• @grue
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      127 months ago

      Don’t mistake customers being forced to take what manufacturers offer for popularity.

      Anecdote time: I was prepared to buy a brand new Tacoma shortly before the pandemic, but didn’t because Toyota couldn’t find one for me with the options and color I wanted (a blue TRD Off-Road with a manual transmission) anywhere in the entire multi-state region. I ended up buying a used car instead. Most people are not as stubborn as me, and would have settled for whatever shitty color was actually available.

    • @[email protected]
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      27 months ago

      I have no memory of green cars being popular in the 90’s although it seems like they would have stood out (and been pretty ugly, probably). Weird how memory works.

      • @Dublin112
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        17 months ago

        It was mostly dark green like with classic Jaguars from what I remember. Nothing like the light green that’s in the charts.

        • @SmoothLiquidation
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          37 months ago

          As a previous owner of a green ‘95 Ford Escort, I disagree.

        • @grue
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          7 months ago

          This kind of color was popular in the '90s (note the purple pinstripes, BTW):

          Dark green was around too, of course, but the bright teal was definitely having a moment.

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        17 months ago

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