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61. I have always had red cars

Reply to Sogo (Reply #23)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:13 PM

19 hrs ago

They are easier to find in a parking lot.

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Why are so many cars today painted black, white, silver, gray? Is it cheaper for the manufacturers? [View all] raccoon Yesterday OP

Paint manufacturers have lost the recipes for other colors dalton99a Yesterday #1

Several manufacturers charge extra for pretty paint spooky3 Yesterday #33

Maybe brightly-colored cars get targeted too often for traffic violations than more subdued-colored cars. Aristus Yesterday #2

That's my guess. Ritabert Yesterday #7

We have a bright red MX-5 Miata PCIntern 23 hrs ago #48

And ebony interiors. Frasier Balzov Yesterday #3

I wanted a gray interior but it wasn't available--the black spooky3 Yesterday #34

Does the manufacturer... 2naSalit Yesterday #41

Not when I bought the car. Nt spooky3 23 hrs ago #44

Same here I had a gray interor in my last doc03 Yesterday #43

I have a black dog Bluestocking 23 hrs ago #51

Way too hot!! My last car had a light grey interior and I loved it's lightness FemDemERA 20 hrs ago #59

I intentionally bought a turquoise car so I could find it in parking lots Ocelot II Yesterday #4

I have a red one and agree with you. Nt spooky3 Yesterday #35

From what I've been told, this has always been the norm in Memphis region SheltieLover Yesterday #5

+1. It's about color coordination - sky is gray, road is gray, car is gray dalton99a Yesterday #29

It's so humid here, the sky is always gray SheltieLover Yesterday #42

Mazda has the colors! Mopar151 22 hrs ago #52

Cool about Mazda! SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #55

I think two main reasons Jerry2144 Yesterday #6

I have a white car. It's cooler in the sun and is fairly visible. Ritabert Yesterday #8

Mine is also white. Funny story.....coming out of the store, I swear there were 6 white SUV's all parked a kennedy Yesterday #10

They do all look alike. We have a carrier on top which helps. Ritabert Yesterday #12

I have a white SUV. Intractable 22 hrs ago #53

True. Ritabert 21 hrs ago #57

The color of my car is... lame54 Yesterday #9

Nice color choice Lifeafter70 Yesterday #16

I had one painted Inferno Red Pearl. rsdsharp Yesterday #21

Wine underpants Yesterday #32

Colored Greg_In_SF Yesterday #11

I have two white cars. MineralMan Yesterday #13

If you're leasing a car, you get the cheap color. haele Yesterday #31

I'm guessing resale value and fleet purchases primarily. Torchlight Yesterday #14

I'll paint it any color as long as it's black - Henry Ford Brother Buzz Yesterday #15

There was more to it than that jmowreader Yesterday #40

I've been looking at buying a new car LogDog75 Yesterday #17

Do with it what you will, but here's what Copilot said when I asked why car colors are so boring: Xavier Breath Yesterday #18

"Lighter colors are generally easier to keep clean, as they do not show dirt and grime " EX500rider Yesterday #26

Flat gray is popular KT2000 Yesterday #19

I wanted a red car DBoon Yesterday #20

My car is burgandy senseandsensibility Yesterday #22

My car is red, and I will want that color for my future cars for the simple reason that other drivers SEE a red car. Sogo Yesterday #23

I have always had red cars oberle 19 hrs ago #61

People buy brightly colored cars when they are optimistic about the future... hunter Yesterday #24

No, that's hemlines. Hemlines go up or down with the stock market. JustABozoOnThisBus 23 hrs ago #45

Least common denominators Jose Garcia Yesterday #25

It evolves Cirsium Yesterday #27

One color, one cost. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #28

A few reasons jmowreader Yesterday #30

Color is often more expensive, paint harder to match. flvegan Yesterday #36

Smoked paprika Lifeafter70 Yesterday #37

Seemed Cool at the Time? OC375 Yesterday #38

It really ForgedCrank Yesterday #39

More about the grayscaling of car colors LearnedHand 23 hrs ago #46

Thanks for the links! raccoon 10 hrs ago #62

I have an Urban Gray Pearl Honda CRV. I really like doc03 23 hrs ago #47

Subaru Outback in Azurite Blue Pearl is what i have EX500rider 23 hrs ago #49

Very pretty nt spooky3 23 hrs ago #50

"any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants, so long as it is black." Norrrm 22 hrs ago #54

It's Not Cheaper ProfessorGAC 21 hrs ago #56

I'll be in the market fora new car in the next year or so. If I keep it as long... 3catwoman3 20 hrs ago #58

I have a 15 Forester. VGNonly 7 hrs ago #63

I've had one Forester before my Hyundai, in the dark green color, which I really liked... 3catwoman3 5 hrs ago #64

Never thought it was a good idea canetoad 19 hrs ago #60