You Got Scammed Into Buying Gray Cars

[@albonfilms]

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[@rerikm]

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[@emillulic7387]

Bruh u ain't tell us it's a $3200 watch lmfao we ain't all rich homeboy!

[@emillulic7387]

​​@@rerikmHe probably gets paid a premium to put it in the middle I don't blame him nor do I mind where the ad is

[@carbonytx]

​@@emillulic7387blud what do you expect its made from the chassis of the lotus which Ayrton Senna drove. You expect them to sell it for 10 bucks a pop?

[@dodgywheelsandropeywiring5697]

@@emillulic7387 If you thought a piece of Senna history was going to be cheap, I'm going to laugh very hard. Every ad isn't for every person, he could have been selling expensive tampons but I'm not going to wrap my nob in them lol. Don't take ads so seriously bud.

[@biggiebagel]

I bought a new GTI and the dealer didn't want to find me one in metallic red... I told them I would take my money elsewhere and when they didn't want to find me one, I went to a dealer 1200 miles away and had my car shipped... I now have a GTI in metallic Red.

[@lecoureurdesbois86]

You should go to that dealer again and show them your new car!

[@biggiebagel]

@@lecoureurdesbois86 took I for service and the guys in back were pretty stoked about it

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

You and me are quite similar. I was adamant that my 1989 corvette convertible be a white exterior with a red interior. Truly a 80's Miami combo. Snow & blood. The only one for sale in the country was 1100 miles away and I bought a one way ticket and brought thousands in cash. Drove it back home one way the same day. 1989 because its the last year with the 80's interior, and the first year with the bulletproof German ZF 6 speed. Convertible because I like them and also it has an x-brace under the car for rigidity. Still have the car and she drives like a dream.

[@fundude9938]

Heck yeah, that's a great color on a GTI.

[@FezFindie]

In defiance to the boring status quo like a relative Road Warrior~ (yeah, watched Furiosa, was great)

[@hlavco]

Another thing I was thinking about is that traditionally, the more fun and interesting vehicles were purchased by young people. But most young people can't afford new cars anymore.

[@aitoluxd]

I can relate

[@GoldenGrenadier]

This is theorized to be why South Korea has absolutely nothing but black white and silver. They're even worse than we are.

[@Chaorchy]

And there aren't all that many interesting cars for them to buy now too.

[@Tipman2OOO]

Woooowwwww that's a great point I didn't think of that one!!

[@jacobgreenbough5678]

Jeeps and broncos are blue, green, yellow, and even purple. The new Miata has some amazing colors and the C8 and KIAs. Subarus are different greens now… I think this point was more true a few years ago.

[@willberg8599]

I hate when a car comes in five different shades of gray yet not a single cool color

[@paulfeasal6024]

They should give people colors instead of shades.

[@mountaink2z]

@@paulfeasal6024 naw thats crazy talk

[@maxedout1046]

​@@mountaink2zand you must be a miserable office worker, truly. Why dont you take your monochromistic worldview somewhere else?

[@angryperson6577]

Bud cars ain’t like iPhones yet stop exaggerating.

[@Idk154]

Especially when they come in 50 shades of gray

[@FSX239]

Yet another reason many people are choosing to wrap their cars. The manufacturers won't provide a color pallet without you bending over.

[@alan6832]

I can improve on grey in 2 hours with a brush. The resale value LIE is what bugs me most.

[@FSX239]

@@alan6832 yep

[@technopc2953]

In Europe, it’s quite common to order a car and wait for the manufacturing. There are more colors everywhere. Most gray, black and white cars are business cars

[@Simtatic]

While its more common, the majority is still white/silver/gray/black. The color offerings by most manufacturers are usually 50 shades of gray with one dark blue and red. I gotta give props to Peugeot, they have some really interesting colors one some models. But their cars suck in other ways sadly...

[@Stratos1988]

I concur. Here in Poland since last few years cars are either company car or leased with full intent of swaping it for another. Speaking very broadly, white is considered "business" color and on car forums there are plenty of jokes about this. Grey and black would be considered "timeless" and in case of silver it has the benefit of hiding dirt and grime to some extent as road crap usually dries to grey'ish hue.

[@impulsx7835]

I am from Europe, where are this colors?)))) I see like 85% of cars in Gray, black or white

[@lukewilson5941]

Same in New Zealand

[@Max_1883]

Same thing in France. Worse still, the color charts for models sold in this country are even more colorful in Germany, for example. So, colored cars are imports... A sad record.

[@abstract1dea]

I had a woman at work that parked her red 240SX in the parking garage for a long time (I wanted to buy it.) I found whose car it was and she said it was her baby. She refused to let her insurance company total it and took it home to fix on her own dime because she loved it. It was more than a vehicle to her. One day, I asked her what she was driving and she bought a Altima and described it as "just a car' There are way too many "Just a cars" being presented for purchase these days. And they are overdesigned, way overpriced and not reliable anymore.

[@ss_whole]

The insurance company wanted to total the car just because she left it in the parking garage for a long time, that's insane, probably just needs a new battery, fresh gas and a little air in the tires.

[@abstract1dea]

@@ss_whole Her accident was before she parked it. I drowled over it for weeks before I found out who owned it. She had made arrangements for it to be there for a long time and took it with her when she left the company. I told her to call me if she ever wanted to sell it. An unmolested S13?! But she never called. I see her on linkedin and I may contact her again about it.

[@JamVar]

I've caught myself sitting on a bench on the side of the road counting all the grey, white, black, and silver cars that pass - easily reaching into the 30s within a couple minutes - as well as looking around stopped at a light with 12 other cars to realize I am literally the only one with an actual color. It's depressing.

[@narki86]

A lot of people don't want cars in these dreary colors but buy them anyways because any color detracting from the current norm is considered risky for resale value. Same reason why so many drive around in SUVs/crossovers when they'd prefer something else, its what keeps their investment the safest.

