Different types, but it feels like a funny coincidence that I saw so many same-color cars in the cul-de-sac around the same house. Just those cars and one grey one.

    • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
      2·
      19 hours ago

      I suspect that painting a car during manufacturing is one of the more expensive steps… Multiply that by color range and each extra color is expensive

      • piccolo@sh.itjust.works
        21·
        8 hours ago

        The cost of pigments is trival these days. Its more about the fact non-netural colors cars sit on the lot longer because only people that like red cars will buy red cars. But almost everyone will settle for a netural white/gray car.

        • deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
          1·
          6 hours ago

          I was thinking more of the cost of the painting equipment and facilities and that they are probably configured for one color at a time, so that whole production run is red cars.

          And the opportunity cost of not producing white cars while it’s producing red ones.

    • watson@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      21 hours ago

      A few years ago my car broke down and I needed a new one. I drive vehicles until they die, and I’d never bought a new car before, but at the time used cars were so expensive that with the warranty and all that junk it made more sense to buy new. Anyway, my point is that in my experience, unless you know what you want and order it ahead of time you’re probably getting a white, grey or black vehicle. That seemed to be all they had on the lots. I assumed it was because they’re neutral colors, but it could very well be a trend.

      Edit: I bought a white car. XD