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harebrain | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Why are the things so drab? I don’t think its actually more environmental, its still plastic. I noticed some cars don’t come in color (like, say, red) any more either.
Seems like it doesn’t help anythting to be drab.

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7cb9c348 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
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I've been wondering about the tendency over the last few years for cars to be black-grey-silver-white instead of colourful.  Odd.

Is it one of those general economic mood things, like hemlines going up in booms (the 20s, the 60s) and down in depressions?

Or is it to do with the power of finance - in some countries most new cars are actually leased now, and I guess the finance companies want bland cars they can easily repossess and resell - a bit like property developers preferring bland interior design because they don't narrow the market?