[@JamVar]

@@narki86 I mean, as far as investments go, buying a new car is one of the worst ones you can make, considering the almost guaranteed 15-30% loss you'll experience in the first year. I don't doubt that's part of the reason, but it's hardly a sound investment strategy to begin with, so it's kind of funny to imagine anyone caring about the marginal gains they may hedge against their massive losses by going for a more 'resale friendly' color option. But people are people and it seems they'll do a lot to justify a purchase of something they really want. But anyone doing that is...well, I would say 'putting lipstick on a pig', but in fact, they're actually removing lipstick from the pig because no one wants to buy a pig with lipstick XD

[@renegadetenor]

I usually count every car at a given intersection, once a day. Often, I count 10 non-colored cars, before I see an actual color worth looking at. As long as you chose a color, I don't mind which one, I'll praise anybody these days just for choosing a color! That said (and yes its opinion), I think its pretty clear that blue is the best color.

[@JimmyMon666]

I've been doing that lately since I've started driving for work. Everything where I live is either white, black, or some shade of grey with the occasional blues and reds. That's why I appreciate custom paint jobs even if that color wouldn't be for me, I still appreciate the visual variety. I especially appreciate when people get colors that remind me of colors I remember as a kid, or even hot wheel colors I had as a kid. Things like racing green, orange, or tan.

[@DroneStrike1776]

On Friday, I went to Home Depot and the area where I parked to enter the outdoor patio, all the cars in that area was black, grey, and silver SUVs and pickup trucks. I was the only one there with a Mazda3 awd hatch in plain jane white.

[@matthewpeterson3329]

It's not just lack of color... all cars today are basically the same shape. If you remove the badging and line them up, it gets hard to tell what's what. I know it's all about aero, but they have no character these days.

[@Hyper_Drud]

Not just the exterior but the interior as well. I rented a Nissan Altima a few years ago and it had a touchscreen that jutted out from the dashboard. I see a Toyota Camry in the parking lot at my job and it has that same touchscreen sticking out of the dashboard.

[@ebinrock]

It was that way in the 70's and 80's, too. A 4-door Chevy Impala/Caprice looked the same as a Pontiac Bonneville, save for the taillights.

[@matthewpeterson3329]

@ebinrock That's mostly because they were shared GM platforms. But I get it.

[@RareGenXer]

That's why the brand log has gotten so huge. It's the only way to discern what you are driving. Sadly, onerous government CAFE and safety regulations, and the internationalization of design have turned most all vehicles into dull refrigerators on wheels.

[@azmike3572]

Right. In the 60s we knew the difference between all the Chevy models, for example. We'd say, "That's a Chevelle, that's a Nova, that's a Corvair", etc. I think nowadays car makers are reluctant to introduce models that are vastly different in styling to sell to the masses, due to cost of development vs. projected sales.

[@caseys_cozy_garage]

I didnt want a yellow car... then a perfect C4 corvette yellow came up to buy... and wow i am so thankful i have a super bright yellow

[@alexsmtbfriends4954]

I also didn't want a yellow car... then a cool Tribu yellow Cupra went on sale, saw it, drove it, bought it 2 days later. Damn I love that color now and will only buy colored cars from now on

[@caseys_cozy_garage]

@@alexsmtbfriends4954 yellow is best color

[@pamjgmail9379]

I have a yellow Miata and an orange Fiesta LOL

[@PeninsulaCity2024]

Hertz rentals be like: "Oh, so you used one of our cars?" Lol no. Stop taking credit for any yellow Corvette that pops up in the world.

[@caseys_cozy_garage]

@@PeninsulaCity2024 yep lols

[@NightRaven1080p]

DUDE! I COULD HAVE SWORE I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO'S NOTICED THIS! I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR YEARS THAT EVERY CAR ON THE ROAD IS EITHER BLACK WHITE SILVER!

[@DroneStrike1776]

It's been like that since the iphone came out. Apple pushed the metal shade colors into something that represented luxury, that's why most home interior is now light grey, most cars is a shade of grey, most phones, most laptops and higher end TVs have metal looking bezzles.

[@chilli-boi]

fr my house was super colorful when we first bought it but now my parents painted it all white

[@ofthenearfuture]

Now all manufacturers are removing metallic from their paints and making putty cars

[@MaverickPhantom]

Thank Audi for that.... ahem Nardo grey

[@Onewheelordeal]

Dang always wondered what Nardo Grey reminded me of and it's putty lol

[@MaverickPhantom]

@@Onewheelordeal 🤣

[@enmass90]

Pastel greys look sick though when done properly.

[@MaverickPhantom]

@@enmass90 it would have to be a smaller body car with black accents to make the grey pop... but then if there are too many on the road... then doesn't look so special

[@aleistergwynne]

Things got so bad that I had to memorise my grandmother's license plate because her gunmetal grey SUV looked the exact same as the dozen other gunmetal grey SUVs in the parking lot. She recently replaced it with a vehicle that is a nice maroon colour with cream upholstery, so maybe the tide is turning.

[@fenn_fren]

Maroon with cream looked so good on Crown Vics and Mercury's.

[@Sideways_Singh]

It aint only cars, its clothing, houses exterior and interior, and other products like phones. We need color damnit, I'm all about that color.

[@audvidgeek]

agreed! You look at interior photos on real estate ad's, and you literally think they took black & white photos!

[@mantramoon9]

Too much gray everywhere- enough already!

[@Maxborkowski5963]

I agree.

[@joestrike8537]

Maybe all the phones come in gray, but there are so many different phone protectors, in the entire spectrum plus designs/gag cases I don’t think we have to worry too much about everyone walking around holding a gray phone.

[@Sideways_Singh]

@@joestrike8537 except they do lmfao which alternate reality do u live in? 99% of people have a black or grey case, phones also have many nice color options but people choose the colorless ones. 😂

[@BCNeil]

I love how all carmakers. Have a "build and price" feature on their websites. SO you can custom build your car. Yet they don't actual allow you to get the car you built.

[@jonathanwerrell3897]

You can always orders. But it's more complicated because the dealer need the right allocation for your build. And you need to wait.

[@Khaladkar2tv]

My car is grey - I want to wrap it. My family is like "why? Its so nice" and I keep telling them that I dont want to drive something thats the same color as: 1) almost every single other car on the road and 2) my fridge

[@spikespiegel2246]

waste of money

[@Khaladkar2tv]

@@spikespiegel2246a waste of money for what?

[@lashlarue59]

Isn't wrapping a car $5000-$6000? What a waste of money.

