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kiwisully



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why do lots of people on here dislike black colour?

i wonder why thats all

Post #70331 10th Jun 2010 8:13 am
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AndyC



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That’s a very easy question to answer.
1 - they are a pain to keep clean and look crap when dirty.
2 - they are the most common colour around and not just Freelys, all vehicles.
3 - black is associated with death, gloom and gangsters.
4 - CG owns one. 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Post #70333 10th Jun 2010 8:19 am
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kiwisully



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here in nz the most common colour is grey or silver anything
most cars are Censored as most kiwis are pikey and buy Censored cars and rarely buy new!!!!
black looks classy ..if kept clean

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I once had a hire car in NZ - old and black it was as well Sad 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
Stornoway Grey with Ebony Black Pleather, Clear Indicators, Body Side Mouldings etc.

Post #70336 10th Jun 2010 8:39 am
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I don't dislike the black cars, infact i had one previously PITA to keep clean

i would say silver, greys & reds are more popular over here, but black is high on the list Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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AndyC wrote:
That’s a very easy question to answer.

4 - CG owns one.


Mr. Green


actually my car (pickup) is silver/grey two tone.... bought it cheap no colour choice available.

Mrs G's fl2 is black.. Like many things in a marriage I paid for it but do not have ownership Neutral At work
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winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

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AndyC



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chicken george wrote:
AndyC wrote:
That’s a very easy question to answer.

4 - CG owns one.


Mr. Green


actually my car (pickup) is silver/grey two tone.... bought it cheap no colour choice available.

Mrs G's fl2 is black.. Like many things in a marriage I paid for it but do not have ownership Neutral


bout time you moved over to the pickup forum and let Mrs. G on here Mr. Green
I am sure we will all get on much better than we do under the present situation Rolling with laughter

ps - I have also owned a black car which I liked very much - once Whistle 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Oscr



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Black is not a colour....; ) Leopard tank drivers never stop at anything.

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Post #70351 10th Jun 2010 11:25 am
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come here and say that Evil or Very Mad . I have a tank as well so Im not scared of you Whistle At work
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AndyC



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Good to see some more Norwegian support Thumbs Up
Get the Viking ships out again the colour war is on again Ner Ner 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Triple7



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I love black, I love making sure it looks mint, generally any car looks better in black. Maybe I'm just a gangsta.....

My past few cars have all been black....

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plus a green!



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AndyC



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In my youth, when all (almost all cars) were black, my school mates dad who owned a pub and restaurant bought a new Jag (think it was a Mk.9) specially painted two toned coffee and cream. It had a sliding sun roof and chromed spoke wheels with white walled tyres and tan coloured real leather interior. That car stood out in the “black crowd” and all heads turned when we passed them on the home from school or a fishing trip - yeh long story I know, but from that day on, to me black cars have always seemed pretty mundane and do not do justice to the cars design.

Of course today the table has turned 180 degrees and we are back in a black period (at least in Norway) and it seems everybody follows the next guy when it comes to colour just like a bunch of Sheep .
Although green was first on the list, it was the Mrs. that convinced me Stornoway was the way to go, but it beats black for looks any day. Thumbs Up 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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Five minutes after cleaning a bird will come a long and crap on it, then it lookes like you never wash it Rolling with laughter

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Oscr wrote:
Black is not a colour....; )


Black is the colour of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light. Although black is sometimes described as an "achromatic", or hueless, colour, in practice it can be considered a colour

STILL CANT STAND IT THOUGH!!!

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