03-30-2021, 05:15 PM | #51 |
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I just ran an errand and yeah, I’d say it was around 85% black/white/silver/beige/brown, 10% muted burgundy, 3% muted navy blue, and 2% brighter reds and blues.
Long Beach Blue it is
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03-30-2021, 06:33 PM | #52 | |
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BTW, as I was measuring my two cars and my new, somewhat tight garage, I realized why I’m so comfortable in the Mazda CX-5. Other than being taller, it has almost the same dimensions as my 2 series. I think the only dimension that’s different other than height is the 2 is a tad wider...like 5 inches or something. |
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It's like seeing the single rock chip in the paint of your car that catches your eye ALL. THE. TIME. All the other square centimeters of painted surface area on your car are flawless, but that one...that's the one that you see. No one else sees it unless you point it out (and half the time, people probably humor you by finally saying, "Oh, okay, yeah, I see it." Attached is a screenshot from Google Maps of Disney's Hollywood Studios lot. There are 1400ish spaces in this image and it's nearly filled (each column is two stacks of 50 and lets call it 25 empty spots). I count three yellow cars (1 a Jeep and 1 might be kind of pale as opposed to yellow-yellow), maybe up to six "satisfactory" blues, and 11 "satisfactory" reds (one of which may be orange. What's "satisfactory" is a gray area, and I wouldn't argue with doubling the blue and red numbers if you have a different count. I'll also allow for another dozen vehicles with cargo boxes or stuff on their roofs that are hiding colorful colors. Plus, I think i see one pink car. So, that's what? Almost 50 cars in color and 1325 on the boring and blending in spectrum. That's...about 3%? Compare to the other photos of a DC parking lot (one in the 1970s and one in the 1980s) where the Ronald Reagan Building now stands. Quote:
My wife's theory why people buy these stupid bland boring colors now compared to back then...air conditioning.
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Ditto! Best choice available.
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FWIW, the Camaro is 7" longer and 2" wider than the RAV4. On the outside.
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03-30-2021, 08:07 PM | #55 | |
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Here's an article that makes a stab at it. https://blog.consumerguide.com/boring-car-colors/. The suggestion is that it's a combination of improved analysis of market data/turnover by dealers and a lack of patience with special orders. That latter part may be right given the way that car companies (other than, say, Porsche) have driven toward a limited number of option packages, making it relatively easy to find a car optioned the way you want. If the only thing you don't like is the color, are you going to wait? Especially if the dealer is discounting the one on the lot now? Plus, this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, as your friends and neighbors buy bland cars you start to perceive those as the "right" colors. I think there's also a piece of this that has to do with how much longer cars last these days. A vibrant green, e.g., may be fashionable this year but if you're thinking about keeping the car 5-10 years, who knows how it will look in the future? Silver/white/black are safer. In the old days you didn't worry so much about this because the car would rust into dust in a couple of years. Finally, I think this trend is bigger than just cars. Look at home appliances, which also used to be very colorful and now are just...white, silver, or black. Even ecru/cream doesn't really exist anymore. |
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03-30-2021, 08:23 PM | #56 | |
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My new garage is a former carport. 19’3” wide and 18’10 deep. Not great. My current garage, even with a water heater in it, is a comparative Taj Mahal. |
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So was I. So I got a 15 minute explanation that "a/c wasn't common until the early 90s and once it was, people were more comfortable with dark cars."
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Yeah, that's pretty small for a two car. My garage is only 19'0" wide, so I can relate. (Although at 27'2" deep, I can fit a lot of stuff in the garage in addition to the cars.)
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03-30-2021, 10:13 PM | #59 | |
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Currently, I have storage against the back wall to the house and overhead on the sides. (I think I’m at 22x21 currently.). Not sure I can do that with the new house. Will only have 3’10 inches clearance between the back wall to the house and the garage door with the cars in there. Probably less. Both cars are 15 feet long. I have no pantry either in the kitchen, so may end up parking the Mazda in the driveway. Less than ideal in hail country. |
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Thinking back to the cars my parents drove in the 70s, the only one built that decade that didn’t have AC was the VW Squareback my dad drove. But he also has an early 70s Blazer that did have AC.
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