Why oh why are cars so boring?

[ctallchris]

I don't mean to drive though just the paint jobs people choose to slap on them. I swear i drove 25 miles home today and never saw a car that wasn't Black, Grey, or dark blue. THis obsession with the "good resale" colour makes the road a dull and colourless place.

It's fair enough keeping your pride and joy shiney and spotless but what about those £500 bangers people have no resale valueat all and are going to get driven until they keel over and die.

Can we see a couple cars like this rolling around sometime soon?













Most are bangers when you peel away the paint / lego bricks so it would be pretty hard to reduce their value why not give people a bit of a smile

[ShadownINja]

I wouldn't go to that extreme but I've stuck a couple of non-car stickers on mine without bothering to wash it. As you say, it won't really devalue it.

[cambiker71]

Worth nothing so why not? Good for taking the dog out or rubbish to the tip and I can abandon it anywhere without the worry of it getting scraped or dinged.

[y2blade]

popcorn at the ready

[drivin_me_nuts]

Because to a car, each and every photo you have included looks godawful. They're the automotive equivalent of turning up to a black tie event wearing jeans and deck shoes because you want to make a point about not conforming.

[eldar]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MERCEDES-300CE-2-D-COUPE-RAT...

This isn't boring. Oh no.

[petrolsniffer]

[ctallchris]

drivin_me_nuts said:

Because to a car, each and every photo you have included looks godawful. They're the automotive equivalent of turning up to a black tie event wearing jeans and deck shoes because you want to make a point about not conforming.

Not quite it's more deciding to wear some godawful flashy suit because the only thing you had to wear were ripped jeans (£500 cars dont exactly look smart)

Edited by ctallchris on Tuesday 20th April 21:23

[anonymous-user]

cambiker71 said:

Worth nothing so why not? Good for taking the dog out or rubbish to the tip and I can abandon it anywhere without the worry of it getting scraped or dinged.

all I can see is a fence ???

[adycav]

DangerousMike said:

cambiker71 said:

Worth nothing so why not? Good for taking the dog out or rubbish to the tip and I can abandon it anywhere without the worry of it getting scraped or dinged.

all I can see is a fence ???

It's a dark green BMW 3 series, very unusual colour you see.

[mrdelmonti]

DangerousMike said:

cambiker71 said:

Worth nothing so why not? Good for taking the dog out or rubbish to the tip and I can abandon it anywhere without the worry of it getting scraped or dinged.

all I can see is a fence ???

[Wilburo]

ctallchris said:

I saw that one the other day and think it looks fantastic.

Congrats to the guy who did the camo Metro - looks awesome

[anonymous-user]

surely you lose that car in car parks all the time?

[AndrewW-G]

Is anybody else waiting for the OP to post a picture of the outlandish paintwork of his own car.............

[ctallchris]

AndrewW-G said:

Is anybody else waiting for the OP to post a picture of the outlandish paintwork of his own car.............

Mmmm woody

Edited by ctallchris on Tuesday 20th April 21:50

[thinfourth2]

cambiker71 said:

Worth nothing so why not? Good for taking the dog out or rubbish to the tip and I can abandon it anywhere without the worry of it getting scraped or dinged.

Sorry to say this

But that is way cooler then any metallic grey 3-series

[cambiker71]

thinfourth2 said:

cambiker71 said:

Worth nothing so why not? Good for taking the dog out or rubbish to the tip and I can abandon it anywhere without the worry of it getting scraped or dinged.

Sorry to say this

But that is way cooler then any metallic grey 3-series

Cheers, it does turn a few heads and make people smile, which was the whole point really, but when left parked in the dark it has given me a few "damn, i'll have to get a taxi home" moments when it appears to not be there at first glance!

[Graebob]

This thread makes me want to find a supplier of battleship grey/olive drab and go nuts on my daily

[petrolveins]

I agree, boring colours are just... boring. That's why I specifically looked for something a little more interesting, granted the car itself is dull, but more interesting than the dozens of others I see in silver or blue.

Here it is:

[_rubinho_]

cambiker71 said:

Worth nothing so why not? Good for taking the dog out or rubbish to the tip and I can abandon it anywhere without the worry of it getting scraped or dinged.

I've seen this driving through the villages in Cambridgeshire on my way to work in the morning!