I don't know if this topic has been posted before, I searched and didn't see it. I found this article online. It's just for FUN.

Yellow

Yellow is a color generally associated with sunny optimism, warmth, and a verve for life.

A yellow car would signify cheery idealism and an extroverted personality in its driver. With most brands the main yellow seller would be the sports cars, flashy and fast.

While yellow may vary from a diluted metallic to a bright canary they all say essentially the same thing about their owner, yellow is a color for someone who wants to be noticed.

Blue

Blue is known for its tranquility and calmness, a cool color that has been proven to actually help calm people.

Those who gravitate towards those colors tend to be mellow on the whole, which in turn will make them more cautious and deliberate. Blue is also known for its versatility, so it follows that one who prefers a blue car is not only a cautious driver, but one who can acclimate quickly to change.

Almost any make and model can be found in one blue tone or another, although you will notice that very few sports cars come in any shade of blue.

People who choose Montego Blue are the coolest on the planet.**

Red

It has been said that people who drive red cars drive faster and are more prone to speeding tickets.

This is a myth, but it stems from truth. Like yellow, many of the red cars we see are sports cars, hence the birth of the red car myth. Red is a high energy color that symbolizes thinking on ones feet, (speed fits nicely in that category.)

Chances are those who prefer a red car will have type A personality tendencies and an irrepressible zest for life. Again like yellow, red gets you noticed, it simply demands attention.

Green

All the research we found indicates that green cars are chosen by those who have hysterical tendencies.

Green signifies loyalty, control and an agreeable nature.

Considering its roots and the feelings this cool color evokes this seems contradictory to the research on the color itself.

Green is the fresh color of spring, a color that pervades the landscape of the tropics. How then does it attract hysterical drivers? Contrary to my personal beliefs, it is shown to be one of the more dangerous colors, more likely to get into accidents than both yellow and red, something to consider.

Black

Black symbolizes success, elegance and power. Most limousines are black, indicating high status, and class as they cut quietly though the night.

Surprisingly enough it has been shown that black cars are most likely to be in an accident.

Owners of black cars tend to be aggressive drivers and have a rebel streak that they find hard to squelch. It makes sense when you consider that the danger-loving ‘bad guy’ in most Westerns rides a black horse.

Silver and Gray

Silver and gray are almost interchangeable and tend to be considered tame colors, some might even say bland.

Those that drive a silver or gray car are said to be calm, cool and even aloof, however they are also said to have more accidents than drivers of either yellow or red cars.

Perhaps because they are so calm they are not paying attention to those more aggressive colored cars on the road?

White

White is the absence of color. It stands for purity and innocence in the American culture, and while our villain took off on a black horse, the hero that chased him rode a white one.

Studies suggest that the owner of a white vehicle is a status seeker and an extrovert.

This author is the proud owner of a white vehicle, mainly because it doesn’t show dirt as bad as darker colors can, nor does it absorb the heat of the Southern California sun.

Perhaps these reasons make the driver of a white car the most intelligent of them all.

 

interesting read.

I always have blue cars.

 

Cool.

 

I agree completely

 

As do I

 

this is my new baby

 

I am not sure this applies to you since your post in the M3 vs 997 thread

 

I guess I should have a Black car, but it is a PIA to keep it clean and looking good.

 

I've always liked generalizations that show we're really all amazingly bland stereotypes. So if you change the color of your shirt/shoes/tie/car then your personality immediately changes? Are we really that fickle and shallow?

And in some cultures red is a symbol of prosperity and in others danger, so how does this "study" rationalize that little dilemma?

And by the way what happens if you're color blind???

Sorry it may be fun but it's a huge steaming crock of sh*t and matches up to no scientific data whatsoever.

 

fickle and shallow could also be defined by finding it necessary to dump on someone else's fun thread...get a grip there chef do you really think anyone takes this seriously? jump in and have some fun...

 

it was blue and i got carried away.....it won't happen again

 

+1 Chuck.

Chef, I guess you and I are bland and aloof! NFL

 

Yellow is also associated with for hire livery as in the Yellow Cab Company. Does that mean that all cab drivers sunny, optimistic and have a verve for life ?

 

I agree why would anyone take this seriously. It's so old it's been recycled more times than Elvis. It's not fun either, because it's actually not very clever. What would be more fun and more amusing by comparison, would be pulling fleas off a wet dog.

 

I love yellow