One of the first things you think about when shopping for a car is its colour. Unlike the more technical aspects of a vehicle, it’s easier to imagine what a car would look like if it’s black, white, or red. And it’s only right that you spend time deciding on the car’s colour because it has a significant impact on the vehicle’s price, both when you’ll buy it and when you resell it. To help you decide, let’s take a look at the most popular colour for UK cars.
In the UK, about one in every five cars is black. It’s a popular choice among car buyers even though it’s harder to keep it clean compared to other colours. Also, black cars easily reveal blemishes and other cosmetic damage. Nonetheless, people find black cars to be stylish and simple. Cars of this colour can easily command a good resale price as well.
Grey is another popular colour among car buyers in the UK. It is without a doubt that one of the main reasons for this is because it is the preferred colour of both Mercedes Benz and BMW. While grey isn’t the most exciting colour there is, it’s one of the few colours that don’t affect the price of the vehicle, either when you’re buying or reselling the car.
White has always been a favourite colour for car buyers. However, recently, it has become even more popular because of the “Apple effect.” As you know, Apple products come in white as the main colour. You can resell white vehicles for a good price. However, many buyers also don’t like this colour because white cars need to be washed more often compared to other colour vehicles.
If you think that since black is the best-selling car colour, then it follows that it can command the highest price in the secondhand market, right? It’s true that many car buyers are willing to pay extra so they can get their preferred colour when buying a car. And black cars can actually hold their value well even as a used vehicle.
However, it may surprise you that the colour that gets the best price according to a study is yellow. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, yellow is the kind of colour that car buyers either really love or really hate. The second reason is that there are only a few yellow cars produced every year.
With these two factors, what happens is that the demand for yellow vehicles is high for a small number of car buyers that really want them. And since there’s not a whole lot of yellow cars in the market, the prices for yellow secondhand vehicles are driven up. This is great news if you’re a seller. However, if you’re a buyer who loves yellow cars, then be ready for a high price tag.
So, when buying a car, should you think hard about what colour to choose so you can have a better resale value for the vehicle? If you plan on reselling the car after a few years, then it’s important to consider the colour and how it affects the car’s value.
But the colour of the car shouldn’t be your top concern. Of course, you need to consider the car’s overall quality and how it feels like on the road. The condition of the car, along with its history are the top factors that buyers look for, not so much the colour.
Keep in mind that once you’ve found the right car but you don’t like its colour, you always have the option of getting the colour changed. It will cost you extra but at least now you have a car you really love.