GrnBay007
05-15-2008, 12:09 AM
OK, so right now when you think of your vehicle all you think about is how you are pouring money down it's throat (or up it's butt :P) to keep it running.
So what does the color of your car say about your attitude and confidence??
(P.S. it's the offseason...what else is there to talk about, politics? :? )
With gas prices nearing $4 per gallon, are there any cheerful drivers left on the road?
Well, if there are, chances are they're driving a green car.
People who own emerald green automobiles, it turns out, have the most positive attitude about the course of their own lives. Dark blue and silver are other colors chosen by upbeat people.
Red supposedly connotes an aggressive, high-speed personality, while yellow, theoretically, is for folks with sunny dispositions. But survey data show that people who drive red or yellow cars have below-average confidence. And black cars, supposedly a sign of power and elegance, are driven by the most downbeat drivers of all.
The automotive color-coding comes from CNW Marketing Research in Bandon, Ore., which asked nearly 1,900 Americans about their attitudes toward their own lives at several points over the course of a year. CNW also asked each respondent the color of the car they drive most often, which allowed the researchers to develop a kind of color-confidence index. According to CNW, here's what the color of a car says about the person who bought it:
People whose car is:
Black, dark blue,
or silver
Experience:
Consistent moods
White, sunny yellow,
or bright blue
Experience:
Modest mood swings
Orange, red, bright
yellow, or
emerald green
Experience:
The most pronounced mood swings
People whose car is:
Emerald green
Have confidence that is:
5.5% above average
Dark blue
Have confidence that is:
3.2% above average
Silver
Have confidence that is:
1.2% above average
White
Have confidence that is:
Average
Sunny yellow
Have confidence that is:
3.7% below average
Orange
Have confidence that is:
4.1% below average
Bright blue
Have confidence that is:
5.5% below average
Bright yellow
Have confidence that is:
8.3% below average
Red
Have confidence that is:
8.8 % below average
Black
Have confidence that is:
14.6% below average
What does all this mean? Probably just another way the insurance companies can find a way to stick it to you. :D
So what does the color of your car say about your attitude and confidence??
(P.S. it's the offseason...what else is there to talk about, politics? :? )
With gas prices nearing $4 per gallon, are there any cheerful drivers left on the road?
Well, if there are, chances are they're driving a green car.
People who own emerald green automobiles, it turns out, have the most positive attitude about the course of their own lives. Dark blue and silver are other colors chosen by upbeat people.
Red supposedly connotes an aggressive, high-speed personality, while yellow, theoretically, is for folks with sunny dispositions. But survey data show that people who drive red or yellow cars have below-average confidence. And black cars, supposedly a sign of power and elegance, are driven by the most downbeat drivers of all.
The automotive color-coding comes from CNW Marketing Research in Bandon, Ore., which asked nearly 1,900 Americans about their attitudes toward their own lives at several points over the course of a year. CNW also asked each respondent the color of the car they drive most often, which allowed the researchers to develop a kind of color-confidence index. According to CNW, here's what the color of a car says about the person who bought it:
People whose car is:
Black, dark blue,
or silver
Experience:
Consistent moods
White, sunny yellow,
or bright blue
Experience:
Modest mood swings
Orange, red, bright
yellow, or
emerald green
Experience:
The most pronounced mood swings
People whose car is:
Emerald green
Have confidence that is:
5.5% above average
Dark blue
Have confidence that is:
3.2% above average
Silver
Have confidence that is:
1.2% above average
White
Have confidence that is:
Average
Sunny yellow
Have confidence that is:
3.7% below average
Orange
Have confidence that is:
4.1% below average
Bright blue
Have confidence that is:
5.5% below average
Bright yellow
Have confidence that is:
8.3% below average
Red
Have confidence that is:
8.8 % below average
Black
Have confidence that is:
14.6% below average
What does all this mean? Probably just another way the insurance companies can find a way to stick it to you. :D