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WTF is it with gray cars lately?

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Slightly old statistics in New Zealand disagree. Text.

Which are the safest cars? Drivers of silver-colored cars, according to the report, have a 50% less chance of being involved in an injury-causing accident than do drivers of white cars! While the results are surprising, more studies need to be performed before we all rush out and repaint or replace our vehicles.

My Google skills suck too much today to find better studies.
 
Originally posted by: mobobuff
Originally posted by: geno
Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Guys, it is as simple as how the color shows dirt.

It really is that simple.

Silver and lighter grays show dirt the least.
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It's also the most dangerous.
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?
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Statistically, aren't red cars involved in more accidents?
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I can't say for certain, but having owned a red car once I know that it seems like the color blind can never see you. I was always dodging other cars.
 
Bahahahaha suckers

Grey is affected by the UV rays of the Sun more than any other color.

The paint job will fade fastest on these cars making them both look like crap and expose the metal causing faster detioration.

It is a ploy to get pople to have to buy new cars faster and it is working flawlessly.
 
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Bahahahaha suckers

Grey is affected by the UV rays of the Sun more than any other color.

The paint job will fade fastest on these cars making them both look like crap and expose the metal causing faster detioration.

It is a ploy to get pople to have to buy new cars faster and it is working flawlessly.
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Pointless because most car owners never wax their cars anyway.
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Bahahahaha suckers

Grey is affected by the UV rays of the Sun more than any other color.

The paint job will fade fastest on these cars making them both look like crap and expose the metal causing faster detioration.

It is a ploy to get pople to have to buy new cars faster and it is working flawlessly.
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Pointless because most car owners never wax their cars anyway.
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Wax aside (UV stuff in it) , the Grey will go down faster.

 
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Bahahahaha suckers

Grey is affected by the UV rays of the Sun more than any other color.

The paint job will fade fastest on these cars making them both look like crap and expose the metal causing faster detioration.

It is a ploy to get pople to have to buy new cars faster and it is working flawlessly.
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Not if you actually spend time protecting the paint, like all car owners should. A few hours spent every six months is all it takes.
 
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Bahahahaha suckers

Grey is affected by the UV rays of the Sun more than any other color.

The paint job will fade fastest on these cars making them both look like crap and expose the metal causing faster detioration.

It is a ploy to get pople to have to buy new cars faster and it is working flawlessly.
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Pointless because most car owners never wax their cars anyway.
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Wax aside (UV stuff in it) , the Grey will go down faster.
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But with regular and proper waxing, silver/gray will last just as long as any other color. It's an operator error issue. Poor maintenance.

edit: And without proper paint maintenance (waxing), any color will "go down" in 10 or less years. Simple fact.
 
Originally posted by: Vic
But with regular and proper waxing, silver/gray will last just as long as any other color. It's an operator error issue. Poor maintenance.
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Yeah, and I'm having a tought time convincing myself that the world's auto manufacturers somehow brainwashed so many people into liking gray cars so the paint would wear out faster.

As if people buy brand new cars when the paint wears...
 
Originally posted by: Jzero
Originally posted by: Vic
But with regular and proper waxing, silver/gray will last just as long as any other color. It's an operator error issue. Poor maintenance.
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Yeah, and I'm having a tought time convincing myself that the world's auto manufacturers somehow brainwashed so many people into liking gray cars so the paint would wear out faster.

As if people buy brand new cars when the paint wears...
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Well... I don't buy Dave's conspiracy theory, but it is true that most manufacturers will place the color they want to sell most in their advertisements. And they definitely research color demand beforehand. Paint jobs are expensive, and they need to know how many of each color they can expect to sell before they make them.
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Well... I don't buy Dave's conspiracy theory, but it is true that most manufacturers will place the color they want to sell most in their advertisements. And they definitely research color demand beforehand. Paint jobs are expensive, and they need to know how many of each color they can expect to sell before they make them.
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I would hope so... sounds like smart business to me.
 
ugh. i hate grey. we have coloursm, why not make use of them! the only person i know who likes grey is actually colour blind. and not in the mixed up sense. literally, greyscale is all he can see, poor kidding. ...pink owns.kthxbye.
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: mobobuff
Originally posted by: geno
Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Guys, it is as simple as how the color shows dirt.

It really is that simple.

Silver and lighter grays show dirt the least.
Click to expand...

It's also the most dangerous.
Click to expand...

?
Click to expand...

Statistically, aren't red cars involved in more accidents?
Click to expand...

I can't say for certain, but having owned a red car once I know that it seems like the color blind can never see you. I was always dodging other cars.
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Do red sports cars usually have higher insurance rates than sports cars of other colors?
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Bahahahaha suckers

Grey is affected by the UV rays of the Sun more than any other color.

