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Title: Popular car colours
Post by: jamjar on January 31, 2022, 03:54:57 PM: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/grey-favourite-colour-for-cars-but-evs-could-drive-a-rise-in-white/ar-AATkwz9?ocid=mailsignout
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Kremmen on January 31, 2022, 03:59:42 PM: Grey is my favourite simply because it matches the undercoat so chips don't stand out.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Jazzik on January 31, 2022, 07:48:51 PM: I think gray is the dullest "colour", especially on an already not very extravagant car like the Jazz. We would have chosen red if the red paint of the Jazz had been as beautiful (or at least almost as beautiful) as the red of our previous car, the Yaris:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xlwPAF5LuVBRQsBLh_erE7W5RgziQV3789SVucNOVFp0Qz6LoRRAg8wzrcyNFQJ3Czy2aDwn9qgAkKx_60rKlxJdgDWXLFUlhQt640XEVyxl1OlwbLEDUGoR3ChGIJn0BHXWfKr9B_80tg9xg8MA8q4VgYDR1LZAvtp4SwZDI-Zu_X7zbEv5cP42qZZS1DHqnAFfG3Zi75VeBDsvQYmjsWVj3yn5-PGISVY7ZXlYFD1KQLOMY4sXV0K6WAnEa7AYOXHTsYPUWpFQG9HygeJBq5QEpWFxSOTvZCMLPHlpPrq8SW19bmzc_q_G1jzyOddAzmBont10QGCqm8Mp8VkZcezYquruVQzYnL83bvPha138V3ayeh2zLDU8C9T-jkXQ6PguqJP5DBTVSY5olkMYhrD0oEQhAW5qHaxe9tFpL3zYdWNCxpDQI4nAeo5TI2SOyb7G9JG4EYqD0hm59dp6YvqyePgHcnb42UEN0rgzaEdXUSXK529-gi1qG8iMprscupXoApo5PYlyweN4ArM9gjhiOqPPjmL2FBL0JFi2AtZpgfk2X-DEAVg-a2kxtTIwYbQ2CRYt2-3RobOuND9DN0CyXAv_cSWqw6y2czxlRlusLEocIsi7A4vfqfz1dSU44or4CqbT4hFj_8Qx7nNhpldNIcQqmx3NAl8_W_7FkAmZlY6KICo_WK49btttyw9igejJVKummWMyWHaIZi_OlGQ=w636-h477-no?authuser=0)

But alas, it didn't come close to that beautiful red, so we wanted something different. So we chose Premium Sunlight White Pearl.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Kremmen on February 01, 2022, 02:50:35 AM: If we were all the same there would just be one colour available.

We all have our favourites be it the colour or the practically. My current choice was dictated by interior colour options.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Derkie54 on February 01, 2022, 09:18:58 AM: Quote from: Kremmen on February 01, 2022, 02:50:35 AM
If we were all the same there would just be one colour available.

We all have our favourites be it the colour or the practically. My current choice was dictated by interior colour options.

Same here, when I bought my SR Jazz all the dark paint colours had light interior colours and all the light paint colours had dark interior colours.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Karoq on February 01, 2022, 10:07:29 AM: Quote from: Jazzik on January 31, 2022, 07:48:51 PM
I think gray is the dullest "colour", especially on an already not very extravagant car like the Jazz. We would have chosen red if the red paint of the Jazz had been as beautiful (or at least almost as beautiful) as the red of our previous car, the Yaris:
But alas, it didn't come close to that beautiful red, so we wanted something different. So we chose Premium Sunlight White Pearl.
HEAR! HEAR! Especially the 'putty grey' so beloved of V.A.G.
I have just bought my first ever RED car as the HR-V colour choices are pretty boring. In bright sunlight it absolutely 'fizzes'. It doesn't photograph well, but next time you see a red CR-V, Mazda, or Renault in bright sun, that's what it looks like.
(https://i.imgur.com/0Ufj9aH.jpg)I have full colour vision and I was messing about with an HR-V in Horizons showroom and would have sworn it was black, but it was, in fact, blue! Why have two colours so similar
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Kenneve on February 01, 2022, 11:34:33 AM: I always choose my car colour, based on safety and the ability to be SEEN.
Many years ago I had a bright yellow Austin Metro, because at the time the UK Fire Service was thinking of changing from their usual Red, as Yellow showed up better under Sodium streetlights, of course in never happened.
However all my Jazz cars have been Red, internal colour is not really important, other than it should be dark and not show the dirt
I just can't understand why a lot of drivers choose Grey or similar, it must be the worst colour to be seen in poor visibility, when it just blends in with the tarmac!!!
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: JJazz on February 01, 2022, 11:42:59 AM: Just wish they had Mazda soul red on the Jazz. Not keen on Jazz red amazed it’s so popular.

