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On 5/19/2025 6:29 PM, john larkin wrote:
> On Mon, 19 May 2025 23:14:54 +0200, Lasse Langwadt <llc@fonz.dk>
> wrote:
> 
>> On 5/19/25 00:43, john larkin wrote:
>>> Colors are so faddish.
>>>
>>> Cars used to come in colors. Having my hair done today, looking out
>>> the window up at Twin Peaks, I counted 41 cars on a row that were
>>> black, white, or grey, then one blue one to break the run. I have seen
>>> a few new cars that have color, if mostly muted muddy ones or grey
>>> with a hint of color.
>>
>> if you pick a stand out color some will hate it, a "boring"
>> white/grey/black is worth because most people can live with that
>>
> 
> I can easily find my blazing red Audi in a parking lot. I'm grateful
> for the bland background.
> 
> 
> 

Up until about 2023 the Dodge Ram "Classic" was one of the last vehicles 
you could get from the factory in about 15 different "low volume" paints 
like e.g. Safety Yellow and Hunter Green, ostensibly so business 
customers could order one congruent with their corporate scheme