[@Khaladkar2tv]

@@lashlarue59For a good, professional wrap, yes its 5-6K. I respectfully disagree that its a waste of money though :)

[@ScottALaFollette]

Adding to your reasons here’s number 3) New asphalt is black of course, as it ages it turns grey. Concrete is another shade of gray. Black and especially gray cars blend into the pavement. 4) It’s boring.

[@KI-201]

I tried replacing my 14 year old Tacoma that got totaled this winter. All the Toyota dealerships that I contacted said that if I wanted anything other than what was being allocated to dealers by the manufacturer (read: if I place an order for what I want,) I will be waiting months and months, as they're building them in batches, and all the popular non-colors are coming first. I could get anything I wanted in black/grey/silver, but nothing in blue/orange/red. I ended up buying something else entirely, used, in red. I'll look at new vehicles again when they offer actual colors on more than just the website.

[@jeffs6090]

You hit the nail on the head, it's the feedback loop of the manufacturers and dealerships. They think those are the best colors because they sell the best, then therfore only get those colors, which inevitably makes everyone only able to buy those colors, which then artificially proves their point of them being better sellers. Take the ultra high end brands Bentley and Aston Martin. Their cars have over a hundred different beautiful colors to choose from (inside and out), and what are at all the dealerships? Black on black, white on black, and gray on black. Boring! I've custom ordered my last two cars because dealership lots never have the options I want and definitely never have the color combo I want.

[@stormforge68]

Custom order is the only way to get your car spec the way you want it. Unfortunately it takes longer to get one post Covid.

[@ziploc2000]

Buying a car because you want to sell it just seems wrong. My 2007 Mazda 3 is bright red. Bought it secondhand in 2010, and I chose it as much for the color as anything else. It's easy to find in parking lots.

[@bogusboys3814]

I got my first car about a year ago, and it's gold. 2008 Scion xB in the Gold Rush color. everyone waves to me, I've had kids ask me to do burnouts not knowing it's basically a corolla, and most of all, it stands out. My friends know exactly who is behind that wheel, and it's so sad to see cars lose that bright, fun, standoutish characteristic.

[@audvidgeek]

One of my neighbors has a neon green xB. She gets all sorts of complements on it!

[@heathergriggs4463]

We had a hot Lava xB. Best car and color we ever had!

[@izzatsufian2796]

Car colours on today makes the car more look like sad asf

[@MaverickPhantom]

Yep.. that is true. But that's mostly because for most people cars are just tools. The sad part is people that buy cars for entertainment and get them in some boring colors. Though for me, I wanted a Camaro and got it in Satin Steel, and could have possibly picked a different color if it would have been in a Satin looking finish. The Satin Steel looks so great in the cloudy days. Makes the design of the car look great.

[@Kev27RS]

@@MaverickPhantomSo, you’re basically part of the problem… 😅

[@MaverickPhantom]

@@Kev27RS lol I guess so... or at least was. Though to my defense, there wasn't another Satin finish color. Same year, my brother in law wanted to wrap his silver Benz, and I steered him into a nice satin purple, instead of the usual grey black... then I only got blue color cars...

[@Kev27RS]

@@MaverickPhantom Got it! 👍

[@Chaorchy]

So many cars now look the same and boring ash.

[@lorefraz9416]

in italy there's a "game" called macchina gialla (the yellow car) that is basically when you see a yellow car you shout it and you punch the arm of someone next to you, and this to emphasize how rare it is a yellow car

[@edugj23]

In Brazil, this is with the blue Beetle

[@andremarini7113]

Pois é!!! Só que agora ficou difícil encontrar Fuscas de qualquer cor!!

[@greganderson4547]

Not sure if about the rest of North America but I grew up on the Canadian prairies in the 70's and we had version of that called "Punch Buggy" where you would get to punch your sibling or cousin in the arm if you were the first to spot a VW Beetle in whatever colour it was.

[@ScottALaFollette]

@@greganderson4547 As kids in Kentucky we played punch buggy but only while riding in our father’s VW.

[@ReadyFreddie5523]

We called it Slug Bug, punching your friend, brother upon spotting a beatle. Slug bug orange if the beatle was orange.

[@Bill-lr4kp]

I never realized that before, but right after I watched this video, I started to observe the cars driving by my house for a minute, and more than half of them were grey😂

[@DroneStrike1776]

The color of shade.

[@Pickleduck.]

Really? Where the fuck have you been for the past 20 years buddy?

[@Xander1Sheridan]

it's true. It's hard to find good colors. Some carmakers don't offer any bright colors on any cars. It's sad.

[@ReadyFreddie5523]

​@@DroneStrike1776 Gray --- the color of more manufacturers profit.

[@mildsoup8978]

Now look for motorcycles, truth is if you look for it you will notice it more

[@EvilMonkey7818]

There are entire neighborhoods where all homes are brand new and large, all white exterior with the same black roofs. The conformity is astounding and it's not like the builders using the exact same materials to save costs gets passed on to buyers.

[@tid418]

If it had the lightest possible roof color, I would be all for that. I live in a hot climate, and a reduction in the electric bill for 9 months of the year would be great,

[@willieverusethis]

And we used to scare the children with stories about the Communists and how all the houses and cars were gray...

[@j.clark2381]

As a Porsche owner, I've heard stories of some dealers advising customers to order their new car in neutral colors so they're easier to trade/resell. In my opinion, there is something fundamentally wrong in someone's life when they seek advice on what car color should they purchase.

[@FunkyJeff22]

purchasing a car is a huge decision. there is nothing "fundamentally wrong" with someone if they seek advice before purchasing. that includes asking what car color they should purchase.

[@j.clark2381]

@@FunkyJeff22 Duly noted. Please follow the gray line to window #0, where your Car Guy credentials will be revoked. 😁

[@ReadyFreddie5523]

Seeking advice is OK, following any advice like a trained dog, maybe not the best advice.

[@ReadyFreddie5523]

By the way, neighbor works in a Porsche dealership, regularly drives the less wanted cars in purple, ungodly green, and a strange orange. Purple sold in Indiana. Also drives a diesel Porsche, two words that never appear together.

[@bobdrago69657]

As a Bugatti owner, I get it.

[@rapid13]

My son and I just spent a month car shopping for him. Toyota lost a sale because of this no-color, no-orders approach. They couldn’t find a red one with his preferred options. We (he) ended up with a red pepper metallic tintcoat Bronco Sport.

