I just read an article titled "The Color of Your Car Might Be Wrecking Your Life."

Red cars: do the police stop you more often if you're driving a red car because it's red, or is it because the red color of it causes the driver to drive faster and take more chances?

According to the article, white cars are a mistake because they pick up dirt so easily. And black cars are the biggest mistake of all because they show everything - dust, swirl marks, dings. This is because of the high contrast between the light reflecting off the surface and the dark paint. The most forgiving color for dirt and small scratches is silver.

It's not clear whether blue cars are more likely to be in an accident, but an insurance adjuster says that 60 to 65 percent of accidents involve blue- or gray-toned cars. This might be because blue is a very popular color and there are just more of them out there to get hit. I've heard that before: blue cars blend in with the sky or the distance and are harder for other drivers to see.

We have never chosen a car based on the color because we just take pot luck according to what is available at the time we go looking to buy. Our current car is luna moth green.



I'm not crazy about this shade because we keep our cars for many years, and within five years it will be outdated. That was the good thing about our car before this one - a white car. It never bothered me if it picked up dirt, I'm not that concerned about a spotless car. The color was good for reflecting the hot desert sun and it would never go out of style.