Choice of color is primarily a matter of taste, potential increases in value are secondary (question of the week)
When selling a classic or vintage car, the color can play a significant role in the price that can be achieved. Rare colors and special shades can make a car significantly more desirable and therefore more expensive. Do classic car buyers already think about how color can influence the value development when buying? We wanted to find out from Zwischengas readers as part of a " question of the week " . We asked them the explicit question: "When buying a classic/young car, do you pay attention to the color and its possible effect on the value development?".
271 responded and the trend was clear:
47.6 percent are not influenced by whether a color is likely to be more or less in demand in the future. They simply have to like the color.
7.4 percent try to avoid colors that are already unpopular today to avoid unwanted write-offs later on.
29.2% choose special and hopefully value-enhancing colors so that the car remains individual and in demand in the future
15.9%, however, were unable to answer any of the questions given. There seems to have been a real gap and for these 43 respondents, other criteria count. Some people may think that there is hardly any choice between different colors when buying a car, but this is only partly true for cars such as the Beetle. But perhaps one or two people can leave a comment on what is decisive for them.
This is what the result looks like graphically:
And we have already posted the next question of the week . This time, with more and more countries wanting to ban petrol and diesel engines, we want to know whether people will still be allowed to drive old cars with combustion engines in an emission-free future?
Previous evaluations of the "Question of the Week" can of course all be read in the dedicated topic channel .
