Bland, Boring Colors

[GreatArtist]

I noticed that most new cars just come in a small selection of very
bland, dull, colors. Do most people like this or are there a lot of
people like me who are not satisfied with those colors? The only
current Subaru color I might find acceptable is bronze, and I'm not
even sure about that one. However, I noticed that Mini Cooper has
about a dozen colors, and most of them are bright, fun colors. That's
more like what I want. If Mini can do this, why can't other car
manufacturers? I've heard people say it costs more money to offer more
colors, but I don't think it would cost a fortune. I think it's more a
case of manufacturers trying to cut costs down to the bone and
squeezing every penny, rather than saving a large amount of money.

 

[Larry Weil]

I noticed that most new cars just come in a small selection of very
bland, dull, colors. Do most people like this or are there a lot of
people like me who are not satisfied with those colors? The only
current Subaru color I might find acceptable is bronze, and I'm not
even sure about that one. However, I noticed that Mini Cooper has
about a dozen colors, and most of them are bright, fun colors. That's
more like what I want. If Mini can do this, why can't other car
manufacturers? I've heard people say it costs more money to offer more
colors, but I don't think it would cost a fortune. I think it's more a
case of manufacturers trying to cut costs down to the bone and
squeezing every penny, rather than saving a large amount of money.

I agree with this. I think the manufacturers are thinking that if there
are only a few colors available that's less trouble for them, and that
people will buy the cars anyway.

 

[Frank]

I noticed that most new cars just come in a small selection of very
bland, dull, colors. Do most people like this or are there a lot of
people like me who are not satisfied with those colors? The only
current Subaru color I might find acceptable is bronze, and I'm not
even sure about that one. However, I noticed that Mini Cooper has
about a dozen colors, and most of them are bright, fun colors. That's
more like what I want. If Mini can do this, why can't other car
manufacturers? I've heard people say it costs more money to offer more
colors, but I don't think it would cost a fortune. I think it's more a
case of manufacturers trying to cut costs down to the bone and
squeezing every penny, rather than saving a large amount of money.

The paint shop is a very expensive area of the assembly plant and is the
major source of pollution/emissions. Paints are expensive and transition
of colors causes some loss. I agree with your comments on colors as
wife almost did not buy our last Forester based on color. She settled
for silver and now loves it. Color trends change and there are people
that track them and manufacturers act accordingly.