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> Neutral colors have the added benefit of being more easily resell-able (at a higher price), especially to private parties. Only for neutral cars. Flashy cars

> Neutral colors have the added benefit of being more easily resell-able (at a higher price), especially to private parties. Only for neutral cars. Flashy cars (like the Audis and Porsches described in the article) carry a premium when they're flashy colors. There are even whole events dedicated to unusually-colored Porsches (paint to sample).

pixl97 4y ago
Turns out there a lot more Camerys than there are Audis.
xwdv 4y ago
Often this is because the paint itself is a more expensive option. In the end, neutral colors sell the fastest and most consistently. Colored cars have a smaller market based on the buyers tastes.
- tcmart14 4y ago
  I buy it. There are some colors that just always look good on any car. They are fairly basic, but you can't really go wrong with them. Like black paint on a vehicle, black looks decent to good on just about anything.
  - propogandist 4y ago
    black is great on a car, but very hard to keep clean, especially if there's a desire to avoid hairline scratches and swirls. There's also a need to avoid car washes to keep the car scratch free. Grey/Silver color range is much easier to keep clean, and stays cooler in the sun.
    - jabl 4y ago
      > Grey/Silver color range is much easier to keep clean, and stays cooler in the sun. That's true, however there's also a surprisingly big drop in reflectance going from white (~85%) to even a light gray (~50%). Now these figures are for "normal" flat paint used for steel construction, the glossy metallic paints used for cars probably have higher reflectances. But still.
tshaddox 4y ago
That probably depends a lot on where you are. In large parts of the Bay Area expensive cars are ridiculously common and while I haven't gathered any actual data, my impression is that neutral colors are nearly as common for luxury vehicles as they are for normal vehicles. Seriously, a white/black/grey/silver Model S/X, RX/NX, X5/X3, GLC/GLE, Cayenne, etc. is a ubiquitous "soccer mom" vehicle around here. Of course you will also see your brightly colored 911s and similar. Oh, and those new (I think?) mid-engine Corvettes are everywhere.

pixl97 4y ago

Turns out there a lot more Camerys than there are Audis.

xwdv 4y ago

Often this is because the paint itself is a more expensive option. In the end, neutral colors sell the fastest and most consistently. Colored cars have a smaller market based on the buyers tastes.

tcmart14 4y ago
I buy it. There are some colors that just always look good on any car. They are fairly basic, but you can't really go wrong with them. Like black paint on a vehicle, black looks decent to good on just about anything.
- propogandist 4y ago
  black is great on a car, but very hard to keep clean, especially if there's a desire to avoid hairline scratches and swirls. There's also a need to avoid car washes to keep the car scratch free. Grey/Silver color range is much easier to keep clean, and stays cooler in the sun.
  - jabl 4y ago
    > Grey/Silver color range is much easier to keep clean, and stays cooler in the sun. That's true, however there's also a surprisingly big drop in reflectance going from white (~85%) to even a light gray (~50%). Now these figures are for "normal" flat paint used for steel construction, the glossy metallic paints used for cars probably have higher reflectances. But still.

tshaddox 4y ago

That probably depends a lot on where you are. In large parts of the Bay Area expensive cars are ridiculously common and while I haven't gathered any actual data, my impression is that neutral colors are nearly as common for luxury vehicles as they are for normal vehicles. Seriously, a white/black/grey/silver Model S/X, RX/NX, X5/X3, GLC/GLE, Cayenne, etc. is a ubiquitous "soccer mom" vehicle around here. Of course you will also see your brightly colored 911s and similar. Oh, and those new (I think?) mid-engine Corvettes are everywhere.