Is red a girly colour for a car

[LizKat]

Beautiful!!

That looks like Labor Day in Minnesota.

LOL I hope not here... October maybe... it is a nice photo and when I grabbed it up one day it was before I took care to snag the attribution data, shame on me.

But - apart from the Pope himself (who is attired in pristine garments of a white hue) - all those shades of red - subtly different according to ecclesiastical rank - would make for a most interesting challenge when choosing which of them would make for the most fetching - and arresting - colour for a motor-car.

It would be fun to order a new one at at the dealership. Go for max bad:

"OK I've decided: I'll take the Cardinal Sin."​

 

[alphaod]

There is no such thing as a "girly" color.

 

[madoka]

I am looking to buy a new car, I have seen a red Mercedes with CarPlay which I find pretty appealing, anyway I am wondering is red a girly colour for a car I don’t want a girly looking car.

Don't listen to these guys. Red is a girly color, especially in this body style:

There is no such thing as a "girly" color.

Ahem. . .

 

[Apple fanboy]

Don't listen to these guys. Red is a girly color, especially in this body style:

Ahem. . .

I think you have mistaken girlie for grotesque!

 

[LizKat]

I think you have mistaken girlie for grotesque!

Grotesque is that green(ish?) wagon in the background...

 

[D.T.]

I think theory is a red car stands out better when committing traffic offenses therefore getting more attention. Personally I think it’s nothing more than an urban legend just like “I got a ticket for going 36 in a 35.”

There was some research done years ago, re: "red cars attract LEOs, get more tickets", turns out (at least in the context of this study), it's more about the type/personality of people who buy red cars, and their propensity to speed vs. some voodoo about the paint color.

 

[cube]

Color does not affect car insurance rate, so it must be another myth.

 

[Gutwrench]

There was some research done years ago, re: "red cars attract LEOs, get more tickets", turns out (at least in the context of this study), it's more about the type/personality of people who buy red cars, and their propensity to speed vs. some voodoo about the paint color.

Ahhh, the color possibly attracts certain driver’s personality and not cops...that sounds possible.

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Color does not affect car insurance rate, so it must be another myth.

Yikes, that’s a good point.

 

[D.T.]

BTW, our girly red, 5000lb, V8 powered vehicle says hello ...

 

[2298754]

If Apple allowed Google Maps to have a CarPlay app, I’d be a much more useful program.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17416932/apple-carplay-third-party-maps-wwdc-2018

 

[D.T.]

Is energy efficiency girly?

I don't know, is needing to tow 5500+ lbs *safely* with 6-passengers in excellent comfort for hours girly?

 

[kazmac]

No. Neither is black.

Red was the sports car color when I was growing up.

 

[StellarVixen]

Then every Ferrari is girly...

 

[A.Goldberg]

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17416932/apple-carplay-third-party-maps-wwdc-2018

Thank god. It’s only taken them how many years?

 

[LizKat]

If Apple allowed Google Maps to have a CarPlay app, I’d be a much more useful program.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17416932/apple-carplay-third-party-maps-wwdc-2018

Thank god. It’s only taken them how many years?

Yeah but in the fine print you have to be driving a car with the right sort of paint job, girly red could be a plus...

Spoiler: extra points

and suitably diverse nerds (or even girls) along for the ride.

 

[VitaminX]

I do t care for it, but it’s not a girly color

 

[LizKat]

I do t care for it, but it’s not a girly color

Ya got that right. Definitely not girly. (photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service)

 

[Macky-Mac]

Beautiful!!

That looks like Labor Day in Minnesota.

and Memorial Day too