Are cars in the UK bland and dull?
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I was driving around yesterday with the Mrs and we were looking at cars on the road trying to get some inspiration for our next motor.
I came to the conclusion that cars in this country are very dull and boring, very little really jumps out to give the wow factor.
We go to Oz fairly regular and you see many different bright colours on Sporty Fords and Holdens, UTEs and saloon cars. In the States you have a lot more snazzy cars to look at.
Is it just me or what?
I came to the conclusion that cars in this country are very dull and boring, very little really jumps out to give the wow factor.
We go to Oz fairly regular and you see many different bright colours on Sporty Fords and Holdens, UTEs and saloon cars. In the States you have a lot more snazzy cars to look at.
Is it just me or what?
The UK market has got itself into the position that people think only safe colours like silver will resell and this ends up being self-fulfilling because people only buy safe coloured cars second hand because otherwise they won't resell and the cycle carries on ad infinitum. The upshot is that everyone buys cars in colours they don't really like.
KaraK said:
The UK market has got itself into the position that people think only safe colours like silver will resell and this ends up being self-fulfilling because people only buy safe coloured cars second hand because otherwise they won't resell and the cycle carries on ad infinitum. The upshot is that everyone buys cars in colours they don't really like.
This. "Resale Silver"..You can see it more clearly when you look further back, even from as recent as the mid-90s there are far more brightly coloured cars.
Awesome examples you posted, by the way
KaraK said:
The UK market has got itself into the position that people think only safe colours like silver will resell and this ends up being self-fulfilling because people only buy safe coloured cars second hand because otherwise they won't resell and the cycle carries on ad infinitum. The upshot is that everyone buys cars in colours they don't really like.
You think we're bad? Ever been to Germany?alcovrugbyfan said:
I was driving around yesterday with the Mrs and we were looking at cars on the road trying to get some inspiration for our next motor.
I came to the conclusion that cars in this country are very dull and boring, very little really jumps out to give the wow factor.
We go to Oz fairly regular and you see many different bright colours on Sporty Fords and Holdens, UTEs and saloon cars. In the States you have a lot more snazzy cars to look at.
Is it just me or what?
Yet all the cars you list you could have in the UK if you wanted.I came to the conclusion that cars in this country are very dull and boring, very little really jumps out to give the wow factor.
We go to Oz fairly regular and you see many different bright colours on Sporty Fords and Holdens, UTEs and saloon cars. In the States you have a lot more snazzy cars to look at.
Is it just me or what?
Or put it anotherway:
If you only look at boring cars, then you'll only find boring cars.
There's a huge and varied offering in the UK, only most people are afraid to venture any further leftfield than a Golf GTI or 320d.
egomeister said:
KaraK said:
The UK market has got itself into the position that people think only safe colours like silver will resell and this ends up being self-fulfilling because people only buy safe coloured cars second hand because otherwise they won't resell and the cycle carries on ad infinitum. The upshot is that everyone buys cars in colours they don't really like.
You think we're bad? Ever been to Germany?300bhp/ton said:
Yet all the cars you list you could have in the UK if you wanted.
Or put it anotherway:
If you only look at boring cars, then you'll only find boring cars.
There's a huge and varied offering in the UK, only most people are afraid to venture any further leftfield than a Golf GTI or 320d.
They may be available here, but mainly as imports, not necessarily aimed at the UK market. Or put it anotherway:
If you only look at boring cars, then you'll only find boring cars.
There's a huge and varied offering in the UK, only most people are afraid to venture any further leftfield than a Golf GTI or 320d.
What I'm saying is that as you drive around here there's very few of the types of cars I have shown above. There's the odd few that dare to break the mould (Focus ST/RS etc...)
When you go abroad you see a lot more of them, people like to have more special looking cars...
Probably also to do with petrol prices and journey types. In the UK petrol is expensive and we make relatively short trips, so we get small eco cars and executive diesels for commutes. In Aus and USA petrol is cheaper and there's a lot of distance to cover so bigger cars/engines are used more often. The fact that the English like to be reserved and choose discreet colours is probably another factor.
300bhp/ton said:
Yet all the cars you list you could have in the UK if you wanted.
Or put it anotherway:
If you only look at boring cars, then you'll only find boring cars.
There's a huge and varied offering in the UK, only most people are afraid to venture any further leftfield than a Golf GTI or 320d.
I'm not trying to provoke argument here but where? Or put it anotherway:
If you only look at boring cars, then you'll only find boring cars.
There's a huge and varied offering in the UK, only most people are afraid to venture any further leftfield than a Golf GTI or 320d.
For a modern car trying to find something interesting and useable seems to be impossible, for a limited budget at least.
Negative Creep said:
Head Down Under and you'll see vast amounts of Corrolas, Sunnys, Bluebirds etc. Most people have no interest in, or are not in a position to run, something interesting
I found cars in Australia are massively expensive, even something like Alfa Romeo's and little Fiat 500's are big money.More common stuff like Holden, Ford and Mazda are better value but still not cheap (compared to the UK anyway).
E.g. http://www.drive.com.au/used-cars/ALFA+ROMEO/BRERA...
35K in Australia (AUD)that would be nearer to £10k or $15k (AUD)
Edited by V6Alfisti on Monday 18th July 14:26
V6Alfisti said:
I found cars in Australia are massively expensive, even something like Alfa Romeo's and little Fiat 500's are big money.
More common stuff like Holden, Ford and Mazda are better value but still not cheap (compared to the UK anyway).
E.g. http://www.drive.com.au/used-cars/ALFA+ROMEO/BRERA...
35K in Australia (AUD)that would be nearer to £10k or $15k (AUD)
Foreign cars are, in fact in NZ something like a BMW or Merc is a pretty rare sight. Id say something like 80% are Ford, Holden or Japanese. People dont seem to be as obessed about having the newest model to impress the neighbours thoughMore common stuff like Holden, Ford and Mazda are better value but still not cheap (compared to the UK anyway).
E.g. http://www.drive.com.au/used-cars/ALFA+ROMEO/BRERA...
35K in Australia (AUD)that would be nearer to £10k or $15k (AUD)
Edited by V6Alfisti on Monday 18th July 14:26
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