[@fenn_fren]

That's a really good colour!

[@KR4K40]

Peugeot made the default color for their newest hatchback a shade of yellow I really like Shame it's on a Peugeot

[@ben6993]

Nowt wrong with Peugeot, a lot of French cars have an unfair reputation that they’re unreliable, but they’re great fun to drive and it’s actually the German cars that are the most unreliable these days

[@vracaze]

@@ben6993 🧢🧢🧢

[@adamme8369]

@@ben6993 It was I'm afraid before Stelantis took over. They good, relatively reliable cars but no engines! EV not an option at the moment. I have been interested in one particular model but I think will look somewhere else.

[@jamesrecknor6752]

@@ben6993 Decades ago I owned a Simca and a Renault. I am still mad at France. LOL

[@fenn_fren]

Shame? The French make stylish, elegant, unique cars. I love my 407 estate. Plus, reliability is about regular servicing.

[@EdgeXXI]

I work at an independent car dealership and every car we get from auction is, yup, gray, silver, black, or especially white. My enthusiasm goes sky high when we get an orange one, which I lovingly call "orangeade"

[@twystedhumour]

Yep, got a WRX in that color.

[@jacobasuncion3132]

Let’s not forget about all the sick colors on the new TRD Tacoma’s, Tundra’s, Sequoia’s, and 4Runner’s

[@MaverickPhantom]

Oh yeah, finally some colors that look more entertaining

[@RayRayP2001]

Till you get to that lot, and all they have is gray, black, white, and silver unless you buy the most expensive one on the showroom floor that is overpriced and it might be a pastel gray too.

[@bkraft]

Just got a 2024 TRD Sport 4x4 Tacoma with a "Blue Crush Metallic" coat. Oh and it has a manual transmission too. Love it!

[@audvidgeek]

I've been seeing a handful of 4runners around here with a bright red/orange color. They really stand out!

[@xq39]

my favorite color is green for cars, glad i have a dark green car. its from the 90's which makes sense why its green.

[@ebinrock]

The color of Steve McQueen's Bullitt Mustang, that's a cool color!

[@Tom_Hadler]

I've been saying this for years A) it is slightly depressing, and boring B) it makes cars more dangerous since they're harder to see against tarmac background It's because people think they look richer in grey or black, or dont want to stand out. They also worry unduly about resell value. Also, the cost of some of the better paint options is insane.

[@danielvisintainer3352]

I think a lot of the US market uses grayscale for average cars, and saves the color options for their more fun or interesting cars. Look at Ford for example: an escape’s color options outside of grayscale are only red and a muted blue; but you can get Broncos in green, yellow, multiple shades of red, multiple shades of blue and orange.

[@RayRayP2001]

Same for F150s as well they have almost 20 choices some different shades of the same color however yellow is left out of that one.

[@hlavco]

Sadly, I see no shortage of fun or interesting cars in dull, boring colors.

[@renegadetenor]

Yep, and even though I loathe Suburu, I'll credit them all day long for their blue, orange, and yellow, and thank the folks who drive them!

[@bjbeamng8599]

@@renegadetenor Haha, my aunt drives an electric blue Subaru Crosstrek, and it's been broken into at least five times.

[@Corndogger61]

Cars are just so just so dull today, we need more colors Edit: Thanks everyone

[@MaverickPhantom]

Well it's like in the case with the bright green Huracan going over 150 some center State of the country... easily spotted from the chopper... The driver learned his lesson and wrapped it in some grey... becoming significantly more successful at not going to jail.

[@annoymouse890]

Try going to a bmw dealership and ordering yourself a car you’ve got like 300 colour options

[@Corndogger61]

@@MaverickPhantom that's true if you are doing something illegal then you would want a dull color so you don't stand out as much

[@MaverickPhantom]

@@annoymouse890 that's a bit exaggerated, but yes, there are plenty of color options for the ones that are willing to spend money.

[@MaverickPhantom]

@@Corndogger61 indeed.

[@happygarage6310]

I may be part of a small percentage because I've owned 2 blue minivans, a red 4Runner, a green Subaru, and green pickup trucks. I've only had 2 cars in white or black. What I truly miss is interior color options. The royale blue, red wine, purple. The interior color options have completely disappeared, just beige, gray, and black.

[@jesseseymour4011]

Except some Japanese cars, theyre still doing red, blue, white, etc.

[@Plus1Like]

My first car was a Ford Fiesta Zetec and though I chose a silver one over a purple one (it was dark and muddy looking), the interior was blue... which made a big difference from black.

[@bjbeamng8599]

Completely agreed; oh, how I hate black interiors.

[@wuffysgarage]

Agreed, went with my dad to get him a new Colorado and black is the only interior color option unless you get a z71($50k+ truck) or higher

[@zackchan3097]

Im the guy who show up to work in a red mazda hatchback with shiny wheels. Option red cost extra when buy new, so i went for a second hand option with 8000 miles. Cheaper in every way compared to buying new. But took me 3 months to find that red.

[@briandoherty278]

I just bought a new Nissan Sentra last month. Dealer had choices of black, white, red and a couple of Electric Blue. Needless to say I bucked the trend and went with the Electric Blue. My car stands out at my apartment, at work, and at the stores.

[@NoLimitSquad]

Funny story: My current car is white. My last car was red. I bought my white car bc I didn't want any eye-catching attention for police (I like to drive fast). So I deliberately opted for the white even though I wanted red again. I never got a single ticket in the old red car. Got one for speeding in the white car last year🤣🤣 It's my fault for sure, but I figured I'd share for a laugh!

[@RayRayP2001]

Dude me 2 had a 02' victory red Avalanche then, I bought a 21' pearl white Nissan Versa SR thinking the same and got ticketed. So I traded that car in for an atlas blue metallic 23' F150 after lol. Got more tickets in white, gray, and Black cars. It is funny they tell you red cars are cop stoppers lol.

[@chuck_machine]

Agree. Have had several red cars, never ticketed in them.

[@Paul_Wetor]

Birds like to poop on my white car, but not my blue van.

[@iea96]

Oh no I’m literally “the person with the yellow hatchback” in my office 😬

[@acerimmer8338]

Be proud of that fact!

