| Most people purchase cars based on the vehicle's | | | | are a more vibrant red. Green cars. Dark green |
| proposed functionality. For example, drivers of | | | | cars are driven by those regarded as trustworthy |
| minivans may have children to transport; drivers | | | | and well balanced, while bright green car drivers |
| of compact cars may have longer commutes; | | | | tend to be trendy and lively. Yellow cars. Yellow |
| and those outdoor-types may opt to drive a Jeep | | | | car drivers are a very loving bunch. Those in |
| which is known to welcome rugged terrains. It | | | | bright yellow appear to be trendy and whimsical; |
| may be understood why the make and model of | | | | yellow-gold drivers are warm, indulging and |
| a particular vehicle is chosen, but what about the | | | | intelligent; and those bright, sunshine yellow drivers |
| color that a buyer chooses? What message does | | | | have a very sunny disposition and are joyful and |
| the color of vehicle possibly say about its driver? | | | | young at heart. Other colors. Taupe and light |
| The "Color Answer Book" author and color expert | | | | brown car drivers are noted for their simpler |
| Leatrice Eiseman believes she knows the answer. | | | | tastes, while drivers of dark brown car tend to |
| In the book, Eiseman says that a vehicle's color | | | | be very down to earth; neutral gray car drivers |
| reveals quite a bit about the personality of its | | | | are more practical; purple car drivers are known |
| purchaser. A few colors that have been | | | | for their creative, individualistic ways; and orange |
| researched and linked to specific personality types | | | | seems to be the color of fun loving and trendy |
| are: Black cars. Black cars are said to be driven | | | | drivers. Car experts may not agree that there is |
| by the empowered and leader-type drivers who | | | | a correlation between a car's color and its owner, |
| are typically not easily manipulated. These drivers | | | | but they can offer suggestions for choosing a car |
| tend to appreciate elegance and things that are | | | | color that will put more money into the buyer's |
| regarded as traditional and classic. Silver cars. At | | | | pocket in the long run. Sound advice is that edgy |
| the time of the writing, silver cars were thought | | | | colors may be great for the moment, but in the |
| to not only be driven by those with elegant | | | | long term they can lower your trade-in value, as |
| tastes, but also those who are cool and who love | | | | these colors are more difficult to resell. Traditional |
| a futuristic look. In 2000, silver cars became the | | | | colors such as grey, blue, black, and red are |
| most popular color choice by American drivers. | | | | seemingly always in-demand from those looking |
| White cars. Drivers of white cars are known for | | | | for used vehicles. In the end, the car-color |
| their cleanliness and their attention to detail | | | | winners will always be those people comfortable |
| (perhaps this explain why there are rarely white | | | | enough to take a great car 'deal' regardless of the |
| cars that look like mine with the words "wash | | | | car's color. References Eiseman, Leatrice. Color |
| me" traced in the sides). Red cars. Red cars | | | | Answer Book: From the World's Leading Color |
| drivers have always been regarded as sexy, | | | | Expert. Capital Books, Incorporated. October 2005. |
| speedy, and highly energized. However, it was | | | | Scott Conklin is the owner of Conklin Cars, a |
| also discovered through research that those that | | | | leading supplier of Kansas GMC, Kansas Toyota, |
| are less obvious about these traits tend to drive | | | | and Kansas Ford vehicles with locations in Salina, |
| cars that are a deeper shade of red, and those | | | | Newton, and Hutchinson, Kansas. They can be |
| who display more obvious traits drive cars that | | | | found online at: . |