Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 08:34:47 GMT From: "stephen" <stephen_hope.xxnospamworld.com> Subject: Re: grey metallic (silver)
"Johannes" <johsnospam-gets-tramped-sizefitter.com> wrote in message news:430098F2.B304C58Fnospam-gets-tramped-sizefitter.com... > I have two remote TV controls, one is black, the other is silver (plastic). > I spend more time looking for the silver one than the black. The silver > remote easily hides among odds and ends and gets unnoticed. > > (2) I saw a police TV programme; a lady in a red car drove out of a junction > and collided with a silver car. The lady said "I didn't see the car". > > Hence my question: Is grey metallic (silver) a bad colour for your car? saw some stats a few years ago about accidents related to car colours bright yellow was "best", and light blues / greens that fade into backgrounds in poor light were worst. ironically most demo cars in the UK seem to be silver - because the dealers find that colour sells easiest (anecdote from a dealer, but he was selling me a silver 9-5 at the time). -- Regards Stephen Hope - return address needs fewer xxs