What is it about a white car?
Discussion
Digby said:
Nothing new.I remember the same thing happening in the late 80s early 90s.
Yes, I remember White Golf Mk1 Cabriolets in "all white" were THE rage in front of the local Disco.The pic attached Shows the direction, but misses white soft top, white wiper rubber grommets and arms ,
white rollbar, white rearview mirrors, white side trim, white sunblinds (wd?) and white horizontal stripes stuck ober the
rear light Clusters.........did not like them back then, and now.
I think it looks good on certain models. My wife's Golf is in Candy White, it was the colour she test drove and was in the showroom. She liked it, she bought it.
I said on the day 'shall we look at what colours you can get?'
'No, this will do it looks nice' was the reply. And I agree with her.
I said on the day 'shall we look at what colours you can get?'
'No, this will do it looks nice' was the reply. And I agree with her.
Does anyone remember the Golf Mk 2 special that was white with - er - white carpets? Great choice that must have been.
But on tack I see only fear of a poor second hand value if one bucks the trend. Go into a dealers and it is white, white and white whereas a few years back it was silver and more recently black. Do many people order a car to their own spec these days or do they buy what is available today? I don't know, but I still believe that people are driven by fear.
But on tack I see only fear of a poor second hand value if one bucks the trend. Go into a dealers and it is white, white and white whereas a few years back it was silver and more recently black. Do many people order a car to their own spec these days or do they buy what is available today? I don't know, but I still believe that people are driven by fear.
I like a white car (think 911, Golf Gti, sierra Cossie they look great in white).
But todays new white car tends to be a big stupid 4x4 with lots of LED and chrome, an idiots way of saying look at me (just think of orange faced fools driving new Evoque/Audi Q3/Q5/Q7 etc with their bright lights, white teeth, orange tan and white bodywork! Yuk).
But todays new white car tends to be a big stupid 4x4 with lots of LED and chrome, an idiots way of saying look at me (just think of orange faced fools driving new Evoque/Audi Q3/Q5/Q7 etc with their bright lights, white teeth, orange tan and white bodywork! Yuk).
I have a white car. Bought @ 6 months old. I had a choice between Red, Black, Silver & White. All same spec, I chose white as I liked it best.
Incidently, red and black were no cost option solid colours and the white and silver were metallics and were cost options. So I don't think white is necessarily the free choice and is mostly a considered decision like silver, grey, blue etc.
However I'd be lying if I wasn't also thinking about resale, white is popular, like silver so if I had a choice of allegro brown or white and happened to like the brown I'd probably take the white on resale value alone.
If I was buying a car such as an E36 M3 I'd take the colour I liked best regardless of resale, that's blue or purple. But then I'd not be planning on selling it. Ever.
Incidently, red and black were no cost option solid colours and the white and silver were metallics and were cost options. So I don't think white is necessarily the free choice and is mostly a considered decision like silver, grey, blue etc.
However I'd be lying if I wasn't also thinking about resale, white is popular, like silver so if I had a choice of allegro brown or white and happened to like the brown I'd probably take the white on resale value alone.
If I was buying a car such as an E36 M3 I'd take the colour I liked best regardless of resale, that's blue or purple. But then I'd not be planning on selling it. Ever.
I'm fancying a white car. I don't know why. I can't explain it and I'm really sorry for liking them.
I see them on the road aping the transit van look - unpainted and just 'for a job' - but in the showroom white csrs look so lovely. So clean and fresh.
A white Cayman with that grey-and-white interior - yummy...
I see them on the road aping the transit van look - unpainted and just 'for a job' - but in the showroom white csrs look so lovely. So clean and fresh.
A white Cayman with that grey-and-white interior - yummy...
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