[@ReadyFreddie5523]

Wake up everyday to a bright sunny day, you do get noticed everywhere.

[@SpookyEng1]

I’m the guy with the “shiny Red Kia Soul” (Turbo by the way, that thing is a blast to commute in)The only other color in our small parking lot is a yellow Porsche Targa.

[@willieverusethis]

@@SpookyEng1 One of my favorite cars.

[@fenn_fren]

Yellow kicks ass!

[@DEVILTAZ35]

Hi mate, I live in Australia and it is much the same here. I bought a silver Lexus myself years ago and to be honest it almost always looks clean. I think that is why people go for those sorts of colors as they rarely look like they are in need of a wash. Also if you get a car with a red leather interior it looks awesome and matches the silver exterior so well anyway. Lexus call the color of my car ‘Titanium’ but I think in the USA they call it ‘Sonic Silver’ but it is silver and can almost look slightly green under certain light. Just my take on it but white is cheaper and was often sold as discounted fleet cars making them very popular . Black was difficult to keep clean and shiny Colors often faded in the got Aussie sun, especially red. Plus if you speak to many panel beaters they will tell you that certain Colors are a pain the arse to match properly after a crash if they require a respray. For the record metallic Blue and metallic red cars have started make a comeback over here though. It could be different in the USA but that was the main driving factor here no pun intended. As a side note we actually spell colour with a u I just left it as the American spelling for context.

[@zaifi1000]

The dealership supply strategy is also why you can't get manuals anymore too.

[@rkm4630]

For several years I drove an old wagon that had a cheap turquoise paint job over the original white (I think it had been a fleet car). Everyone love it and I got tons of compliments even though it looked like the cheap, old paint it was. And I never had to remember where I parked in any parking lot. Just a quick look around and there it was; a blaring beacon of bright blue in a sea of sickly soul-killing grey. I really miss that wagon.

[@davep5698]

I have noticed this for over a decade, its is severely depressing, not just the cars but everything is going like this. Cities now are grey cars in a sea of glass, steel and concrete. The entire world has been in a style depression for the past 30-40 years. It really effects my ongoing mentality and view of the world, there is no hope left.

[@Space.Folding]

I think about this everyday when I stop at an intersection, it's a sea of monochrome pods. I waited years for a GR Corolla and guess what Toyota sends to my dealer? An allocation for a white one instead of the hot blue one.

[@redemptionjack4657]

Order blue, then get the car you want.

[@Space.Folding]

@@redemptionjack4657 The video literally explains that's not how it works

[@renegadetenor]

Super-yuk!

[@LarsaXL]

This explains a lot. I've been working in a car factory fpr years and have complained about this for years, all the interesting colours have disappeared. We used to joke about 50 shades of grey and that after 6 months this new car finally comes in a colour that isn't grey and it is... brown... And the times it does come in colour it isn't nearly as green as you'd expect, it is grey metallic with a hint of green, blue or red... Bought my first car in a nice bright blue, which was discontinued by the time I wanted my second one. Ended up with a grey one despite telling myself I would never buy q grey car because... well it was what was available, I had to pick between plain white, plain black and a grey that was at least metallic and had some nice red accents. If I ever do get another car, it's damn sure going to be red or blue, or hopefully there will be more colour options by then.

[@TinyBearTim]

I want a factory purple car

[@AbandonedRaven]

Didn’t one of the recent BMW M2s do that? I’ve seen a few by me, they sure know how to make a nice looking dark color.

[@strawberrymilk9767]

You could do that in the 60's. You could buy a Dodge Challenger in the 60's with the color "Plum Crazy," a factory purple color

[@MaverickPhantom]

​@AbandonedRaven yep beautiful color... but too bad it wasn't OK previous M2.

[@MaverickPhantom]

​@strawberrymilk9767 that was nice.. and you could even get Panther Pink... also until Jeep got the Bikini Blue (I think it's a blue, more of a teal), good luck with finding Teal on an affordable car. If the Challenger had the Bikini Blue, I would have gotten one. I enjoy seeing that Frost blue and the F8 green on Challengers and Chargers....

[@strawberrymilk9767]

@@MaverickPhantom yeah I’ve always been a Chevy guy but damn does Dodge offer their cars in some cool colors.

[@hermancm]

I noticed a few years ago that now you have to pay more for nice colors like red and blue on new cars and trucks which I’m sure many don’t care about and skip the extra charge. I’m glad the 2022 Chevy Bolt I just bought had the upgraded red tint coat on it that cost the original purchaser an extra $500.

[@tylerensminger]

I've had a red car, I now have a blue car. I don't mind gray or silver cars though. Some colors could be too bright and not look right whereas gray and silver might be dull, they are neutral colors that most people can tolerate

[@thebloo12]

I'm the opposite, I don't really mind black or white but i absolutely hate gray/silver cars with some exceptions

[@ScottALaFollette]

Gray and silver colors blend into the pavement. Other motorists don’t see silvers or grays easily and it gets worse in the fog or rain.

[@ScottALaFollette]

@@thebloo12 Agreed.

[@ReadyFreddie5523]

​@@ScottALaFolletteAnd these drivers in their gray cars in dense fog or twilight absolutely REFUSE to turn on their lights.

[@ScottALaFollette]

@@ReadyFreddie5523 That’s a problem, drivers not turning on their lights when they should. Those drivers could get a ticket for the offense. Daytime running lights were made mandatory because of them. DRL’s should turn on all the lights not just the headlights.

[@alanbuck9237]

Your comment about yellow, having the lowest depreciation doesn’t really mean much of anything if you stop and think about it. Just exactly what kind of cars come in yellow? It would be generally sports cars, and those tend to hold their value better. So this is how somebody can easily lie with statistics. It’s technically true that yellow cars hold their value better but if you buy a mainstream car in yellow, you will probably find out nobody wants it when you want to trade it in. I also don’t think the current color palette is really a plot for the car makers to save money. Have you been to a furniture store like Crate&Barrel lately. There’s no color in the store. Everything is monochromatic. It’s not to save money. It’s just what the current style is. Even the exterior colors on homes are grays and whites and blacks. Home Depot charges you the same price for any color of paint that you want, so it’s not because it’s cheaper . Eventually things will turn and color will make a comeback.

