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What’s with this new trend in new car paint options?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Colt45, Jul 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM.

  1. Buck Turgidson

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    Still too bright for me...but to each his own.

    This is a classy-looking color:

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  2. Sajan

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    Yes.

    Night blue is a darker color.

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  3. Buck Turgidson

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    I think we need the BBS's resident color palette expert, @DonnyMost, to weigh in on this topic.
     
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  4. DonnyMost

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    I don't mind the nardo colors.

    Everything goes in cycles. Soon we'll be back to obnoxiously loud colors or wood paneling.

    The fact it's a cost cutting measure is pretty funny though.
     
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  5. Buck Turgidson

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    Dark blue/green wood paneled classic Jeep Wagoneer needs to make a comeback

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  6. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    I would pimp tf out of that.
     
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  7. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    'obnoxiously loud' colors are safer to drive because people can register the color with their peripheral vision when they're looking at their phones.

    My wife had a 'silver' road-colored minivan and was rear-ended 3 times. Got her a red 4Runner and it hasn't been an issue.
     
  8. Buck Turgidson

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    or...they're too busy looking at the "look at me" car and end up rearending someone
     
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  9. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    Fair. I've gawked at a fully offroad-kitted orange 4Runner TRD like a teenager at Mardi-Gras. But I don't think I'm crossing over in the venn-diagram with a girl who's on tik-tok while driving.
     
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  10. Colt45

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    Yep, this is exactly what I’m talking about! And since I posted this it feels like it’s every third car. Saw it on a Porsche yesterday in a light tan…awful.
     
  11. Buck Turgidson

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    Just saw a very nice looking dark blue Infinity coupe on the road.

    License plate was AWK NERD, and for some reason I thought about you
     
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    I like the primer colors. Not a fan of red as a car color. Yellow is superior if you’re histrionic.
     
  13. OkayAyeReloaded

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    Hybrid tank/grocery getter.

    I had a coworker who would buy something like this for his teenagers first car so they would be safe and only drive from point A to B, because they never wanted to show it off.
     
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  14. Buck Turgidson

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    Canyonero

    My first car was an '84 Suburban...best gift my dad ever gave me. Many fun times were had in/with that vehicle.
     
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    Wanted a G35 back in the early 2000s. blue one like that.

    Now I don't mess with Asian brands that much. Not in terms of sporty cars at least. Them Germans got me.
     

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