# What color is your car (or other motorized, street-legal vehicle)? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 5, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759 "2013-07-05T22:52:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/41 "2013-07-06T23:17:14Z")
Our car is a silver VW Passat station wagon. There are approximately six million of these in Norway. I put a University of Pittsburgh sticker in the back window so I can find it 😃 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/42 "2013-07-06T23:22:51Z")
My Mazda3 is “_Aurora Blue Mica_”. Ever since seeing the movie Grand Prix, I have always wanted a car in British Racing Green, but there has never been one that color when I’ve been car shopping. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/43 "2013-07-06T23:28:55Z")
Medium metallic blue. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/44 "2013-07-07T00:07:19Z")
Dark blue Prius IV. My two favorite vehicles in the past were both solid black: a 1998 Jeep Wrangler and a 2006 Chrysler 300. Mmmm…blaaack. My RV is white. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/45 "2013-07-07T00:09:38Z")
It’s a light silver and black mustang. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/46 "2013-07-07T01:03:28Z")
I drive a Jeep Wrangler Sport model in Desert Tan ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/47 "2013-07-07T01:07:18Z")
Currently: Black - Mustang Red - Celica White - Rav 4 Silver - Kia Spectra White - Ford F150 Subject to change without notice. ---
**Author:** ![\_Olive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/4af34b/32.png) [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/48 "2013-07-07T01:29:54Z")
My new car is dark gray. Dark enough that when I wash it I have to wipe it dry or it will leave water marks. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/49 "2013-07-07T04:38:47Z")
So pleased you had a light blue option, and shocked that others chose it. My ride is a sweet pale aqua blue VW bug. Love my car. In a sea of silver and white, it stands out. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/50 "2013-07-07T14:48:29Z")
Lamborghini _Titanio_ (Titanium) but you can call it silver. Or kind of a light pewter. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/51 "2013-07-08T03:51:53Z")
Blast - I accidentally voted for the wrong colour. :smack: Minus one from the count for light brown and add one to the count for dark blue. Dark blue Mazda 3 hatch, if that explains anything about my being unable to vote correctly. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/52 "2013-07-08T03:53:52Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Part of my interest in this thread, by the way, stems from the fact that I recently spent two weeks doing a lot of shopping for a new car. And one of the first salespeople I met with pointed out to me that despite all of the varying colors available, the vast majority of people buy white or silver. Ever since that conversation, I have noticed that this seems to hold true, at least on LA’s streets and freeways. I’m wondering if that’ll be true in this thread, too. It’s certainly true in Sydney, where I live. The bazillion fleet vehicles are white and almost everyone else seems to buy silver, for reasons I can’t fathom. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/53 "2013-07-08T04:26:47Z")
The manufacturer calls it gold mist. I call it brown. The registration card says yellow. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/54 "2013-07-08T10:11:11Z")
Mine’s white. Really surprised there aren’t a lot more white vehicles. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/55 "2013-07-08T10:12:53Z")
WTF is “dark red” and “light red”? Do you mean burgundy and pink? Mine is red-red. It’s so red it makes tomatoes blush. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/56 "2013-07-08T11:56:38Z")
Silver Jaguar XFR. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/57 "2013-07-08T13:40:55Z")
I voted for dark red but my minivan is burgandy. My husbands SMART car is black but he’s campaigning to buy each body panel in a different colour. My husband is weird. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/58 "2013-07-08T13:46:42Z")
> [@Nava](#): > > WTF is “dark red” and “light red”? Do you mean burgundy and pink? I have no trouble with the distinction. There are dark reds, distinct from maroon or burgundy, and light, usually very bright reds, quite distinct from anything pink. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/59 "2013-07-08T13:57:25Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > My Mazda3 is “_Aurora Blue Mica_”. > > Ever since seeing the movie Grand Prix, I have always wanted a car in British Racing Green, but there has never been one that color when I’ve been car shopping. Unless they’ve dropped it (which I seriously doubt), MINIs have been available in BRG since their re-introduction. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759/60 "2013-07-08T14:23:27Z")
My truck is light silver. Not my first choice in color but the only other option on the lot was red. I lean towards sedate colors for my vehicles, I prefer to blend in rather than stand out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-your-car-or-other-motorized-street-legal-vehicle/662759.md?page=4)