tazzieman Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 Can't access the original article right now , but here's a summary. 8.2% might not seem much, until you do the sums. However , we don't just choose according to colour...do we? (Amanda excepted ) Want a car that will hold its value better than the rest? Forget going with the most popular options of white, grey or black – a new report has found that orange and yellow cars will depreciate less. Research conducted by iSeeCars.com suggests that over five years, brighter hues such as yellow and orange will lose less value than the colours most people choose. The US-based site claims to have analysed 20 million used cars from 1981 to 2010, coming up with an average cost of depreciation by calculating the original price of cars, the used car price, and aggregating the colours to determine the value drops for each colour. According to the findings, the yellow cars held up best, with an average depreciation rate of 26.2 per cent over five years. Orange performed the next best, at 27.2 per cent, followed by green (31.3 per cent), teal (31.4 per cent), red (31.7 per cent) and beige/brown/gold (33.3 per cent). The more popular colours fared worse. Blue cars were bang-on the industry average in holding 33.6 per cent of their value, while white (33.7 per cent), silver (34.0 per cent) and grey (34.2 per cent) were near the bottom of the ladder. Black was the worst performing colour, with average depreciation over a 60-month period of 34.4 per cent. Popular colours, then, appear to lose their value faster due to the fact there are more cars available in those hues to choose from. “While a popular car colour like black or silver may get more interest and sell faster, our analysis indicates it may not get as high a value as a car, say, in yellow,” said iSeeCars.com CEO and co-founder Phong Ly. “Scarcity may account for the difference – only 1.1% of all cars are yellow and orange; if teal and green are included, the percentage still goes up to just five per cent. The dearth of supply of such colours may drive prices up.” The type of car can alter the value it can retain, too. According to the analysis, less common car-colour combinations – such as yellow SUVs or teal convertibles – lose less value than more conservatively-coloured examples of those types of car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 i've never understood why white/grey/black/silver are desirable for resale for a Porsche, the colours of the 1970s were what made them so cool (orange, eggplant, blue, green, rose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 i've never understood why white/grey/black/silver are desirable for resale for a Porsche, the colours of the 1970s were what made them so cool (orange, eggplant, blue, green, rose) The 90s heralded a new grim era. Cars are utilitarian , not playthings. Notice how many small cars are coloured , but family vehicles are serious and staid? I won't bang on about colours and safety; ratings do not reflect accident prevention do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV911 Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 Popular colours, then, appear to lose their value faster due to the fact there are more cars available in those hues to choose from. “While a popular car colour like black or silver may get more interest and sell faster, our analysis indicates it may not get as high a value as a car, say, in yellow,” Conversely, “popular” colours may command higher prices due to simple fact that they are more popular (greater demand) and less popular colours lower prices. Sometimes they are less popular for a very good reason! The terrible baby poo brown and harlequin colours of the 90s spring to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 How long does it take to find a lover or Arena Red? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withers Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 How long does it take to find a lover or Arena Red? About 30 seconds if you show a good example to T-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smule Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 i've never understood why white/grey/black/silver are desirable for resale for a Porsche, the colours of the 1970s were what made them so cool (orange, eggplant, blue, green, rose) My take on it is people associated Porsches with masculinity & modernity, hence the past trends to paint in red/black/silver , update kits, widebody guards...a cheap mid year in a green, could easily be upgraded to look like an expensive modern black porsche in the early 90's.. shops like exotic cars really exploited this in the 90's and early 00's and turned over many modified cars.. I quite like the metallic brown that came out on the early 997's ... and hoping that might translate to a competitevely priced car on the used car market soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 Some colours don't work at all! Butterscotch sauce anyone? Whereas in deep metallic brown (never seen metallic baby poo...