White cars

[metcars 397]

White is the new black, or at least it seems ok to buy a white car these days. If its a 'prestige'/performance car then it seems white has to also include 'drug dealer rims' and 'gangsta' glass'. But, are older cars still a struggle to sell in white?

I remember a story from a few years back when I had a couple over to view a car. The wife liked my blue car but the husband preferred something he'd seen elsewhere, obviously white. They had a huge row and she said "I'm not driving around in a f***ing fridge!". I'm guessing times have changed?

[Ocsltd 133]

I took a 1995 M Reg Nissan Micra 1.0 with 30k miles in part exchange the other day, finished in 'Hotpoint' white. No power steering, thought I would actually have to convert it into a fridge, as nobody would want it! Sold it the very next day, in less that 24 hours.....

Not sure if this was the sort of feedback you were looking for though... 

I always have issues with green cars, annoyingly, they are always the ones with low mileage and perfect service history, with a nice National Trust sticker in the window, do love a national trust sticker.....

Edited September 27, 2016 by Ocsltd

[Tom 164]

White cars can look smart as long as all the trim is colour coded, white cars with loads of black trim looks poverty spec. But yes white cars are highly desirable just sold a white Alfa Mito, chap drove down 80 miles away because it had to be white. 

[Rory RSC 596]

I pay more for them and they certainly sell for more in a lot of models. 

White BMWs and Audis are a good bet as are most cars I find. 

[Scooby who 41]

Same here. White fly's out the door, especially if it's a car targeted at younger drivers >45. However I often find OAP'S don't like it.

White cars generally are more expensive to purchase, but fetch more also.

Black is still a safe colour and preferred by the vast majority.

Worst colour in my opinion is green, followed by navy, followed by wine/red

Edited September 27, 2016 by Scooby who

[metcars 397]

An Audi R8 can easily 'carry off' white but can a Vauxhall Zafira?

[TDB 31]

Just sold a 2013 Ka in Crystal White.

[bestprice4cash 20]

I don't understand why white is so popular these days but combined with the right spec it certainly is in demand.  

Used to be that white was for ex-police / services and poverty spec only. 

[sparky 274]

Great thread.

I've never seen anything like it. I remember in my early days having an Escort Finesse colour coded in white and I couldn't give it away, how times change. It's almost getting to the point where you could buy a car in underpants blue, respray or wrap it white and still have profit in it.

[metcars 397]

1 hour ago, sparky said:

Great thread.

I've never seen anything like it. I remember in my early days having an Escort Finesse colour coded in white and I couldn't give it away, how times change. It's almost getting to the point where you could buy a car in underpants blue, respray or wrap it white and still have profit in it.

..... and white Astras.

I remember back in the 80s when a white Mercedes would only sell to a wedding hire company or turn into a "landmark", whereas now its right up there with silver and black.

Let's hope white stays popular because with all these prestige vehicles finished in white it will be tough to sell an 'AMG' fridge!

[GreenGiant 287]

8 hours ago, metcars said:

Let's hope white stays popular because with all these prestige vehicles finished in white it will be tough to sell an 'AMG' fridge!

I've just bought one.

 

*Edit

Sorry, my mistake, it's AEG

[metcars 397]

2 hours ago, GreenGiant said:

I've just bought one.

 

*Edit

Sorry, my mistake, it's AEG

Oh smeg!

[sparky 274]

12 hours ago, metcars said:

Oh smeg!

Don't talk to me about smeg. Mrs sparky has got her eye on one. A grand for a fridge makes auto trader look like good value.

[Ocsltd 133]

19 minutes ago, sparky said:

Don't talk to me about smeg. Mrs sparky has got her eye on one. A grand for a fridge makes auto trader look like good value.

[umesh 336]

Interesting about white cars.. back in early 80..to 90 ..If I saw a White it was usually a Vauxhall with the private number plates of ' JCB..' All their cars except the CEO were white cars.. in years to come they changed to silver due to residual value .. amazing how the times change ! 

[metcars 397]

It also has to be said that 'white' has benefited hugely from the superior paint finishes attainable now. The quality of modern paint finishes is astonishing and 'modern' white has a depth of shine that can even match black; not even Mercedes could achieve that back in the 80s/90s.

[metcars 397]

In my neck of the woods white is still 'red hot'. Lots of prestige high end dealers are obviously focusing on white as 'the' colour. Some of these same 'high end' dealers are making small features of white cars, gathering them together on the front like a line of big expensive fridges. A Ford dealership near me has done exactly the same with 'red' cars, do they know something we dont

[betginge 73]

White used to be known as 90 Day White, as that's how long they used to stay on the pitch. 

Not these days, white is money maker 

[metcars 397]

4 minutes ago, tradex said:

.....but I always seem to have a collection of all blues,...........

Hopefully not "doom blue"

I think that 'white' is going to go down kicking and screaming. I can't see all those big luxury Mercs/BMW looking good in bright red, like a line of fire engines

[It's me 615]

its called death blue up here

because you knew you were trying to flog a dead horse pushing this colour so they always did poor money in the block, i used to get them bottom end silver resprayed if on something like a ford fiasco

the only people who bought it were people whom colours meant nothing to they just wanted a reliable car in this weather and of course a good heater

[Fixedgear 4]

I've just taken in a RR Sport Autobiobgraphy in White. Looks like a fridge for sure!

 

Let's see how it sells!

[peter..o 8]

Not quite a rr sport autobiography,but just bid on a Corsa ltd edition in white,lets see!!!

[Mikey 19]

1 hour ago, peter..o said:

Not quite a rr sport autobiography,but just bid on a Corsa ltd edition in white,lets see!!!

Surely that should be called the ''not so limited edition''

We still call white cars Essex handbags... I remember buying a white XR3i years ago and finding a pair of white stilettoes and a white whip in the boot!!

[Fixedgear 4]

1 hour ago, peter..o said:

Not quite a rr sport autobiography,but just bid on a Corsa ltd edition in white,lets see!!!

That the VXR on DA?

 

Just relaised this thing is a LE model. Might be a big margin in it, happy days

[metcars 397]

25 minutes ago, Mikey said:

Surely that should be called the ''not so limited edition''

We still call white cars Essex handbags... I remember buying a white XR3i years ago and finding a pair of white stilettoes and a white whip in the boot!!

You can talk! I thought with all the premier league footballers that live in Cheshire you'd be choked with white RRs?