Where are the green cars?
Where are the green cars?
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eldar

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25,273 posts

225 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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Why are green cars - as in green paint - so rare? I had a look at the car park at work, a couple of hundred cars, and not one green or even greenish.

Why, does it have some dire effect on depreciation, or just looks wrong?

soad

34,652 posts

205 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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There are some but not many, and darker green looks okay on certain makes.

Brian Fantana

241 posts

214 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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Apparently some people regard green as unlucky!

pops and bangs

674 posts

186 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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I think green looks good on certain cars, I like the ford focus rs in green.

You're right they are rare, people like to go for "safe" colours.

I like different in your face colours though.


y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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my FIL has a dark green Octavia

it looks alright actually

Biker's Nemesis

41,410 posts

237 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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My Dad had a 1975 Mk 3 Cortina 2000E in a Mushy Pea Green colour when I was younger.


Anyone got a photo of one?

mnkiboy

4,409 posts

195 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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I've got a green X-Type. Quite dark green it almost looks black in certain light.

Think it looks a bit 'old man' to be honest. Probably wouldn't buy another green car.

My dad had a green Talbot Sunbeam more than a few years ago.

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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Biker's Nemesis said:
My Dad had a 1975 Mk 3 Cortina 2000E in a Mushy Pea Green colour when I was younger.


Anyone got a photo of one?

Frik

13,679 posts

272 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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eldar said:
Why are green cars - as in green paint - so rare?
They're not, they're just camouflaged.

Biker's Nemesis

41,410 posts

237 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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y2blade said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
My Dad had a 1975 Mk 3 Cortina 2000E in a Mushy Pea Green colour when I was younger.


Anyone got a photo of one?
Cheers Chris but thats a Mk5 1.6l by the looks of it.

vixen1700

29,014 posts

299 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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Used to love my Apple Green GT Beetle, it was extremely green. biggrin

Chicane-UK

3,861 posts

214 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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I drive a green car, daily! smile



Looks almost black in low light but has a nice sparkle to it in the sunshine. VW did some great colours on their cars in the 90's but it just seems like all the cars you see these days are painted from a very, very limited colour palette frown

People are so terrified of resale values or not fitting in or something.. I don't know what it is.

Mr Gear

9,416 posts

219 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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I saw a pea-green Datsun 240Z the other day. Quite simply perfect.

Like this but with better wheels:


Lionsden

189 posts

194 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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My car is green over grey, it is probably the most common colour for a Delica:

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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Biker's Nemesis said:
y2blade said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
My Dad had a 1975 Mk 3 Cortina 2000E in a Mushy Pea Green colour when I was younger.


Anyone got a photo of one?
Cheers Chris but thats a Mk5 1.6l by the looks of it.
you do the f-cking google search yourself then, you lazy tt tongue out


hehe



vixen1700

29,014 posts

299 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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A green car I'd never tire of looking at. smile

Biker's Nemesis

41,410 posts

237 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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y2blade said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
y2blade said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
My Dad had a 1975 Mk 3 Cortina 2000E in a Mushy Pea Green colour when I was younger.


Anyone got a photo of one?
Cheers Chris but thats a Mk5 1.6l by the looks of it.
you do the f-cking google search yourself then, you lazy tt tongue out


hehe
I can't upload anything at work ya knobber.



hehe



pops and bangs

674 posts

186 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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Here's a green car

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2995661.htm

it's a "BEUTIFUL RUNNER REAL HEAD TURNER EVERYWHERE I GO I GET NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS"

I wonder where he goes to then.....

soad

34,652 posts

205 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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pops and bangs said:
it's a "BEUTIFUL RUNNER REAL HEAD TURNER EVERYWHERE I GO I GET NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS"

I wonder where he goes to then.....
Micky Dee's car park perhaps? hehe

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Thursday 7th July 2011
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Biker's Nemesis said:
y2blade said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
y2blade said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
My Dad had a 1975 Mk 3 Cortina 2000E in a Mushy Pea Green colour when I was younger.


Anyone got a photo of one?
Cheers Chris but thats a Mk5 1.6l by the looks of it.
you do the f-cking google search yourself then, you lazy tt tongue out


hehe
I can't upload anything at work ya knobber.



hehe
rolleyes

your dad...late for work?