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The lack of color choices along with the lack of available cars in colorful colors almost put me off purchasing the car that I have now. The local dealership had 75-85 choices for my car 6 or 7 were dark red, 4 were dark blue, and 2 were normal blue.
Decided to look up the previous generations to see if things had really changed that much
1st Gen (2003-2008) 2 blacks, 2 silvers, 2 whites, 3 blues, 1 red, & 2 grays
2nd Gen (2010-2013) 1 black, 1 silver, 1 white, 3 blues, 1 red, 2 grays, & 1 brown
3rd Gen (2014-2018) 1 black, 1 silver, 1 white, 2 blues, 1 red, & 2 grays
4th Gen (2019) 1 black, 1 silver, 1 white, 1 blue, 1 red & 1 gray.
That's a curious thing: the '50s are often depicted as a time of cultural conservatism.
And yet car styling, at least, was exuberant: tail fins, abundant chrome, and a great palette of colors,
including turquoise, pink + black, and much more (my parents' '57 Chevy was an elegant copper color).
Then came the '60s, with brightly colored Corvettes and Mustangs, Dodges in hot orange or neon green.
Today we get -- multiple shades of gray?? Borrring!
Maybe there's a sociologist out there who can explain this for us.
The tail fins, chrome, grills were representative of America's interest in rocket ships and space exploration, and eventual landing on the moon. Our cars were huge, beautiful, colorful and stylish. The gas crunch of the 70s changed cars forever. Soon after, everything became all about cost and saving gas.
I really don't care what color my car is, except that I know which colors I don't want (pink and brown are top of that). It's probably why they go with safe dull colors, since a bright color will only turn people away while a dull color leaves people indifferent. Few people care enough to get it resprayed or you would see more differently colored cars out there.
I always wonder where all the green cars are. So few out there compared to red and blue.
I really don't care what color my car is, except that I know which colors I don't want (pink and brown are top of that). It's probably why they go with safe dull colors, since a bright color will only turn people away while a dull color leaves people indifferent. Few people care enough to get it resprayed or you would see more differently colored cars out there.
I always wonder where all the green cars are. So few out there compared to red and blue.
I see quite a few dark green cars on the road in my area.
I yearn for a 1963 mint green Pontiac Tempest convertible to park in front of the Sac-O-Suds. A 1964 mint green Buick Skylark with limited slip differential and independent rear suspension would be better, though.
Maybe it's just a local geographic thing to me. But just eyeballing the cars on the roads and freeways here (Central CA), it seems like 80% of all cars are painted black, white, or some intermediate color (gray, silver).
The remaining other colors...your reds, burgundys, blues, yellows, make up just the remaining 20%. The best part of the color spectrum is used on the smallest percentage of vehicles.
Why?
Is this an effect of cars in general having gotten so boring and utilitarian? Twenty and thirty years ago, cars were sold on their aesthetics, performance, and color.
Today it's for their reliability, mileage, and whatever electronic gadegtry is installed. So maybe people just don't care about looks the way they used to.
I can tell you you're NOT looking then. I have seen some really pretty metallic blue, green and even a VERY nice purple with sparkles. If I could afford it, I'd have my van painted like that!
Have seen gold, pink (Maybe fuschia?) and other cars some older with original paint still crisp and clean....
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