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baso Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 And who would have thought there were enough teal coloured cars actually sold to make a representative sample. Maybe I should stop being critical of my own selection (although I will admit it was not a colour I was looking for) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 i have cars in amethyst metallic, ceylon gold and daytona violet no regrets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 Popular colours, then, appear to lose their value faster due to the fact there are more cars available in those hues to choose from. “While a popular car colour like black or silver may get more interest and sell faster, our analysis indicates it may not get as high a value as a car, say, in yellow,” Conversely, “popular” colours may command higher prices due to simple fact that they are more popular (greater demand) and less popular colours lower prices. Sometimes they are less popular for a very good reason! The terrible baby poo brown and harlequin colours of the 90s spring to mind. Yeah, I no wanted a brown 930 Turbo, no way. Ask JustJames, is stupid idea...never sell. Unicorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 It has taken me a year to find a 997 largely because of colour. I refuse to drive a sports car that doesn't shout about it! I understand that I am largely in the minority though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 1July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 Is black a colour? Anyway colours go in and out of fashion over the centuries. Any romantic poets or clergymen out there driving Porsches ? Speak now - or have your tongues cut out. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in neolithic cave paintings. In the 14th century, it began to be worn by royalty, the clergy, judges and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, businessmen and statesmen in the 19th century, and a high fashion color in the 20th century. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches and magic. As in the Western World today, it is also the color most commonly associated with mourning, evil, magic, the end, violence, power, secrets, and elegance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 Any romantic poets or clergymen out there driving Porsches ? Speak now - or have your tongues cut out. "Fashion is such that the unsophisticated masses are at a loss to comprehend it, which is the fundamental basis for it's origin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 Oh yeah...who would want a brown 930?! Yeah, I no wanted a brown 930 Turbo, no way. Ask JustJames, is stupid idea...never sell. Unicorns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hounddub Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 Simple solution.......wrap it. You can have any bloody colour you want these days. My neighbour up here has a Gallardo that has "changed" from white, to matte black, to iridum blue and is now orange......all in a year! And the quality on his is flawless Have been toying with the idea of turning my White Targa into Mexico Blue when I get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 1July, 2014 Report Share Posted 1July, 2014 How long does it take to find a lover or Arena Red? Do I have to make a choice? Can't I have both? Colors go in and out of fashion. The late 80s greys and mid 80s dark blue interiors are not nice to the eye for me right now. But for some reason I love bright red when I once thought it was ghastly. But I am over white as a paint colour. We get it, already. Make mine metallic deep blue with some nice shiny brightwork. On any car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au-yt Posted 2July, 2014 Report Share Posted 2July, 2014 I agree when I was looking for my 993 I really wanted any colour than silver or black and as for the interior black or gray that didn’t interest me at all, luckily I found a car with an extensive and over maintained history in Arena Red with cashmere interior magic combination, the plain interiors looked to cheep for me. and I was happy to pay a bit more for the privilege. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstone Posted 2July, 2014 Report Share Posted 2July, 2014 I just sold a Chicane Yellow 370z. It took 2 months to move. I listed it higher than all others by $5,000 and negotiated down to what others where listed for. Yellow isn't popular but those that love it really want it. Add to that, they don't do Yellow any longer in the z car so it makes it more desirable as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 2July, 2014 Report Share Posted 2July, 2014 I would buy a yellow 911 in a heartbeat... Sexy, Sexy, Sexy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberpunky Posted 3July, 2014 Report Share Posted 3July, 2014 For me a car isn't an investment as such, and even if it was, buying a colour for re-sale is just stupid. Buy what you like and personally I prefer anything not dull. As stated earlier it's a sports car and should shout it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 3July, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 3July, 2014 it's a sports car and should shout it Indeed. Though today I'm in a GT car and thus bellowing in a rather continental fashion, rather than shouting . As someone said , noisy pipes save lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 3July, 2014 Report Share Posted 3July, 2014 my dear old mother bought her car because she liked the colour particularly.. i remember her skipping through carsales ads and getting excited once she saw it. didn't know a thing about the car, or give a rat's ass about what model it was, was just happy it wasn't silver/white/black etc haha. very strange colour it is too: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merv Posted 3July, 2014 Report Share Posted 3July, 2014 Some colours make you sigh and some make you smile. This colour makes me smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Harold Posted 3July, 2014 Report Share Posted 3July, 2014 All colours look great, some look better on different cars. You don't see too many exotic cars and think "yuk". Surely the appeal is in the eyes of the beholder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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