Question. In this day and age of dull grey crossovers and black SUVs, do yellow MR2s command higher prices than other colours?
I can't see any for sale on autotrader at time of posting, but plenty of silver and grey ones!
A really good one without sun damage, yes. Especially Facelift, as there are less than in pfl.
:) yellow are rare and a few years ago this club did not have many then at 1 ding day we got i think 4 together for a separate photo.
now i would say the rarest colour to get hold of is face life green.
most yellow are pre face lift and faded when they come up for sale.
i believe there is a yellow for sale in the sale thread.
then there is always mine if you got 9K
How times and minds change! When I bought my PFL (silver/ the people's choice) in 2011 a yellow did come up for sale but the consensus amongst my nearest was that it would only retain very limited appeal and so narrowed my search to Black and Silver.
A diamond is a diamond unless it's the Kohinoor!
Quote from: Joesson on December 14, 2022, 09:04How times and minds change! When I bought my PFL (silver/ the people's choice) in 2011 a yellow did come up for sale but the consensus amongst my nearest was that it would only retain very limited appeal and so narrowed my search to Black and Silver.
A diamond is a diamond unless it's the Kohinoor!
This is exactly it. I know in the S2000 world, yellows are much more valuable. Didn't know if this was the case for the MR2 as well
I would go for the cheapest colour even if that´d pink.... Same car underneath so imo best vfm ;D
Condition rather than colour should be the factor to consider.
I agree with that above comment
@J88TEO Assuming equally good condition subjective colour preferences then come into play.
My least favourite MR2 colour choice is silver.....maybe because of a surfeit of similarly coloured cars from all manufacturers.
It matters nought what my favourite would be, although I owned a stunning solar yellow Fl MR2 mk3 until recently.
Incidentally I have taken a picture of a yellow yesterday. I never really cared for yellow but after looking at in the evening sun I realized it is eye catching and stands out from all of the other colors in a good way.
The problem is many of the old ones that sat in the sun are faded and no longer have the original shade of orangish yellow.
Quote from: Gibla on December 14, 2022, 12:18My least favourite MR2 colour choice is silver.....
Apart from it being no consideration as I wrote, my favorite for the ZZW30 is white as that is thé Japanese colour, Second comes silver as that counts as white aparently.
For the rest I personalize it with vinyl anyway 8)
Yellow for some reason I associate with the Fiat Barchetta.
Quote from: J88TEO on December 14, 2022, 12:04Condition rather than colour should be the factor to consider.
No doubt, but if 2 cars came along in the same mileage, condition, history etc the only difference was 1 in yellow and 1 in silver, would yellow be worth more?
Up to the buyer...Yellow is rarer than Silver so seller would ask for a bit more but personally I would not pay more just for the colour.
Quote from: Kenjiep3 on December 14, 2022, 14:541 in yellow and 1 in silver, would yellow be worth more?
Having one going up for sale?
Just throw up a price high enough in yoúr idea and see if it sticks.
If you want to búy one then simply pay what you think it worth. As I observed for mé it, colour, would be of no value whatsoevvah.
Quote from: Kenjiep3 on December 14, 2022, 14:54No doubt, but if 2 cars came along in the same mileage, condition, history etc the only difference was 1 in yellow and 1 in silver, would yellow be worth more?
I do not think that factors into the price anymore. You get what you get and most are willing to compromise on color for condition unless its a color they have absolutely no interest in.
If the owner feels that owning a particular color is worth more and sets a premium price then he is clearly delusional and should instead make sure the car is presentable for sale than relying on color alone because there are a lot of people that are adverse to cars that stand out like yellow.
Quote from: Dev on December 14, 2022, 15:15there are a lot of people that are adverse to cars that stand out like yellow.
I would like to add that ´rare´ is no criterium whatsover apart from some mass produced iron in which it is a way to on paper stand out from the produced mass. Less options may sometimes be more desirable than fully loaded that way.
Rare only becomes a factor in price if it goes with desirability outstripping the availebility.
Quote from: Petrus on December 14, 2022, 14:58Having one going up for sale?
Not in the slightest, mine is blue!
Disclaimer: blue is the best colour and is worth 5x any other colour ;D
Quote from: Kenjiep3 on December 14, 2022, 15:38blue is the best colour and is worth 5x any other colour ;D
Great!...can sell mine for £10k now ;D
Quote from: Kenjiep3 on December 14, 2022, 15:38Not in the slightest, mine is blue!
ah so you want a second one in yellow and go Ukraine on the drive.
Quote from: Petrus on December 14, 2022, 15:32I would like to add that ´rare´ is no criterium whatsover apart from some mass produced iron in which it is a way to on paper stand out from the produced mass. Less options may sometimes be more desirable than fully loaded that way.
Rare only becomes a factor in price if it goes with desirability outstripping the availebility.
One of the rarest colors of our car is Paradise blue metallic. It is rare for a reason because no one really likes it. However with the TRD stage 1 lip kit it looks like the best color.
This old TV commercial says it all.
I think differently. I like yellow, but I think the Solar yellow is a bit insipid. Silver utterly bland. Don't like a 2 in black much. Blue, & red, so-so. I think Sable is a 'classy' colour, but not really for a 'sports car'.
I like both the greens, & travelled over 350 miles for one.
Quote from: Petrus on December 14, 2022, 16:33ah so you want a second one in yellow and go Ukraine on the drive.
Hmmm, roads might not be the smoothest.
IMHO, white is the most desirable colour:
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Quote from: Alex Knight on December 15, 2022, 14:36IMHO, white is the most desirable colour:
It is....unfortunately very few ( if any ) was sold in that colour!
Quote from: J88TEO on December 15, 2022, 16:05It is....unfortunately very few ( if any ) was sold in that colour!
Luckily silver counts as white as I wrote ;)
Hence the Mercedes ´silberpfeil´ and also japanese racing silverwhite :))
See also ´white gold´.
Néarly bought a white one. Just a bit too many dodgy things. So I went silverwhite and added coloured* vinyl 8)
* over here in the south of Spain ´colorado´ (or in Andalu´: colora´o) indicates red. Making coloured apt on mine.