Why are so many car interiors dark and dreary?

I find it difficult to understand why so many car manufacturers only offer black/dark grey interiors, increasingly with black headlining. I think these are dreary and depressing when compared with models...

What car comes in the most interesting colours?

I was interested in the Kia Niro PHEV but I'm disgusted at the choice of colours. Is there another make that would give me everything the Niro offers: self parking, opening sun roof, all the sensors etc...

If I chose to deviate from the original colour with my Daimler Double-Six restoration, how much it would affect the value?

I'm looking into restoration with Jaguar specialists for my Daimler Double-Six Coupe. I wondered how much it would affect the value if I deviated from the original colour? The car is currently painted...

Does a rare colour make a classic more valuable?

I have owned my Rover P5B Coupe for 40 years and have recently found out via the Rover archives that only two were ever delivered in the same colour as mine. The other one disappeared of the radar in the...

Does metallic red paint fade more quickly than other colours?

I'm in the market for a replacement car (secondhand) and the current front runner is a metallic red. I've always understood red paint to be notorious for fading. Recent internet research suggests that...

Which paint colours are the most durable?

I intend to buy a new car and keep it for a long time. Please advise which paint colours are the most durable.

The V5C of the Audi TTS I'm about to purchase states it is the wrong colour - will this appear on HPI as a colour change?

I put a £200 deposit on a 2012 Audi TTS, which I had seen online from a dealership, so they moved it to my local garage for inspection. The car looks great, low mileage, no apparent body work done and...

Would buying a Porsche Boxster in Macadamia Brown Metallic adversely affect the resale value?

I've been thinking of buying a 2008 Porsche Boxster 987 in Macadamia Brown Metallic. It's a nice car but do you think this would be a silly colour to buy and would it affect the resale value adversely?...

What's the best paint colour to spend the least amount of time cleaning?

On a scale of light to dark, and solid to pearlescent, what's the best paint colour to spend the least amount of time cleaning?