How much does resale value influence your colour choice?
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Over the past few years I have driven in maybe a dozen countries and it seems to me that there are now only three colours, black,white and silver.
On roads everywhere its almost like watching a black and white film. I wonder if its the resale issue?
I am not exempt from this myself having owned numerous cars in these non-colours. In the last few years, however, I have gone for some much brighter options, damn the resale. Has anyone really taken a flyer on colour?...any blood red Astons, Yellow Cayennes, or the like?.........
On roads everywhere its almost like watching a black and white film. I wonder if its the resale issue?
I am not exempt from this myself having owned numerous cars in these non-colours. In the last few years, however, I have gone for some much brighter options, damn the resale. Has anyone really taken a flyer on colour?...any blood red Astons, Yellow Cayennes, or the like?.........
chris182 said:
it seems that people who buy new cars mostly lack any kind of taste or imagination, hence the tide of black, white and grey diesel boxes 
.
I think it's more that pretty much every diesel car you see under three years old on the road is company owned or leased, and that companies restrict colour choice for resale/low least cost purposes. .For example, we are only allowed black, white, silver or grey. I tried it on and ticked Melbourne Red as my colour choice on my 320d. This was refused. Ended up with Mineral Grey. Ho hum.
RDMcG said:
No affirmatives, even though the roads are a sea of black, white and grey....
All the people with those colour cars must be busy this afternoon
When looking for a new car, I was very open to any car whatsoever, the only no-no was it couldn't be flat black, white, grey or silver!
Ended up with burnt orange & very nice it looks too. And I can always find it in a carpark
Limpet said:
chris182 said:
it seems that people who buy new cars mostly lack any kind of taste or imagination, hence the tide of black, white and grey diesel boxes .
I think it's more that pretty much every diesel car you see under three years old on the road is company owned or leased, and that companies restrict colour choice for resale/low least cost purposes. .For example, we are only allowed black, white, silver or grey. I tried it on and ticked Melbourne Red as my colour choice on my 320d. This was refused. Ended up with Mineral Grey. Ho hum.
For the sake of it I have just run a count on all the new cars I have ever run, my own and company, where I selected the colour. I have discounted used cars I have bought as condition and price usually come into the equation. This starts in 1975 when some of the early ones will have been solid paint just to keep the cost down. Overall most would be metallic. Out of 21 vehicles, of which 14 were private purchases, breakdown is
Blue 8
Green 4
Black 3
Grey/Silver 3
White 2
Red 1
I never considered resale value typically because at the time of purchase I planned to keep them a while, typically 3-4, years and have found that selling second hand, privately, condition and provenance count for an awful lot.
Blue 8
Green 4
Black 3
Grey/Silver 3
White 2
Red 1
I never considered resale value typically because at the time of purchase I planned to keep them a while, typically 3-4, years and have found that selling second hand, privately, condition and provenance count for an awful lot.
chris182 said:
That is a good point. Ah well, just have to stick to buying privately owned shiny red petrol sportscars then.
While you can.Fast forward 5 years & the classifieds are going to be full of silver diesels.
A few years ago, there were loads of 6-cylinder petrol BMWs in their various flavours, I think I've seen one 325i new BMW - funny enough that was in a lovely metallic blue. All the rest I see are diesels in silver.
Bah
northwest monkey said:
While you can.
Fast forward 5 years & the classifieds are going to be full of silver diesels.
A few years ago, there were loads of 6-cylinder petrol BMWs in their various flavours, I think I've seen one 325i new BMW - funny enough that was in a lovely metallic blue. All the rest I see are diesels in silver.
Bah
even the 325i is now a 4 pot turbo...Fast forward 5 years & the classifieds are going to be full of silver diesels.
A few years ago, there were loads of 6-cylinder petrol BMWs in their various flavours, I think I've seen one 325i new BMW - funny enough that was in a lovely metallic blue. All the rest I see are diesels in silver.
Bah
blue is my favourite colour for a car. black is just too obvious for my liking.
I couldn't care less about resale value.
Only had 5 cars. 2 red, 1 silver, 1 black, 1 white.
But the range of colours on offer seems to be decreasing. Off the last 2 cars i have bought new there have only been a handful of colours available. My Civic Type R came in black, red, silver or bronze. Later became available in white i believe. My current GTR came only in pearl white, flat black, grey, red or 'titanium'(brown) back when i bought it. The pearl white looks the nuts imo so that's what i went for.
Only had 5 cars. 2 red, 1 silver, 1 black, 1 white.
But the range of colours on offer seems to be decreasing. Off the last 2 cars i have bought new there have only been a handful of colours available. My Civic Type R came in black, red, silver or bronze. Later became available in white i believe. My current GTR came only in pearl white, flat black, grey, red or 'titanium'(brown) back when i bought it. The pearl white looks the nuts imo so that's what i went for.
Limpet said:
chris182 said:
it seems that people who buy new cars mostly lack any kind of taste or imagination, hence the tide of black, white and grey diesel boxes .
I think it's more that pretty much every diesel car you see under three years old on the road is company owned or leased, and that companies restrict colour choice for resale/low least cost purposes. .For example, we are only allowed black, white, silver or grey. I tried it on and ticked Melbourne Red as my colour choice on my 320d. This was refused. Ended up with Mineral Grey. Ho hum.
Shame, but I'm not overly fussy.
C
So far for me:
New car - metallic black that I ordered because it was my favorite of the options at the time
Used - bright yellow
Used - one off as far as I'm aware Barbados green M3
Used - silver but only because it was a very good deal, it's the last colour I'd have chosen
ETA: none of these had anything to do with resale.
New car - metallic black that I ordered because it was my favorite of the options at the time
Used - bright yellow
Used - one off as far as I'm aware Barbados green M3
Used - silver but only because it was a very good deal, it's the last colour I'd have chosen
ETA: none of these had anything to do with resale.
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