What the Color of Your Car Says About You

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14 Feb 2009 12:30 PM

Are you aggressive, fun loving, cool, or cautious? Research done comparing insurance claims and the color of people's cars reveal some interesting trends regarding a link between the color of your car and your personality.

Insurance.com pasted the results of the survey, which was done in great Britain and took a look at 130,000 insurance claims. It also took a look at which color cars are most likely to be in an accident, and which not.

The most dangerous car color is black (no surprise there), and the lease dangerous car color, that is the one least likely to be in an accident is cream. One thing that isn't clear about the study is whether or not they took into account the popularity of car colors. For example, if black cars are more popular, meaning that there are more of them on the road, then it is naturally likely that they would be in more accidents, regardless of the driver's personality or risk taking. Also to consider are cars bought used where the owner may not have had a good choice in the color of the car. And, what about colors that are on the border, such as a dark blue that is almost black, or a red that is more of a burgundy?

Anyway, here are some points from the study.

If you choose a black car, you are likely to be aggressive, an outsider or a rebel.

If you choose a blue car, you are likely to be introspective, reflective and cautious.

If you choose a silver car, you are likely to be cool, calm and aloof from others.

If you choose a white car, you are likely to be extroverted and looking for status (not to mention being kid free--I added that one myself).

If you chose a green car, you are likely to have hysterical tendencies.

If you choose a pink car, you are likely to be gentle, loving and affectionate (not to mention a girl--I added that one, too).

If you choose a yellow car, you are likely to be idealistic and looking for novelty.

If you choose a gray car, you are likely to be calm, sober and dedicated to work.

If you choose a cream car, you are likely to be controlled and self contained.

If you choose a red car, you are likely to be full of energy, think and talk fast and have a zest for life.

What do you think of these results. Are they accurate? What color car do you drive?

Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right.

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Dale Harcombe (10355) 14 Feb 2009 01:32 PM

Interesting but not sure I'd agree, since every second car on the road here in Oz is silver these days. My son always buys white because white and yellow are reputedly the safest color cars. Our car is blue, purely because we both liked the color. It was pretty.

ElizabethHarper (5) 14 Feb 2009 05:57 PM

I like the idea of color coded cars. I am a color intuitive and work primarily with color so I find the idea of color-coded cars tantalizing. Of course, all colors have traditional symbology and then there are the individual meanings we align them with. Sometimes we choose colors to attract their positive qualities, like the red roses of Valentines Day. Thanks for the information about insurance claims and a car's color in accidents, although logically black cars are just not seen, whereas cream cars stand out more.

Mary Ann Romans (26886) 15 Feb 2009 05:06 AM

Elizabeth, that is a good point about black cars not being seen!

Mary Ann Romans (26886) 15 Feb 2009 05:06 AM

Dale, over the years I've had practically every color car, so I am not sure what that says about me!

Dale Harcombe (10355) 15 Feb 2009 05:08 PM

That you like variety or color wasn't your main criteria, but price or some other factor. Our first car was white and I hate white but at the time it was all we could afford. our next was yellow, which I also hated. But we inherited that car.

Mary Ann Romans (26886) 16 Feb 2009 07:46 AM

When we actually got to pick a car color, we choose a dark red. We wanted blue, but the blue that was available had too much silver in it. Plus, the inside was white, which would never survive young kids!

ruthann8 (6378) 25 Feb 2009 11:29 AM

We first go by price then available options. We don't like paying for a lot of extras and it seems like there are always a lot of options we don't need. Color is last on our list. If we could have found a silver we would have. We like silver b/c it seems to look less dirty. Black is the worst b/c it always looks dirty. Our current car is a dark gray.

Mary Ann Romans (26886) 25 Feb 2009 12:58 PM

Don't you hate when they package options together? So, if you really want a particular thing, you wind up paying for everything.

Samual (11722) 25 Feb 2009 02:27 PM

Our last car was grey and our current car is black, hmmmm.