I was listening to NPR recently & they had a segment about this. The guy they had on said it was a mix of corporate savings & market response. Many people just wanted black, white & red cars. So that's the colors we see the most.
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which i absolutely believe. when i see dealerships selling oddly colored cars they tend to have a 5k discount. my friend got a equinox that was a but strangely colored for less, and in my area a kona had a 5k discount for being hi-vis green. plus i imagine anyone wanting a specific color would just go to a shop for it.
Oh yeah, getting a wrap for your car is big business nowadays. Seems like the only way to get the color you want.
...oh god dammit they playin us all the damn time.
Nostalgia cycle.
I’d think that image was from early 2000s. Lately they came out with Lego colors for cars including an almost impossible blue.
Toyota for example come out with one special color a year. All the other colors are boring shit.
There’s a bunch of non metallic colours that make cars look like toys right now and it’s not limited to one brand. It is absolutely a trend right now. I suggest you lot need to stop living under rocks. Sure the rent is cheaper but hey, some shit is going on out here. Just sayin.
nope. I don't care for your personality in the road. I don't miss it at all. I will buy black until I die
Eh. A car is a tool, it doesn't matter very much what color is it. Black is good for soaking up sunlight in the winter to help clear snow off naturally, light is better in hotter climate to cut down on heat absorption.
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Well, do you want lead paint or not?
Been loving the new colors! Yeah, they're toned down, not Hot Wheels colors, but I'm into the new grey-blues and grey-greens, never seen those before.
Only one I'm not into is the green-yellow, uh, things, I've seen. We have a tiny Florida spider that exact color and it makes me think of an arachnid. (I'm fine with spiders, just not cars colored like the freaky ones.)
God no. They hurt my eyes. Can't even stand the green Audi puts on their cars "free of charge".