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Paint cost on New cars

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  • pc1271
    pc1271 Posts: 279 Forumite
    Hyundai have a few colours: sleek sliver metallic or phantom black pearl. The free one? Creamy white solid. Like lumpy milk. Do you think they're trying to discourage you from getting the cheap one or something?!
  • reeac
    reeac Posts: 1,430 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    A relative in the motor manufacturing industry one told me that they would really like everyone to want the same colour car as cleaning out the paint plant in order to change colour was very expensive. They encourage a favourite colour by always featuring it in adverts. At the time that he told me this silver was the fashion ... Remember those days?
  • jaydeeuk1
    jaydeeuk1 Posts: 7,714 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    If you don't mind being seen driving a Fiat, it won't bother you being seen driving a yellow car. :D



    Mustard yellow looks awesome on an s1 elise, no other car could pull it off.
  • do you still get a 10 yr corrosion warranty , even if you specify no paint?
  • Mobeer
    Mobeer Posts: 1,851 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Academoney Grad Photogenic
    do you still get a 10 yr corrosion warranty , even if you specify no paint?

    No-one has yet mentioned any car on which you can specify no paint.

    (and a DeLorean DMC-12 is too old for such a warranty)
  • ah , but I was talking about the advertised price , without ANY extra,s
  • DUTR
    DUTR Posts: 12,958 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    ah , but I was talking about the advertised price , without ANY extra,s

    The advertised price still comes in red paint, the OP had omitted to include that.
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