As we get closer to D-Day, I need to start thinking about colors. One of the things I liked about car shopping used to be picking colors. Not no more though. Now, it’s simply a case of anything but white, black or a 5-year regret color. What’s that?Easy: Any color you’ll regret in five years. (Its cousin in this case might be the salmon or teal-colored wedding party dresses women have been forced to wear—or worse.) But what colors make up a Fiver™. Hmmm....
Any color you can find in a pack of Starburst or in Home Depot’s tool section.
Bright obnoxious colors only look good in a few places: Disney World, 60’s muscle cars or NASCAR team uniforms. This year’s soon-to-be classic regret? Well, take another look at the image. In the past, lime green may have gotten the most votes, but Tonka yellow is now making a move at hautness.
Today alone, I counted eight different cars with it. Worse, nothing like seeing a Ford Mansize Truckster in that shade. (Seriously, dude, convince yourself all you want that it looks awesome in the showroom or the catalog—just don’t try and convince me it looks awesome in your driveway.) Metallic copper may also look nice on dad’s midlife crisis roadster, but a minivan done up that way? 5 YEAR COLOR.
Hey, don’t take my word for it, try it next time you’re out. Rainy day works best as those colors cut through the noise. Spot the car that stands out. It’ll self-identify, trust me. You may even spot a 3-year.
(Parts 1 & 2.)
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Had to go back to Part 1 as I am largely color ambivalent.
But if you think YOU got problems, I buy pickup sized trucks - usually with a functional desire.
Try to get some over-fed bozo to define what does Super-Duty actually mean in terms of weight and load; or why is the Dodge Heavy Duty Heavy?
And they don't have to report real fuel economy (not like autos report real economy either, but at least a comparison of lies would help).
And what I would REALLY like even the fleet office won't give out - What is the actual cost of ownership?
Dodge has a manual transmission out there supposed to be serviced ~24,000 miles takes oil ONLY from the dealer at $24 X 5 quarts!
And don't even bother asking about bio-diesel.
But they ride the popularity of the icon pickup as opposed to the one I drive - so back to the internet for me. To research what the dealer doesn't want me to know.
P.S. I've owned lemon yellow (still cannot find it in the woods), blue, blue and white, metallic blue, and forest green.
Whatever I buy next I'm painting turquoise.
I figure good for three months.
Emmett
I've spent the last 35 years car free. It's a little more work, but it saves us a whole lot of money. Although North America isn't as into car-free-ness as Europe...
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