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me too, and in my case, the color was red. i
t's funny because just this afternoon someone told me that she thought I was full of myself because she saw my bright red car. I asked around and apparently other people thought the same thing. now i get on AB and they tell me im the exact opposite, and I have no confidence at all. it seems like i can't catch a break with this car!

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k.w.a - which car do u drive in red? just curious.

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agreed.

I choose a car color by what color I like looking at a car in.

Reds and Blues are my favorite. Silver and Black are sometimes nice to look at, but get tired over time, and black hides details, which can be useful, or detracting.

My car is red, and although I can get worked up a bit, it takes a lot of input to do so and usually is my response to a breakdown of reason, and otherwise I am usually calm and stoic when other people are running around panicking.

My wife, who also has a red car, and red hair, is much more prone to emotional reactions. But she likes red cars. Her NB Miata looks fantastic in classic red.

I think car color only indicates social traits in people who don't take their personal taste very seriously, and allow their personality to dictate their sense of taste, rather than picking colors and designs on design merits, so the correlation doesn't always hold up.

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The car color I like on most (black) puts me way at the bottom of self-esteem, but I drive an emerald green car which puts me at the top. It also would mean I am not only the most consistent, but have the largest mood swings. I'm all over the place.

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@ remo:

I have an 05 Volvo s40. i was deciding between red or silver, but Volvo's "Passion Red" really took me in. most of the S40's ads show it in red so im guessing thats the most appropriate color for it, even though silver and black look pretty sharp as well

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Agreed, an '05 MR2 Spyder looks best in red.

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The S40 is a nice car. How exactly can one be full of themselves by driving a red one? It's not like you have a yellow Porsche. It's a base model Volvo.

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I tend to stick with the racing color of the country of origin. For me, Green BMWs or Red Hondas just doesn't look right.

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Since green is good- I can get one of these:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/hennessey-venom-1000tt-srt-coupe/798639/

without being too cocky, then.

;)

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Red here... because I think it looks good in it, and there's a bit of history with a red MINI with a white roof.

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I avoid gray at all costs. Its so safe and generic. There's always, always a better option than gray.

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Isn't Your avatar gray? Or is that like silverish.

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No, my avatar is gray... but I choose it for the composition of the photo, not the color. If that were my Z it would be blue.

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It's still red.



But don't judge yourself by what some stupid chart says.

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Actually, there is a BIG difference in perception of red and something like maroon or burgundy or plum. Bright red connotes something completely different than dark red, and darker reds indicate more confidence, not less.

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Ahhh Toreador Red...first new car I ever bought was toreador red. 99 Ford ZX2. Great little cheap coupe.
First car ever was maroon also. Wifes car was BRIGHT red (also a 99 ZX2). Now we've got Dark Blue Pearl and Galaxy Grey Mica...getting older, I guess.

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