Colors of trucks!

......"I do remember that some years ago California did debate a law that would have forbidden colors that absorbed too much heat. The thought was that with their acres of parking lots dark paints were doing too much to heat the environment"......

Now that, in and of itself, would make me move out of California fast, quick, and in a hurry. Seriously??? And, I'm sure that's nowhere near the craziest 'debate' the state's ever had!!

mkirsch wrote:

agesilaus wrote:
Rochester NY eh? I can see that you do not live in a hot section of the country. White is just practical down here. Up there I can see losing your truck in the blizzards so maybe bright red would be better for you. Slush almost certainly looks worse on white too.

So everyone should be forced to drive white cars because they're "practical" in certain climates?

I think that all he suggested that you would be safer in a red car in your climate but that was all.

I do remember that some years ago California did debate a law that would have forbidden colors that absorbed too much heat. The thought was that with their acres of parking lots dark paints were doing too much to heat the environment.

BobsYourUncle wrote:
Remember Henry Fords line?
Any color you want as long as it's black!

Actually it was Japan Black. That was the first lacquer and was the only paint that dried fast enough to keep up with his assembly line. But he did fail to keep up with the times when other colors became available. The paint company had a hard time convincing GM that other colors worked and finally resorted to repainting an executive's car while he was eating lunch to demonstrate their quick drying ability. It was quite an entertaining read


Japan Black

White on trucks makes sense because of how many are purchased for commercial uses. My F250 is white. DW wanted a white SUV when we leased her Infiniti, replacing her white Infiniti sedan. She has said her next one will NOT be white. We have a Subaru Legacy that is a dark red/maroon color and looks amazing when clean. When it's not clean you can definitely tell.

Back in 1981 I was driving a 74 GMC Jimmy that I had completely rebuilt , entire new body ,but the hood ,and tailgate , painted it white . Drove that until 1995 , wanted a new truck, leased a 1995 Chev 1/2 ton, only lease I ever did. I had been in a white vehicle for 14 years, wanted a different color. There were three of those Chevs sitting on the dealers lot side by side , dark Green ,white ,and a red one. The green looked the prettiest to me, so I bought it. It didn't take a month to want to be rid of that dark color, it was a long 3 year lease :B I ordered ,and bought the early 99 Superduty 350 crew cab in July of 1998 , WHITE , and its been white cars ,and trucks since then.

agesilaus wrote:
Rochester NY eh? I can see that you do not live in a hot section of the country. White is just practical down here. Up there I can see losing your truck in the blizzards so maybe bright red would be better for you. Slush almost certainly looks worse on white too.

So everyone should be forced to drive white cars because they're "practical" in certain climates?

Remember Henry Fords line?
Any color you want as long as it's black!

Rochester NY eh? I can see that you do not live in a hot section of the country. White is just practical down here. Up there I can see losing your truck in the blizzards so maybe bright red would be better for you. Slush almost certainly looks worse on white too.

Express your individuality! Drive a white vehicle.

Right now around here half the vehicles are white. My neighbor across the road drives a white SUV. Next door on one side has a white SUV. Next door on the other side has a white pickup and a white SUV.

It's not about being trendy. It's cheaper for the car manufacturers to have fewer color choices. If they had their way ALL vehicles would come out of the factory white.

I firmly believe they are trying to make that a reality by forcing white down our throats. "It's our best selling color!" Well yeah it is, because you don't have any other colors!

GM had this beautiful shade of green in 2014-2015 on their Silverado trucks. When one showed up on the lot it was gone by the next time you went past the dealer. I was lucky enough to get one, and I'm not trading trucks again until they have something besides black, red, gray, or WHITE.

agesilaus wrote:

bobsallyh wrote:
Count us in, white Ram dually. We are in Arizona, white is much cooler than dark colors, the sun doesn't eat up white as much as darker colors. Companies use white trucks, easier to logo and resell etc. I won't pay extra won't some fluffy color, sort of like the US Forest Service. A number of years ago they deep sixed that putrid green and went with white. Easier to resell at the auction. White also doesn't show dirt like many colors and since I'm not a washer or polisher it suits me to a "T".

Ditto on that, we have had dark colored vehicles in the past and they are hot and the paint fades. Black is the worst. Dirt for the most part is light colored and shows up less on light colored trucks, within reason. Actually if you want a truck that doesn't show the dirt get a tan or beige colored one.

Ford and Chrysler both used to have what I called a dirty white, just a little bit of tan mixed in, not enough to notice unless it was next to something that was bright white. I know that the Chrysler was spinnaker white and I think that the Ford was Colonial white. They both hid dirt well.