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OK, I'll confess: I think for better or worse, car colors send implicit messages about their owners, and I'm concerned that the color I pick will send the "wrong message" about me. So I'm going to list a few colors, and riff on what I think they "say about people." Please agree or disagree with my evaluations. I am really interested to hear the thoughts of people on this board. (And if you think this is a stupid exercise, sorry for wasting your time... just quit reading and jump to another thread.)
Storm Ti: Nice-looking, but so incredibly safe and conventional. If Storm Ti wasn't so similar to the color of "old people silver," I might get it. But I just don't know if I can bring myself to ordering the world's most popular car color, no matter how sparkly Storm Ti might be.
Ardent red: Mid-life crisis. Too flashy. "The owner is trying to compensate" -- yet I might get this color if I wasn't so irrationally concerned about drawing attention to myself!
Bordeux red: An awesome color! But is it perhaps a bit too feminine? A bit girly? I don't know why I equate this color with girlyness, but I do. But, damn, it looks great on the Elise!
Nightfall blue: Another great-looking color -- but I'm reluctant to choose it because (1) it may not be the safest as far as my own visibility, and (2) it's almost like the absence of color, i.e., "Why spend extra for a color that is designed to be so low-key?" Especially when the Elise is a pure toy that's meant to celebrate life itself. Nightfall blue comes accross as a bit morbid.
Racing green: Should anyone paint a technical masterpiece such as the Elise in earth tones? Aztec bronze is also an earth tone -- and lord knows we wouldn't paint our cars aztec bronze! So isn't there somteing rather dissonant with racing green as well?
Let me know what you think. The above colors are on my short list.
Storm Ti: Nice-looking, but so incredibly safe and conventional. If Storm Ti wasn't so similar to the color of "old people silver," I might get it. But I just don't know if I can bring myself to ordering the world's most popular car color, no matter how sparkly Storm Ti might be.
Ardent red: Mid-life crisis. Too flashy. "The owner is trying to compensate" -- yet I might get this color if I wasn't so irrationally concerned about drawing attention to myself!
Bordeux red: An awesome color! But is it perhaps a bit too feminine? A bit girly? I don't know why I equate this color with girlyness, but I do. But, damn, it looks great on the Elise!
Nightfall blue: Another great-looking color -- but I'm reluctant to choose it because (1) it may not be the safest as far as my own visibility, and (2) it's almost like the absence of color, i.e., "Why spend extra for a color that is designed to be so low-key?" Especially when the Elise is a pure toy that's meant to celebrate life itself. Nightfall blue comes accross as a bit morbid.
Racing green: Should anyone paint a technical masterpiece such as the Elise in earth tones? Aztec bronze is also an earth tone -- and lord knows we wouldn't paint our cars aztec bronze! So isn't there somteing rather dissonant with racing green as well?
Let me know what you think. The above colors are on my short list.