4 White Cars... What Are The Odds?

[JerryHai]

I was out biking and was going down a local street and noticed 4 cars parked near the entrance to a creek. I was surprised that all four cars were white. What are the odds that of four cars parked one behind the other would all be white? (Photo taken in September of this year.)

I think it will happen in one hundred

[gdawe5]

Aren't there 50% more white cars than any other colour around?

[csl177]

Aren't there 50% more white cars than any other colour around?

Not quite:

2011 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report
Percentages represent the color's share of the model segment.

1. White 23%
2. Black 18%
3. Silver 16%
4. Gray 13%
5. Red 10%
6. Blue 9%
7. Brown/Beige 5%
8. Yellow/Gold 3%
9. Green 2%
10. Other <1%

[Kitdy]

Brown/beige and gold need to die as car colours.

[Brix]

Brown/beige and gold need to die as car colours.

Actually, some cars do look incredibel in those colours!

[Cobrafan427]

Brown/beige and gold need to die as car colours.

The new Ford Explorer comes in a rather pleasant shade of brown and so does the Fiat 500.

I like the shades of beige and gold that BMW offers too

[Kitdy]

Actually, some cars do look incredibel in those colours!

Which?

The new Ford Explorer comes in a rather pleasant shade of brown and so does the Fiat 500.

I like the shades of beige and gold that BMW offers too

Beh.

[Ferrer]

I agree with Kitdy, Brown/Beige/Gold doesn't work on cars. At most beige could be passable.

[Brix]

Which?.

Peugeot 106 and 307 in Gold.

Peugeot 507 RXH, Audi R8 and more in Brown!

There are several, if you give it time, you will notice it

[Ferrer]

Peugeot 106 and 307 in Gold.

Peugeot 507 RXH, Audi R8 and more in Brown!

There are several, if you give it time, you will notice it

A friend of the family bought an A5 Sportback in brown.

He said it was different.

I said it was awful.

Then I drove it.

The awfulness continued.

The end.

[Brix]

A friend of the family bought an A5 Sportback in brown.

He said it was different.

I said it was awful.

Then I drove it.

The awfulness continued.

The end.

The Gold/Brown A7 Sportsback is a true beauty!

[Kitdy]

A friend of the family bought an A5 Sportback in brown.

He said it was different.

I said it was awful.

Then I drove it.

The awfulness continued.

The end.

When you use "the end" in your stories, it is one of the best UCP's recurring moments.

I read something you will like; apparently evo hates the RS5.

[Madman]

Not quite:

2011 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report
Percentages represent the color's share of the model segment.

1. White 23%
2. Black 18%
3. Silver 16%
4. Gray 13%
5. Red 10%
6. Blue 9%
7. Brown/Beige 5%
8. Yellow/Gold 3%
9. Green 2%
10. Other <1%

I wonder why green has become so unpopular? There's nothing classier than a British Racing Green Jaguar. It's time for green to make a comeback!

[henk4]

I wonder why green has become so unpopular? There's nothing classier than a British Racing Green Jaguar. It's time for green to make a comeback!

a green car tends to be less visible in a green environment (such as the hedge bordered country roads in the UK), so perhaps it is a safety issue?

[fisetdavid26]

I remember in the mid-90's aqua, teal and purple were all the rage thanks to the Cavalier/Sunfire being offered in those colours, you were so radical if you had a teal car. Then came burnt orange which came and disappeared quickly (we did have an orange Cobalt, cost a fortune to repair because the paint had something like 7 billion coating layers), and now thanks to the Fiesta/Mazda2/Accent lime green is fairly popular. The man in the apartment underneath mine drives a lime green Accent hatchback, nothing says manly like that. Although to be fair he doesn't seem to be the one making the decisions in the household, judging from the electric green paint on the walls and the zebra curtains.

The major issue which such colours is that the car is nowhere near as easy to sell as neutral-coloured cars are.