Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
I was commenting on your proposed meaning of the thread. We aren't "losing our individuality" because cars are pumped out of the factory in muted colors, you old fart lol
Anyone can take their ass to an auto shop and get candy apple red or metallic lime green anytime. This isn't some conspiracy from Big Auto.
wow for something so mundane you sure seem emotionally invested in my opinion at this point. :-)
And you're clueless, a quality candy apple paint job would cost anywhere from 7500 to 10k..not just anybody can go do that. [Reply]
‘Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.’
I'm not a car guy, but I think most cars are fairly bland looking and have been for decades. Bright colors on boring cars just look silly.
p.s. Do you guys have a bunch of dudes driving jacked up trucks in your neck of the woods? Nothing funnier than seeing some 5 foot 6 dude climbing into a monster truck. [Reply]
To answer your question, it's because Black/White/Gray is what sells. It's what most people want. They sell off the lots the quickest.
The most interesting thing i found about the article is that those unique colors that cars DO come in are actually demographically targeted.
For example, Rain Man's famous Apricot BMW is targeted towards regions that actually get a Fall season. Fall seasonal colors such as apricot, forest greens, some blues are targeted in states that...you know....have those colors.
Meanwhile, your yellows, light blues, bright greens etc are targeted in states like Cali and Florida. You're more likely to find an apricot BMW in Main and a bright green one in SoCal. And those colors are produced at much smaller numbers because, well...they dont sell as well. [Reply]
I learned my lesson with a dark paint job. Impossible to keep clean for more than 48 hours and becomes a four wheeled oven for a quarter of the year if not more. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Detoxing:
I read a SEMA article about this years back.
To answer your question, it's because Black/White/Gray is what sells. It's what most people want. They sell off the lots the quickest.
The most interesting thing i found about the article is that those unique colors that cars DO come in are actually demographically targeted.
For example, Rain Man's famous Apricot BMW is targeted towards regions that actually get a Fall season. Fall seasonal colors such as apricot, forest greens, some blues are targeted in states that...you know....have those colors.
Meanwhile, your yellows, light blues, bright greens etc are targeted in states like Cali and Florida. You're more likely to find an apricot BMW in Main and a bright green one in SoCal. And those colors are produced at much smaller numbers because, well...they dont sell as well.
Every year they seem to come out with a new in color but that seems to make your vehicle seem older than it is when that color is no longer popular , I am sure all those burnt orange grand prix were harder to re- sell than they should have been . [Reply]