[@aussieausdeutschland4245]

I noticed here in Australia during the mid 70's and through the 80s brown and white where the two most "popular" colours, 90s colour started to come back with white, red, blue, green and silver, but the 2000's a colidascope of vibrant colours exploded in the Stealership's reminiscent of the 70's especially from Ford with its Falcon and to a lesser extent GM's Holden Commodore. God I miss home grown Aussie Muscle cars in the showroom😞

[@w1ngd1ngs]

orange hsv 😍

[@EvilMonkey7818]

The same can be said for the interior of people's homes. Gray floors, white walls, gray or cream colored couches, white or gray drapes. Every refrigerator is the same stainless steel, with most everyone having the same countertops and the same chosen range of colors in all appliances.

[@ebinrock]

Here's where I don't mind. I would never put my mom's ugly maroon or avocado appliances in my kitchen!

[@SpookyEng1]

We have grey floors and cabinets but each room is a different shade of blue or green (we live in FL) monochromatic walls are depressing!

[@DroneStrike1776]

I blame it all on Apple. They made shade into something that represent luxury. I've had a light blue e39 and 78 450SLC, maroon 90 Honda Accord, dark blue Buick, red 88 RX-7, red 00 Civic Si, yellow 89 240sx, arctic metallic E90 looks grey and in bright sun looks green, purple 85 MKII Supra, and now drive a BP Mazda3 awd hatch in boring White because Mazda only made one exciting color, Soul Red and you couldn't find one during C-19. People are so scared of color. I just turned 43 yesterday and was thinking if I should get the car wrapped a nice bright color or emerald green like the good old days. So sick of the dullness in society.

[@redemptionjack4657]

That is slowly starting to stop being popular were I am I am starting to see colured cars again.

[@redemptionjack4657]

You can still get emerald green for cars.

[@ScottALaFollette]

Planning to buy an MX-5. Soul Red Crystal is the only fun stand-out color offered. The blue is too dark almost black and white is just ok. The rest of the colors offered on the Miata are boring beiges and shades of grey. For safety’s sake, in a sea of SUVs a small car like the MX-5 should stand out, not blend into the pavement.

[@ReadyFreddie5523]

​@@ScottALaFollette Oddly enough when the CX-5 was first marketing, all ads featured the Soul Red, beautiful color to me. Yet most cx-5 I saw were either gray, black or occasionally the really dark gray blue never that Soul Red. I love it in white too.

[@ScottALaFollette]

@@ReadyFreddie5523 It’s a fact that Soul Red Crystal costs extra, probably because the pigment costs the manufacturer extra. It’s a shame to have to pay extra for a certain color on any new car. I suspect many new buyers, because of the extra cost, compromise and settle for another shade of gray or beige.

[@Nick_Spencer]

Giving me a reason to respray my car San Remo Red. A long time ago someone showed me a picture of an intersection and asked "what is wrong with this picture?" I Said "every car is white" they said "No the traffic lights are all on, every single one of them". this was a 4 lane intersection seeing three of the routes completely and every single car was white.

[@cingkole7893]

11:20 There's no middle class! only workers and owners!

[@thekingofsas9407]

Not anymore, really. It's an antiquated term that people use instead of more appropriately saying, "the average American."

[@stevenscott2136]

The middle class was an inherently unnatural and unstable social state, made possible by the rapid change after the industrial revolution.

[@resonancetides7196]

Nice try, communist.

[@audvidgeek]

one of the worst things about a gray car is they become pretty much invisible on an overcast or rainy day. I imagine they are more prone to collisions on bad weather days!

[@NatureBoy12100]

I love grey cars, but I agree with you. That is a major downside to getting a grey or black and sometimes white car. There is a reason that hunters wear orange, You want to be seen. The safety factor is important and is one reason that thould be considered when getting a car. I will probably try to get a different color when I purchase my next new car for that reason.

[@richardgg2889]

More people consider car just as a commuter. Nevertheless, I think if you gave them more options full of vibrant colors, they would maybe choose a Color more often. But only if its the same price, since spending fortune on cars isnt in fashion today (for most people). Just my HO.

[@mrsoisauce9017]

A car is only considered "just a commuter" because all the soul has been forcefully removed from them. If cars were more colorful and bright, I think a lot of people would see them more as methods of self expression

[@Azusa_hayashi]

Thats why i change the color of my cars ​@mrsoisauce9017

[@ScottALaFollette]

🎯 Agreed.💯

[@ScottALaFollette]

@@mrsoisauce9017 You’re correct.

[@champspec]

Its because the media and govt. organizations have been vilifying cars for years. Add that to the climate change paranoia, the weaponizing of the police force to increase revenue from tax paying working Americans… you get a result of many people simply wanting to fly under the radar.

[@Ramsi-Berlin]

I would Love to see more coloured cars ❣️👌🏼 I'm born '74 and grow up with cars they was yellow, red and green 😅 The shape was individuell too. Now the streets looks boring. All cars looking the same and the colours are gone 😢 Love from Berlin 🇩🇪 Ramsi 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@malcolmar]

Well said. I am so glad I have bucked the trend. My first new car was metallic purple or "plum" and both of my current cars are metallic blue and one is 2 tone with a white top. If I am going to be paying for a car with my hard earned money, I want it to have some color.

[@hlavco]

Seriously, new cars are too expensive to not get the one you want.

[@malcolmar]

@@hlavco Agreed.

[@Glenni91N]

I've seen a resurgence of colours in Norway at least. Especially a lot of yellow, green, red, purple etc for cars like the peugeot 208, but also other ones.

[@a64738]

I live in Norway, here the other day I was at the store and 13 cars was parked there. All the cars was white, gray and black...

