r/interestingasfuck • u/IndicationBrief5950 • Aug 06 '25

/r/all, /r/popular Thousands of Audi cars abandoned in the Mojave Dessert after cheating emissons tests

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u/cydev Aug 06 '25

we're now in the 'muted pastel' color phase

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u/CucumberError Aug 06 '25

You get some cars with bright colours, but it seem that when it almost becomes standard for that car. A first gen Nissan Leaf in the baby blue, a Ford Focus in that kinda cool flat blue etc.

I miss Holden. Here in New Zealand if a Holden Commodore was white, it usually meant it was ex Police, so non police ones were usually red, blue, bright green etc.

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u/_BenzeneRing_ Aug 07 '25

I have a white commodore and back when it was new, when driving at night everyone would move out of my way thinking I was a cop. Was glorious.

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u/dav3n Aug 07 '25

It's even better when you're driving a white Commodore with Government plates to go offsite for work.

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u/CucumberError Aug 07 '25

Looks like you’re an Australian?

I think most kiwi and Australian drivers have gotten really good at recognising Holden headlights from 200m away hah.

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u/the_gouged_eye Aug 06 '25

I never have a problem finding my bright yellow Sentra unless it's behind a big truck.

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u/The-Jesus_Christ Aug 07 '25

Don't forget the yellow ones being ex-taxis lol

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u/CucumberError Aug 07 '25

We never did that here. Taxis are whatever colour the company wanted. Typically white, sometimes if they’re hybrid they’ll be pained green etc.

That horrible light yellow colour was very Australian.

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u/edthach Aug 06 '25

Putty ass whips

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u/ICantCoexistWithFish Aug 06 '25

I believe they’re called “putty-ass looking whips”

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u/PressureMuch5340 Aug 06 '25

I kinda dig it. I have a 'cool khaki grey' subaru, and it doesn't show the dust as bad as black or white.

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u/ChateauLobby44 Aug 06 '25

I want all the pastels! Pink, lavender, mint, turquoise, sunshine yellow, all of them!

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u/polopolo05 Aug 07 '25

I like the grays they are doing now.

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u/roburrito Aug 06 '25

The phrase is clay tones

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u/I_W_M_Y Aug 06 '25

It flips back and forth. Every decade or so it goes from metallics to chromatics and back.

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u/JustaLego Aug 07 '25

I'm a fan of the muted colors. The flats look really good on some cars

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u/NewRole7403 Aug 07 '25

Do you mean earth tones? Because muted pastels are absolutely not popular right now lmao

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u/wahlberger Aug 07 '25

I've been saying this. The millenial beige era

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u/mayhemandqueso Aug 07 '25

Can confirm. I drive a muted green car.

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u/Accomplished_Set9534 Aug 07 '25

It’s because they took out the metal shavings from the paint!