[rxter]

I was sitting at a light the other day and realized that EVERY car in sight (and this was a big intersection - 4 lanes in every direction) was colored between white and black.  Even new 911s are mostly boring colors.  The 968 had 4 blues, 4 greens, several reds, metallics, even a couple of purples.

 

Why are there so few colors on new cars, including Porsches?  Have we all become blind to colors?  Are we all so comformist that we are afraid to drive an orange car?  What's the dealeo folks?

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[Rap]

Part of it is those are probably the most produced colors. I've read white is the most popular color. While Porsche charges more for some colors i think people might just be lazy with this selection.  I had three white vehicles and i hate white. Now I'm down to two and I still hate white. No depth. The targa is blue and beautiful. Does anyone here where colored socks? 

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[ds968]

Boring cars have been the norm for decades now .. the majority of consumers just want something to take them from point A to point B, and could not care less about the looks of the car or how it drives.. so the manufacturers simply feed that demand accordingly .

You can still get super cars in lively colors , but anything below that level, including Porsches,  Jaguars,  BMWs,  Audis , have all fallen victim to banality ..

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[Jmb]

The Porsche Club of Normandy (France) organises every year an event Porsch’color at Honfleur. Seems that black, white and grey cars have their separate area, enabling to get colored cars together.

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[Rap]

On the topic of colored cars. I didn't paint my recently deceased car when it was being built because I ran out of insurance money and thought ok white is ok. I hate white cars. So as I dream fanciful thoughts of Santa Claus and Christmas presents ( new race car), I had thought of different color schemes for the deceased 968. Spent a lot of time before I pulled the plug and backed out. I find those thoughts intruding upon my stream of consciousness lately.

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[ds968]

I’m not at all a fan of white cars, BUT,  it is the safest color from a visibility standpoint so for a track car, particularly if you race it in the dusk or dawn hours, not such a bad thing .. 

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[Roboman]

Maybe it's along the same lines as advice from real estate agents, "paint internal walls mushroom/magnolia etc" so as to reduce the chances of offending sensibilities and hence increasing the ease of resale ....

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[Rap]

I don’t nor will I drive at dusk or dawn so not a consideration for me. I’m a fair weather driver. Gave up driving in the rain on the track years ago. Risk reward a bad deal and your windows are open. Does anyone drive on the street with their windows down in a pouring rain? I will parable laze out and accept the color of the car I purchase but one can dream!

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[94SilverCab]

Signal green (he whispered...)

 

Jay

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[Rap]

Hmm

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[Ryan]

Remember..the cool color cars are always worth more.

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[ds968]

Remember..the cool color cars are always worth more.

Reviving and old thread with an even older car color vis-a-vis car values study , but I stumbled upon this recently so I thought I should share ( just the essential excerpt ) :

 

Even though people generally choose the color of their cars based on their personal preferences, when it comes to <a class="" href="http://www.carscoops.com/2016/05/stop-sale-recall-on-2016-2017-subaru.html">resale value</a>, it seems certain statistics are worth considering.

A Study conducted by car search engine <a class="" href="https://www.iseecars.com/used-car-finder#section=studies&study=color-depr">iSeeCars</a> analyzed over 2.1 million used car sales and found that <a class="" href="http://www.carscoops.com/2016/09/dodge-rolls-out-new-heritage-inspired.html">color did indeed impact</a> value when passing on ownership.

For example, cars depreciate 33.1% on average in the first three years, with yellow ones holding onto their value best, registering a depreciation rate of just 27%. On the opposite end of the spectrum are gold cars, which depreciate by a whooping 37.1%.

“Yellow cars are relatively less common, which could drive up demand and help maintain their value,” said Phong Ly, iSeeCars CEO. “Our analysis shows that yellow vehicles have the lowest depreciation of any color for lower-volume cars like convertibles. Interestingly, yellow is also the color with the least depreciation for popular body styles like SUVs and pickup trucks.”

According to the research, orange and green cars are also good at retaining their value, and like yellow ones, they are also less common. Together, yellow, orange and green cars only make up 1.2% of all three-year old cars.

Before you “blame” these numbers on rarity alone, consider the fact that the three worst colors, beige, purple and gold, also make up a very small percentage, rated at 0.7%.

Interestingly, just because <a class="" href="http://www.carscoops.com/2013/10/ford-remembers-mustang-most-popular.html">certain colors</a> hold their value very well, doesn’t mean those cars are also selling quickly. Yellow cars average 41.5 days on the used car market, with orange ones at 38.1 and green at 36.2, all while the “average car” needs 36.5 days to sell.

<a class="" href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/db039c5b-color-cars-value-chart-2.jpg"></a><a class="" href="https://www.carscoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/43f9aa03-color-cars-value-chart-3.jpg"></a>

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[Waylander]

Interesting stats

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[Roboman]

So how smart were Porsche with their club sport???

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[ds968]

So how smart were Porsche with their club sport???

Smart, except for the ridiculously  colored wheels to match ..makes the car look like M&M candy.  Surprised it didn’t have curb feelers and fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirror to “complete the look” .  

 

Not that I’m too opinionated when it comes to aesthetics 

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