Why no more green Astons?
Discussion
Going back to the original question, assuming we are talking UK here as tastes vary around the globe. There are a few reasons why there could be a relative lack of green cars around.
A fairly high percentage of cars are dealer spec and a lot of these will be in resale grey or black.
Green was felt to be an "unlucky" colour years ago, maybe some of that legacy still exists.
Pre-Gaydon cars may have more of a variation in colours but were sold in lower numbers and so a rarer sight.
It's harder to get a balance when choosing the interior on a green car, posssibly then limiting choice.
To explain the last point more, you can choose a silver, grey or black exterior and because of their neutrality could choose pretty much any colour interior and it could be made to work. Green, or any primary colour really, is slightly more limiting in terms of what works.
There are some lovely examples above such as Hardly, Alloro and Cali Sage plus Pentland or Buckingham from the darker end of the spectrum, all metallic though. A flat green can look pretty awful on the wrong era of car, a Blower Bentley or C type Jag look amazing but anything modern? Maybe if you want it to look like British Leyland painted it.
A fairly high percentage of cars are dealer spec and a lot of these will be in resale grey or black.
Green was felt to be an "unlucky" colour years ago, maybe some of that legacy still exists.
Pre-Gaydon cars may have more of a variation in colours but were sold in lower numbers and so a rarer sight.
It's harder to get a balance when choosing the interior on a green car, posssibly then limiting choice.
To explain the last point more, you can choose a silver, grey or black exterior and because of their neutrality could choose pretty much any colour interior and it could be made to work. Green, or any primary colour really, is slightly more limiting in terms of what works.
There are some lovely examples above such as Hardly, Alloro and Cali Sage plus Pentland or Buckingham from the darker end of the spectrum, all metallic though. A flat green can look pretty awful on the wrong era of car, a Blower Bentley or C type Jag look amazing but anything modern? Maybe if you want it to look like British Leyland painted it.
polar8 said:
Apologies for the very gratuitous shot below - it is Christmas and I've just taken delivery so I'm very excited - but a question: why doesn't anyone order a green Aston anymore? ]
Much as I love Astons I would never have a green one. Any green. I would not have any green car. ( or a brown one for that matter). Some very beautiful cars pictured but not for me. ( runs - expecting flaming from the green car owners)
Each to their own.
Fay
Gettoff said:
Going back to the original question, assuming we are talking UK here as tastes vary around the globe. There are a few reasons why there could be a relative lack of green cars around.
A fairly high percentage of cars are dealer spec and a lot of these will be in resale grey or black.
Green was felt to be an "unlucky" colour years ago, maybe some of that legacy still exists.
Pre-Gaydon cars may have more of a variation in colours but were sold in lower numbers and so a rarer sight.
It's harder to get a balance when choosing the interior on a green car, posssibly then limiting choice.
To explain the last point more, you can choose a silver, grey or black exterior and because of their neutrality could choose pretty much any colour interior and it could be made to work. Green, or any primary colour really, is slightly more limiting in terms of what works.
There are some lovely examples above such as Hardly, Alloro and Cali Sage plus Pentland or Buckingham from the darker end of the spectrum, all metallic though. A flat green can look pretty awful on the wrong era of car, a Blower Bentley or C type Jag look amazing but anything modern? Maybe if you want it to look like British Leyland painted it.
You're bang on. The majority of dealers order safe colours. I love my car and I'm so lucky that there aren't more dynamic colours on the road. In 10 years from now, I think we'll be overloaded with flat white cars. I mean, who'd take a DB4 in black A fairly high percentage of cars are dealer spec and a lot of these will be in resale grey or black.
Green was felt to be an "unlucky" colour years ago, maybe some of that legacy still exists.
Pre-Gaydon cars may have more of a variation in colours but were sold in lower numbers and so a rarer sight.
It's harder to get a balance when choosing the interior on a green car, posssibly then limiting choice.
To explain the last point more, you can choose a silver, grey or black exterior and because of their neutrality could choose pretty much any colour interior and it could be made to work. Green, or any primary colour really, is slightly more limiting in terms of what works.
There are some lovely examples above such as Hardly, Alloro and Cali Sage plus Pentland or Buckingham from the darker end of the spectrum, all metallic though. A flat green can look pretty awful on the wrong era of car, a Blower Bentley or C type Jag look amazing but anything modern? Maybe if you want it to look like British Leyland painted it.
I called into Works on Friday. All the cars on the front were in either black or grey. They were all beautiful but so boring!! Spied a lovely light blue V12v and a Green proper Aston inside Virage V600 I think. This looked awesome. Wish dealers speced up some more interesting combo's. It's like Ferrari and the red all look the same and boring.
Glad I like green and yellow!
Glad I like green and yellow!
ATTAK Z said:
popegregory said:
When I was looking for my Cerbera I encountered a few in California Sage, this was touted as a "classic Aston" colour, but I've never seen one! Apologies if I missed it skimming through this, but do any of you champs have one? I'd like to see what it looks like.
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