[@jerkkujee1346]

I LOVE BRIGHT YELLOW CARS

[@RipRoaringGarage]

There are a few faults here. 1-Its not an issue of resale value with gray, black or white. Its an issue of time. Those cars will sell the FASTEST. You can have an orange car, and command a premium, but it will take some time until the buyer that wants that color shows up. Most sellers dont want to sit on a car, be it a dealership, or the seller (if they dont trade and just post listings). So there is truth to that. (No, Im not coping. I have two green cars, a brown car, an orange car, a red car, a beige blue, and sure, four black ones too). Oh, forgot the white bus too. 2-At least with Dodge, cars are in fact ordered by the dealer, and they pick and choose whatever they want. They will pick cars that will sell the quickest, which means, black, sunroof, black interior, but also price caps. So no shakers for the Scat Packs, but a TON of 5.7s that do have them, and with the handling package, with bigger tires, ending up a grand or two more than the 6.4. Chevy does the same with Vettes and Camaros that are dealer allocated, where a general manager or lead salesman will pick each RSO for the car. Of course, this does NOT include last model years, like 2023 Dodges, 2024 Camaros, 2024 TRXs, which are basically turned into cash cows and sold at auctions, before the car is built, giving the auction winner, or heighest bidder the opportunity to build the car how they want. But still, you could build the car you wanted, like I did in 23, for my 1320 Challenger. No sunroof, and SubLime green.

[@tid418]

Turbo sixes won't be the same. BOO to CAFE standards.

[@talis84]

I've owned a teal '94 GrandAM, a dark blue '03 Proege5 and '03 330Ci, a red '04 Mazda6 Sportwagon, and a metallic brown '15 Canyon. Thankfully I've never owned a gray, white, or black car.

[@thomasharris5151]

@3:03 STOP IT! No one was buying supras in the 1990s at all! The Supra Mk IV was sold less than 300ZX(best JDM car of the 90s), 3000GT, etc Toyota couldn’t give it away… and only and only after the FNF did it get popular because of the aftermarket community and the bulletproof engine. But stop it with the lack of FACTS.

[@ScottALaFollette]

🎯 Agreed 💯. Thanks for bringing this subject up. If I may, there’s a Safety issue too. As you know, asphalt as it ages turns gray, concrete is also gray. Silver and gray cars blend into the pavement. In rain or fog, virtually vanishing. Shades of beige aren’t any better. Small fun cars like the Mazda MX-5 and Subaru BRZ need to be offered in fun, bright, loud and proud Colors. This is especially important in a sea of SUVs with distracted drivers. Auto manufacturer might as well call their cheap, cost saving, primer looking, shades of gray and boring beige, non-colors “Anonymous Asphalt” or “Concrete Camouflage”.

[@puppydogz432]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. I've been complaining about this for a couple of years now.

[@craiglewis7081]

Totally. Blandmobiles galore. It’s all a reflection of the individual as well. I remember those days of color.

[@RPGSPiTFirE]

AWESOME Video! I've been complaining about "appliance colored cars" for some time now, so I'm glad someone's finally drawing attention to it! I swore to myself that my silver Civic would be the last car I ever bought in a shade of grey. The only other car I've purchased since then? A Blaze Orange Metallic Honda Fit.

[@catherinegrimes2308]

I'm British and in 2002 I order a dark metallic green Ford Fiesta with rear parking sensors. a few days later the salesman phoned me and wanted me to change the colour to a grey and not have the parking sensors. I stood my ground and said something like, that is wanted I ordered and that is what I am getting. I think that the dealer had problems getting that colour, but they should have checked the availability before selling the car in that colour.

[@edwardsmith8127]

Yes I'm the person who walked into the new car dealer wanted the yellow car option & when they said they couldn't supply it walked out travelled 800km to another dealer & got the yellow car.I hate grey,white & black even in house styles like curtains,carpets,tiles,benchtops & wall colors.Just won't buy it if it has no color.

[@SpookyEng1]

It took us 6 months to find the blue Explorer ST we wanted during C19

[@thewaywardgrape3838]

I own a rebel blue Volvo V70. Easy to find it in a sea of metallica grey BMWs lol. So you guys order a car in a specific trim/colour/options and get what the dealer recieves?? Do you get the price adjusted if it's not what you've paid for?

[@ashwilliams8903]

I love showing up to the office in my Neptune Blue GR86. After owning way to many white or black cars the wild blue was just what I needed!

[@Stratos1988]

I remember seeing some similar vid on korean vehicles (place, not manufacturer) were streets really looked as if video was shot colorless.

[@jaaguitar]

Cars camouflaged the same colour as the road should not be allowed. Better than forcing us to have our sidelights permanently on.

[@MrFatbard]

every car on the road also looks exactly the same, sad that nobody ever wants purple cars cuz they look sick

[@redemptionjack4657]

All cars looked the same at one point or an other 1930, 40, unoqe 50's then back to same look.

[@a64738]

Purple is nice but I like violet color 🌹

[@mitchhedberg4415]

My sister had a purple mustang gt manual convertable

[@elhombrebilingue]

It is true. I look outside at a parking lot at any given location where I am, and 95% of vehicles are white, black, or gray.

[@7c8f9x]

DON'T YOU HATE HOW THEY ARE INTEGRATING COMMERCIALS INTO THE VIDEOS NOW?

[@ebinrock]

Yes, and I pay for YT Premium, too!

[@cherylsmith4826]

Yes. I. Do.

[@bruceh4180]

You don't want a watch made of scrap metal? 😂

[@theodorgiosan2570]

No they can be skipped easily rather than waiting for KZbin to want to finish the commercial. I'd rather all the commercials be in the video because I can skip them just by tapping my finger on the screen a few times.

[@tid418]

What do you mean? I haven't seen any commercials.

[@crwhite5881]

This video is right on point! I am so sick and tired of seeing black, gray, and white cars. Either People just simply don’t have any imagination, or the Automakers shoved it down our throats (more money for them) just like they did SUVs.

[@7c8f9x]

NOT ONLY ARE CARS PAINTED BLAND COLORS THEY ARE ALL DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE SUPPOSITORIES, CAN U TELL A HONDA ACCORD FROM A TOYOTA CAMRY FROM THE SIDE WITHOUT LOOKING IN THE CENTER CAP IN THE WHEELS? ADMIT IT, YOU CAN'T

[@slipperman61]

I just bought a gray Silverado I'm using for kayaking / camping. I like the way it blends in if I decide to do some stealth camping. Being colorblind, I put a lower priority on color choice, as you'd imagine. Also, I did spend time in Japan.

