Red car

[Anonymous]

I'm going back and forth if I should get the red car or the black option. I have previously judged people with red cars. Like they want attention or like being flashy.

I am not an attention seeking on the road type of person! I had a miata when I was in my 20's that was a convertable top and had random guys follow me. I didn't like it at all.

[Anonymous]

Red cars jump out from safety perspective. Safer than black cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Red cars jump out from safety perspective. Safer than black cars.

Red cars attract police attention.

[Anonymous]

I hate black, so would take any option but that. I am very picky about color - some reds and blues aren't great, but if the only alternative is black, I'd settle for red, even a not-so-great one. This is what I did for our Mazda, actually. It's a dark red. I'd actually love to have a forest green car!

It's true that red is a noticeable color, but people who choose it aren't necessarily the narcissistic jerks you seem to think they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Red cars jump out from safety perspective. Safer than black cars.

Red cars attract police attention.

That's what I thought too for obv reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate black, so would take any option but that. I am very picky about color - some reds and blues aren't great, but if the only alternative is black, I'd settle for red, even a not-so-great one. This is what I did for our Mazda, actually. It's a dark red. I'd actually love to have a forest green car!

It's true that red is a noticeable color, but people who choose it aren't necessarily the narcissistic jerks you seem to think they are.

Oh, yes forest green would be nice.

[Anonymous]

We had a red car (SUV) for a decade. I thought I wouldn’t like the color but it turned out to be a non-issue. And the car was much easier to find in parking lots.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the car. The only cars that look good in red are small sports cars like your Miata.

[Anonymous]

For me, no color beats black after a nice detail. The problem with black is that you see everything on it, dirt, slight scratches, swirls etc. I like some of the reds I’ve seen, the Mazdas come to mind. For me, the problem with reds is that they seem prone to fading as they get older.

I now tend towards the charcoal greys and dark blues.

[Anonymous]

Red always looks great day 1, but red paint always seems to oxidize quickly. So it looks different, and not so good after 3-5 years. Other colors of paint fare much better.

[Anonymous]

Red cars are so ugly unless it is a Ferrari or at least a miata

[Anonymous]

I like dark red so I would choose it over black for all the negative reasons for black mentioned earlier. Go for a metallic color, those tend to look better even when they have a light coat of dirt and wear longer.

[Anonymous]

Prefer red as I can see it in a parking lot.

[Anonymous]

I have a red car, not bright red though, and like it so much better than the sea of black and grey cars.

And I hope it might be more visible if an idiot decides to suddenly turn in front of me or move over a lane. I drive safely and have no reason to think it would attract police attention.

[Anonymous]

Honestly what I avoid are the boring colors that everyone else has. I don't drive recklessly. I'm a middle-aged mother of 2. I like happy colors, for clothes as well. Life is too short for dull and depressing colors.