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Why are cars less colorful?

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  • bachophileB Offline
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    bachophile
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    #1

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    75% of cars produced now are on the grey scale compared to 25 years ago

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    vs

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    • JollyJ Offline
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      We live in a drab, pessimistic world. Colors reflect mood.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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      • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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        #3

        We just leased a Hyundai, and got a bright green one, essentially because that's what they had on the forecourt. It's funny, everybody's much more emotionally connected to it than with the other cars, as it has character. Mrs. Phibes calls it The Green Bean.

        It's also much easier to find in a parking lot. I think I may get the bright colours going forward.

        I was only joking

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        • MikM Away
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          Mik
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          #4

          Like this?

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          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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            Doctor Phibes
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            #5

            Exactly like that

            I was only joking

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            • JollyJ Offline
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              Jolly
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              #6

              I like it.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • JollyJ Jolly

                I like it.

                Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                Doctor Phibes
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                #7

                @Jolly said in Why are cars less colorful?:

                I like it.

                It’s very nice as a runaround, but a bit underpowered

                I was only joking

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
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                  That's the Kona, right? D3 has one.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • George KG George K

                    That's the Kona, right? D3 has one.

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                    @George-K said in Why are cars less colorful?:

                    That's the Kona, right? D3 has one.

                    Venue. It's a bit smaller than the Kona.

                    We were looking for affordable above all else, but it's actually pretty decent.

                    I was only joking

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                    • MikM Away
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                      Mik
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                      I like the color too. Lots of Hot Wheels cars had that color. Some Matchboxes too.

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                      • AxtremusA Offline
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                        Dang, so it’s not an isolated incident. I recently received an email from a local car dealer boasting that they have just received new inventory and invite email recipients to check out their new inventory online. So I did, and see that the entire new inventory are variants of black, gray, and white.

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                        • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                          Doctor Phibes
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                          Maybe if there were more gay car designers they wouldn't be so freaking drab.

                          I was only joking

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                          • JollyJ Offline
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                            White is a very popular color down here. Goes well with heavily tinted windows.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            • JollyJ Jolly

                              White is a very popular color down here. Goes well with heavily tinted windows.

                              AxtremusA Offline
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                              Axtremus
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                              But white also shows dirt easily and difficult to keep clean looking.

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                              • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                                My first two cars were bright red. The first one was rolled into a hedge and completely destroyed. The second one caught fire in the middle of town.

                                I'm not sure whether this was connected to the colour.

                                I was only joking

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