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Do you believe that you are not as visible to other motorists because you drive a black or a dark coloured car?

Comparing it to another colour car you have owned, do you get more 'run ins' with other cars?

What do you all think?

At night maybe....

Any other time, not really an issue...

People seem to see me less when im in my white car, as opposed to my black one at any time of the day

Yeah, I'm thinking about buying a car which is black.......my father thinks because it is black people will just drive straight into me!!

So I'm just gathering info

Dont think its a problem, at night would be worse but you have lights on so you're just like every other car.

Personally I find the lighter coloured cars worst because you cant see them in bad weather etc

Personally, i am yet to see a car that doesnt look bad in black, sure it might 'appear' dirty then a white car with the same dirtyness, but when clean, a gloss black is piirrty

I'll let you know when I iz black

Black cars get hot.

Make sure you have air conditioning.

Other than that no problems.

Oh and adds a few more points to your "cop magnet" status, but no where near as much as a fart can or cutties.

1998 wrote:Black cars get hot.

Make sure you have air conditioning.

Other than that no problems.

Oh and adds a few more points to your "cop magnet" status, but no where near as much as a fart can or cutties.

black cars get real hot in the summer aye (whenever that will happen).

i dont find it toooooo much ttrouble, altho you just always got the stupid people who stop in the middle of the road with out any warning, and want to park, pssssh, cud u let me know first so i dont ram you up the ass with my 1.3 tonne celica.

haha too tur.e.. wel lthe GSR is going to be a bit like that htou

Well I have a silver car and people never notice me or they choose not to look at indicators, but i guess thats auckland traffic for ya!

I had three people crash into me in my old black ae101 trueno, and only one so far in my white ae111. So go figure...

Personally i think if you cant see a black car on the road, you should get you eyesight checked of quit driving altogether.

Reguardless of what colour car im driving if its crap weather, or dim light i drive with my headlights on!!

oh and all my cars are black

just cruze with your lights on...

Black and darkly coloured cars are much harder to identify (esp. dark green)
when driving along roads such as the rimutakas during bad weather,
(except when its really bad weather and it snows and then white cars are bad, and black cars are good...)

I find its mostly just the odd day when a bunch of people just about pull out in front of me nearly causing a crash

cheese wrote:I find its mostly just the odd day when a bunch of people just about pull out in front of me nearly causing a crash

Try living in auckland...

Black cars are the business. It means you can play CIA whenever you want casue you already have the black cars...

I own a black car, and no ones hit me yet...... have i hit other things yes..... but thats not cos my cars black so if its a mint car, go for it, black is a mint colour choice

Ive owned 2 black cars previous to my bright red one now, and I'd have to say it makes a difference. I have a LOT less trouble with people pulling in front of me etc. A black/Grey car tends to blend in with the road especialy on a grey shitty rainy day.

They paint firetrucks etc red for a reason, because it 'stands out'.

Just common sense people.

We've had many black cars in our family, and they are just like any other cars on the road. At night u have lights on and that makes no difference ..

And yes, black cars tend to get a lot hotter under the sun, so protect your leathers ..

If I get a respray its gonna be black, black is sexy.