[@ThePilotGear]

interesting. I feel like there's a strange lack of flexibility to 'vehicle ordering'; this should be split into two categories. 1. Dealerships order what they feel sells well (models, trims, powertrains) in addition to basic stocking requirements from the manufacturer. 2. Cutomers should be able to order whatever configuration their heart desires. Yes, any option, any available colour could be specc'ed and ordered in advance with no impact to the supply chain. Their VIN is hardwired into the manufacturing chain and assembly/paint becomes specific to that spec. It's already configured that way; what more effort would there be to configure a specification from the customer, even if it's for a Corolla? anyway, I've always had colourful cars....well...except for my silver Mazda3 I'm currently driving. But I feel like green (like my NB2's Emerald Metallic Green) is an absolutely stunning colour and appropriate for nearly every car. It's weird that green isn't more popular since I find its appeal is pretty broad.

[@larryt4884]

I like the cars that are close to the color of dirt, so I do not have to wash them as often. Grey, silver and gold are the best.

[@gcKukie]

I blame traffic enforcement, i got pulled over constantly in a red car, i now drive a boring grey.

[@HyperVanilo]

That's bs, the cops there definitely hate the color red

[@redemptionjack4657]

Highly dubt cops pull red cars over more there have been studies in that could be a specific highway.

[@zackerygti777]

As someone who drives his red car spiritedly, cops couldn't care less

[@firefly44220]

That’s been proven as a myth

[@gcKukie]

@@firefly44220 a myth in every single part of the world? maybe it was busted in a single area, but in the early 2000's the police here did a massive crackdown on streetracing and started impounding cars like crazy, i went from constant tickets and losing my license, to not getting a ticket in 10 years.

[@aquifer98]

I wont ever buy a car unless it’s blue. If it ain’t blue, dont let me look at it cause Idgaf My thoughts are, if you are spending over $20k on something…you’d better like the color/way it looks too. It’s too much money to spend on something you dont like the look of.

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

This video made me want to paint my silver 2002 Cougar. Maybe Grabber Blue is in it's future.

[@aidanbowers9036]

I work at a new car dealership and can confirm that out of 700 cars on the lot, less than 30 are real colors.

[@whiskbiscuit7199]

I was told as a kid that colorful cars came with way more expensive insurance, it's just never felt financially practical to get one

[@MaverickPhantom]

Yeah we were all told that... any of these awesome colors are harder to match after an accident... but then again so is silver. Could be more expensive to fix, but then I would repaint the entire car or find same color panels from a car recycling place... the issue is the rear quarter panel... that I would just paint the entire car....

[@albonfilms]

Just a myth! Insurance companies have much more detailed systems than color to calculate premiums.

[@MaverickPhantom]

@@albonfilms indeed it was debunked, but too late for all the non-car people.

[@tid418]

@@albonfilms I am not sure my insurer actually knows the color of my daily driver. I don't think they asked, and they never saw it in person.

[@arleth1475]

I have a 2010 Fore Crown Victoria in bright yellow, this car stands out amongst the other vehicles on the road and I absolutely love my car for its fun color.

[@bobdrago69657]

Grey cars are dangerously camouflaged because they blend into the grey street. Buy non grey.

[@will7its]

Yes I had a grey Z/28 and people would pull out in front of me all the time.....

[@terr281]

My vehicle colors through the years: White, Beige, Silver, Silver, Red, Blue, Grey. Years of said vehicles: 90, 02, 05, 07, 99, 22, 24; Conditions: Used, Cert Preowned, New, New, Used, Cert Preowned, Cert Preowned. Every one of these vehicles has been a case of getting what's available, and decently priced, within a 200 mile area from my home on various lots. (Yes, 200 miles.) We were very lucky to find the Blue one, then someone totaled it in a head-only collision. The video covers it best: We end up with what's available.

[@connorisleib]

my uncle owns a bright yellow rivian and when we drive down a street all eyes follow the truck 🤣

[@Sambysaurus]

Colour contrast plays a big part. I bought my car in grey. That colour on that car with black wheels looks really dull, so I had the wheels painted gold and it honestly makes a huge difference.

[@navajojohn9448]

American streets turned into the dull and depressing streets of Germany with black, white, gray cars.

[@garyclark979]

I have a 2012 sky blue Camry. I have auto body technicians who come up to my car and tell me that this color is the most beautiful that they have ever seen. I can easily find my car in a crowded parking lot. I do not ever want to get rid of my sky blue Camry!

[@xhosagibran370]

I was just thinking this the other day. I was wondering why the cars are all the same color. It’s all the same variation of black, gray, white.

[@michaeldemarco9950]

My 2019 Cherokee Trailhawk is Hydro Blue. I caught on to this scan back in 2016.

[@alfredotovar8984]

RIP Robin Williams 🕊️ if you saw that commercial you know 🫡

[@zsuzsuspetals]

I was just talking about this with my husband recently. He is looking to buy a classic Mustang. I was amazed at how many colors there were! I found a site that listed the colors produced from 1965-1970 and there were 15-20 different colors to choose from each year. Several shades of blues, blue-greens, and greens, as well as yellows, red, orange, gold, bronze. There was so much color to choose from just for Mustangs alone. Other makes and models offered the same range of colors The roads must have looked amazing in the 1960s!

[@will7its]

A mustang huh??? WoW he must be exciting to be around.....

[@janofb]

Grey cars don't show dirt as much.

[@alexsmtbfriends4954]

neither do metallic yellow ones lol

[@Azusa_hayashi]

​@bk2721 that's what happend to me

[@ReadyFreddie5523]

No white, just a darker shade of white. You really don't notice the dirt. Black is the worst, ten minutes after washing it, you can see the dust.

[@bjbeamng8599]

Gray cars don't show dirt because they are dirt.

[@drumsticknuggets5123]

Dealerships and manufacturers have been telling us what we want for a long time driving the trends when it's easy. When the consumer wants it bad enough they respond. This was a good videos covering many aspects of why what we see is what we see. Enjoyable. Btw- the wrap market is responsive to the choice of color... just see a metallic pink tesla driving around. There is demand. My wife wanted the display subaru crosstrek in orange with the LP adventure package. The dealer tried so hard to steer her towards a generic outback, but she was willing to walk if they didn't sell her the car made for pr. Today we still enjoy that orange thing.

[@97Ant]

this is why i buy cars that standout

[@asliceofloaf1984]

You forgot to mention that insurance is cheaper for grey and monochromatic cars.

[@MichaelEarnedIt-19]

Gray and Black and white aren’t colors