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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Resale value. Monochromatic colors retain the highest resale value, which is why you see so many of them. It’s boring and awful. My car is orange because it makes me smile and I can easily find it in a parking lot.
You sure about that? I bought my Volvo impulsively in part because it was the fully equipped model in blue instead of any other color which was readily available...
It seems we’re cut from the same cloth. Unfortunately, the majority of people are boring.
https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/what-are-the-best-car-colors-to-buy/
I can also say, coming from a place that gets snow in the winter, I can see why white cars have an edge over others, which is that they're better at hiding salt. They put salt on all the roads to melt snow and ice, but then it sticks to cars and shows up very noticeably on anything with darker/bolder colors.