Which Car Colour Is Best?
Generally, the colour of the car a motorist chooses to buy is either down to personal preference, or has had no bearing on the purchase at all. Many people are prepared to sacrifice their favourite colour for a cheaper and more economical vehicle, or one for which they can get a lower cost car insurance quote. However, various studies, such as one undertaken by a research team from the University of Tilburg in the Netherlands in 2010, show that some colour vehicles are stolen less often (brighter colours like pink and orange), so this might be something which drivers take into account when browsing used car websites or showroom forecourts. Another colour-related study of vehicles by researchers from Monash University in Australia in 2007 showed that some drivers apparently put themselves at greater risk of suffering an accident due to the colour of their car's paintwork. Police data collected on 850,000 traffic accidents showed that black, grey, silver, red and blue vehicles were i...