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It's interesting to present as colorful cars. There are much fewer cars on the road these days as they are being replaced by large and expensive SUVs. From the

It's interesting to present as colorful cars. There are much fewer cars on the road these days as they are being replaced by large and expensive SUVs. From the article: >The culprit? Corporate cost cutting. As profit margins got tighter, automakers went looking for ways to make assembly lines run faster and cheaper. I'm not so sure this is the reason. If you look at houses, current trends are black and white or a combination of the two. I think it's more just current tastes than anything.

dqv 2y ago
> I'm not so sure this is the reason. If you look at houses, current trends are black and white or a combination of the two. > I think it's more just current tastes than anything. I guess I was wrong about what I thought a trend was, because my understanding was always that the general populace dictates trends. When I go through neighborhoods where people have freedom to choose their exterior color, the new colors I'm seeing are not white, black, or gray, but a vibrant selection across the spectrum. I'd love to see these color choices backed up by actual data, because my unqualified belief (since we're all kind of doing that here) is that the people who are choosing boring colors for new construction are not surveying consumers to find out if they actually like those colors.
- strict9 2y ago
  I'm not commenting on who makes a trend, only the patterns that emerge in new products for sale. It's pretty easy to see. Go to redfin, go to any city, and then filter by new construction. Random example, Atlanta: https://www.redfin.com/city/30756/GA/Atlanta/filter/include=construction https://www.redfin.com/city/30756/GA/Atlanta/filter/include=... White, off white, beige, black is the overwhelming color palette for non-masonry color choices. Builders buy what people want. And people want the trends they see on HGTV and social media. Not my preference, just pointing out what is most common.
- slowmovintarget 2y ago
  Exterior coloring on homes is actually an interesting thing to look at. There are some colors that won't blend in the neighborhood. Some colors affect heat profile. Yellow attracts wasps... On and on. It turns out there's a limited spectrum of "holds value, doesn't look stupid, won't have negative effects" colors for houses. Buyers these days can go on the Internet and read about all of this. So can Builders, and you can bet Real Estate agents have numbers to tell them what sells for just-that-little-bit-more.
dogma1138 2y ago
Crumple zone requirements are quite extensive these days which made cars both bigger externally but also consumed a lot of internal space. So we went vertical to provide more comfort to occupants as well as to align better with things like airbags. Most “SUVs” people complain about aren’t actually bigger than current sedans.

dqv 2y ago

> I'm not so sure this is the reason. If you look at houses, current trends are black and white or a combination of the two. > I think it's more just current tastes than anything. I guess I was wrong about what I thought a trend was, because my understanding was always that the general populace dictates trends. When I go through neighborhoods where people have freedom to choose their exterior color, the new colors I'm seeing are not white, black, or gray, but a vibrant selection across the spectrum. I'd love to see these color choices backed up by actual data, because my unqualified belief (since we're all kind of doing that here) is that the people who are choosing boring colors for new construction are not surveying consumers to find out if they actually like those colors.

strict9 2y ago
I'm not commenting on who makes a trend, only the patterns that emerge in new products for sale. It's pretty easy to see. Go to redfin, go to any city, and then filter by new construction. Random example, Atlanta: https://www.redfin.com/city/30756/GA/Atlanta/filter/include=construction https://www.redfin.com/city/30756/GA/Atlanta/filter/include=... White, off white, beige, black is the overwhelming color palette for non-masonry color choices. Builders buy what people want. And people want the trends they see on HGTV and social media. Not my preference, just pointing out what is most common.
slowmovintarget 2y ago
Exterior coloring on homes is actually an interesting thing to look at. There are some colors that won't blend in the neighborhood. Some colors affect heat profile. Yellow attracts wasps... On and on. It turns out there's a limited spectrum of "holds value, doesn't look stupid, won't have negative effects" colors for houses. Buyers these days can go on the Internet and read about all of this. So can Builders, and you can bet Real Estate agents have numbers to tell them what sells for just-that-little-bit-more.

dogma1138 2y ago

Crumple zone requirements are quite extensive these days which made cars both bigger externally but also consumed a lot of internal space. So we went vertical to provide more comfort to occupants as well as to align better with things like airbags. Most “SUVs” people complain about aren’t actually bigger than current sedans.