Color choices

"thefinalmonster" (thefinalmonster) 09/11/2017 at 07:36 • Filed to: color, paint, dodge, challenger, mercedes, black, yellow, colour, colors

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Dodge steps up and shows the world what “choose your color” is supposed to mean.

pip bip - choose Corrour > thefinalmonster 09/11/2017 at 07:41

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BMW is barely any better.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > thefinalmonster 09/11/2017 at 08:26

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Is that for real? How are there no real color choices there?

jvirgs drives a Subaru > thefinalmonster 09/11/2017 at 08:28

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Honda Accord was/is terrible with color choices. I think you got white, black and 50 shades of grey.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/11/2017 at 08:29

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Anything remotely upscale (or pretending so) is like that

CobraJoe > thefinalmonster 09/11/2017 at 08:33

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Plus Dodge color names are fun too.

Maximum Steel
Go Mango
Redline
Destroyer Gray
Plum Crazy

and my personal favorite:

Contusion Blue

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > thefinalmonster 09/11/2017 at 08:36

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Yeah it’s a sad state of affairs in most of the automotive world. The fiesta ST used to have 8 different color options. Now there is white, black, gray, and pumpkin spice (not joking, it is called “orange spice” and looks like that yellowy pumpkin orange)

bhtooefr > StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 09/11/2017 at 09:04

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Yes, that’s for real for most manufacturers nowadays.

Sometimes the luxury manufacturers will let you custom order a custom color, but you’re gonna pay out the ass for it, and can’t get the car off the lot.

Interesting colors are harder to sell, which translates into reduced resale value, which makes them even harder to sell, which makes dealers not want to stock them. The exceptions are cars that are in-your-face loud (like the Chrysler offerings), and cheap cars (which have no resale value anyway, and the color doesn’t make a difference).

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > bhtooefr 09/11/2017 at 09:08

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Unless you’re Dodge, because every Challenger / Charger I see is a different color. Gotta love it.

19JRC99 > thefinalmonster 09/11/2017 at 09:19

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Say what you want about Dodges and quality (mine’s fantastic), but you gotta give them credit for actually trying to be FUN. I’d rather drive a car that’s somewhat cheap in quality but makes up for it in sheer joy than some expensive, ‘sophisticated’ car that has all the personality of drywall.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > bhtooefr 09/11/2017 at 09:20

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Interestingly, I’ve read that interesting colors actually depreciate less, yellow and orange holding the most value: https://www.today.com/money/car-colors-best-resale-value-it-s-not-black-or-t101509 I assume, however, that this is something of a function of them being rare in the first place and people looking for something like Phoenix Yellow E46 M3's and the various special edition NA and NB Miatas.

19JRC99 > CobraJoe 09/11/2017 at 09:21

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Fun Fact:

Back in 1970, before Plum Crazy was introduced, they actually wanted to call it, and I’m not joking, “Statutory Grape”.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > jvirgs drives a Subaru 09/11/2017 at 09:21

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On the plus side they actually seemed to listen to criticism that the manual transmission sedan was only available in the black and dark gray and now offer it in red and white at least.

bhtooefr > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 09/11/2017 at 09:22

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An interesting color on an interesting car will probably sell fast, but an interesting color on a normal car will likely sell slow (especially on a dealer lot), and therefore time value of money means that it costs more to sell an interesting color, ultimately hurting value.

CobraJoe > 19JRC99 09/11/2017 at 09:33

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I think I’ve heard that name before. Certainly would have gotten attention for the crazy name, but possibly a little too close to home for the people who’d buy that color of Challenger...

19JRC99 > CobraJoe 09/11/2017 at 09:40

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Ford kept up too, they had Anti Establish Mint, There She Blue, Freudian Gilt, etc.

HPoz - I like Honda Fits and I cannot lie > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/11/2017 at 09:56

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Color selection is actually better the lower you go in BMW - the 2 and 3 series have more interesting colors than the 6 and 7 series (and if you want an i8 that’s not white, you’re screwed)

Mergio Sarchionne > thefinalmonster 09/11/2017 at 10:05

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Whatever colour you choose, all I see is green.

CobraJoe > 19JRC99 09/11/2017 at 10:10

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Ah, those were the days. Most manufacturers are far too serious these days.

190octane > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/11/2017 at 10:24

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Oh but that Long Beach Blue...

I think BMW just saves all their cool colors for the M cars, which makes sense when you consider that most people driving M cars probably want to be seen.

notsomethingstructural > HPoz - I like Honda Fits and I cannot lie 09/11/2017 at 10:32

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The i8 is gorgeous so who cares

NojustNo > thefinalmonster 09/11/2017 at 10:47

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So now I know what “Fifty Shades of Grey” really means. Its the name of  Mercedes’ paint color catalogue.

19JRC99 > CobraJoe 09/11/2017 at 10:50

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Way too serious.

CobraJoe > 19JRC99 09/11/2017 at 10:55

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To the point where I’m seriously considering a Challenger for my next car, even though I’ve loved the Mustangs I’ve owned, and FCA has a really poor reputation.

19JRC99 > CobraJoe 09/11/2017 at 11:07

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I can’t speak about current Chryslers, but my ‘96 Dakota’s still running like it’s brand new, with 267k on it.

CobraJoe > 19JRC99 09/11/2017 at 11:54

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I have a theory that American manufacturers know how to build large V8 powered RWD cars and trucks. It’s what they’ve been focusing on since the 50s.

19JRC99 > CobraJoe 09/11/2017 at 12:04

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Mine’s a six banger, but it’s literally just a 318 with two cylinders chopped off.

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 09/11/2017 at 20:43

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It is ze famous German rainbow!

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > thefinalmonster 09/11/2017 at 20:45

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Ah, the famous German rainbow of colors. Porsche didn’t get the memo and is all the better for it