Felix Miata said the following on 05/17/2013 09:55 AM:
Those who live in a hot climate need cool colors
Ppeole the world over want fashionale .. Oh you mean 'cool' as in 'reflect the heat'. Sorry, why don't you SAY WHAT YOU MEAN?
(e.g. silver or white),
Those are very popular in colder cliemtes like here in the GWN as well :-)
so cars unavailable in those colors will sell poorly if at all.
Ah, or do you mean "fashion"? Cars in whatever the fashion isn't, be it brand, shape or colour sell poorly. Look, for example, at the chrome plates machines of the 40s and 50s and 60s, and, as one example, how Volvo shifted from the "boxy look" of the 70s to the more rounded look towards the end of the century and the instinctive "go with rest of the sheep" styling of today.
Silver paint doesn't last, so that leaves white for those who need durability too.
Ah, I'm sure Dupont will have a 'fix' for that - if there is an adequate market for it. Question for you: All those old fashioned range rovers that seem to be a traditional part of the desert scene, all those more modern range rovers I see in the hot climate of the south of France. They seem to be all colours. Are you saying that, similarly, people in hot countries only wear white when out of doors? -- "The pains of age remind us of the wisdom we have won through our trials." -- Kate Elliott, -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org