Re: What colors are good

Posted by Lee Laughlin on November 20, 2001 at 02:48:39 PM EST:

In Reply to: What colors are good posted by Becca on November 17, 2001 at 09:01:52 PM EST:

: I should hopefully get my license in July. I will almost be 17 and my parents said they would help me get a car.

Good luck to you!

:But we were wondering what colors asre good for glare reduction and what shape the windsheild should be.

Both of the cars I learned to drive in were white. With darker in iteriors. I like the dark interiors, but the white hoods drove me nuts. I like darker colors, but be careful of too dark, because you want to be visible to other drivers too. My rules are:

No white too glarey
No beige or light gray too hard to be seen on a cloudy day.
No Black or dark blue too hard to be seen at night
No red(candy apple or fire engine) research shows that red cars get more tickets.
My first car was a cranberry, my current car is a darker teal.

I learned in a Dodge Caravan and a large 4 door sedan (a GM model, but I can't remember specifically which one. When I came time for me to get a car of my own there wasn't a doubt in my mind that I wanted to be up higher. I test drove both the jeep cherokee and the grand cherokee and I didn't care for either of them. I didn't like the way they handled. They weren't responsive enough. I also test drove a Chevy Blazer and I liked that very much. I didn't go with it as the payments per month and the insurance were signigicantly higher because it was an SUV. My first car was a Dodge Caravan. Great car.

We lease our cars, so I now drive a Dodge Grand Caravan(1 foot longer wheel base) and I LOVE it. Yes, it is a mommy car, but hey, I'm a mom & we also have a dog that travels with us frequently. We need the space. I also rarely have to parallel park.

My best advice would be to get out there and test drive cars. Different shapes & styles. Also do your research on insurance costs. As a first time driver, your insurance is going to be high to start it can go higher depending on the type of car you choose, especially if you are the primary driver.

For what it is worth, I've had an opportunity to drive a Ford Focus, A Chrysler Concord and a Chevy Tahoe. I liked the focus. It handled tightly and overall the visibility was good, but I didn't like being that low to the ground. The Concord was also nice, but I hated the visibility out of the rear window. I really don't like the Tahoe, it is just to big. I feel like the bull in the china shop.

I hope I've been helpful.

Good luck,
Lee

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