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Hoekom is n rooi voertuig/bakkie moeiliker om te verkoop as n ander kleur.Is dit n roemer of is dit waar en hoekom ?
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Ek was die afgelope 4 jaar 'n salesman by Subaru en dis 'n feit dat rooi voertuie altyd die langste op die vloer staan en dan teen 'n helse discount verkoop word.
Seker maar omdat rooi karre in die ou dae na 'n paar jaar oranje geraak het.

Dis natuurlik nie die geval by Ferrari nie!!!
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Want rooi karre is of word gesien as vinneger, so hy is hard gery en dis hoekom hy nie verkoop nie??
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Ek kyk nie eers na n rooi ryding nie.Vir my kan dit enige kleur wees solank dit wit is.Escom,Telkom,OK se delivery vans is almal wit.Hulle kan tog nie verkeerd wees nie :roll: :roll:
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He he...nee, selle storie met nuwe karre. Silwer en wit verkoop eerste.
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Deesdae lyk my moet jy ook nie swart vergeet nie.
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Ek like nogals n rooi kar of bakkie! Dink maar dit is n rumor, maar ook aan die ander kant, daar is nie baie rooi
voertuie op die pad nie. Ek meen, wanneer laas het jy n rooi bakkie of kar gesien. Dit kan wees dat omdat daar
so min voertuie in rooi is, dit voorkom dat hulle langer staan want wit, grys en selfs swart kleurige voertuie is
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Vra maar vir enige motorhandelaar. Rooi verkoop swak! Ek moes al genoeg rooi motors (wat die fabriek ons forseer het om in te koop) teen 'n verlies verkoop. (Ouch).
Die Suid Afrikaners is maar konserwatief en hou by wit en silwer. Die wat swart koop, koop dit ook net eenkeer en kla dan vir die res van hulle lewe oor hoe maklik dit stof en skrapies wys.

Glo my, as daar een ding op die forum is waar ek actually weet waarvan ek praat, dan is dit motor verkope.
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Automotive reds were known to fade and even dull very quickly ... of course since the advent of poly-acrythane and 2k paints, this is hardly the case nowadays, but I think the stigma remains. :think:
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I like Roy bakkies :thumbup: :D:
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I heard that to respray a red car costs almost double that for any other colour.
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Picked this up on the ehow.com website (how to choose the colour of your car):

Go for sexy red. This popular choice looks great on sports cars, but also can imply speed. Red attracts the notice of police and leads to tickets and accidents reportedly more than any other car color. Some insurance companies even increase your premium if you choose to drive a red vehicle, something to consider.
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swifty wrote: Go for sexy red..... can imply speed..........and leads to tickets...
Speeding tickets are the least of my worries......well with a 4Y it's kinda hard to speed anyway :roll:
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so gepraat van kar kleur.iets wat my nou opgeval is dat ek nou al amper 12 maande my fortuner het die is wit maar ek het in my lewe nog nooit so baie voels dood gery as in die voertuig nie.al my ander voertuie behalwe die kzte was silver.en dit is nie asof ek uitgaan om die goed raak tery nie.die voels kom gewoonlik vanaf die kant gevlieg en tref dan die grill of voorruit.
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3.0 D4-D wrote:die voels kom gewoonlik vanaf die kant gevlieg en tref dan die grill of voorruit.
Jy moet stadiger ry!!! Die voels wil graag kom kyk watse nice voertuig jy ry!!! :twisted: :twisted: :lol: :lol:
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Al ook gehoor manne se, jy sukkel om die rooi te match as dit gestamp is......want die kleur kon bietjie verblyk gewees het ens. ens ens


Self, is ek 'n voorstaander van silwer deesdae, suikerpot se mawa ens.. Net die Hilux is Blou want die kleur spray het ek by die auction goedkoop gekry......
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Rooi bly Mooi, veral as hy so silwer perdjie voor op het!
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Ek stem saam met Daniel rooi bly mooi......... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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