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I hear them call the tide
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Perpetual Chaos
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you don't get new dishwashers and tumble dryers that often either -they may cost less, but they often make much more difference in everyday life. I think dishwashers are the new purchase We enjoy the most. we have bought three in our 20+ years together. Buxton is in the garage tonight. Red Rascal is not. Buxton is in Red Rascal's half of the garage. In the old days, when there was temporarily crap in the garage, it was RR who got to stay. The front part of RR's side was the easiest to bulldoze. Here's hoping RR is not related to Christine. ![]()
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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I do. I would love to have a little fleet, driving whichever one fit the mood or the environment that day. A Jeep CJ7, my bug, a Lamborghini, some cool classic...like a Bel Air, and some kind of big stomper SUV. That might do it for now. ![]() |
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
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I'm amazed at the lack of color selection for new cars. 90% of cars today are the basically the same color as the road they drive on. What happened to color? Beest's new car is one of the most colorful you'll see. This isn't the 1800's, the world isn't in black and white today. It's in color. Plus, it's easier to find your car in a parking lot if it's an actual color. Is grey/silver/tan popular just because it hides dirt?
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Adapt and Survive
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ann Arbor, Mi
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The color choices for all the vehicles I looked at include at least 5 shades of white, black grey or silver (also grey), and maybe two colors, which might be dark red instead of bright red. I guess that's what people must buy ![]() |
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The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
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White is #1 because of fleet sales.
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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and because being White is CLEARLY better.
who could even argue?
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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there's no reason that sociological pressures on the colors we are drawn to would apply strictly to what we wear - a car is also something your presenting to the world. ofcourse its get circular after that - when most people buy a product in certain set of colors, dealers stock on those colors, factories produce more products in those colors, and then its harder to find those products in other colors. |
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Adapt and Survive
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ann Arbor, Mi
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I guess the companies have marketing departments and color forecasters who try and guess the trends. |
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