Why does the C have all the best colors ?

We had other reasons for choosing the c, but I have to admit that the uh… “not-a-grandparent” palette has been a great bonus.

I will mention that the Tangerine Splash Pearl is not easy to maintain. It’s 3 color coats over the primer, then clear over that. So a rock chip requires a lot of effort to undo. It also cost an extra $400.

Toyota sells “touch up paint” but it’s a weird formulation of only the topmost color layer, which is just a greenish sparkle tint. Sure, it’s the right stuff to seal the tear and prevent further damage but it looks terrible. I had to get a body shop to make touch-up quantities of the base orange and middle effect layers, and it’s time consuming to apply.

 

toyota has the worst color options of any mfg except tesla

 

for toyota, i think it's manufacturing efficiencies. they pride themselves in process management. they do not like offering anything as an option, and only think outside the box when forced to by competition.

they also know that while offering colors for extra money could be profitable, it can also bring negative press.

 

Move to Japan?

 

I only liked the red. But not enough to drive a red car. So, mine is white. I paid the four hundred extra for a boring color. I love the moonstone interior and since I spend more time inside than looking at the car from the outside, I am happy with that.

 

It is supposed to be a lime green that stays cooler in the sun.

Toyota's weird, bright green Prius uses science to stay cooler in the sun - The Verge

 

Anybody find they stop-and-stare, when they espy a nice non-metallic paint job? They look like purty jelly beans.

 

I personally enjoy seeing a nice metallic one. Very few seem to include a good job with metallic flakes in the color.

 

I am so ready to see gloss paint come back. Really done with metallic and pearl finishes. Where’s a Scion when you need one?

 

Worst is BMW. I looked at them before buying Samantha. The forecourt had dark blue, dark grey and black cars ONLY - about 20 of them. The holding yard had about 30 new cars (and used ones too) - a few white, one red, and one quite nice mid blue (on an M3) - but quite a dull red and the rest were boring dark grey, dark blue or black. I asked about other colours - "yes, you can pay for "M" special colours on a special order" - for a special $$$.

Photo - "1" is the forecourt, "2" is the holding yard (other area is cars being serviced).


EDIT - PS - I want a yellow one - this is the Japanese on-line brochure:

 

Perhaps they are older ( and wiser) than you?

 

A guy in my hometown had a Corvette. IIRC it was a bold copper colour, and he had masked the front off with vertically diagonal line, about mid-way along the hood, and painted everything for'ard of that a mat black.