Where have all the green cars gone?

[Deleted member 26715]

Just an observation whilst occupying the grandkids in the car, lots of silver/grey cars, lots of white, good amount of red variants but very very few green. We did a full 2 hour drive not seeing a single one.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

My Dad would never have a green car - said they are unlucky

no idea why - he wasn;t superstitious about anything else but they have always been rather rare

I seem to remember a Wheeler Dealer's episode where Mike said they are difficult to sell

 

[Once a Wheeler]

Those were the days.

 

[a.twiddler]

I read somewhere that green cars are involved in more accidents than any other colour. Is it because they're invisible?

 

[glasgowcyclist]

When I was a kid it was always said (by adults, not other kids) that you should avoid buying a green car as they were unlucky.

 

[presta]

My first car was one of these, it had been my father's for six years until he gave it to me for a 17th birthday present.

A few years later my father had one of these.

My cousin had a green mini van like mine, as soon as she painted it turquoise it got written off by a lorry.

 

[cougie uk]

Vauxhall do a lot of green cars - Corsa and Mokka spring to mind.

I think silver/grey must be the most popular.

 

[vickster]

I’ve got a green car

 

[a.twiddler]

My first car was green. Come to think of it, so was my first motorbike.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I've had three green cars. None of them were pranged.

 

[midlife]

My first car was one of these, it had been my father's for six years until he gave it to me for a 17th birthday present.
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A few years later my father had one of these.
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My cousin had a green mini van like mine, as soon as she painted it turquoise it got written off by a lorry.

My first car was a green mini van, MBT 135F. Me and my dad hand painted in brown lol. Our current mini is green though

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Vauxhall do a lot of green cars - Corsa and Mokka spring to mind.

We've only seen a couple of Corsa's the main manufacturer we've seen when we have seen any are the VAG group, but they do appear to be few & far between.

 

[Spiderweb]

This is my daughters car, it’s a lovely green colour.

 

[tyred]

It's supposed to be unlucky.

My Mum had a green 306 for many years and nothing untoward happened it. A neighbour had a puke-green Marina for years and nothing unlucky happened it either.

I don't believe superstition hogwash but I wonder why green cars were considered unlucky in the first place.

I would happily buy a green car. To me it would be preferable to all the bland greys and silver that seem to be the normal now.

 

[midlife]

Green was an unlucky colour in Hull, difficult to sell green bikes! Something to do with being a fishing port.