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Car colors by year (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Green went from really popular to... not at all popular.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

Don't mistake customers being forced to take what manufacturers offer for popularity.

Anecdote time: I was prepared to buy a brand new Tacoma shortly before the pandemic, but didn't because Toyota couldn't find one for me with the options and color I wanted (a blue TRD Off-Road with a manual transmission) anywhere in the entire multi-state region. I ended up buying a used car instead. Most people are not as stubborn as me, and would have settled for whatever shitty color was actually available.

[–] ArbitraryValue 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I have no memory of green cars being popular in the 90's although it seems like they would have stood out (and been pretty ugly, probably). Weird how memory works.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

https://images.app.goo.gl/qJtxSWwPZWWJ3Zfc8

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It was mostly dark green like with classic Jaguars from what I remember. Nothing like the light green that's in the charts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

As a previous owner of a green ‘95 Ford Escort, I disagree.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This kind of color was popular in the '90s (note the purple pinstripes, BTW):

Dark green was around too, of course, but the bright teal was definitely having a moment.