The paint job will fade fastest on these cars making them both look like crap and expose the metal causing faster detioration.

It is a ploy to get pople to have to buy new cars faster and it is working flawlessly.
Click to expand...
Pointless because most car owners never wax their cars anyway.
Click to expand...

Wax aside (UV stuff in it) , the Grey will go down faster.
Click to expand...
But with regular and proper waxing, silver/gray will last just as long as any other color. It's an operator error issue. Poor maintenance.

edit: And without proper paint maintenance (waxing), any color will "go down" in 10 or less years. Simple fact.
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Science is a simple fact. The U.S. used to be pretty good with it but no more.

Come on, look it up, not so hard to do with Google now.

If you put a Red, Green, Blue and a Grey car side by side for 10 years, the Grey will be in worst shape. Why do you think the film material back at the turn of the last Century was silver in color???

Yes, if you "regularly" apply Wax with UV protection to the Grey vehicle it will last as long as the others, if you don't well lets say it will be a rust bucket.
 
I think instead of gray you meant silver. BMWs are mostly silver. Civics too.

My car is gray... "iron gray". see sig. BTW, the paint is good as new and it's 10 years old... what's this BS about gray fading faster ?
 
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Science is a simple fact. The U.S. used to be pretty good with it but no more.

Come on, look it up, not so hard to do with Google now.

If you put a Red, Green, Blue and a Grey car side by side for 10 years, the Grey will be in worst shape. Why do you think the film material back at the turn of the last Century was silver in color???

Yes, if you "regularly" apply Wax with UV protection to the Grey vehicle it will last as long as the others, if you don't well lets say it will be a rust bucket.
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Because the oxidizing material in the photographic film that captured the image onto the film was actual silver. Not the color silver. The actual metal silver.

Silver paint does not contain the metal silver, not is it (like photographic film) intentionally designed to oxidize. You're showing some ignorance here, Dave.
 
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
If you put a Red, Green, Blue and a Grey car side by side for 10 years, the Grey will be in worst shape. Why do you think the film material back at the turn of the last Century was silver in color???
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I guess that also explains why tin-foil deflector beanies don't seem to actually work. The silver color causes them to break down too fast! I'd better start selling copper foil deflector beanies...
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Science is a simple fact. The U.S. used to be pretty good with it but no more.

Come on, look it up, not so hard to do with Google now.

If you put a Red, Green, Blue and a Grey car side by side for 10 years, the Grey will be in worst shape. Why do you think the film material back at the turn of the last Century was silver in color???

Yes, if you "regularly" apply Wax with UV protection to the Grey vehicle it will last as long as the others, if you don't well lets say it will be a rust bucket.
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Because the oxidizing material in the photographic film that captured the image onto the film was actual silver. Not the color silver. The actual metal silver.

Silver paint does not contain the metal silver, not is it (like photographic film) intentionally designed to oxidize. You're showing some ignorance here, Dave.
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Ignorance :roll:

It's not the only reason.

I used to mix paints for a Paint Mill.

Actually ran Color fastness Tests in UV ovens.

I don't care, go ahead and buy the Silver Vehicles.
 
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Bahahahaha suckers

Grey is affected by the UV rays of the Sun more than any other color.

The paint job will fade fastest on these cars making them both look like crap and expose the metal causing faster detioration.

It is a ploy to get pople to have to buy new cars faster and it is working flawlessly.
Click to expand...
Pointless because most car owners never wax their cars anyway.
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Wax aside (UV stuff in it) , the Grey will go down faster.
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I guess I have a two part question:
1) Do you consider tin foil grey or silver?
2) If you consider it grey do you wax your beanie to prevent fading while outside?

😛
 
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Bahahahaha suckers

Grey is affected by the UV rays of the Sun more than any other color.

The paint job will fade fastest on these cars making them both look like crap and expose the metal causing faster detioration.

It is a ploy to get pople to have to buy new cars faster and it is working flawlessly.
Click to expand...
Link?
 
Originally posted by: Vic
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Science is a simple fact. The U.S. used to be pretty good with it but no more.

Come on, look it up, not so hard to do with Google now.

If you put a Red, Green, Blue and a Grey car side by side for 10 years, the Grey will be in worst shape. Why do you think the film material back at the turn of the last Century was silver in color???

Yes, if you "regularly" apply Wax with UV protection to the Grey vehicle it will last as long as the others, if you don't well lets say it will be a rust bucket.
Click to expand...
Because the oxidizing material in the photographic film that captured the image onto the film was actual silver. Not the color silver. The actual metal silver.

Silver paint does not contain the metal silver, not is it (like photographic film) intentionally designed to oxidize. You're showing some ignorance here, Dave.
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I had to laugh at that last line and do some thinking...

... and more laughing!
 
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