# What is your favorite car color? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 5, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890 "2009-01-05T02:14:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/41 "2009-01-06T19:23:52Z")
There’s this new red I’ve been seeing on Lexuses (Lexii?) that’s blowing me away. It’s somewhere in between oxblood red and cinnamon. It’s eye-catchingly gorgeous but stops short of being flashy. I want me a red Lexus coupe. Will someone mail me a very large check, please? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/42 "2009-01-06T19:42:43Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > There’s this new red I’ve been seeing on Lexuses (Lexii?) that’s blowing me away. It’s somewhere in between oxblood red and cinnamon. It’s eye-catchingly gorgeous but stops short of being flashy. > > I want me a red Lexus coupe. Will someone mail me a very large check, please? Like this, perchance? [Google Image Result](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/minority_report_lexus.jpg&imgrefurl=http://technabob.com/blog/2007/02/26/own-the-car-of-the-future/&usg=__e-dfyeDjtImSytUhgf1YEog7VQU=&h=516&w=520&sz=47&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=70Q-DqvVK_NQbM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dred%2Blexus%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den) ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/43 "2009-01-06T19:43:06Z")
I agree about how hard black cars are to keep clean. But I do love my Lincoln MKS–it’s black with metallic flecks and absolutely sparkles in the sun (when it’s clean, that is!). It’s hot where I live, but the car has cooled seats so the black color isn’t a problem. I do love red cars, but only smaller sporty ones. Red larger cars remind me of the fire captain’s ride. ---
**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/44 "2009-01-06T19:59:51Z")
I love seeing black Fords, as a kind of wink to history. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/45 "2009-01-06T20:09:08Z")
Ferrari Red. [http://www.red50.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ferrari-enzo.jpg](http://www.red50.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/ferrari-enzo.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/46 "2009-01-06T20:49:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Like this, perchance? [Google Image Result](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/minority_report_lexus.jpg&imgrefurl=http://technabob.com/blog/2007/02/26/own-the-car-of-the-future/&usg=__e-dfyeDjtImSytUhgf1YEog7VQU=&h=516&w=520&sz=47&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=70Q-DqvVK_NQbM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dred%2Blexus%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den) That’s vivid, all right. Nah, it’s [this shade](http://www.pointofentry.com/LexusIS350/IMG_6212.jpg) that’s making my eyes bug lately. ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/47 "2009-01-06T20:54:44Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > I’d love to own a black car if you’ll keep it washed and waxed for me. 😃 It’s sure going be one heck of a drive from VA to my driveway. 😉 In Milwaukee that is. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890/48 "2009-01-06T21:06:58Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > That’s vivid, all right. > > Nah, it’s [this shade](http://www.pointofentry.com/LexusIS350/IMG_6212.jpg) that’s making my eyes bug lately. Not too shabby. I like the _Minority Report_ wheels better, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890.md?page=2)