs 10k+ more to order any other colour, so you choose grey and prove to the dealer that he was right to order grey
The whole grey thing is a self-confirming dealer construction.
But, have to say that some greys do look good
MichaelV8V said:
The dealers convince buyers that anything apart from grey will kill the resale value, then they order grey because its the colour they can sell.
If you want non-grey it has to be a special order, because all the cars in stock are grey, so you get no discount, I.e. it costs 10k+ more to order any other colour, so you choose grey and prove to the dealer that he was right to order grey
The whole grey thing is a self-confirming dealer construction.
But, have to say that some greys do look good
Hear hear... If you want non-grey it has to be a special order, because all the cars in stock are grey, so you get no discount, I.e. it costs 10k+ more to order any other colour, so you choose grey and prove to the dealer that he was right to order grey
The whole grey thing is a self-confirming dealer construction.
But, have to say that some greys do look good
Colour is a really personal thing. I have seen some really ridiculous colour combos that have no doubt been spec'd up by someone who had more money than sense.
My philosophy is always plan for the divorce and this means sensible colour combos.
I know it's boring but black interior with piano black trim is safe and you will sell it. Not long ago I saw a DB9 with bright red dash - looked a real mess.
AM give an infinite choice of combo and that can actually hurt the resale IMO.
Must say though, the wood dash does look nice!
My philosophy is always plan for the divorce and this means sensible colour combos.
I know it's boring but black interior with piano black trim is safe and you will sell it. Not long ago I saw a DB9 with bright red dash - looked a real mess.
AM give an infinite choice of combo and that can actually hurt the resale IMO.
Must say though, the wood dash does look nice!
I'll have to say that our dealer positively encouraged us to buy something different.
I'm pretty sure they subsequently ordered a V8V in the same colour as a demo.
Just looking back the "outside range" paint cost us an extra £995 over standard.
It certainly seems that the V12VR has changed the rule book for colours. Hooray to that.
I'm pretty sure they subsequently ordered a V8V in the same colour as a demo.
Just looking back the "outside range" paint cost us an extra £995 over standard.
It certainly seems that the V12VR has changed the rule book for colours. Hooray to that.
AMDBSNick said:
Love black Luna but as is well documented on here my "mod" has been the red insert interior which makes mine special to me.
That said I'm already looking at various other colours for the next one
I too like black... Think it looks great... Very menacing..That said I'm already looking at various other colours for the next one
But trying to keep it looking that way...requires lots of hard work.. Which I recently found out, I'm allergic to
George29 said:
Tony V12V said:
Just about to order a new Mini ClubVAN in BRG 
I'm having one of the sets of fairings for my new R1 painted in BRG with orange highlights
And another set in black and fluorescent yellow for when I feel a bit more adventurous!
All the dealers I visited told me that new owners buy the 'safe' silver/grey/black options as they are worried about the resale values, whilst second owners are looking for something more adventurous.
Was certainly the case for me, where my first choice would have been Mako blue/ red interior..
Was certainly the case for me, where my first choice would have been Mako blue/ red interior..
Do I even need to add my two penneth..?
Resale grey with suicide black on an Aston is like resale red on a Ferrari with crema - it's what the market expects, rightly or wrongly.
Coupled with the fact that grey paint does actually look good! But I'm sorry, a black interior when there are infinite and tasteful coloured leathers out there is frankly not on.
It makes the car look like a Toyota Camry.
Resale grey with suicide black on an Aston is like resale red on a Ferrari with crema - it's what the market expects, rightly or wrongly.
Coupled with the fact that grey paint does actually look good! But I'm sorry, a black interior when there are infinite and tasteful coloured leathers out there is frankly not on.
It makes the car look like a Toyota Camry.
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