Can’t believe people choose interior colour over exterior
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Lord Voltermore on February 01, 2022, 02:28:24 PM: On the 'young executives' new housing estate near me about half the cars are white. On a pensioners bungalow estate, very few white cars.

I chose white because I preferred the dark interior, The Piano black trimming and tinted windows looks good on a white car. (fortunately the dealer had one awaiting handover) Preferred it to the dark demo and show room cars.
Clincher was delivery in two weeks. Other colours were 'maybe on December or February boat.'
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Saycol on February 01, 2022, 05:19:42 PM: Well, my Crosstar is grey and I am very happy with it. It was my first choice of colour from the very limited range offered on the car.
With regard to comments “you can’t see it, blends in with the Road”, well it does have daylight running lights and auto headlights (which you can manually turn on in situations that the sensor doesn’t pick up such as fog) so absolutely no reason why you should be invisible to other road users.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Jazzik on February 01, 2022, 07:25:55 PM: I don't like those Fifty Shades of Grey :P on the road.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: sportse on February 02, 2022, 06:45:31 AM: I’ve always wanted a yellow car, but it’s not available on the Jazz.

I did come close to buying a civic (mark 9?) that was available in a yellow/gold colour for the editions near launch before it was dropped later.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Kremmen on February 02, 2022, 07:04:55 AM: Known on the Civic forum as Camel Pi** :)
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Steve P on February 02, 2022, 07:58:51 AM: Interesting the dislike Grey is getting on here.

For me it's by far the nicest colour the Jazz is available in, though I really like the Surf blue the Crosstar gets.

I'm sure the light interior takes a bit of effort to keep clean compared to the normal dark trim, but I'm really glad I chose it, just makes for a nice place to be.

I just wish Honda would have offered a few more colour options for the Jazz , like Dyno-rod Orange or Neon green, seems wacky colours have all but disappeared.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: sportse on February 02, 2022, 08:12:31 AM: I have the white interior- it’s not too bad to keep clean, at least the carpets are black.

I don’t think there are many white outside and white inside Jazz around in the UK like mine.

I had a Lexus once that had a white interior with white carpets and white seatbelts which was difficult to keep clean.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: John Ratsey on February 02, 2022, 08:35:44 AM: Honda UK is very conservative about colours. I liked the sunset orange option on the Mk 3 Jazz. A good colour for visibility but also didn't show the dirt. I wanted the surf blue option on the Crosstar as it's a distinctive colour but was over-ruled by female household members who wanted red. My wife evidently likes red as, when offered a choice of red cars in a car park she will invariably head towards the wrong one and I remind her that if we had the blue option then she wouldn't get confused.
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Karoq on February 02, 2022, 10:19:59 AM: My 2005 Jazz was yellow as in my avatar. I like yellow on the 'right' car. a yellow SUV would IMO just look like the old GPO truck colour. I have also owned two yellow Stags.
The thing I find, living in 'Costa del Geriatrica' is that at dusk or any poor light situation nearly ALL the cars that have not switched their lights on are either black or grey and too old to have running lights. I don't care if they kill themselves, but I don't want to be involved in their accident, because they can't be seen. Do they think it costs money to turn their lights? Does the penny not drop when every other car on the road has their lights on or are they simply brain dead?
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Lord Voltermore on February 02, 2022, 10:34:33 AM: "Big yellow Taxi took away my old man." Joni Mitchell. 8)
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Jazzik on February 02, 2022, 11:41:23 AM: Long, long ago they had fanciful colours at Honda. My favorite from the past:

(https://prod.pictures.autoscout24.net/listing-images/d29b31c7-714b-4106-aaaf-0de6bd001190_38238439-b1d2-45b2-a1d7-774ed59618cf.jpg/420x315.jpg)

and the version for the ladies ;):

(https://images.autouncle.com/de/car_images/7d78b651-6a25-42cd-af4e-65243570d842_honda-jazz-1-2-i-vtec-cool-rose-metallic-winterrader.jpg)
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Steve_M on February 02, 2022, 11:59:34 AM: Quote from: sportse on February 02, 2022, 06:45:31 AM
I’ve always wanted a yellow car, but it’s not available on the Jazz.

I did come close to buying a civic (mark 9?) that was available in a yellow/gold colour for the editions near launch before it was dropped later.

I had one a Civic that colour, thou it still was not bright enough to stop someone driving into it while it was parked at the side of the road !! >:(
Title: Re: Popular car colours
Post by: Hicardo on February 02, 2022, 05:25:35 PM: after a lot of deliberation we went for the surf blue Crosstar. I wanted a black roof, but that was a long wait, so went for the surf blue roof. not regretted it, unique colour. Little hard to keep clean at the back, looks very dull when the tailgate is dirty, but there you go. Once cleaned looks amazing! 8)