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  • ADP1963
    ADP1963 Forum Participant Posts: 1,280
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    edited February 2016 #32

    I have never had too much of a say in colour choice. I have hold of the reins in vehicle and engine choice though. I would object to pink though.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited February 2016 #33

    We've had most colours, blues, white, grey, reds, fawn, yellow, silver but never green. Was told by a friend who owned a body shop that he repaired more green cars than any other colour, so we always avoid that colour.Laughing

  • robsail
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    edited February 2016 #34

    I got offered a passion red with an antelope interior nice to look at but very impractical! Settled for silver with a black interior!

  • EmilysDad
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    edited February 2016 #35

    I have never had too much of a say in colour choice. ....

    Are you a man or a mouse? Innocent I choose my car SWMBO has no say in it Wink

  • ADP1963
    ADP1963 Forum Participant Posts: 1,280
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    edited February 2016 #36

    I have never had too much of a say in colour choice. ....

    Are you a man or a mouse? Innocent I choose my car SWMBO has no say in it Wink

    Write your comments here...I would love a bit of cheese.  Sad

  • HarleyDave
    HarleyDave Forum Participant Posts: 150
    edited February 2016 #37

    I have never had too much of a say in colour choice. I have hold of the reins in vehicle and engine choice though. I would object to pink though.

    Nowt wrong with pink,my motorcycle  is currently pink I love itCool

  • HarleyDave
    HarleyDave Forum Participant Posts: 150
    edited February 2016 #38

    Just given in to other half regards colour of next car,I wanted blue she wanted silver,silver ordered 

  • ADP1963
    ADP1963 Forum Participant Posts: 1,280
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    edited February 2016 #39

    I have never had too much of a say in colour choice. I have hold of the reins in vehicle and engine choice though. I would object to pink though.

    Nowt wrong with pink,my motorcycle  is currently pink I love itCool

    Write your comments here...Love your bike.....but! Undecided

  • ABM
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    edited February 2016 #40

    I got offered a passion red with an antelope interior nice to look at but very impractical! Settled for silver with a black interior!

    Oh  Robsail,  could  you  not  get  permission  for  an  "Antelope"  car  with  "Passion  Red"  interior    Surprised  ??

  • robsail
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    edited February 2016 #41

    I got offered a passion red with an antelope interior nice to look at but very impractical! Settled for silver with a black interior!

    Oh  Robsail,  could  you  not  get  permission  for  an  "Antelope"  car  with  "Passion  Red"  interior    Surprised  ??

    Write your comments here...just not allowed any passion these days!!!!!!!! Mind you passion red interior would be handy if someone cut themselves!

  • mickysf
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    edited February 2016 #42

    Lots more two tone cars around today but yet to see a return of the vinyl roof!

  • tigerfish
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    edited February 2016 #43

    In my opening I was speaking of the mid 60's Triumph colours but couldnt remember the red versions.  Damson & Cream sounds about right.  Any corrections?

    TF

  • hostahousey
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    edited February 2016 #44

    In my opening I was speaking of the mid 60's Triumph colours but couldnt remember the red versions.  Damson & Cream sounds about right.  Any corrections?

    TF

    Write your comments here...yum prefer Stawberry and Cream

  • mjh2014
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    edited February 2016 #45

    We've had most colours, blues, white, grey, reds, fawn, yellow, silver but never green. Was told by a friend who owned a body shop that he repaired more green cars than any other colour, so we always avoid that colour.Laughing

    That's interesting, I wonder why? My green car is currently off the road - two cracked tyres, tracking out and missing suspension spring - but I blame the potholes rather than the colour...

  • IanH
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    edited February 2016 #46

    Our last three tow cars have been black....looks great on a big 4x4.......cannot understand the popularity of white, having owned two white cars many years ago and them always looking dirty.

  • Francis
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    edited February 2016 #47

    I have a classic Mercedes that is white and it looks great when it is clean although it gets very dirty after a couple of trips out, although I only ever use it in the summer and it is garaged al the time so it is usually spotlessly clean, don't think I
    would like to have an everyday car that is white though

  • cyberyacht
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    edited February 2016 #48

    Black shows the dirt more than white IMO. I've had a few white cars over the years. The Kuga is my first black one and I wouldn't have black from choice even though it looks smart when freshly polished.

  • volvoman9
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    edited February 2016 #49

    I have a classic Mercedes that is white and it looks great when it is clean although it gets very dirty after a couple of trips out, although I only ever use it in the summer and it is garaged al the time so it is usually spotlessly clean, don't think I
    would like to have an everyday car that is white though

    Francis have you any pics of the Merc ?

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  • Francis
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    edited February 2016 #50

    I have a classic Mercedes that is white and it looks great when it is clean although it gets very dirty after a couple of trips out, although I only ever use it in the summer and it is garaged al the time so it is usually spotlessly clean, don't think I
    would like to have an everyday car that is white though

    Francis have you any pics of the Merc ?

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    Write your comments here...

    yes lots I will try and upload some tomorrow if I can work out how to do it lol

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited February 2016 #51

    We've had most colours, blues, white, grey, reds, fawn, yellow, silver but never green. Was told by a friend who owned a body shop that he repaired more green cars than any other colour, so we always avoid that colour.Laughing

    That's interesting, I wonder why? My green car is currently off the road - two cracked tyres, tracking out and missing suspension spring - but I blame the potholes rather than the colour...

    This was many years ago, and there aren't that many green cars around these days, so I guess that the most accident prone cars are no longer green. Poor chap has passed away so I'm not in a position to ask him which clolour now is most frequently in for
    a repair.Sad

  • tigerfish
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    edited February 2016 #52

    I bet its Silver, - or Black!  Most cars are,  so simple percentages will apply!

    TF

  • ATDel
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    edited February 2016 #53

    Our new ( to us) Sorrento 13 plate is........... White, I would never order white new but, it had the spec I wanted, only 14000 miles and a great price to change from the smax. The colour has grown on me and quite like it now after 4 months, it does look
    good on the front of the white caravan though

    Kev

  • TheAdmiral
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    edited February 2016 #54

    Mine is a lovely shade of Pitch Black, 

    Admiral

  • hostahousey
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    edited February 2016 #55

    Once had a Mini painted every colour possible ,think it had belonged to a Flower Power person . I immediately stripped it and sprayed it Red .

  • cyberyacht
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    edited February 2016 #56

    Mine is a lovely shade of Pitch Black, 

    Admiral

    If you will drive on freshly tarmaced roads...

  • malc1945
    malc1945 Forum Participant Posts: 74
    edited February 2016 #57

    have a ford galaxy in lunar sky    sort of brown it seems to change colour in some lights some days it looks grey  some time blue but it suits us

  • Rubytuesday
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    edited February 2016 #58

    I can't stand green navy and silver will avoid these  colours  at all cost 

  • CBRBlackbird
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    edited February 2016 #59

    Once got to the dizzy heights where I could specify the colour of my new company car. So black it was - only ever looked good after a wash and polish.

    A Honda CRV Mk1 we had was in metallic gold, You only realised it was dirty when you washed it and it came up several shades lighter, but never appeared dirty.

  • volvoman9
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    edited March 2016 #60

    Shades of white,black,grey and silver make up over 70% of the worlds car output Happy.Red,blue and brown/beige account for 6 to 9% and all other colours less than 5%.

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  • robsail
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    edited March 2016 #61

    Wife didn't like the Volvo v50 that was black, said it looked too much like a hearse!

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