Somebody posted this on the other site, thought I'd link to
The age of average by Alex Murrell https://www.alexmurrell.co.uk/articles/the-age-of-average
this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2025
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On top of this, a lot of cars come into circulation through vehicle hire and corporate fleets. They get driven for a year, then sold on the used market.
Vehicle hire companies also all want specifically white/silver/grey cars for the same reason - they are inoffensive and unobtrusive to the people renting them, and they sell better afterwards too.
My orange Veloster was a corporate fleet car, though I get the point. It's also a turbo and a manual, so they might've added it to the fleet particularly for the people that like a bit of fun.