..to be annoyed that dh won't consider a light blue car

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....when this is the best value for money and is automatic - what I'm used to driving! Honestly, you can't see what colour it is when you are inside it. It takes you from a to b etc. etc.

YANBU,it is a car fgs as you say gets you from a-b.My friend has just bought a VERY fuel economical Seat Ecomotiva which is fab on the fuel economy front!!!

well you are being a little unreasonable. I know it's just a car (just material and all that) but light blue is a naff colour for a car.

What possible reason has he got for discounting a light blue car? I mean, I would refuse to own a red car but that is because they apparently statistically have the largest number of accidents. Or they did until silver cars took over the world.

pmsl why wont he?

Light blue is my least-favourite colour so imo, YABVU.

That sounds good. He's gone upstairs in a huff now. We are not particularly into cars and I had all but forgotten the 'discussions' about colour when we last bought a car in 2003 but now it's all coming back to me.

there are many reasons to reject a car....but colour...really...

dh and I giggled when we were out and about to get him his laptop...because there were we are looking at value for money, basically....and there across from us was this young girl/student...saying to her mum..oh I like this one tis so pretty
been a standing joke since...lol

I think I'll wind him up a bit longer about wanting the light blue one anyway! Lol about the 'pretty laptop'. I was giggling the other day in ELC when a woman was comparing happyland toys and saying 'well this one only makes 2 sounds, but this one makes 4 sounds'.

We have bought 4 cars over the last few years, bought them because they have been the car we needed. ( Large, lots of seats for CMing)

They have all been snot green

About to retire from CM. Next car I buy will be a Silver Sports car. And NOTHING will make me buy a Snot Green car again.

So no you are not BU if its just to get from a to be.

You ABU if its a dream car

well thats about a good of a reason to reject a car, as dh's reason why dd should go to a school in town A over town B. He wants her to go to the Grammar in Town A, as Town A has a better night life, for when she turns 18!!!! wtf.

How dare he! My first car was a light blue ford fiesta 1.3 sport 1976 with tastefull dark blue blobs on the panels where the previous owner could not be bothered to match the original colour
But i loved it as it had sport written on it and when you're 18yrs old that's all you need!

It was a total rustbucket as i found out to my cost!

I have a black one, as I look slimmer in black!

Well, unless there was only one option thanks to cost, I think colour is important. I hate red cars and would never buy a red one. What's wrong with him saying he doesn't want a light blue one assuming there are other options?

You could say that it is silly to demand an automatic when you can drive a manual, after all, it takes you from a to b.....

YABU - in this current climate there are some serious bargains to be had buying cars. If he doesn't want a light blue car, go and find another one!

I wouldn't want a light blue car.

Or yellow. I wouldn't buy a yellow one either.

Or a white one

Ooh, not a yellow one!!!

I would 'consider' a white one though! Pita to keep clean though.

I love the pale blue Fiat 500.

i wouldn't consider it on the basis of it being an automatic.
yab-a little-U. surely if you are both buting the car you should both be happy with it

It is the best value for money because they know few people would want a car that colour. Some colours sell better than others and it does affect resale value.

How can you be 'used' to driving a particular colour car in any case, especially as you can't see if from the inside as you say?

I have never bought a car based on colour, only on price, power and condition.

My first car was brown fgs!!!

Some colours do affect the resale value. Perhaps he's concerned that you won't get a good price for it if/when you sell it on?

Sorry - got you now. You say you are used to driving an automatic not a light blue car

Have to agree with mayorquimby though - I wouldn't have it because it is automatic. Again, it affects re-sale values as well as being dull to drive (imo).

niecie - i have had 3 dark green cars in a row now - I can see what you are saying re. driving a particular colour car, but it's easier finding it in the carpark when you are used to looking for a particular colour car. I get quite confused when I have courtesy cars or borrow my Dad's...

I read the title as 'blue light car' - I thought you meant one with flashing police lights on top...

Oi, who's dissing yellow cars??? My car's yellow and I chose it to be so. It's a Polo and v cute indeed. The salesman tried to dissuade me from having yellow but all the other colours were either blues, my least fave colour, or drab. He said yellow would have a lower resale value but as I intend to keep it at least 10yrs that matters not a jot to me. Imo, my chariot is perfect.