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Re: Question [dhamilton] by houdini1
Jun 08, 2008 (12:54 pm)
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Replying to: dhamilton (Jun 08, 2008 12:50 pm)

If you don't think color makes a difference in temperature, go out on the lot on a hot sunny day and put your hand on a black car and then on a white car. Or even better, walk barefoot on some white sand and then some dark sand. Also not an opinion.
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Re: Question [dhamilton] by british_rover
Jun 08, 2008 (3:18 pm)
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Replying to: dhamilton (Jun 08, 2008 12:50 pm)

A car with all white interior and all white exterior is always cooler then a car with all black interior and exterior. I have a guy who buys two or so Range Rovers from me every year. For his New England Range Rover he usually gets Black or Silver outside with black inside. For his Florida car he always buys white outside with white inside. I have delivered both of those cars to him at the same time on a hot July afternoon and believe me the White one is cooler then the black one.
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Re: Question [british_rover] by isellhondas
Jun 08, 2008 (3:40 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jun 08, 2008 3:18 pm)

No question about it.
 
Go to Las Vegas or Phoenix and see how many dark dolored cars there are. I doubt if the interior color would make much of a difference.
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Dark Colored Interiors by nyccarguy
Jun 08, 2008 (5:03 pm)
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Are supposedly the "kiss of death" in Florida as far as trade-in & resale goes, but to go with what Isellhondas said, look how many Black on Black cars there are in Southern California. It gets just as hot in California as it does in Florida.
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darkness by stickguy
Jun 08, 2008 (5:17 pm)
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well, I have a silver car with black leather. Never, ever, again. CLoth interiors stay much cooler, and the grayish leather in our other car also does not get as hot.
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Re: Question [british_rover] by jb_turner
Jun 08, 2008 (6:05 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Jun 08, 2008 3:18 pm)

Interior color can make all the psychological difference in the world.
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Re: Question [jb_turner] by jkinzel
Jun 08, 2008 (6:19 pm)
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Replying to: jb_turner (Jun 08, 2008 6:05 pm)

A black interior and a spoiler are deal killers for me.
 
 If I found the car of my dreams at a dream price, if it had either one of these items it would be a “no sale”.
 
As mentioned earlier, the right car with a spoiler might look OK, but I’m not in that market.
 
I did test drive an Impala last year that had a very light gray leather that was nice, although I did wonder how well it hold up to dirt and stains.
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Re: Question [dhamilton] by jmonroe
Jun 08, 2008 (8:18 pm)
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Replying to: dhamilton (Jun 08, 2008 12:50 pm)

1. Is $400.00 worth your time. To each his own, but it wouldn't be for me.
 
Well it makes all the difference in the world to me. I’ve walked over half of that. I can well afford to spend $400 to buy a car and get out of that showroom now but I’ll be damned if I’m going to throw around money like that. You can consider this not only my statement but the opinion of most car buyers
 
I think when I grow up and decide on what profession I’ll pursue; it’ll be car sales because the 40 hour a week job I had for 40 years didn’t get my head in the right place.
 
2. I've been in the car business now for a little while and I've never seen a lighter color interior be cooler than a darker one. I sell BMW's in Texas where the humidity is very high. All interiors get hot, color is irrelevant. It's not an opinion I promise.
 
Well I have noticed that color makes a difference; both inside and outside colors. I’ve been to Texas and I noticed that the laws of physics apply there just like every other place I’ve been to. You’re opinion is dead wrong about this, I promise.
 
jmonroe
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Re: darkness [stickguy] by jmonroe
Jun 08, 2008 (8:27 pm)
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Replying to: stickguy (Jun 08, 2008 5:17 pm)

well, I have a silver car with black leather. Never, ever, again. CLoth interiors stay much cooler, and the grayish leather in our other car also does not get as hot.
 
Kinda makes you wonder how many science/physics classes that salesman missed.
 
jmonroe
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Re: factory wholesale price (FWP) vs. Invoice Price [rasterlynx] by mackabee
Jun 08, 2008 (8:42 pm)
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Replying to: rasterlynx (Jun 08, 2008 10:25 am)

The $400 bucks is probably the advertising fee that manufacturers charge dealers. It's different for every region so Edmund's doesn't list it on the invoice. Like the other guys said; it really doesn't matter what the invoice is but what they are willing to sell the car for.
 Mack

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