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Jerry2144

(3,246 posts)
6. I think two main reasons
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:58 PM
23 hrs ago

1. Current fashion or fad has boring colored cars.
3. People think those boring colors have more resale value when it’s time to see the used car. If they think a flashy color won’t give as much value when selling that car, they won’t buy that color new. So manufacturers don’t make flashy colors because they think people don’t want them.

It could also be a camouflage thing. One boring gray SUV looks the same as another and won’t catch a cop’s eye for a ticket

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Paint manufacturers have lost the recipes for other colors dalton99a 23 hrs ago #1
Several manufacturers charge extra for pretty paint spooky3 20 hrs ago #33
Maybe brightly-colored cars get targeted too often for traffic violations than more subdued-colored cars. Aristus 23 hrs ago #2
That's my guess. Ritabert 23 hrs ago #7
We have a bright red MX-5 Miata PCIntern 18 hrs ago #48
And ebony interiors. Frasier Balzov 23 hrs ago #3
I wanted a gray interior but it wasn't available--the black spooky3 20 hrs ago #34
Does the manufacturer... 2naSalit 19 hrs ago #41
Not when I bought the car. Nt spooky3 18 hrs ago #44
Same here I had a gray interor in my last doc03 18 hrs ago #43
I have a black dog Bluestocking 17 hrs ago #51
Way too hot!! My last car had a light grey interior and I loved it's lightness FemDemERA 14 hrs ago #59
I intentionally bought a turquoise car so I could find it in parking lots Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #4
I have a red one and agree with you. Nt spooky3 20 hrs ago #35
From what I've been told, this has always been the norm in Memphis region SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #5
+1. It's about color coordination - sky is gray, road is gray, car is gray dalton99a 20 hrs ago #29
It's so humid here, the sky is always gray SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #42
Mazda has the colors! Mopar151 16 hrs ago #52
Cool about Mazda! SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #55
I think two main reasons Jerry2144 23 hrs ago #6
I have a white car. It's cooler in the sun and is fairly visible. Ritabert 23 hrs ago #8
Mine is also white. Funny story.....coming out of the store, I swear there were 6 white SUV's all parked a kennedy 22 hrs ago #10
They do all look alike. We have a carrier on top which helps. Ritabert 22 hrs ago #12
I have a white SUV. Intractable 16 hrs ago #53
True. Ritabert 15 hrs ago #57
The color of my car is... lame54 22 hrs ago #9
Nice color choice Lifeafter70 22 hrs ago #16
I had one painted Inferno Red Pearl. rsdsharp 21 hrs ago #21
Wine underpants 20 hrs ago #32
Colored Greg_In_SF 22 hrs ago #11
I have two white cars. MineralMan 22 hrs ago #13
If you're leasing a car, you get the cheap color. haele 20 hrs ago #31
I'm guessing resale value and fleet purchases primarily. Torchlight 22 hrs ago #14
I'll paint it any color as long as it's black - Henry Ford Brother Buzz 22 hrs ago #15
There was more to it than that jmowreader 19 hrs ago #40
I've been looking at buying a new car LogDog75 22 hrs ago #17
Do with it what you will, but here's what Copilot said when I asked why car colors are so boring: Xavier Breath 22 hrs ago #18
"Lighter colors are generally easier to keep clean, as they do not show dirt and grime " EX500rider 20 hrs ago #26
Flat gray is popular KT2000 22 hrs ago #19
I wanted a red car DBoon 22 hrs ago #20
My car is burgandy senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #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 20 hrs ago #23
I have always had red cars oberle 13 hrs ago #61
People buy brightly colored cars when they are optimistic about the future... hunter 20 hrs ago #24
No, that's hemlines. Hemlines go up or down with the stock market. JustABozoOnThisBus 18 hrs ago #45
Least common denominators Jose Garcia 20 hrs ago #25
It evolves Cirsium 20 hrs ago #27
One color, one cost. bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #28
A few reasons jmowreader 20 hrs ago #30
Color is often more expensive, paint harder to match. flvegan 20 hrs ago #36
Smoked paprika Lifeafter70 20 hrs ago #37
Seemed Cool at the Time? OC375 20 hrs ago #38
It really ForgedCrank 20 hrs ago #39
More about the grayscaling of car colors LearnedHand 18 hrs ago #46
Thanks for the links! raccoon 4 hrs ago #62
I have an Urban Gray Pearl Honda CRV. I really like doc03 18 hrs ago #47
Subaru Outback in Azurite Blue Pearl is what i have EX500rider 17 hrs ago #49
Very pretty nt spooky3 17 hrs ago #50
"any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants, so long as it is black." Norrrm 16 hrs ago #54
It's Not Cheaper ProfessorGAC 16 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 14 hrs ago #58
I have a 15 Forester. VGNonly 1 hr ago #63
I've had one Forester before my Hyundai, in the dark green color, which I really liked... 3catwoman3 1 min ago #64
Never thought it was a good idea canetoad 14 hrs ago #60
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