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Old 09-21-09, 12:35 PM
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Our first gen Lexus GS had a dark green, slight metallic....very nice
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Old 09-21-09, 12:37 PM
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my last car was a camry and it was dark green I liked it alot. Im not crazy about the the lighter shades of green but a dark green is a good color for a car imo
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Old 09-21-09, 12:39 PM
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Hunter Green was VERY popular in the early 1990s..hell I had a Forest Green SC with gold badges

 
Old 09-21-09, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by RXSF
yeah, only forest green. I just really dislike...

It's more of a seafoam green to me. The Prius had a green shade but it's more "mellow" than the TCH green. I also liked Honda's Green Tea Metallic on the 2008-2009 CR-V as well.

Of coruse, British Racing Green still rules...
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Old 09-21-09, 01:20 PM
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Dark green was an awesome color!!! My integra is dark green




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Old 09-21-09, 01:25 PM
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My mom had a car like this long ago, and I hated the color lol.
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Old 09-21-09, 01:43 PM
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My integra was green and I hated it lol
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Old 09-21-09, 01:46 PM
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My first response when I read the OP was British Racing Green, I'm glad 1sick already covered it. British cars look classy as all hell in their racing green, but Jaguar has an even sicker metallic green called Emerald Fire, shines like crazy.
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Old 09-21-09, 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Green is also a popular color for hybrids. In fact, on some vehicle lines (the Ford Escape is a good example) green is available ONLY on the hybrid version.

One shade of green that I have always liked is the Tor-Lime Green (an extra-cost color) on the Dodge/Plymouth muscle-cars I grew up with in high school in 1969-70.

Here are a couple of examples:



It's called Sublime Green, like on this Charger:



Here's an OEM NSX-R color, Lime Green Metallic:

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Old 09-21-09, 03:27 PM
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IMO, the green car trend has a better track record that the brown cars being pushed.
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Old 09-21-09, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by IS-SV
IMO, the green car trend has a better track record that the brown cars being pushed.
Brown is not necessarily being "pushed". It has become popular as a natural "Earth" tone........yes, along with some shades of green.
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Old 09-21-09, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Brown is not necessarily being "pushed". It has become popular as a natural "Earth" tone........yes, along with some shades of green.
"Pushed" or offered, call it whatever suits the individuals on CHIT CHAT.

Green cars in the last decade have sold better than brown cars. Something to keep in mind (since it equates to real money), is resale value of marginally popular color choices.
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Old 09-21-09, 04:03 PM
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I disagree with green not being a good color.

has nothing to do with my GS4 being green or anything.
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Old 09-21-09, 07:56 PM
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I believe at one point in the mid '90's, green almost became the most popular color only after white. How times have changed.
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