And the best value car colour is...
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White. Apparently.
This surprises me.
Article said:
A new survey suggests that your ride's colour may impact its resale value.
UK vehicle pricing data experts CAP found that depending on your vehicle's colour you could be losing out in terms of depreciation.
In a study comparing secondhand values to new prices, CAP found that white cars typically hold around 5% more of their value than the market average for a typical used car.
This marks a change in the perceived value of "rental car white" being more popular amongst car buyers and dealers. The resurgence of white means that a typical white model can be worth much more after three years than an otherwise identical blue one.
CAP analysed the trade market performance of thousands of vehicles over a five year period and found that, for mainstream vehicles, white was consistently the top performer.
The analysis revealed that green remains relatively unpopular in the used car market and that the colour most likely to cost owners heavily in depreciation was purple.
Blue cars languish below market average values, as well as maroon-coloured rides.
In some cases sport models proved especially popular in quirkier colours and this results in a strong performance of pink and yellow cars. In the mainstream market for family cars, consumer tastes tend to be more conservative.
CAP chief editor Chris Crow said: “Reviewing CAP’s disposal data over the last five years black, silver and grey all performed consistently in line with the overall market.
“The lesson for motorists is, when you’re choosing the colour of your new car consider how it will look to prospective buyers when you come to sell it as a used car.
"Of course, it works the other way too – for the used car buyer there are real bargains to be had if you pick a less popular colour because most of the depreciation has already occurred and you could save serious cash,” said Crow
SourceUK vehicle pricing data experts CAP found that depending on your vehicle's colour you could be losing out in terms of depreciation.
In a study comparing secondhand values to new prices, CAP found that white cars typically hold around 5% more of their value than the market average for a typical used car.
This marks a change in the perceived value of "rental car white" being more popular amongst car buyers and dealers. The resurgence of white means that a typical white model can be worth much more after three years than an otherwise identical blue one.
CAP analysed the trade market performance of thousands of vehicles over a five year period and found that, for mainstream vehicles, white was consistently the top performer.
The analysis revealed that green remains relatively unpopular in the used car market and that the colour most likely to cost owners heavily in depreciation was purple.
Blue cars languish below market average values, as well as maroon-coloured rides.
In some cases sport models proved especially popular in quirkier colours and this results in a strong performance of pink and yellow cars. In the mainstream market for family cars, consumer tastes tend to be more conservative.
CAP chief editor Chris Crow said: “Reviewing CAP’s disposal data over the last five years black, silver and grey all performed consistently in line with the overall market.
“The lesson for motorists is, when you’re choosing the colour of your new car consider how it will look to prospective buyers when you come to sell it as a used car.
"Of course, it works the other way too – for the used car buyer there are real bargains to be had if you pick a less popular colour because most of the depreciation has already occurred and you could save serious cash,” said Crow
This surprises me.
Fashion, comes and goes really. Lots of mid 80es Porsches etc. came in white around here, bought by the sort of people that did not need to wait for Apple for an introduction to Bauhaus style design... Went massively out of fashion and was only associated with vans. Everything went silver from the late 90es on. Try finding a white Audi A2 for example ;-).
Pints said:
sturobturbo said:
Hhmmm, taxi White. Nice.
Also known as Recession White.RS200, Escort RS Turbo MK1, Cossie Whale Tale, Countach with big wing (poster on my bedroom wall), Quattro and Lancia Rally Cars and later the Celica GT4s (i owned 3 ST205 GT4s
) , Senna and Prosts Mclaren F1 cars, then theres James Bonds Lotus Esprit / Mini sub, the pug 205 GTI the Astra GTE MK1 etcwhite is an iconic colour
Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Saturday 7th July 13:47
sturobturbo said:
That's quite a list of cars you mention looking good in White. There's a difference though - a White RS200 is a vastly different proposition to a White 320d m sport...
Of course, different colours suite different cars, most cars look terrible in red for instancewhite cars do look better with some black parts to accent the white
te. In. White.Riley Blue said:
I mentioned that to a friend who has just bought a new white car. She wasn't amused.
Silver for me, always looks good, even when I haven't washed it for ages.
I mentioned this to my friend , he wasn't impressed. However white cars have been fashionable in grey Russia for 10-15 years Silver for me, always looks good, even when I haven't washed it for ages.
I think white was mostly used in motorsport years ago because the advertisements and logo's showed up better on a white background.
A nice dark metalic blue for me thank you,car wise that is,rich green for my 110 Defender.
Funny years ago white was the cheap option, I still think in a few years white will be hard to move again, same as these trendy battle ship grey colours
A nice dark metalic blue for me thank you,car wise that is,rich green for my 110 Defender.
Funny years ago white was the cheap option, I still think in a few years white will be hard to move again, same as these trendy battle ship grey colours
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