Boring car owners

Ricochet J · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:30

Black car, black dash, black leather.

Why? :confused:

I understand second hand car owners can't really change the colour combination. I'm moaning at people who buy brand new. What boring people! :rolleyes:

Muffin` · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:32

Boring Fleet Managers

I'd like my GREY BMW to have a dash of GREY and BLACK here and BLACK here, voila. But the dull stuff sells better as its hides things

Housey · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:34

Ricochet J said:
Black car, black dash, black leather.

Why?

I understand second hand car owners can't really change the colour combination. I'm moaning at people who buy brand new. What boring people!

Because, you spec it, they build it :cool:

shauncr91 · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:39

Because people worry too much about resale.

lordrobs · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:41

To me that interior looks good. Colours are for the outside, the interior can be as dull as possible for my tastes

Begbie · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:41

Because not all people are interested in cars.

Muffin` · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:41

That picture must be very old - look at those seats

Muffin` · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:43

[TW]Fox · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:47

I completely wholeheatedly 100% agree.

I have a black leather interior with a black dash top, black lower dash and aluminium trim.

As a result it still looks like brand new 8 years later, and is hugely practical, and yawn.

I really wanted, and still want, a fab colour combo like black dash top, champagne/cream lower/leather etc etc but 95% of people just dont bother.

Edit: Muffin has just posted the dream interior of my next car. Infact it's probably a 335i anyway, so that car will do fine.

Begbie · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:51

Meh, red interior for the win.

Housey · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:52

Muffin` said:
That picture must be very old - look at those seats

2002 when it was 1 week old as I recall. I've always specced black interiors, I prefer them.

Hawk Tuah · 15 Jun 2010 at 19:54

I love how you talk of colour, on a virtually monochrome interior.

Mucky_Pup · 15 Jun 2010 at 20:03

I like my black car, with black leather, and black interior.

I bougth 2nd hand, but the black leather, and interior weren't a choice on my car when new though.

DM · 15 Jun 2010 at 20:38

[TW]Fox;16759632 said:
I completely wholeheatedly 100% agree.

I have a black leather interior with a black dash top, black lower dash and aluminium trim.

As a result it still looks like brand new 8 years later, and is hugely practical, and yawn.

I really wanted, and still want, a fab colour combo like black dash top, champagne/cream lower/leather etc etc but 95% of people just dont bother.

Edit: Muffin has just posted the dream interior of my next car. Infact it's probably a 335i anyway, so that car will do fine.

That colour will drive you mad keeping it clean, EVERY single mark and scuff shows up.

I made that mistake a few cars back and never again, i realised why i had stuck to black or a dark colour all these years.

Once you start having to restrict what you wear to drive a car, i think its gone too far in the chase to be different.

Gerard · 15 Jun 2010 at 20:44

Begbie said:
Meh, red interior for the win.

Never thought id like red seats but i do like the st500 interior quite a bit.

Finglonga · 15 Jun 2010 at 20:46

My Bluewater 335i has black interior with the brushed ally trim and I love it, much better than red or cream to me. Everyone has different tastes, nothing about being boring IMO.

shauncr91 · 15 Jun 2010 at 20:47

DiamondMark said:
That colour will drive you mad keeping it clean, EVERY single mark and scuff shows up.

I made that mistake a few cars back and never again, i realised why i had stuck to black or a dark colour all these years.

Once you start having to restrict what you wear to drive a car, i think its gone too far in the chase to be different.

The extra effort to keep a car clean is worth it for an interior as awesome as that.

beermonster · 15 Jun 2010 at 20:52

Ive had 2 cars that came with cream interiors, and they just looked so old and dated, swapped them for black seats and looked much fresher and newer, only colour I would have other than black is bmw oxblood red in an m3, although estoril blue looks nice with cream, I still don't think i could live with it.

jellybeard999 · 15 Jun 2010 at 20:52

Black interior, red leather looks great IMO - ie http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1790031.htm

DM · 15 Jun 2010 at 21:04

shauncr91 said:
The extra effort to keep a car clean is worth it for an interior as awesome as that.

Not me, never again i cant be bothered to start jumping out and getting a towel from the boot every time a mate had a pair of jeans on, or something that looked like it might have a remotely sharp button or belt.

I can hand on heart say that interior ruined that car for me (that and the fact it was too low to navigate my road) and i was glad to see it go.