What ever happened to brightly coloured cars?
Discussion
Here in Canada it is like the UK...three colour variations, black, white and silver.
Was in a Porsche dealership a while ago and thought I had lost my sense of colour and was only seeing in black and white.
Years ago regular cars at all price levels seemed to have a much more exuberant palette. Now it seems to be restricted to supercars like Lambos.
I have vowed never to buy a black, white or silver car again whether it be an economy priced car or something more expensive.
I just don't know why everyone lost their sense of colour at the same time. Same thing in Germany...dull dark grey cars most of them.
Was in a Porsche dealership a while ago and thought I had lost my sense of colour and was only seeing in black and white.
Years ago regular cars at all price levels seemed to have a much more exuberant palette. Now it seems to be restricted to supercars like Lambos.
I have vowed never to buy a black, white or silver car again whether it be an economy priced car or something more expensive.
I just don't know why everyone lost their sense of colour at the same time. Same thing in Germany...dull dark grey cars most of them.
I often think this, especially when it comes down to higher priced, more interesting cars.
If you look at, say, the F Type market so many of them were sold in black or grey. Maybe some white for good measure. Why would you spend so much on a car and not make it look special (British racing green, perhaps that orange they do, the bright blue, maybe the goldish/yellow etc).
I guess the answer to that question is leasing/PCP - the standard colours are crap, and since you have to pay for the cost of an upgrade with no change to residual, most people don't.
If you look at, say, the F Type market so many of them were sold in black or grey. Maybe some white for good measure. Why would you spend so much on a car and not make it look special (British racing green, perhaps that orange they do, the bright blue, maybe the goldish/yellow etc).
I guess the answer to that question is leasing/PCP - the standard colours are crap, and since you have to pay for the cost of an upgrade with no change to residual, most people don't.
RDMcG said:
...Now it seems to be restricted to supercars like Lambos.....
Or cheapo superminis.Looking at the online configurators you can't even select a bright colour if you wanted too, but there's always 3 or 4 shades of grey available.
I did my bit by ordering a Volvo V60 in the nice copper/bronze colour they did at the time.
james_zy said:
I often think this, especially when it comes down to higher priced, more interesting cars.
If you look at, say, the F Type market so many of them were sold in black or grey. Maybe some white for good measure. Why would you spend so much on a car and not make it look special (British racing green, perhaps that orange they do, the bright blue, maybe the goldish/yellow etc).
I guess the answer to that question is leasing/PCP - the standard colours are crap, and since you have to pay for the cost of an upgrade with no change to residual, most people don't.
Might be true for the UK but no PCP here in Canada and the cars are the same dreary colours. If you look at, say, the F Type market so many of them were sold in black or grey. Maybe some white for good measure. Why would you spend so much on a car and not make it look special (British racing green, perhaps that orange they do, the bright blue, maybe the goldish/yellow etc).
I guess the answer to that question is leasing/PCP - the standard colours are crap, and since you have to pay for the cost of an upgrade with no change to residual, most people don't.
geeks said:
Mine is bright red if that helps cheer the OP up.
Mine is a bright red Golf. My then manager looked aghast and said "You're ok with a Red Car?!!" when the Boss offered it to me. Couldn't get a sensible answer as to why he didn't like a bright car.
His was black. And getting a front end rebuild after a slight altercation with another black car he didn't see, in Scotland, in fog!!
Short Grain said:
geeks said:
Mine is bright red if that helps cheer the OP up.
Mine is a bright red Golf. My then manager looked aghast and said "You're ok with a Red Car?!!" when the Boss offered it to me. Couldn't get a sensible answer as to why he didn't like a bright car.
His was black. And getting a front end rebuild after a slight altercation with another black car he didn't see, in Scotland, in fog!!
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