Is that true today? In my experience it is mostly Japanese cars from the 80s where the fading is a big problem. On the other hand, my country is not having a lot of sun so I guess it could be a problem in other countries with more sun.
That, and many of these cars wouldn’t last long enough for the paint to fade from UV. Your yellow car turning beige wasn’t a concern if it wasn’t going to reach 100,000.
This is (mostly) a myth, and dispelled by (among many others) Progressive and Allstate. How would they even know? Color is not part of your VIN, and is not something they will usually ask.
However, there is one small kernel of truth - sports cars, which genuinely are more expensive to insure, are far more likely to be red. But they would be the same price in blue, silver, or black.
I ran my VIN for a Chevy Bolt through the decoder at vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov (and again through the one at driving-tests.org). It has all sorts of details, including manufacturing location, battery size, and that the headlights are LED. But nowhere on the list is the color.
There may be circumstances where the color is part of it, but it’s absolutely not standard. Try it yourself.
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Good point. If your car is a crazy color it’s resale value will drop
More specifically, all of the bright colours tend to fade in the sun over time.
Is that true today? In my experience it is mostly Japanese cars from the 80s where the fading is a big problem. On the other hand, my country is not having a lot of sun so I guess it could be a problem in other countries with more sun.
Super expensive oilpaint pigments +++ fade so probably.
That, and many of these cars wouldn’t last long enough for the paint to fade from UV. Your yellow car turning beige wasn’t a concern if it wasn’t going to reach 100,000.
Lol, I haven’t had a car with <100k miles on it in close to 5-6 years
Since 1985 for me.
All my cars go to 300k, or more.
Unfortunately, none of my vehicles last more than 2-3 years.
I feel like an insurance nightmare at times.
I haven’t driven 300k miles since 1985!
Also red cars have higher insurance premiums.
Note to self, car insurance is run by orks from 40k…
Because painting things red makes them go faster.
This is (mostly) a myth, and dispelled by (among many others) Progressive and Allstate. How would they even know? Color is not part of your VIN, and is not something they will usually ask.
However, there is one small kernel of truth - sports cars, which genuinely are more expensive to insure, are far more likely to be red. But they would be the same price in blue, silver, or black.
Next time you get an online quote, experiment with the car details. You’ll be surprised.
Actually white cars are now starting to have higher premiums, because Teslas are more likely to crash into them.
How would I do that when they don’t even ask the color?
Then that insurer is cross subsidising their risks. Find a different insurer that does include color in their pricing models.
Color is absolutely part of VIN.
But your point stands.
I ran my VIN for a Chevy Bolt through the decoder at vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov (and again through the one at driving-tests.org). It has all sorts of details, including manufacturing location, battery size, and that the headlights are LED. But nowhere on the list is the color.
There may be circumstances where the color is part of it, but it’s absolutely not standard. Try it yourself.
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Car colour can also affect how much you pay for insurance