Question- Is white the only colour?
May 25th 2003, 9:06 am
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Question- Is white the only colour?
When driving in oz last year virtually every car was white,do other colour,s bleach in the sun? or is white oz,s favourite colour?
May 25th 2003, 9:08 am
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My friends car was an attractive shade of pink, which she assured me used to be red! So i guess your theorys right plum!!!!
May 25th 2003, 9:11 am
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isn't white one of those colours which is blamed for road accidents - people reckon they are too hard to see!
LEt you in on a laugh - I got ran over by a white car - theory was obviously true then - cos I didnt see him!!!!
He seen me though - spinning on his bonnet!
(maybe thats why I have this twitch?!?!?!?!?)
LEt you in on a laugh - I got ran over by a white car - theory was obviously true then - cos I didnt see him!!!!
He seen me though - spinning on his bonnet!
(maybe thats why I have this twitch?!?!?!?!?)
May 25th 2003, 12:29 pm
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Re: Question- Is white the only colour?
Originally posted by plumber39
When driving in oz last year virtually every car was white,do other colour,s bleach in the sun? or is white oz,s favourite colour?
When driving in oz last year virtually every car was white,do other colour,s bleach in the sun? or is white oz,s favourite colour?
MM
May 25th 2003, 12:54 pm
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Even with A/C?, sugar my car,s green,can,t afford to bump it part of my collateral when in oz!
May 25th 2003, 1:16 pm
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Originally posted by plumber39
Even with A/C?, sugar my car,s green,can,t afford to bump it part of my collateral when in oz!
Even with A/C?, sugar my car,s green,can,t afford to bump it part of my collateral when in oz!
MM
May 25th 2003, 2:02 pm
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Mr Mover is right on this one!! I have a white car with tinted windows and if I ever forget to put the internal windscreen shade up it's freaking boiling in there for ages...and you can't touch the steering wheel for ages!!!!!!
And it's far worse in my husbands gunmetal grey car, even once you put the aircon on it (seems) to take forever to cool the blinking inside down.
Moral of the story, buy a white car, with aircon and don't EVER forget to put the internal screen up when leaving the car or else you will cook....you'll probably only do it the once if you forget!!
love sophia xx
And it's far worse in my husbands gunmetal grey car, even once you put the aircon on it (seems) to take forever to cool the blinking inside down.
Moral of the story, buy a white car, with aircon and don't EVER forget to put the internal screen up when leaving the car or else you will cook....you'll probably only do it the once if you forget!!
love sophia xx
May 25th 2003, 2:14 pm
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Re: Question- Is white the only colour?
Originally posted by mr mover
Get in a black car , when it,s 40deg c ,and you will know why people prefer WHITE cars , ..........it,s a world known fact that green cars are involved in more accidents than any other colours,........ MM
Get in a black car , when it,s 40deg c ,and you will know why people prefer WHITE cars , ..........it,s a world known fact that green cars are involved in more accidents than any other colours,........
MM
Perfectly true Mr Mover
Sue
May 25th 2003, 5:07 pm
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cars in the sun
The trick is to start the car with the AC on full while your outside leave it 5 mins then as you jump in you brush the flys off your back.Try not to shift it into gear as the flys c'ant catch you as you run after the car.White cars reflect the heat better than dark colours remember those science lessons.Large beer please mate what do you get large sherry glass full of larger.Still clearing out the garage :scared: yafms other half.
May 25th 2003, 5:15 pm
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Re: cars in the sun
We've done that today too!
Need another couple of trips to the tip and a car boot sale and we'll be halfway there!!
Ho hum!!
Mash..
Need another couple of trips to the tip and a car boot sale and we'll be halfway there!!
Ho hum!!
Mash..
Originally posted by yafm
Still clearing out the garage :scared: yafms other half.
Still clearing out the garage :scared: yafms other half.
May 25th 2003, 8:26 pm
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Don't they have white cars because they reflect the sun, rather than absorb it like black and other dark colours. That was always my theory anyway.
May 27th 2003, 12:02 pm
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Its a tax dodge. Well, buying a white ute is. But of course, you have to have a dog in the back.
For the record, our 4x4 is british racing green (had to be really...)
For the record, our 4x4 is british racing green (had to be really...)
