Car colours

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john2443

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212 months

Thursday 26th February 2015
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One thing that I have never understood is why people buy cars from new in awful colours, eg Beige.

I can see that buying secondhand you have to have to some extent what is available, but I wait for one in an acceptable colour.

BL used to have a few rubbish ones, Lilac on 70s Minis and 1100s - it looked like grey primer - and shi mud Brown. BMC even replaced the very nice Primrose Yellow on the Frogeye with Beige which I've never understood.

I'd have thought by now manufacturers would have settled on some decent colours, but I recently saw a newish Fiat 500 in Beige which is what made me think about it.

Has anyone here ever chosen to buy a new car in an awful colour? If so, why!?