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Gunk

Guru
Location
Oxford
I call them 'clay' colours, grey included. Is there a specific name for these colours ?

Poverty Grey, it advertises the fact that you couldn’t afford the optional metallic paint.
 

BrumJim

Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
I call them 'clay' colours, grey included. Is there a specific name for these colours ?

Fiat produced a Chrono Grey colour for the LE version of the Fiat Coupe. Yes, it looked like primer, but it was such a stand-out shape, the stand-out colour sort of suited it, I think.
 
A shopping trip at a mall in BKK yesterday
Mini.jpg


Jag.jpg

Sadly, I did not purchase any of these.
 

biggs682

Itching to get back on my bike's
Location
Northamptonshire
Company cars!
2) Sales director of one of my suppliers decided to save a bit of money and buy his sales people a diesel Escort each. Young Colin, one of the reps who I saw, was so upset by the idea of parking this thing where his neighbours could see it, that he 'found' an RS whatever badge, prised the diesel badge off and stuck the other in its place.

In the middle 80's working at a BMW dealership when we carried out the majority of PDi's on the then current 3 series we were removing the 316 & 318 badges so people wouldn't know that they driving around in the base models
 

Gunk

Guru
Location
Oxford
For once we agree

I didn’t realise that we usually disagree
 

Drago

Legendary Member
In the middle 80's working at a BMW dealership when we carried out the majority of PDi's on the then current 3 series we were removing the 316 & 318 badges so people wouldn't know that they driving around in the base models

When my ex bought me a 7 series it was something like a £200 option to have it without badges.
 

Gunk

Guru
Location
Oxford
Believe you me back in those days a BMW garage did nothing foc , you even had to pay extra for having your car picked up for service.

Back in the 1990’s North Oxford Garage collected and delivered FOC and you got a complimentary tin of travel sweets after the service.
 
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